Final answer:
Eugene V. Debs was arrested and later imprisoned for six months for refusing to comply with a court injunction during the Pullman Strike. Following his arrest, Debs developed a socialist perspective as a solution for labor solidarity.
Step-by-step explanation:
In response to the incident on July 7, during the Pullman Strike, Eugene V. Debs, the leader of the American Railway Union (ARU), was arrested following his refusal to obey a court injunction. Despite President Grover Cleveland deploying federal troops to keep trains running under the pretext of protecting U.S. mail, Debs continued to support the strike against the Pullman company which was facing criticism for cutting wages while maintaining high rents and prices in company-owned facilities. After the intervention of the federal government, Debs faced a six-month imprisonment sentence for his actions, during which he began envisaging a socialist utopia out west. While in jail, Debs's perspective on capitalism and labor relations developed further, leading him to advocate for socialism as a means to achieve worker solidarity in subsequent years.