People v. Kennedy

In 1932 defendant Kennedy, Nawrot and others organized the Association of Cleaners and Dyers Employees and Retail Tailors in Detroit. The purpose was to raise wages. The first objective was to induce employers to increase their charges to the public.

Alva R. Davis conducts a cleaning establishment. On April 29, 1933, fires began to occur in his plant, in a machine called a tumbler, in which steam was used. May 12th defendant and Nawrot called on Davis and asked him to increase his cleaning prices. He refused to do so. Defendant asked him to consider the matter further. The fires continued,…