If not. tie criminal proces is not ts he used for any other but its legitimate purpose of punishing offenders. This announcement might seem to be a check upon the further operations of the chief supervisor. but it did not prove so. Davenport was "Sir Oracle." and a few months later. at his suggestion. the United States district attorney for that district published a notice to the effect that inasmuch as it was alleged that many persons were fraudulently possessed of naturalization papers. such persons could avoid arrest and prosecution by appearing before the commissioner and surrendering such certificates if they should appear fraudulent. Under this notice three thousand foreignborn citizens. fearing molestation. with the dread of legal difficulty and of personal trouble which was held up beforethem. gave up their papers of naturalization.
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