Claim

Claim 938

Frohwerk's trial on the Espionage Act indictment began on June 26, 1918, after the District Court overruled his demurrer to the indictment.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: Frohwerk's trial on the Espionage Act indictment began on June 26, 1918, after the District Court overruled his demurrer to the indictment.
Field: occurred_on
Value: Trial began June 26, 1918
About: incident 1918-us-espionage-act-conviction-of-editor-frohwerk
Source: Frohwerk v. United States, 249 U.S. 204 (1919)
Publisher: Frohwerk v. United States, 249 U.S. 204 (1919)
Method: court record
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: high
Status: current
Source date: 1919-03-10

Quotation from the source

The demurrer was overruled on June 24, and on the following day the plea of not guilty was ordered to be entered, a continuance was refused, a jury was empannelled and the trial set to begin the next morning.