The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-07-15

NLCA VI AleNue5luB lll5 case III any
phase for publication. II would be
discourteous to the court. What 1
have said / will stand by. What I
would like to say Is another matter.
l VIII repeat, however, that fiction
knows no story equal to the cold
blooded facts in the conspiracy which
has been proved in this case, and I
shall always consider myself amply
repaid for my work IN this matter If L
get nothing more out Of Il than the
satisfaction of having been a player
In what / consider the most dramatic,
Intense, intricate crime in cunning
ever brought before any court in my
time"
That Mr.. Earle put this "crime in
cunning" squarely up to President
Roosevelt soon after he learned of 1t
is proved by his letter dated Septem-
Der 81, 1906, in which Mr.. Earle, adj
dressing the President by name, said:
Il have all the details of this con-
splracy. / believe / know the indi-
viduals responsible for It.
Il represent but a body Of innocent
stock holders and creditors who have
incidentally been crushed by an effort
to plumber the whole people. You
represent that people. l Imperative
ly need your aid and cooperation.
With Il feel assured that justice will
be done; without it l may be myself
crushed in the effort to obtain that
Justice for the smaller body which
represent; but with II or without it,
no consideration that / have been
able to give this subject has enabled
me to feel that l can possibly absOlve
myself from the duty Of going on,
with you, If such good fortune awaits
me; without you, must act alone.
Documentary Evidence.
81 have not gone into the details
OF this matter. The details l have,
and they are at your service, or that
Of the AttoTney-General Of the United
States. OF course you will under
stand that all this l have upon infor-
nation; but one of the peculiarities
OF this crime has been that the par
ties engaged in Il, whether made reck-
less by past successes and immunities
or not, have left a perfectly incon-
amount Of documentary evil
dence Of what believe to be their
crimes.
II an overwhelmed with the duties
OF this receiyership. 1t Is compli-
Gated and trying beyond words. But
/ trust that you will understand that
I shall at any moment give up any
time necessary to inform you Of the
conditions that I have found exist
ing"
Earle Appealed TO Moody.
President Roosevelt Acknowledged
the receipt Of the document through
his secrctary's secretary. Six weeks
later DIr. Earle addressed a last APP
peal TO the then AttoTney-General,
William A. Moody, who now sits upon
the Supreme bench of the United
States. In his letter of appeal Mr..
Earle gave Attorney-General Moody
an outline Of theIessential evidence
IN his possession, and in closing said:
Standing alone, is this a case that
he Government of the United States
IAN afford to ignore? Has there ever
been another like 1t in wickedness?"
In justice TO Mr. Moody, It is right
10 set out with particular emphasis
The fact that he was then about to re-
tire from the Roosevelt Cabinet to go
upon the Supreme Court bench.
II was agreed by all parties con-
cerned that Il would be manifestly
improper for him as Attorney-Gen-
eral to pass upon case which he as
a Justice of the highest court in the
land might later have TO pass upon as
a Judge.
Months later Acknowledgement Bo-
naparte, after carefully Reviewing the
and without calling
for the more detailed evidence at
hand and at his service, solemnly
wrote 10 Mr. Earle, setting out his
belief that the Knight case finally
disposed Of the matter under discus
sion. That was the end OF It, so far
AZ Mr. Bonaparte figured in the case.