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Pelley Faces Extradition to Carolina for Parole Violation; Freed on Ball

February 13, 1940
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Judge Walter J. Casey today ordered William Dudley Pelley held for an extradition hearing March 12 in the District Supreme Court. Pelley was released under $2,500 bond.

Edward O’Connell, Pelley’s attorney, charged that the Silver Shirt leader was “being framed” and asked that he be dismissed since North Carolina officials failed to produce evidence he had violated the conditions of his release under suspended sentence. The court ruled it was unnecessary to supply proof of violations until Pelley was brought before a North Carolina court.

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