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PM Taylor informs Theodore Roosevelt he has been jailed despite a letter from a governor attesting to his character. He says he will be tried for insanity.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-21
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
Acting Sergeant John W. Gallaher, who is superintendent of the House of Detention in Washington, D.C., recounts the arrest of Laura A. Hull Morris at the White House, where she attempted to see President Roosevelt. Gallaher says that Morris was not hurt when she was brought into the cab, but she slapped him when he told her where she was going. After a doctor initially decided that she could not be charged with insanity, Morris was let go after a friend paid a $5 collateral. Following this, the arresting officer, Jacob P. Frech, told Gallaher that he had charged her with insanity.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-01-12
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt has limited availability due to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s health. He sets out a schedule for meeting with Anna Roosevelt, Anna Hall Roosevelt, and the lawyer to discuss declaring Elliott Roosevelt insane and confining him to an asylum.
1891-08-06