St. Paul daily globe., 1893-10-12
QUEER STATE OF THINGS
REKE6LED IN THE T6I9L or THE
MORSE KATE CASE.
INsINUATroN ABOUT GEORGE

nature of the Old Gentleman
Expert Testimony General
News Of Minneapolis.
George ". jerks again took the stand
in the Morse forgery case Yesterday
morning. Mr.. JeUks' note given TO Geo.
! A. Morse Ill favor of his father. Elisha
| Morse. drawn on the Farmers and Mer-
! chants bank. endorsed by Elisha Morse.
/ which was given III payment OF the con-
| tested note, was presented in evidence
I and admitted over the objection that the
! Endorsement was forged. A juror at
| this point took it upon himself TO fire a
! tuSlade of cross questions at the wit
| ness, evidently confusing the testimony
! of Mr. Knapp with that of jerks.
After the cross-eXaminatiOn closed,
| Jenk finally stated that George Morse,
! when he bought the property statement
| signed. he did not fetch the signed note.
! Witness did not think that he went to
see the bank before he received the
note, aud that lie believed that the
! signed statement and the six months
note were both taken at the same time
! to Mr.. Knapp. Witness said that MIR.
! Knapp preferred singie-named notes
| and four months time. Then followed
] QuCSllOiS anu ttilShClS do lO4lbnSs
Did he tell you that before?"
I think not"
when you went TO him first didn't he
say he would accept il if the property
| statements were signed?"
| Il didn't show him the notes then"
Did you have the six months note
with you then?"
Yes, but l didn't show it."
when you next went did you take
| the six months note and statement
slgneG?'
Yes. Then he said the only note he
would cash would be four moths note
| single name paper"
In his testimony Attorney Moves tes-
! tilted TO his having made claim for
/ S25,000 OH Elish Morse, because of short
! age in the Neasy estate. for which both
/ Elisha and George Morse had acted as
! executors, trustees, guardians, etc. To
! the court the witness explained that
| this claim WAS one for money held by
! Elisha Morse as trustee, afterwards )
! taken by George Morse. He said il was
for money both had had, and witness
! held them both Jointly liable Tor the
! shortage.
Were those securities turned over
by Elisha i'll his settlement OF the es-
tate?"
Yes. They were placed in different
envelopes for the various heirs. They
were the original papers turned over by
| Elisha"
Witness was shown release and re-
ceipt, given to George and E lsha Morse
| for ll,OJJ and some odd dollars on the
settlement. he identifi ed it, and then
! Mr.. BartieSon showed that the heirs had
| given Elisha release az the time ne
completed his trust, and that it was
with consent of the heirs that George
had been made trustee.
Nv as that claim made with the belief
that Elisha had secured the money?
Were nos his accounts all right?"
Yes. they were"
How much did Elisha pay you for
securities he took back?''
About 81, 600, l think"
''lS it not true that he guaranteed
some of that paper for $1,000, ana gave
you cash for SCOOP"
He gave me two $1,000 notes and
Sll.O0O III cash."
Vas not that amount almost entirely
made up OF money that George collected
and not turned uver?"
My recollection is that l drew out
certain paper and got cash for it,
wasn't the whole $1,000 money
George mad collected and failed to turn
over?"
Il can't tell for certain"
"What was the amount George told
you Re had collected?"
Il don't know. l couldn't get much
satisfaction out of him. The amount
VAS largely that, but couldn't say if
! ALL
When E. P. Crooker, who was George
MOrse's attorney at one time, was
sworn, and be was abOnt 10 testify as 10
what trausplred in an interview regard
ing the paper at which he was present
objection was promptly raised, and the
| prosecuting attorney said:
I'VE propose to show that Geo rye has
fled the country: that Mr.. BarteisOn was
the attorney for both parties during this
note dispute, ana that he fed the coun-
! try
! At THE INSTIGATTON OF THE ATTOR-
NEY,
| Mr.. BartelsOn, and Elisha Morse.'
The testimony will be ruled out, ="
! said the court.
I'VE take an exception"
Then George {. Williamson was called
! as an expert in the matter OF signatures
! from his experience in the banking
business. He examined the note in is
sue and compared it with number of
| papers containing the undenied chirog-
! Taphy of Elisha Morse. After critically
| noting the matter in hand, he said, very
positively, that tile same person had
| made both signatures.
"State if the note signature and the
| others YOU have are signed 10y the same
| persona
The name on the face of the note
is Identical with the others. The in.
dorsement on the back is by the same
person"
Mr.. Bartelsov then showed witness
untamiliaIity with the writing of the
two Morses.
Was it admitted to be the writing Of
Elisha MorSe?"
There was no question at that time
Wasn't it claimed that 1t was forg-
cry"
"YOu never saw others than those vol
have now admitted to be his sigma
tures?"
''No, SIR"
Witness said in the last two years ht
had seen the writing of George Morst
on an average OF once week, and hat
seen him sign his name once at tht
Farmers and Merchants State bank, il
company with II. c. Travis. Witness
had never seen him sign tue name O
Elisha Morse, nor seen that signature
purportlng to nave been signed by him
Leave was asked to show the checl
signed Elisha Morse" by George A
Morse. 1t was objected to aD(
al argument begun. Over plain.
tiff's objection, the court allowed
the checks admitted in evidence. anC
MIR. Williamson was recalled and show
the note, and the name OF Elisha Mors
as signed by the son by authority OF tn,
father. then asked if they were not sim
liar. Witness examined them for lon,
| time. and admitted that there was a re
markable similarity.
docs not that writing more resembl
the Endorsements on the note, than tht
ones you were first shown?'
The witness took plenty of tim
| stndv1np the chenks and fnnn