Matthews, Walter F., -1915 Archives - Theodore Roosevelt Center

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert J. Collier

President Roosevelt refutes the points made in an article published in Collier’s Weekly accusing Supreme Court Justice William H. Moody of misconduct while overseeing the Oregon land fraud scandal as Attorney General. The article alleged that Moody’s personal grudge against the chief prosecutor of the trial, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Francis J. Heney, led to him nearly undermining the case by allowing a U.S. Marshal implicated in the scandal to remain in his position, suggesting a potentially compromised judge to sit the case, and refusing to appoint the Heney-recommended William C. Bristol as District Attorney. The piece has several handwritten additions and notes which Roosevelt includes in the final draft of his piece.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert J. Collier

President Roosevelt refutes the points made in an article published in Collier’s Weekly accusing Supreme Court Justice William H. Moody of misconduct while overseeing the Oregon land fraud scandal as Attorney General. The article alleged that Moody’s personal grudge against the chief prosecutor of the trial, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Francis J. Heney, led to him nearly undermining the case by allowing a U.S. Marshal implicated in the scandal to remain in his position, suggesting a potentially compromised judge to sit the case, and refusing to appoint the Heney-recommended William C. Bristol as District Attorney.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles Erskine Scott Wood

President Roosevelt sends Charles Erskine Scott Wood excerpts from a report by Francis J. Heney regarding former U.S. Marshal Walter F. Matthews’s conduct in connection with the land fraud trial in Oregon. The report shows that it was essential to remove Matthews to achieve justice in the case.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt writes Ethan Allen Hitchcock about the ongoing investigations into land fraud in Oregon. He wishes that District Attorney Francis J. Heney could provide proof or testimony of his allegations. Currently he has no evidence to back up his statement.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Charles William Fulton to Theodore Roosevelt

Senator Fulton thanks President Roosevelt for the answer to his prior letter, and suggests that Roosevelt may misunderstand his attitude regarding the issue of the Oregon land fraud trials. He seeks to clarify his stance, noting that he does not maintain the innocence of everyone, but rather only spoke on behalf of U.S. Marshal Walter F. Matthews. He has hardly spoken about anyone else involved with the trial, other than a comment about Senator John H. Mitchell.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-05-22

Creator(s)

Fulton, Charles William, 1853-1918

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Seth Low

President Roosevelt asks Seth Low to give the enclosed letter to the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, Abbot Low Mills. Roosevelt says that the situation in Oregon justifies extreme measures, and believes United States Marshal Walter F. Matthews will have to be removed from office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919