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Name: Louis Fred
Effinger County of Conviction: Missoula |
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Allegations: On March 23, 1918, outside store in downtown Missoula, Effinger
read aloud from headlines of Missoula Sentinel the words "Germans take 25,000 men -- 700
guns" then said "I hope the Dutch get every son of a bitch of a one
of them." Punched in face by fellow Rattlesnake farmer L.E. Tucker and
saved from immediate lynching by Patrolman Kingham. Bystanders had already
gone to a nearby hardware store for a rope, according to Marchy 24, 1918, Bozeman
Daily Chronicle. Case Details: In a demurrer denied by Judge Asa Duncan, counsel for Effinger argued that sedition,a crime against the United States, could only be argued in the federal courts. Found guilty after trial Oct. 1-2, 1918. Defense atty Charles H. Hall. Daily Missoulian said Effinger had "been under surveillance by federal officers for some time." Represented
by Madeen & Cameron. Personal Information: Born in Indiana, parents German.
Stock grower and farmer in Rattlesnake Valley, where he had lived for 25
years. Described in the Daily Missoulian as "wealthy." Single. Lived with
mother Matilda. Died July 1, 1921 in Missoula.
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