In a dramatic turn of events, on March 26, 1919 ​ — nine months after Brother Rutherford and his associates were sentenced — ​ the imprisoned brothers were released on bail.
ב ־ 26 במרס 1919 חלה תפנית חדה. תשעה חודשים לאחר שהושלכו לכלא, שוחררו אח רתרפורד ועמיתיו בערבות.