Trials (Murder)

A collection of articles relating to the Marquis de Morès that appeared in The Bismarck Tribune.

Collection

Dickinson State University

Creation Date

1885

Creator(s)

Unknown

Theodore Roosevelt writes to American Federation of Labor president Samuel Gompers that he hopes to learn more in the upcoming issue of The American Federationist about a labor leader who was arrested for murder, likely referring to John R. Lawson, who was arrested for his role in the Ludlow Massacre in Colorado. Roosevelt has heard a rumor that Lawson was not involved in the murders, despite receiving a life sentence for the crime.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-06-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt expresses his concern about Senator William Edgar Borah’s alleged connections to timber stealing and the potential impact on the Haywood-Moyer murder trial.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt supports the Canadian Parliament’s attempt to limit the distribution of press covering the Harry Kendall Thaw trial through the mail, and asks Postmaster General Cortelyou if similar action could be taken in the United States.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt does not feel that it would be wise to publish Assistant Attorney General Charles Henry Robb’s report yet, both because Roosevelt is still personally investigating some issues relating to the case in Idaho, and because he does not feel it is wise to participate publicly in the matter at this time. He acknowledges that Abbott is likely right concerning whether to print Philip Battell Stewart’s letter, but suggests that the circumstances surrounding the situation may be extraordinary enough to permit it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt has heard that Idaho Governor Frank Robert Gooding has received contributions from mine owners to help in the prosecution of the alleged murderers of ex-Governor Frank Steunenberg, and tells Idaho Statesman owner Calvin Cobb that if this is true it would represent “the grossest impropriety.” The government must show that it is a neutral party and is not working on behalf of either the mine owners or the Western Federation of Miners. Roosevelt has previously condemned labor unions sending money to the accused, and just as strongly condemns capitalists sending in money to support the prosecution. He asks that Cobb show this letter to Gooding.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt agrees with Edward Smith’s characterization of labor leaders Charles H. Moyer and Big Bill Haywood. He cautions, however, that society must not fall into error, and in the trial of Moyer and Haywood for the murder of ex-Governor Frank Steunenberg of Idaho, they must be judged on whether they committed the murder, not “whether they are infamous creatures.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-03-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Gifford Pinchot sends Theodore Roosevelt a synopsis of the Lawson case.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-08-13

Creator(s)

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

James Bronson Reynolds praises Theodore Roosevelt for his article “Murder is Murder.” Reynolds states he believes James B. McNamara is “probably a murderer” because of reliable confidential information he received two months before.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-11

Creator(s)

Reynolds, James Bronson, 1861-1924

Schuyler A. McGinnis sincerely thanks Theodore Roosevelt for taking an interest in appointing Mary Alice Murdock as postmistress of El Dorado, Kansas. He recently finished trying a murder case with Guy H. Sigler, the firm’s senior member.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-08

Creator(s)

McGinnis, Schuyler A. (Schuyler Arthur), 1867-1917

Chief Justice William H. Pope regrets that he is unable to personally join in welcoming Theodore Roosevelt to New Mexico Territory, as he has to preside over an important murder trial.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-15

Creator(s)

Pope, William H. (William Hayes), 1870-1916

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

On behalf of Albert P. Russell, David M. Goodrich asks Theodore Roosevelt to provide a statement on his good service as a Rough Rider. Russell feels such a statement will help during his murder trial. Goodrich hoped to talk with Roosevelt before Russell’s trial but is leaving for St. Moritz, Switzerland, tomorrow.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-02

Creator(s)

Goodrich, David M. (David Marvin), 1876-1950

C. P. Connolly expresses his desire to be employed as President Roosevelt’s private secretary and asks William Allen White for his opinion. Connolly states his qualifications as a stenographer, court reporter, general secretary, and lawyer, and details his extensive professional experience and previous employment in New York and Montana. He knows men of prominence and is confident he can get letters of recommendation from them. Hoping there is a chance that Roosevelt will consider his application, Connolly is grateful for any assistance that White can offer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-08

Creator(s)

Connolly, C. P. (Christopher Powell), 1863-1935

Charles R. Neumeister writes to President Roosevelt to offer his insights on an article by the Socialist journalist Joseph Wanhope that covers the 1906 Moyer-Haywood murder trial and the 1904 trial of miners accused of attempted train derailments in Cripple Creek, Colorado. Neumeister is a detective, who was hired by the Mine Owners Association, and he refutes Wanhope’s claim that railroad detectives tried to derail the train and blame miners. Neumeister believes Wanhope’s claims are “baseless” and the entire trial was a miscarriage of justice against the mine owners.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-20

Creator(s)

Neumeister, Charles R. (Charles Richard), 1869-

On behalf of the Ohio Valley Trades & Labor Assembly, Edward Sims and H. B. Wessel denounce President Roosevelt’s pretrial condemnation of men being tried in connection with the assassination of Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-29

Creator(s)

Sims, Edward, 1864-1946; Wessel, H. B. (Henry Bernard), 1870-1951

Clifford Howard argues that attitude of labor organizations in regard to the the Charles H. Moyer, Big Bill Haywood, and George A. Pettibone murder trial is due to the Supreme Court’s practice of issuing divided opinions. Justice J. MicKenna’s dissenting opinion provides the basis for the claims labor agitators and anarchists make for interference.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-25

Creator(s)

Howard, Clifford, 1868-1942

John A. Lewis does not regret voting for President Roosevelt. Lewis congratulates Roosevelt on his handling of labor affairs and the Charles H. Moyer and Big Bill Haywood murder investigation. He is interested in Roosevelt’s stance on the over-capitalization of railroads and hopes that Roosevelt will extend those actions to telegraph companies, especially the Western Union. Lewis hopes that Roosevelt will remain in office and thinks that Roosevelt would receive many votes from Southerners.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-25

Creator(s)

Lewis, John A., 1833-1920

Governor Gooding writes to explain to President Roosevelt that his statements about Harry Orchard’s trial for the murder of Governor Steunenberg were misquoted in the Hearst newspapers. Gooding said that Orchard would receive a fair trial, but he regretted the radical resolutions passed by labor unions. Gooding also assures Roosevelt that the leaders of the Western Federation of Miners will receive fair trials and that mine owners will not be allowed to contribute money to the prosecution.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-03

Creator(s)

Gooding, Frank Robert, 1859-1928

William H. Moody encloses the report of Assistant Attorney General Robb regarding an indictment returned against William Haywood and Charles Moyer for the murder of former Governor Steunenberg and a subsequent trial in Idaho.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-21

Creator(s)

Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917

James H. Hawley sends Assistant Attorney General Robb a summary of the confessions given by Harry Orchard and Stephen W. Adams in relation to the murder of Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg. Hawley also provides a background history of the Western Federation of Miners, claiming that its leadership has been responsible for numerous acts of violence.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-13

Creator(s)

Hawley, James H. (James Henry), 1847-1929