# Claim 939

The indictment alleged a conspiracy between Frohwerk and Carl Gleeser, publishers of the Missouri Staats Zeitung, to violate the Espionage Act of June 15, 1917.

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

- Statement: The indictment alleged a conspiracy between Frohwerk and Carl Gleeser, publishers of the Missouri Staats Zeitung, to violate the Espionage Act of June 15, 1917.
- Field: action
- Value: Indictment charged conspiracy over Missouri Staats-Zeitung articles
- About: [incident 1918-us-espionage-act-conviction-of-editor-frohwerk](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1918-us-espionage-act-conviction-of-editor-frohwerk)
- Source: Frohwerk v. United States, 249 U.S. 204 (1919). https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/249/204
- 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

> a conspiracy between the plaintiff in error and one Carl Gleeser, they then being engaged in the preparation and publication of a newspaper, the Missouri Staats Zeitung, to violate the Espionage Act of June 15, 1917

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