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President Roosevelt is glad Attorney General Bonaparte thinks the council is doing well. He has heard good things about John P. Nields and would be greatly disappointed if he does not live up to this reputation.
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1908-08-22
For now, President Roosevelt will trust New Mexico Governor Curry’s judgment regarding Territorial Attorney General Albert B. Fall and United States Attorney David J. Leahy. He suggests Curry confer with Assistant Attorney General Alford Warriner Cooley.
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1907-08-21
President Roosevelt tells Attorney General Bonaparte he has been advised that district attorneys should steer clear of having clients involved in the alcohol business as it will put them in close contact with undesirable individuals. This is in response to northern Texas District Attorney William Hawley Atwell’s connection with the Sonnentheil-Holbrook Grocery Company.
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1907-01-26
Attorney General Bonaparte updates President Roosevelt on the situation between United States Attorney Edwin Walter Sims and Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Bonaparte feels Sims’s behavior could be harmful. Any relevant evidence should have been made available initially, and although Bonaparte does not think an inquiry will change the case now he will do as the Landis asks.
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1907-09-02
Idaho Governor Gooding informs President Roosevelt that there is an attempt to have Senator William Edgar Borah’s trial postponed, which would interfere with Borah’s involvement in the case against George A. Pettibone. Through Roosevelt, Gooding appeals to the Department of Justice that the local authorities not postpone it, as its resolution is a matter of public interest and necessary for the proper conduct of the Pettibone trial.
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1907-08-21
William Dudley Foulke and Lucius B. Swift told President Roosevelt that they have put papers before Attorney General Bonaparte that justify the removal of Assistant Attorney Joseph B. Kealing. Roosevelt wishes to know the facts in the matter.
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1908-11-21
President Roosevelt has sent Robert Means Thompson’s letter to the Department of Justice, and suggests waiting for a report from District Attorney Henry L. Stimson before acting. Roosevelt strongly advises the friends of Alfred H. Curtis to go directly to Stimson.
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1908-08-06
President Roosevelt does not exactly understand what Representative Jenkins is saying in his letter about the charges against the district attorney. Roosevelt intructs Jenkins to have the people making the charges before the House Committee in the Judiciary to make them instead to him personally. Roosevelt will have Attorney General William H. Moody look at the matter.
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1905-02-23
President Roosevelt suggests that someone replace or join George B. Curtiss in the State Senator Green investigation because Curtiss and Green are close friends. Roosevelt has received several poor opinions of the Washington District Attorney’s Office and complaints of Taggart’s incompetence.
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1903-10-24
President Roosevelt believes that District Attorney Curtiss is hostile towards the government in the case against State Senator Green and should only be used under close supervision.
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1903-10-17
The investigation into the Post Office frauds has implicated Perry S. Heath but there is not enough evidence to convict Heath of any offense. President Roosevelt would like a trusted inspector to make a more thorough investigation.
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1903-10-15
President Roosevelt has looked into the alleged statements by Inspector Mayer and encloses a copy of Mayer’s letter. Roosevelt also quotes Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow’s comments on the case, Bristow believes that Mayer’s statement is true and that remarks have been improperly construed.
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1903-10-12
President Roosevelt encloses Charles Bonaparte’s letter and agrees that it would have been better if the District Attorney laid the whole case before the grand jury. Roosevelt would like to discuss the matter with Philander C. Knox and others.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-10
This report lists the number of cases brought and won by U.S. Attorney for the New Mexico Territory William H. H. Llewellyn over the course of two years as compared to the number of cases brought and won by his predecessor in the position, William B. Childers. While Llewellyn brought more cases than Childers, their success rates are both noted as being approximately 21 percent.
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1907-11-19
Edward G. Halle sends William Loeb extracts from a speech given by Harry Rubens that praise President Roosevelt. The speech was given at a banquet of the American Institute of Germanics honoring General Peter Osterhaus. Halle informs Loeb that he has not met a German-American who does not support Roosevelt.
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1904-06-24
Thomas Goode Jones describes Oscar R. Hundley’s character, knowledge, and talent, as he is being considered for a district attorney appointment.
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1903-01-07
Smith McPherson does not believe that United States District Attorney W. S. Summers should be reappointed to the district of Nebraska.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-10