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Various Letters 1891-1902
DIR By: HowBrown1953
Date: July 27, 2023, 10:05 am
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This one is from a man named Frank Clark to De Lancey Nicoll and
sent to Nicoll in June 1891.
I can't pinpoint who Clark was but he felt Fred House was
attempting to delay the Ali trial ( House was suffering from
exhaustion) but
that since House was not specifically designated as the 'lead'
defense attorney by Judge Randolph Martine, the other two
attorneys
could have handled the job of defending Ali just as competently.
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Re: Various Letters 1891-1902
DIR By: HowBrown1953
Date: July 27, 2023, 5:26 pm
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Telegram from Robert Gordon Butler on December 2nd, 1901
informing Governor Odell that he's on the way to see him
at the Governor's Mansion in Albany
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Re: Various Letters 1891-1902
DIR By: HowBrown1953
Date: July 27, 2023, 5:44 pm
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Letter to Governor Odell from former Mayor of New York City,
Smith Ely, Jr. (April 17, 1825 – July 1, 1911)
Ely, Jr. was the 82nd Mayor of NYC during the years 1877-1878
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408 Gold, cor. Frankfort Street
New York, December 10, 1901
To his Honor
Governor Odell
My dear sir:
If you have not yet decided the case of 'Frenchy', I would like
to say that I watched the trial, through the newspapers and I
have always considered him a police victim. The public was, at
that time, excited by 'Jack The Ripper' and as the police failed
to find the man who accompanied the old woman, 'Shakespeare',
they substituted the wretched 'Frenchy'.
With great respect
Smith Ely
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Re: Various Letters 1891-1902
DIR By: HowBrown1953
Date: July 27, 2023, 6:11 pm
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This one was penned by writer and poet, James Paxton Voorhees,
1855-1936, from Terre Haute, Indiana.
He was the son of a former Senator, Daniel Voorhees, and served
as his father's secretary for 21 years. Neither was related to
Governor Foster Voorhees of New Jersey.
One brother was also a politician.
Rockville, Md.
May 23/1901
To His Excellency
Governor Odell
It is with (a) deep sense of respect I present a feeling in the
case of Ben Ali, the Arab convicted of the murder of the woman
known as 'Shakespeare'.
The enclosed clipping explains itself.
From evidence deduced at the time of the murder with which all
are familiar I have shared in the painful doubt of the poor
man's guilt.
It has appeared to me almost an insurmountable duty to express
at some time, a hope that more positive action looking to the
man's relief might be had.
I may be pardoned the seeming liberty I take in, thus, relieving
myself in the expression of a sincere and well-meaning interest
in seeing any unnecessary restriction of a human being's liberty
removed.
With great respect
Very truly yours
James Paxton Voorhees
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Re: Various Letters 1891-1902
DIR By: HowBrown1953
Date: July 28, 2023, 11:32 am
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Critical missive related to the case: Letter from Governor
Voorhees to Governor Odell in reference to George Damon
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Re: Various Letters 1891-1902
DIR By: HowBrown1953
Date: July 28, 2023, 2:07 pm
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The details of Henry Berbenich's affidavit :
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Re: Various Letters 1891-1902
DIR By: HowBrown1953
Date: July 28, 2023, 6:50 pm
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It's a mystery why warden Joseph Hargrove of Queens County Jail
wasn't called to testify in regard to how he had no trouble
communicating with Ali in English while Ali was in lockup
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Re: Various Letters 1891-1902
DIR By: HowBrown1953
Date: September 8, 2023, 1:28 pm
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William Jay Ives was well involved in the New York community.
This is a letter that he sent to Governor Black in 1897.
The clipping below the first item has no relation to the Brown
Murder case, but it contains the name of one prominent
individual in the pardon efforts, Frederick Coudert of the
Coudert Bros. Law Firm, along with that of William Jay Ives.
Ives was in charge of the New York Petroleum Exchange back in
1877.
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New York Times
October 5, 1890
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Brooklyn Life
April 16, 1898
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Re: Various Letters 1891-1902
DIR By: HowBrown1953
Date: September 16, 2023, 3:54 pm
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A letter of support from 1897 from Edward Chamberlain.
At first, I thought it was from Wilbur Chamberlain, yet another
New York Sun reporter.
It's from Edward Chamberlain, an attorney with a practice at the
home of his father, Moses, on 111 West 42nd Street.
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Re: Various Letters 1891-1902
DIR By: HowBrown1953
Date: October 8, 2023, 3:22 pm
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Coudert Brothers
Counsellors at Law
100 Broadway, New York
Frederic R. Coudert
Charles Coudert
Paul Fuller
James Richards
Daniel J. Holden
F.R. Coudert, Jr.
New York, Dec.15th, 1897
To His Excellency Frank S. Black
Governor of the State of New York
Albany, New York
My dear sir:
I avail myself of this season of peace, goodwill, and charity to
call your attention once more to the petition for pardon in
behalf of Amer Ben Ali, alias "Frenchy".
This poor wretch has now been a number of years in jail and
there are many seriously doubt whether he was guilty of the
crime for the commission of which he was convicted. I shall not
go over the facts, which are no doubt familiar to you from
representations heretofore made, but would respectfully urge
that, if this is a matter in your judgment, for Executive
clemency, as it seems to me so clearly to be, you will exercise
it as soon as your numerous official duties will permit.
I have always, personally had great misgivings about the
conviction. It was mainly on expert evidence, and as we all
know, the most sincere and able experts, dealing as they do with
problems which contain many unknown and unfathomable factors,
are apt to be misled and without meaning it, to mislead others.
The verdict, at any rate, was on its face a compromise verdict
and would indicate that some, at least, of the jurors were not
convinced of the man's guilt. If I may venture an opinion, it
does not seem to me that a pardon extended after so many years
and under such circumstances can meet with anything but public
approval.
Believe me, dear Governor, with great respect
Your obedient servant
F.R. Coudert
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