The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-21
DR.. Minor Norris Demanded Rem.
aratiOn From Roosevelt.
For the Treatment of His Wife
at White House.
REPLY
Together With the Doctors
Letter Is Given Out.
Action Ofthe Officers Was Found
to Be Justifiable.

Washington. Feb. 21.-Dr. Minor Nor
ris whose wife some weeks ago was
elected from the White House, where
she had gone to present alleged grlev-
auces to the president today gave out
fer publication the correspondence which
recently passed between himself and
the president regarding the case. DR..
Morris demanded a public apology of
the president for this outrage on wo-
manhood and common decency.
Secretary Loeb replied to the letter.
stating that an investigation by the
chief of police showed that the arrest
was justified and that the kindest act
to Mrs. Morris and her kinsfolk was to
refrain from giving the. case additional
publicity. The letters follow
ITO the President OF the United States;
'Sir:-Having waited patiently q
number Of weeks that you might have
ample time to ascertain all the atrcun7-
stances connected with the insult re-
Gently offered my wife at the White
House and that you Nigh make some
expression OF depreciation which would
naturally be expected, 1t is now ineun-
bent upon me as husband and citizen 70
demand a public apology for this out
rage on womanhood and common
1 decency.
ct is unthfnkable that such bru-
! tality would be tolerated anywhere IN
J
/ White House.
! ssThat my wife has been confined to
4 her bed six weeks from the shock and
| injuries OF this .damnahle treatment IS
| bad enough, but / can say TO you IN
! all caImness that had the original or
I ders from the White House been car
/ ried out as to her longer incarcera ton
her life would have been sacrificed.
'sIt is therefore Incumbent upon me
h to repeat my urgent request that you
take action at once suitable to the
I circumstances which have shocked the
/ entire nation. Respectfully.
fsNTIN0R MORRIS,
February 16, 1905
THE White House washington.
February 10. 1906.
@Sir#Tn reply to your letter OF the
18TH Instant the president directs Eue
I to state to you that he had the super
Columbia, Major sylvester make a
1 careful investigation of the circum
stances connected with the arrest Of
/ Mrs. Morris for disOrderly conduct at
/ the executive office and the superin-
! tendent submitted to the president all
/ the aff1davits of the persons whom he
I had examined The president care
fully went over Major Sylvester's re-
port and the af7davits. and also per-
/ sonally saw Major Sylvester and some
of the persons making the affidavits.
/ He came to the conclusion that the
arrest was justified and that the force
in making the arrest was caused by
1 the resistance offered by Mrs. Morris
{ to the officers in the discharge of their
duty and was no greater than was
necessary to make the arrest effec-
tive.
'sUnder these circumstances the
! president does not consider that the
officers are properly subject to blame.
/ He was also satisfied that the kindiiest
thing that could be done to Mrs.
Morris and her kinsfolk was to refrain
from giving any additional publicity to
the circumstances surrounding the
case. Yours truly.
WILLIAM LOEB, JR
Secretary to the President"
"Dr. Minor Morris, Washington,