Charges are preferred
Newspaper article regarding the suspension of deputy United States Marshal Alfred B. Colquitt over the alleged mistreatment of a prisoner.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-07
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Colquitt, Alfred B., 1848-1916
Referees’ plan failed
Two Alabama patronage referees, Joseph O. Thompson and Charles H. Scott, want to replace Deputy Marshal Alfred B. Colquitt with a Republican. Judge Thomas Goode Jones argues against this action and declares that “no officer of his court should be removed because of his politics.” Thompson and Scott plan to see United States Marshal Leander J. Bryan on the matter.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-28
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Goode Jones
President Roosevelt sends notice to stop the removal of Deputy Marshal Alfred B. Colquitt from office, and thanks Thomas Goode Jones for calling his attention to the matter.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-09
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Letter from Thomas Goode Jones to Theodore Roosevelt
Judge Jones regrets that his disagreement with the referees concerning the removal of Deputy Marshal Colquitt has been put into print. Jones argues that the court must be “absolutely non-partisan in the administration of justice.” Since Jones does not believe that “propriety requires a Judge to keep his mouth shut when his friends are libeled,” he is willing to disprove certain statements if this incident is used “for campaign purposes elsewhere.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-08