The district court
Typed transcript of an article from the Bismarck Tribune. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty in the trial of the Marquis de Morès.
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Creation Date
1885-09-20
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Verdicts
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Assistant Secretary Franklin D. Roosevelt for his testimony and the impression he made on the jury.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-05-29
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emory Speer
President Roosevelt congratulates Judge Speer and the jury on a recent verdict.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-16
Letter from William S. Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt
Rear Admiral Cowles sends his thoughts regarding a paper by Rear Admiral H. N. Manney to his brother-in-law, President Roosevelt. Cowles was surprised by the paper, but notes that “one can’t do everything well,” and points out that Manney could handle a ship perfectly while Rear Admiral A. T. Mahan was no good handling ships, but was a great writer. Cowles adds his thoughts on Senators Henry Cabot Lodge and Joseph Benson Foraker and the verdict in the Big Bill Haywood trial.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-07-29
Executive indiscretion
The article criticizes President Roosevelt’s conduct regarding the trial of several post office employees accused of corruption and misconduct. Roosevelt condemned them in a special message to Congress before they had been tried, which may have influenced the jury towards a guilty verdict.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-03-02
Telegram from Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt
Attorney General Knox congratulates President Roosevelt on the silk fraud case verdict.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-02-27
Czolgosz is convicted
The Winsted Evening Citizen includes the outcome of Leon Czolgosz’s murder trial, a list of Theodore Roosevelt’s literary accomplishments, and an account of Roosevelt as a father. NOTE: The newspaper erroneously listed the date as Wednesday, September 24, rather than the correct date of Wednesday, September 25.
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Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Creation Date
1901-09-25
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gilbert DuBois Hasbrouck
President Roosevelt must reinforce the verdict of the Commission in regards to the case. Roosevelt reviews the members of the commission and highlights the Army and Navy representatives that were on the board. Governor Benjamin B. Odell and Judge Hasbrouck have spoken out on behalf of Inspector Robert S. Rodie in regards to his role in the sinking of the General Slocum.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-12