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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Walter Lindley for writing and asks Lindley to express his congratulations to John Donnan Fredericks, the district attorney for Los Angeles County, who brought Joseph J. McNamara and James B. McNamara to justice.
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1911-12-14
President Roosevelt comments to Attorney General Moody on the state of several cases currently being prosecuted, potentially being brought to trial, or being appealed. He was disturbed by the judgement of Judge George C. Holt that Moody referred to, and feels that while it is inevitable that “even a good judge will go wrong in a percentage of cases,” this was an important case in which Holt missed the larger Governmental questions. Roosevelt would like to prosecute other cases without reference to the one Holt decided, and wishes to use the case as an example to argue for the right of appeal, so long as he can do so without offending Holt. He would be glad if there is reasonable ground to proceed against Standard Oil in antitrust suits, as several special counsels think there is.
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1906-07-21
President Roosevelt has received continual complaints regarding recent bank failures in Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Chicago; and Washington State, alleging that no attempt has been made to adequately punish the wrongdoers. He asks Attorney General Moody to direct the Justice Department to make a report on whether criminal proceedings can be undertaken.
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1906-01-03
President Roosevelt believes that criminal prosecution has begun and does not want to take on duties that are not his own.
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1903-06-24
President Roosevelt has been convinced by Minister Dudley’s report that William B. Dickey’s removal was justified and that he should face criminal prosecution.
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1903-06-15
President Roosevelt encloses Minister Dudley’s report on the William B. Dickey case. Roosevelt believes in Dickey’s guilt and has instructed the State Department to see if he can be prosecuted.
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1903-06-12
President Roosevelt requests to see a letter written by Naval Officer Robert Sharkey regarding prosecutions conducted by State Labor Commissioner John McMackin in Kings County. Roosevelt is concerned that Sharkey’s letter was an effort to interfere with justice.
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1902-01-04
Meyer Lissner sends Los Angeles Assistant District Attorney Heney copies of some correspondence, and wishes Heney good luck in a case he is prosecuting. He has heard that Frank H. Hitchcock went to San Francisco after stopping briefly in Los Angeles, and was unable to get in touch with him. Lissner hopes Heney will help introduce them and facilitate a meeting if Hitchcock returns to Los Angeles.
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1907-10-17
Attorney General Moody writes to President Roosevelt regarding a Chattanooga lynching case that secret service agents are investigating. Moody discusses whether Federal laws or state courts’ powers take precedence in the case.
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1906-04-24
Attorney General Moody sends Theodore Roosevelt a letter from the special counsel involved in the alleged coal rebates of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. Moody would like to see more evidence for every individual prosecuted.
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1905-05-15
“The Courts” cut up President Roosevelt’s “my policies” big stick as “the three twins” watch on the side. On the ground are two pieces: “$29,000,000 fine” and “coal road prosecution.”
Throughout the history of American political cartooning, symbols and icons have been essential tools for artists. They are facile representations of ideas and platforms; and at their most basic, they serve to explain matters to semi-literate or uninformed citizens. The Gerrymander was a reptilian character suggested by an electoral map as redrawn to favor Elbridge Gerry, and has remained in the political lexicon. The Ograbme (“O grab me,” embargo spelled backwards) distilled economic arguments by simple graphic shorthand. And so forth, added to the gallery populated by Uncle Sam, the Democratic donkey, and Republican elephant.