Ernest Knaebel to JB Winston
Title
Ernest Knaebel to JB Winston
Creator
Knaebel, Ernest
Identifier
LO31315c
Date
1915 March 18
Description
Acknowledging the receipt of Winston's letter regarding lynchings of African-Americans, the Assistant Attorney General advises him that the federal government does not have jurisdiction over these crimes.
Source
National Archives and Records Administration 230/06/41 file #158260 box #1276
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library
Subject
African-Americans--segregation
Language
English
Text
Mr. J. B. Winston,
123 West 31st Street,
Chicago, Illinois.
Sir:
By reference from the President, the department is in receipt of your letter of March 13, 1915, in which you direct attention to various lynchings of colored people.
In reply you are advised that these crimes are punishable in the State courts, and so far as appears Federal authorities are without jurisdiction in the premises.
Respectfully,
For the Attorney General
(Signed) Ernest Knaebek
Assistant Attorney General.
123 West 31st Street,
Chicago, Illinois.
Sir:
By reference from the President, the department is in receipt of your letter of March 13, 1915, in which you direct attention to various lynchings of colored people.
In reply you are advised that these crimes are punishable in the State courts, and so far as appears Federal authorities are without jurisdiction in the premises.
Respectfully,
For the Attorney General
(Signed) Ernest Knaebek
Assistant Attorney General.
Original Format
Letter
To
Winston, J. B.
Collection
Citation
Knaebel, Ernest, “Ernest Knaebel to JB Winston,” 1915 March 18, LO31315c, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.