The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-03-01
ASKED FOR APOLOGY
And Got Decided Ca||-0own
from President. t..
MORE OF MORRIS AFFAIR
Woman's Husband Requested That
Roosevelt Make Public Apology
for Ejectment Ct His Wife
from White House.

a WASHINGTON special says: Dr..
Minor Morris, whose wife, some weeks
ago, was elected from the white house.
where she had gone to present al
legged grievances to the president, gave
out for publication Wednesday the cor
respondence which recently passed Do
tween himself and the president re-
garding the case.
Dr. Morris demanded a public apol-
ogy of the president "for this outrage
en- womanhood and common. decency.'
Secretary Loeb replied to the letter,
stating that an investigation by the
chief of police showed that the arrest
vas justified and that the kindest act
to Mrs. Morris and her kinsfoik was
to refrain from giving the case addi-
tional publicity. The letters follow:
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 III
suit recently offered my wife at the
white house and that you might make
some expression of depreciation, which
would naturally be expected, it is now
incumbent on me as husband and cit
izen to demand public apology for
this outrage On womanhood and COM
mon decency.
"It is unthinkable that such bru-
tality 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 treat
ment is bad enough, but I can say TO
YOU in all calmness that had the orig
inal orders from the white house been
carried out as to her longer incaree-
ration, her life would have been sac
rificed.
'Tt is therefore incumbent on me
to repeat my urgent request that you
take action at once suitable to the
circumstances which have shocked
the entire nation. Respectfully,
2 MINOR NORRIS.
February 16, 1906"
The Presidents Letter.
'aThe White House, Washington,
February 10, 1s06.-Sir: In reply to
your letter Of the 18th instant the
president directs me to say to you
that he had the superintendent Of po-
lice of the District Of Columbia, Ma
jor Sylvester, make careful inves-
tigation of the circumstances connect-
ed with the arrest of Mrs. Morris for
disorderly conduct at the executive
Office and the superintendent submit
ted to the president all the afidavits
Of the persons whom he had examined,
The president carefully went over Ma
jor Sylyester's report and the aftda-
Wits and also personally saw Major
Sylvester and some Of the persons
making the affidavits. He came to the
conclusion that the arrest was tust1-
fed and that the force used in making
the arrest was caused by the resist
ance offered by Mrs. Morris to the
officers in the discharge Of their duty,
and was no greater than was neces-
sary to make the arrest effective.
"Cnder these circumstances the
president does not consider that the
officers are properly subject to blame.
He was also satisfied that the kindest
thing that could be done to Mrs. Nor
ris 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"