The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-21
COLONEL JOHN S.
MOSBY DISMISSED
Old Age Assigned as Reason, But
Friends Are Doubtful-Rich-
mond Friends Not Much Sur
prised-Friend to Grant
and Roosevelt.

WASHINGTON ID. Especial
mel John =. MOSby was dismissed
. from his position OF Special At
torney I'm Department of Justice
because be did not stand i'm with
the present administration. Some
three years ago Colonel MOSby
WIS detailed TO investigate land
frauds i'm the West, particularly
Nebraska. His report implicated
i'm fraudulent acquisition OF Gov
ernment land men of great prom
Use I'm public and business life.
IL is a matter OF common knowledge
ahat Colonel Mosby never has been as
signed 10 work Of any character by
his superiOrs since he got after the
land thieves" He uses the term al
ways in speaking Of them.
President Roosevelt is understood
20 have backed Colonel Mosby in his
efforts TO put prominent men in Jail,
but great wads Of red tape in the de-
partment clOgged hOpelessly the
wheels of justice. which. together
with keeping Nosby off the cases, has
prevented successful prosecutions
thus far. Colonel MOsby uncovered
many evil-scented facts which would
tend to cast suspicion on Government
officials He has remained mum" as
concerns these. but now that he has
left the service he may feel free to
tell what NJ knows.
York publishing houses to write his
2utobiography. His knowledge of GER
tain things which he discovered in the
brief time he was allowed to probe the
methods used in acquiring portion OF
the public domain would enable him to
write stun which would yield him
The President also has fired Major
John Carson, the veteran head OF the
Bureau Of Manufactures OF the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor. Car
son, like Aosby, is warm admirer OF
Roosevelt. The two were the last
Roosevelt appointeeS left in positions
OF any Importance, If that OF Director
Newell, of the Reclamation Service, be
excepted. and Secretary Ballinger and
the President have taken from New
ellis hands almost the last vestige of
power he possessed, and lodged IL in
the hands Of army engineers and 9TH
Neither Carson nor Mosby were par
tisans when IL came to discharge of
Official duties. Mosby, by making re-
ports, showing up the connection OF
certain big men with land frauds, and
Carson. by publishing certain consular
ries OF the "standpatters," make them
selves shining marks for the head
mans ak.
WASHINGTON. D. c., July 9.
Colonel John S. Mosby, who dis
tiHguished himself in the Confed-
crate cause during the civil war
as a daring guerrilla fighter. and
dent Roosevelt's administration
was appointed a special attorney
In the Department of Justice has
lost his Government position. The
reason therefor has not been
made known, but ii is understood
old age was the main cause of
the dismissal.
Colonel Mosby is Seventy-three
years OF age, although his friends
say he still is active and energetic.
He has made no appeal TO be re-
stored. although this is deemed
probable, and the President and
the Attorney General may be ask
ed TO intervene. The Colonel, IL
Is said. may now devote his time
10 writing book on the civil war,
In which he took an active and
picturesque part
Soon after the war the famous
guerilla fighter became a Repub-
1ican, believing that to be the best
way to procure concessions for the
South. He was a special favorite
of General Grant, who consulted
him frequently. When appointed
n special attorney about eight
years ago, he was assigned to
break up the cattlemen's opera
lions against Government lands
In the Middle West, and he did
other work of a similar sort. His
fearlessness is said TO have won
the approval Of President Roose-
welt.