Name: John Ruck, aka Jake Ruck Age/DoB: 57 County of Conviction: Broadwater Judicial District: 14th Case No.: 165 Date of Conviction: Arraigned on April 15, 1918 Sentence: 3-6 years
Allegations: On March 28, 1918, said "that he hoped Germany would sink every dam ship the Americans started across the ocean, or words subst. the same." Case details: Convicted at trial. Served 17 months. Released Nov. 16, 1919. Personal Information: Born in Germany. Resident of Montana 30 years. Lived in Townsend. Worked as a carpenter. The Montana Sedition Project