Old Courthouse / Sheriff's Residence & Jail : 1857 to Today HomeCopyright & Fair UseHistory of the CourthouseFAQsResourcesCourthouse Renovation HistorySheriff's Residence & JailFeatured StoriesCourthouse LecturesEconomic Impact of the CourthouseClarence Darrow & Eugene V DebsClarence DarrowEugene V. DebsNews Stories of InterestThe Saga of the Courthouse WellSearch by NewspaperChicago TribuneMcHenry County DemocratMcHenry County Republican Woodstock AmericanWoodstock DemocratWoodstock RepublicanWoodstock Sentinel19th CenturyEarly 20th CenturyLate 20th CenturyPhotographs & Other Media Eugene V. Debs July 12 1894 | Eugene Debs Arrested Amidst Railroad StrikeJuly 26 1894 | Debs Appears in CourtDecember 20 1894 | Debs Sentenced to Six Months in JailJanuary 17 1895 | Eugene Debs Visited by Nellie BlyJanuary 24 1895 | Debs Released from Jail Pending TrialMay 30 1895 | Supreme Court Hands Debs DefeatJune 13 1895 | Debs to Serve Six Months in PrisonJune 15 1895 | Officers of the American Railway Union Arrive to Serve SentencesJuly 4 1895 | Debs Visited by St. Louis ReporterAugust 22 1895 | Debs Remains as Sole Union Officer Left in JailAugust 22 1895 | Debs Visited by Oscar NeebeAugust 24 1895 | Railway Union Officers Released from JailNovember 2 1895 | Debs to Lecture at CourthouseNovember 16 1895 | Debs Scheduled for Release SoonNovember 21 1895 | Debs to be Released on FridayNovember 22 1895 | Debs Released from JailNovember 28 1895 | Debs Greeted by Large Crowd After ReleaseApril 17 1902 | Debs Pays Woodstock a VisitMay 11 1905 | Debs to Lecture at CourthouseMay 12 1905 | Debs Lecture at Courthouse to Discuss Monument FundMay 25 1905 | Debs Delivers Lecture to Benefit Soldier's Momument FundJune 1 1905 | Debs Refuses Payment for LectureJune 1 1905 | Debs Lecture Attracts Small but Passionate CrowdJune 2 1905 | Debs Delivers Address At Woodstock Opera HouseOctober 29 1908 | Debs to Tour Woodstock on Campaign TrailNovember 6 1908 | Candidate Debs Lectures at Large CrowdDecember 24 1931 | Debs' Prior Stint in Woodstock Jail Becomes Subject of NewsJuly 17 1956 | Eugene Debs Held in County Jail (Centennial Edition)