Max Mason. Case No. 6785. Letter from Darrel Nicholson to Jack Young, September 9, 1971.

Type of event: Incarcerations

Location: Stillwater; Washington County; Minnesota; United States

Addressee: Jack Young

Addressor: Darrel Nicholson

Document date:

Document type: Correspondence

Documents: Max Mason. Case No. 6785. Letter from Darrel Nicholson to Jack Young, September 9, 1971.

Citation:

Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.) [Stillwater State Prison].
Max Mason: Case No. 6785.
Case Files.
Letter from Darrel Nicholson to Jack Young, September 9, 1971.

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9 Sept. 71

Jack Young

Warden Minnesota State Prison

Dear Sir:
My name is Darrel Nicholson, I am a University of Minnesota student and I am writing an account on the lynching which occurred in Duluth in 1920. I am writing your office then to find information as to length of sentence served, etc., of the following individuals involved in the case.

Max Mason
sentenced in 1921 for the crime of rape
case went to State Supreme Court with lower court ruling upheld

Gilbert Henry Stephenson
sentenced in 1921 for the crime of riot

Thank you for your attention on this matter, and I will be awaiting your reply.
My address is:
Darrel Nicholson
2638 Bryant Ave. So.
Mpls. Minn. 55408

Sincerely;

Darrel Nicholson

Darrel Nicholson