Subject: Criminal Justice

Criminal arrest warrant issued in Perry, Noble County, Oklahoma Territory, on November 4, 1893. The complainant, H. G. Cohen, accused James Watkins of theft of a pair of pants valued at $2.50. The warrant was issued by R. J. Edwards, Probate Justice, and the arrest was executed by Sheriff J. C. Scruggs.

A partially printed bond for a misdemeanor, issued in New York on August 3, 1799. The document is signed by Jacob de la Montagnie and was likely processed by the New York State government.

This legal document details the indictment, conviction, and sentencing of Julius Strauss by the Territory of Montana for Grand Larceny. The court, in the First Judicial District of the Territory of Montana for Gallatin County, sentenced Strauss to two years imprisonment in the Territorial Prison in Deer Lodge. The document includes a certification by W. F. Davis, Clerk of the District Court, dated November 6, 1874, confirming it as a true and correct copy of the judgment. A later handwritten note on the document, dated August 26, 1876, and signed by J. Fish, indicates Strauss's release from prison, with two months reduced from his sentence for good behavior. The document is handwritten on lined paper, typical of official records from the period. 3.

Legal document detailing the sentencing of Bernard Leopold in Helena, Montana on May 17, 1892, for selling whiskey to Native Americans. The sentence includes a fine of $250.00 plus court costs of $112.02, with imprisonment at Deer Lodge until the fine and costs are paid.

Black and white police mug shot photograph of Abraham Roth, arrested for homicide in New York City on July 28, 1910. Born in Romania.

Presidential pardon signed by James Madison, President of the United States, and countersigned by Secretary of State James Monroe, March 6, 1813. The pardon respites the execution of John Dalton, convicted of piracy in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. The pardon relates to the case of the schooner George Washington, owned by Uriah Phillips Levy, which was seized by its chief mate, Samuel Tully, and his accomplice, John Dalton. The document details the events leading to the piracy, the trial, and the subsequent reprieve of Dalton. Tully was executed. This is considered the first known instance of an American Jew being involved in a presidential pardon. The original document includes the seal of the United States, which remains intact.

Legal document pertaining to prison commutation at Sing Sing Prison in New York, dated January 8, 1881. The document is signed by the Governor of New York and lists Alonzo B. Cornell and Harry E. Abell, along with several inmates (Silberstern, Louis; Koppelmann, Max; Jacobson, Julius) with their respective crimes and commutation details.