Lawyers who strive to break down the courts should be disbarred, says Wheeler in appeal for justice
Subject(s): Actions and defenses, California--San Francisco, Corruption, Lawyers--Disbarment, disqualification, etc., Obstruction of justice, Wheeler, Charles Stetson, 1863-1923
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The San Francisco Bulletin publishes a statement from attorney Charles Stetson Wheeler, in which Wheeler criticizes defense attorneys who try to win cases on technicalities and set “traps” for lawyers and judges to get higher courts to offer their clients new trials. These attorneys try to prolong trials, slow down the courts, and are thus obstructing justice. In particular, the attorneys for the “graft trials” in San Francisco are doing this, and turning public opinion against those who are trying to hold their clients accountable. Wheeler asserts that such attorneys should be punished.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-11-15
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English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
3
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Multi-image
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Chicago:
Lawyers who strive to break down the courts should be disbarred, says Wheeler in appeal for justice. [November 15, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300602. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Lawyers who strive to break down the courts should be disbarred, says Wheeler in appeal for justice. [15 Nov. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300602.
APA:
Unknown., [1908, November 15]. Lawyers who strive to break down the courts should be disbarred, says Wheeler in appeal for justice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300602.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
