Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-21
And Or. Minor Morris Insists That
II Shall be a Public
One.
AS YET he HASN'T RECEIVED IT
Cause OF His Demand is Treat
ment His Wife Got at the
White House.
Secy. Loeb Replies Saying Presidents
Had Careful investigation Made and
Is Satisfied With the Result.

Washington, Feb. 2l.--pr Minor Nor
ris. whose wife come weeks ago was
elected from the White House where
she had gone 70 present alleged grlev-
ances 10 the president, today gave out
for publication tho correspondence
which recently passed betwee9 hlnself
and the president regarding the case.
Or. Morris demanded public apology
OF the president for this outrage on
womanhood and common decency."
Secy Loeb replied 20 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 other kinsfolk WAS
to refrain from giving the case ad-
ditional publicity. The letter follows.
ITO the President Of the United
States, Sir;--HaVing waited patiently
a number Of weeks that you might
have ample time to ascertain all the
circumstances connected with the in
suit recently offered my wife at the
White House and that you might make
some expression of depreciation which
would naturally be expected, II is now
incumbent upon me az husband and
citizen To- demand a public apology for
this outrage on wOmanhood and COM
mon decenCy
1T Is unthiukable that such brutali-
" would be tolerated anywhere In this
country but, above all, In the White
House
THAT my wife has been confined TO
her bed for six weeks from the shock
and injuries Of this damnable treatment
Ia bad enough, but | can say to you
in all calmness that had the original
orders from the White House been
carried out as to- her longer incaTcera-
tlon her life would have been saeri-
| feed.
1T is therefore incumbent upon me 10
| repeat my urgent request that you take
| action at once suitable to the circum-
| stances which have shocked the entire
| nation. Respectfully,
MINOR MORRIS"
FEB, i6 1906"
The White House Washington, Feb.
| 49, Sir--ln reply 10 your letter of the
| 10th inst the president directs me TO
| state to YOU that he had the superin-
tendent OF police OF Inc District Of Coz
! lumbia, Mai. Sylvester make careful
investigation OF the circumstances con-
nected with the arrest OF Mrs. Morris
for disorderly conduct AT the executive
Offices and the superintendent submit
ted TO the president all the affidavlts
Of the persons whom he had examined,
The president carefully went over Mai
Sylvester's report and the atiidavitsand
also personally saw Maj. sylvester and
some OF the persons making the affida-
Wits. He came to the conclusion that
the arrest was justified and that the
force used IN making the arrest was
caused by the resistance offered by Mrs
Morris to the officers IN the discharge OF
their duty and was 40 greater than was
necessary 10 make the arrest effective
"Under these circumstances the pres
ident does not consider that the OFF,
GERS are properly subject to blame. He
was also satisfied that the kindllest
thing that could be done TO Mrs Morris
and her kinsfok was TO refrain from
giving any additional publicity TO the
circumstances surrounding the case
Yours truly,
WILLIAM LOEB. JR,,
Secretary 60 the President"
Or Minor Morris. Washington D.
C."