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After careful consideration, President Roosevelt has decided not to interfere in the case of Benjamin G. Hill and explains his reasoning.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-25
President Roosevelt does not want to commute the sentence of Benjamin G. Hill, who was convicted of murdering his wife. He will defer Hill’s execution and go over the evidence again if Attorney General Knox still favors clemency.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-18
President Roosevelt will not take action in the Hill case because he does not sufficiently doubt the question of sanity.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-07-22