St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-05
is ELISHA TO BLAME?
New Theory to Account for
the Morse Negotiable Pa
per Tangle.
Elisha Morse Said to Be Act
ing Not as a Free
Agent.
Minneapolis Elks Hold Their
Annual Lodge OF
Sorrow.
Gethsemane's Celebration
Pointers From the
PulpitS.

The Minneapolis people, who have
been standing by George A Morse,
through all the discussions involving
his good name and his credit have
advanced another theory 10 ac-
count for the peculiar, pcrpleXing
and embarrassing conditions surround
ing his business affairs. They assert
that George A. Morse Is suffering from
conditions and circumstances which
he might explain, but which he is
100 manly to explain, even to
save himself from tie annoyance
that has been forced upon him in the
last week Elisha Morse, his father,
is said by these people TO he responsible
for George A Morsc's troubles, though
the old gentleman is pitled rather than
blamed
This theory, or story, for the theory is
discuss that is. 10 his family. 1t is said
in Minneapolis that Elisha Morse has
been for some time, and is now,
dominated by certain in
tiuencc which IS in every
way opposed 10 the influence and in
tereSts Of his family. 1t is even said
that this influence Is of such charac-
ter that Elisha Morse is, III reality, not
free agent. He is not under restraint,
but influence. His physical weakness
renders all the more potent the lnnu-
GncG working upon him.
Now the theory is plauSlOly advanced
that George ~. Morse. acting under
authority FROM his father authority con-
feiIPd upon him some time ago, has been
unlOI tunate in business. and has brought
financial loss upon himself and his Ia
thCr The influence said to he dominate
ing Elisha Morse is Interested in pre-
serving his fortune from any losses.
Here the theory is made emphatic. 1t
is said that the influences surround
ing Elisha Morse have operated
TO impel him to refuse ron-
nectiCn with certain business
operations Of his son, which operations
mean financial loss, though conceived
and executed honestly. Hence the
charge of forgery following reputation
by Elisha Morse of any connection With
his son.
On The other hand, a morning paper
states that George A. Morse has con
fes5ed to having committed the forger-
les, and has made list of the forged
paper, amounting to $70,0 900. This last
assertion is secuted.
A discovery has been made in the
Office of the clerk of district court,
which involves the name OF Gearge A.
Morse. Certain portions of the files in
a case to which George A. Morse was a
party, are missing from the office OF
lhe clerk of court. Why they should
have been taken is not quite clear.
Last March Lucinda X. Cutting. a
business client of George a. Morse.
brought suit against him to recover
2,203. 1t was alleged as the ground
OF complaint that Morse had col
lected that som of money, and for
Lucinda X. Cutting, but had converted
it 10 his own use. Morse did not APP
pear to defend the case. Judgment was
given against him for the full amount,
and the Judgment was paid TO Louis
X. Hull, the plaintiffs attorney.
The complaint in that case
has disappeared from among the
records of the district court. An exam
ination of the files in the case shows
them to be all right-in appear
ance. But the file that is MAJ ked
complaint contains several sheets
of blank paper in place OF the
complaint that was once. 1t is penal
otfenSe to mutiate or remove the lles'o
the district court, but there is no means
OF finding out who stole this complain}.