PROVENANCE: Donated by former U.S. Marshal Archie M. Jake Meyer in 1959.

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1 TITLE: U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers DATE RANGE: CALL NUMBER: MS 0820 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 28 linear ft. (54 boxes) PROVENANCE: Donated by former U.S. Marshal Archie M. Jake Meyer in COPYRIGHT: The Arizona Historical Society owns the copyright to this collection. RESTRICTIONS: This collection is unrestricted. CREDIT LINE: U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers, MS 0820, Arizona Historical Society-Tucson PROCESSED BY: Finding aid transcribed by Nancy Siner, November 2015 HISTORICAL NOTE: The U.S. Marshal s Office in Arizona was established on March 10, 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln appointed Milton B. Duffield as Arizona Marshal. Headquarters were opened in 1864 in Tucson. The office was moved to Phoenix in June 1901, with a permanent deputy s office remaining in Tucson. In February 1813, Congress provided for federal judicial officers in each territory, including a marshal who was to execute all process issuing from the territorial courts when exercising their jurisdiction as circuit and district courts of the United States. The U.S. Marshal was appointed by the President of the United States and was responsible to the Department of Justice. Since jurisdictions were not clearly spelled out, other departments, including the State Department, Department of the Interior, and Department of the Treasury, also supervised the U.S. Marshals. The marshal held the primary duty of law enforcement in the territory. He was empowered to hire deputies as needed (with the approval of the Justice Department) and to form posses. After 1854, the marshal was empowered to summon the military as posse comitatus. Principal duties of the marshal s office included the protection of public lands, assistance to Indians against encroachment by whites, suppression of domestic insurrections, and the enforcement of laws regulating land settlement, morals (from polygamy to prize fighting), labor relations and other aspects of territorial life. The marshals were paid by the fee system rather than by salary. Their meager income, combined with the difficulties of effective administration of justice in the territories, probably explains why Arizona s marshals generally held short tenures and occasionally disappeared from office. Two of Arizona s early marshals, Edward Phelps and Isaac Q. Dickason, left their jurisdictions while they were still in office, moving on to Mexico and the Dakota Territory, respectively. Isolated from Washington, D.C. hampered early marshals in performing their duties and carrying out the orders of their superiors. Establishment of telegraph and rail connections in Arizona after 1873 reduced the isolation, thus improving the marshals effectiveness and responsibility to their superiors. U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 1 of 19 pgs

2 When Arizona entered the Union in 1912, the Territorial Court was abolished and the U.S. Marshal for Arizona was assigned to the newly-created Federal District Court (March 2, 1912). A list of U.S. Marshals in Arizona and their terms in office from 1863 to 1930 follows. A thorough history of the U.S. Marshal s Office in territorial Arizona may be found in The United States Marshals of New Mexico and Arizona Territories, by Larry D. Ball. U.S. Marshals - District of Arizona Milton B. Duffield 1864-January 4, 1866 Edward Phelps 1866-April 1871 (died in office) Isaac Q. Dickason April 15, (disappeared from office) (VACANT) July 1873-January 1874 George Tyng January 1874-December 15, 1894 Francis H. Goodwin February 1875-August 1876 Wiley W. Standefer August 15, Crawley P. Dake June 12, 1878-July 1882 Zan L. Tidball July 18, William Kidder Meade July 8, 1885-March 4, 1890 William M. Griffith June 15, 1897-June 6, 1901 Myron Hawley McCord June 6, Benjamin Franklin Daniels 1901-March 1902 Myron Hawley McCord March 18, Benjamin Franklin Daniels June Charles A. Overlock August 7, (STATEHOOD) February 14, 1912 Charles A. Overlock March 4, Joseph P. Dillon 1915 George A. Mauk 1925 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: The collection related primarily to the functions and activities of the U.S. Marshal s offices, District of Arizona. It is arranged in three series: Series I: Administrative correspondence, consists of general correspondence, appeals to the Comptroller General, circulars and general instructions issued by the Justice Treasury, and Post Office Departments, Clerk of the U.S. Department Court for Arizona, and correspondence regarding support of prisoners, employee applications, and staff appointments. The bulk of the correspondence is incoming and related to administrative and financial functions of the office, criminal cases and investigations, and judicial proceedings. Chief correspondents include the marshals and their deputies, U.S. commissioners, Justice and Treasury Department officials, U.S. Attorney for Arizona, Clerk of the U.S. District Court, and lawyers representing the marshal political and financial interests in Washington, D.C. Recurring topics within the general correspondence concern the submission and payment of fees and accounts maintained by the marshals; deputies reports of their activities and expenses; Department of Justice instructions, authorizations, approvals and approvals of the marshals appointments, expenses, and administrative actions; Treasury Department audits of the marshal accounts; District Court sessions, witness subpoenas, and judicial accounts. Several of U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 2 of 19 pgs

3 the criminal cases and investigations relate to violations of the Edmunds Act (1882) prohibiting adultery, the Chinese Exclusion Acts (1882 and 1892), the National Prohibition Act (1919), and customs and immigration laws. Investigations of other federal crimes such as counterfeiting and post-office robbery are also documented in several investigations. Included in the correspondence are three letter books containing the outgoing correspondence of Marshal William Kidder Meade. This series also contains several specific files of correspondence.the files entitled Appeals to the Comptroller General consists of the marshals correspondence to the Treasury Department regarding disallowed account items. Folders labeled Circulars and General Instructions include general regulations and circulars from the Treasury, Justice, and Post Office Departments relating to financial accounts, personnel policies, federal crimes, and procedures to be followed in Chinese exclusion cases. Personal letters of instruction and authorization are filed with general correspondence. Three folders entitled Clerk of the U.S. District Court contain general and financial correspondence and related documents from A.H. Gardner, Clerk of the U.S. District Court in Tombstone ( ). Topics of this correspondence include district court accounts, court hearings, and naturalization requirements and procedures. Separate yearly folders of Appointments and Applications correspondence from 1915 through 1924 contain letters requesting employment, letters of recommendation, letters appointing staff members, and letters regarding employee promotions and salaries. Support of Prisoners correspondence consists of a series of letters between Marshal Joseph P. Dillon and A.V. Anderson, Warden of the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, in which Dillon requested shoes and clothing for federal prisoners in Arizona in accordance with a 1919 Justice Department circular. The sole item of correspondence from 1929 consists of a business letter from Jersey S. Dodson to Marshal George A. Mauk written October 26, Series II: Financial records, consists of expense vouchers, statements, receipts, two ledgers and one cashbook which document the financial transactions of the U.S. Marshal s office; U.S. Attorney s accounts; accounts with Justice Department and banks; and Treasury Department accounts. Materials in the series are arranged chronologically. They include: Oaths of Salaried Officers, attesting to expenses incurred as trial witnesses; Salaries, Fees and Expenses of the marshals and deputies; Fee Bills listing marshals and deputies expenses incurred during trials and in serving subpoenas for the court; Support of Prisoners, detailing clothing, medical care and daily subsistence costs; Fees of Jurors and Fees of Witnesses, itemizing travel expenses involved in trial proceedings; Pay of Bailiff and Actual Expense Account, covering bailiffs, criers, and interpreters fees; and Miscellaneous Expenses, including such items as office supplies, repairs and furnishings, and telegraph costs. Box 39 (wrapped bundle) contains records of an 1888 U.S. Treasury Department audit of the marshal s financial records for the years 1882 through Folder 525, Extraordinary Expenses in the Wham Case, contains a record of investigation costs incurred in the case of U.S. vs. M.E. Cunningham, et. al. Cunningham and others had been charged with robbing army paymaster Joseph Wham near Fort Thomas, Grant County, on May 11, Two ledgers (items 668 & 669) document the financial account transactions of Marshals William Kidder Meade ( ) and Robert Havlin Paul ( ), respectively. There is also a cashbook (item 670) which contains payments made to the marshals accounts ( ), court-related U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 3 of 19 pgs

4 expenses and deposits ( ), and quarterly Statements of Other Than Judiciary Funds submitted by the U.S. marshal (March 1924 through July 1927). Financial records from 1909 through 1924 consist mainly of three categories: U.S. Attorney s Accounts, which document miscellaneous monthly travel expenses from 1908 through 1910; Accounts with Justice Department and Banks, which contain disbursement statements and lists of outstanding checks; and Treasury Department Accounts, which consist of Justice Department requisitions and Treasury Department disbursement statements of the U.S. marshal s office. Series III: Miscellaneous Legal Materials, consists of deputies oaths of office and notices of appointment from 1868 to 1910, an 1890 journal, and two folders of marshal s dockets from 1924 and The 1890 journal contains an inventory listing of Pima County and U.S. Government property turned over to Marshal R.H. Paul by outgoing Marshal W.K. Meade on March 17, 1890 and a log of the regular and adjourned March 1890 sessions of the U.S. District Court. The two marshal s dockets consist of court orders, writs of injunction, legal notices, and related correspondence pertaining to several court cases in 1924 and CONTAINER LIST: Box Folder Description Dates Series I: Administrative correspondence General correspondence General correspondence General correspondence General correspondence Appeals to Comptroller General General correspondence January-June General correspondence July-December General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March-April 1893 U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 4 of 19 pgs

5 23 General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June Letter book, W.R. Meade/W.K. Meade July March General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December 1896 U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 5 of 19 pgs

6 67 General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Circulars and general instructions General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Circulars and general instructions General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July 1900 U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 6 of 19 pgs

7 112 General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Circulars and general instructions General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Circulars and general instructions General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Circulars and general instructions General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Circulars and general instructions 1903 U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 7 of 19 pgs

8 157 General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Circulars and general instructions General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Circulars and general instructions General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Circulars and general instruction General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June 1907 U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 8 of 19 pgs

9 202 General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Appeals to the Comptroller General General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Clerk of the U.S. District Court General correspondence January 1911 U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 9 of 19 pgs

10 247 General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Clerk of the U.S. District Court General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Appeals to the Comptroller General Clerk of the U.S. District Court General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Appeals to the Comptroller General General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June 1914 U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 10 of 19 pgs

11 General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Appeals to the Comptroller General General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Appeals to the Comptroller General General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Appointments Appeals to the Comptroller General General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence September 1917 U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 11 of 19 pgs

12 337 General correspondence October General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence November General correspondence December General correspondence December Appointments Appeals to the Comptroller General General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence November General correspondence December General correspondence December Appointments Appeals to the Comptroller General General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Appointments Support of Prisoners General correspondence January 1920 U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 12 of 19 pgs

13 382 General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Appointments Support of Prisoners General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Appointments Support of Prisoners Appeals to the Comptroller General General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence December Appointments Support of Prisoners Appeals to the Comptroller General General correspondence January General correspondence February 1923 U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 13 of 19 pgs

14 427 General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July General correspondence August General correspondence September General correspondence October General correspondence November General correspondence November General correspondence December Applications Appointments General correspondence January General correspondence February General correspondence March General correspondence April General correspondence May General correspondence June General correspondence July Applications Appointments General correspondence 1929 Series II: Financial Records Miscellaneous expenses Oaths of salaried officers Salaries, fees and expenses Fee bills Support of prisoners Fees of jurors Fees of witnesses Actual expense account Miscellaneous expenses Salaries, fees and expenses Fee bills Support of prisoners Fees of witnesses Actual expense account Miscellaneous expenses Oaths of salaried officers Salaries, fees and expenses Fee bills Support of prisoners Fees of jurors 1884 U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 14 of 19 pgs

15 471 Fees of witnesses Actual expense account Miscellaneous expenses Fee bills Support of prisoners Miscellaneous expenses Audit : Appropriations Audit : Fees and expenses Audit: Fees of jurors Audit : Fees and expenses Audit: Fees of jurors Audit : Fees of witnesses Audit : Support of prisoners Audit : Miscellaneous expenses Audit : Fees and expenses Audit: Fees of jurors Audit : Support of prisoners Audit : Miscellaneous expenses Oaths of salaried officers Salaries, fees and expenses Fee bills Support of prisoners Fees of jurors Fees of witnesses Actual expense account Miscellaneous expenses Oaths of salaried officers Salaries, fees and expenses Fee bills Support of prisoners Fees of jurors Fees of witnesses Actual expense account Miscellaneous expenses Salaries, fees and expenses Fee bills Miscellaneous expenses Salaries, fees and expenses Oaths of salaried officers Fee bills Support of prisoners Fees of jurors Fees of witnesses Actual expense account Fees of bailiffs 1889 U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 15 of 19 pgs

16 516 Miscellaneous expenses Oaths of salaried officers Salaries, fees and expenses Fee bills Support of prisoners Fees of jurors Fees of witnesses Actual expense account Miscellaneous expenses Extraordinary expenses in the Wham Case Oaths of salaried officers Salaries, fees and expenses Fee bills Fee bills Support of prisoners Fees of jurors Fees of witnesses Actual expense account Miscellaneous expenses Oaths of salaried officers Salaries, fees and expenses Fee bills Support of prisoners Fees of jurors Fees of witnesses Fees of witnesses Miscellaneous expenses Oaths of salaried officers Salaries, fees and expenses Salaries, fees and expenses Fee bills Support of prisoners Fees of jurors Fees of witnesses Fees of witnesses Actual expense account Miscellaneous expenses Oaths of salaried officers Salaries, fees and expenses Support of prisoners Fees of jurors Fees of witnesses Actual expense account Miscellaneous expenses Oaths of salaried officers 1896 U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 16 of 19 pgs

17 561 Support of prisoners Fees of jurors Fees of witnesses Miscellaneous expenses Oaths of salaried officers Salaries, fees and expenses Salaries, fees and expenses Salaries, fees and expenses Salaries, fees and expenses Support of prisoners Fees of jurors Fees of witnesses Fee bills Miscellaneous expenses Oaths of salaried officers Salaries, fees and expenses Salaries, fees and expenses Support of prisoners Fees of jurors Fees of witnesses Miscellaneous expenses Oaths of salaried officers Salaries, fees and expenses Salaries, fees and expenses Salaries, fees and expenses Salaries, fees and expenses Support of prisoners Fees of jurors Fees of witnesses Account with Justice Department and banks Miscellaneous expenses Oaths of salaried officers Salaries, fees and expenses Salaries, fees and expenses Salaries, fees and expenses Support of prisoners Fees of jurors Fees of witnesses Account with Justice Department and banks Miscellaneous expenses Salaries, fees and expenses Support of prisoners Account with Justice Department and banks Miscellaneous expenses Salaries, fees and expenses 1902 U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 17 of 19 pgs

18 606 Account with Justice Department and banks Oaths of salaried officers Salaries, fees and expenses Support of prisoners Account with Justice Department and banks Miscellaneous expenses Fees of witnesses Support of prisoners Fees of jurors Fees of witnesses Account with Justice Department and banks Miscellaneous expenses Fees of witnesses Account with Justice Department and banks Miscellaneous expenses Salaries, fees and expenses Support of prisoners Fees of jurors Fees of witnesses U.S. Attorney s accounts Account with Justice Department and banks Miscellaneous expenses Abstract of expenditures April-June Abstract of expenditures July-September Abstract of expenditures July-September Abstract of expenditures July-September Salaries, fees and expenses U.S. Attorney s accounts Account with Justice Department and banks Miscellaneous expenses U.S. Attorney s accounts Account with Justice Department and banks Miscellaneous expenses Account with Justice Department and banks Account with Justice Department and banks Account with Justice Department and banks Account with Justice Department and banks Treasury Department accounts Account with Justice Department and banks Treasury Department accounts Account with Justice Department and banks Treasury Department accounts 1916 U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 18 of 19 pgs

19 648 Account with Justice Department and banks Treasury Department accounts Account with Justice Department and banks Treasury Department accounts Account with Justice Department and banks Treasury Department accounts Account with Justice Department and banks Treasury Department accounts Account with Justice Department and banks Treasury Department accounts Account with Justice Department and banks Treasury Department accounts Account with Justice Department and banks Support of prisoners Treasury Department accounts 1924 Series III: Miscellaneous legal materials Deputies appointments Deputies oaths of office Daily journal Marshal s dockets Marshal s dockets 1925 Item Ledger (Oversize) Item Ledger (Oversize) Item 670 Cashbook (Oversize) U.S. Marshal, District of Arizona papers 19 of 19 pgs