A-1 Oral History of Richard Kirkland Bowden INDEX African Americans, 143–44 courtroom deputy clerks, 129–30 female attorneys, 81, 85, 88–89 judges, 122, 126, 133, 135–36 medical care, 97 segregated facilities, 28–29, 99, 107–108 and U.S. Air Force, 2, 7 U.S. Marshals, 23, 24, 27, 30, 56 Alto, Vincent, 81, 85 Anthony, Susan Margaret, 97, 98 attorneys courtroom tactics, 81, 82–83, 93, 95–96, 142 defense, 86 “Fifth Streeters,” 86–88 women, 88–89, 90, 142 Banks, Ruth, 89 Blackwell, Joel, 85 Blue, Hezekiah, 12 Boies, David, 127 Bowden, John Horace, 97–99, 105–108, 111–12, 117 Bowden, Richard Kirkland – Personal adoption, 97–98 birth, 1, 97 boxing, 106, 111–12 Douglass community, 100–101, 115–16, 117–18 Douglass High School, 1, 28–29, 99–100 activities, 101–102, 104, 112–13 alumni association, 114–15 closure, 115 education expectations, 113–14 drama club activities, 112–13 drum major, 103 duck caretaker at Peabody Hotel, 108–109 father, adoptive, 97–99, 105–108, 111–12, 117 father, biological, 97, 98 friends, 9, 116 A-2 garden, 105–106 godfather, 117 influences on, 117 LeMoyne College, 1, 104, 116 lifeguard, 109–10 mother, adoptive, 98, 105–106, 117, 118 mother, biological, 97, 98 movie ticket taker, 108 paper deliverer, 108, 110–11 religious activities, 106 school activities, 102–103 scrap collection, 110 segregation experiences, 28 swimming, 104–105, 112 Technical Sergeant, U. S. Air Force, 1–2, 29, 104, 108 criminal investigations, 3–7 World War II memories, 110 Bowden, Richard Kirkland – Professional Contract employee, U. S. Marshals Service, 1, 84, 91 Deputy, U. S. Marshals Service, 1, 3, 21, 22–23, 133 confrontations, 37 on decorum in the courtroom, 89–93, 141–43 expert witness volunteer at Howard University Law School, 121–22 on James Meredith’s personal detail, 24–28, 29–32 and judge investiture services, 136 and judges, 119–21, 122, 125, 126–27, 133, 136 and juries, 136–40 on lawyers in the courtroom, 81–83, 85–88, 93, 94–96 and Microsoft trial, 80, 127, 136 and Morgan, 46, 74–75 precinct, 41–42 prisoner transport trips, 47 and student program on judiciary, 126–27, 133–35 transport of Valachi, 73–74 and Watergate jurors, 59–68, 133 and Watergate subpoenas, 130–33 See also United States Marshals Service in the District of Columbia Police officer, D. C. Metropolitan Police Department, 1, 2–3, 7–8 ABC law violators, 17 “Blue Miller Law,” 14–15 colleague under investigation, 19–21 on drug law changes, 16 A-3 and heroin dealers, 13–16 heroin legalization proposal, 11–13 Narcotics Division undercover operations, 8–10, 19 numbers violators, 16–17 Plain clothes operations, 10–11 prostitution, 17–18 undercover trainer, 18–19 warrants, 21–22 on race, 144 retirement, 84, 91, 92 Bowden, Vernetta Constance (nee Bradshaw), 98, 105–106, 117, 118 Branch, Ben, 112 Braxton, Cleveland, 27 Bryant, William B., 42, 81, 82–83, 85, 88, 121, 135–36 Burke, Joan, 89 Butler, Clarence, 27 Cacheris, Plato, 81 Delovicko, William, 68 District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, 33–34, 86, 87, 132 District of Columbia Department of Corrections (Jail), 43, 47–48, 49, 94, 140 District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, 2, 18–19, 52 “Blue Miller Law,” 14–15 Morals Division, 3, 16 Gambling and Liquor Section, 3, 16–17 Narcotics Section, 3, 8, 11–12, 16 Prostitution Section, 3, 16 narcotics officer under investigation, 19–21 precincts, 41 District of Columbia Municipal Court, 33–34, 86, 87 District of Columbia Superior Court, 86, 87 Douglass, Frederick, 99, 101 Dugas, Julian R., 121 Dwyer, Jean, 85, 88 Dwyer, John, 85 “Fifth Streeters,” 86–88 Fuller, Vincent, 81 Garber, William, 71 Gardner, William C., 85, 88 Gorham, Frank, 70 A-4 Green, Joyce Hens, 136 Green, June L., 88, 136 Green brothers, 70, 75–77 Haldeman, H. R., 132 Hankins, Ruth, 88 Harvey, Hugh, 129–30 Hayes, Clarence, 116–17 Hayes, George E. C., 85, 88 Haywood, Margaret, 88 Helms, Samuel, 117 heroin addicts, 8–9, 11–13 Holtzoff, Alexander, 121, 122 Howard University, 9 School of Law, 121–22, 129 Jackson, Amy, 136 Jackson, Jesse, 112 Jackson, Thomas Penfield, 127, 136 Johnson, Norma Holloway, 126–27, 133–34 jurors, 137–40, 141 and lawyers in the courtroom, 81–83, 95, 142 oath of office, 122–23 questionnaires, 123–24 sequestered, 56–58, 68 See also Watergate jurors Kollar-Kotelly, Colleen, 127 Lamberth, Royce C., 66, 94, 136, 140–41 Lamondue, Frank, 27 Lawson, Belford, 81 Mack, Julia Cooper, 89 Mafia, 73 Matthews, Burnita, 89, 122 McGuire, Matthew F., 119–20 McKinney, George K., 130–32 McLaughlin, Arthur J., 81, 83, 94–96 McShane, James P., 23, 27 Memphis, Tennessee, 1, 28 Camp Daniels, 104 Cotton Carnival on Beale St., 103–104 A-5 Douglass community, 99–102, 104, 107, 113–14, 115–16, 117–18 Grand Central Station, 98 Jane Terrell Hospital, 97 Peabody Hotel, 108–109 schools for African Americans, 28, 99 segregation in, 99, 107–108 Meredith, James, 23–26, 29 Mississippi, 23–26, 29–31 Mitchell, Curtis, 81, 85 Moore, Luke C., 19–20, 23, 27, 56, 75, 83, 85, 120, 121 Morgan, Daniel Jackson Oliver Wendel Holmes, 46, 74–75, 85 Mundy, Kenneth, 81, 85 Neely, Joanne, 72 Nixon, Richard M., 130–31 Palmer, James Freeman, 27 Penn, John G., 136 Richey, Charles, 122–24, 136 Riley, Howard, 27 Robinson, Joseph, 27 Robinson, Spotswood W., 56, 122 Roosevelt, Eleanor, 100, 101 Roundtree, Dovey J., 81, 85, 88 Sharp, James, 85 Shorter, John, 81 Shreeves, Bruce H., 70 Sirica, John J., 59, 68, 130, 133 Sitnick, Joseph, 85 Sherriff, Norman E., 70, 76–77, 78–79 Smith, John Lewis, 125, 136 Spearman, Oscar, 27 Spiller, Herbert, 119–20 Stein, Jacob A. (“Jake”), 81, 85 Strickland, Willie, 70 Sullivan, Brendan, 81 Sullivan, Emmet G., 136 Tatel, David S., 127, 134 Terrell, Jane, 97 Terrell (Robert H.) Law School, 129–30 A-6 United States Air Force and African Americans, 2, 7 Criminal Investigation Unit, 2, 3–6 United States Commissioner, 21–22 United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 22, 33–34, 54–55, 132, 133 cellblock takeover, 70–73, 77–78 court reporters, 128–29 decorum in, 89–93, 141–42, 143 imposter lawyer, 46, 74 judges, 55, 68, 119–21, 122, 125, 126–27, 133, 136 and sequestered juries, 57–58, 68 United States Marshals Service in the District of Columbia, 33–34 Administrative Services desk, 36 African American U.S. Marshals, 23, 24, 27, 30, 56 camaraderie, 78 court orders, 34–36, 38, 39, 141 courtroom judge assignment, 55, 68–69, 119, 136 deaths in line of duty, 76–77, 79 dress code, 119–20 evictions, 39, 40–41, 51–52 female deputy marshals, 43, 57, 63, 70, 71, 72 guns in the courthouse, 125–26 hostages, 70–73 landlord/tenant complaints, 40–41 marshal workloads, 41–42 Meredith protection, 24–27, 29–32 negotiators, 71–72, 77–78 personally owned vehicles (POVs), 44, 74 prisoner escape attempts, 49–51 prisoner handling, 46–47 prisoner jail/courthouse transport, 47–48, 51, 54–56 prisoner movements, 43–45 prisoner separation, 48–49, 50 property seizing, 34–36, 37–39 and sequestered juries, 57–58, 68 service of process, 34, 39–40 student program on judiciary, 126–27, 133–35 vessel seizing, 36–37 and Watergate jurors, 59–68, 133 Witness Security Program, 73–74 University of Mississippi, 23, 31 Valachi, Joseph, 73–74 A-7 Vandergriff, Frank, 27 Wagner, Annice M., 88 Washington, Joe, 105 Watergate jurors, 133 accommodations, 59–60 alternates, 66–67 clothing, 61–62 entertainment, 61 family visits, 62–63 media censoring, 63–64 rapport with deputy marshals, 63, 67 religious services, 60–61 telephone monitoring, 62, 64, 65–66 Watergate subpoenas, 130–33 Watergate trial, 59, 66 Williams, Edward Bennett, 81, 82–83, 85 Windsor, George, 121 women deputy marshals, 43, 57, 63, 70, 71, 72 inmates, 44 judges, 122, 126, 133 lawyers, 81, 85, 88–89, 90, 142 B-1 Oral History of Richard Kirkland Bowden Cases Cited In re Subpoena to Nixon, 360 F. Supp. 1 (D. D. C. 1973), 59, 66, 130–33 Miller v. U. S., 357 U.S. 301 (78 S. Ct. 1190, 2 L. Ed.2d 1332), 14–15 Morgan v. U. S., 309 F.2d 234 (C. A. D. C. 1962), 46, 74–75, 85 U. S. v. Microsoft Corp., 84 F. Supp. 2d 9 (D. D. C. 1999), 80, 127, 136