The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-24
C. +. Dodge Arrested In Texas
on Perpjury Charge.
Brought to New York and Re-
leased on Own Recognizance.s
MADE A CONFESSION.
Accused Man Said to Have
Turned States Evidence.
Process sSerVerUnceremoniOusly
Bounced by Jerome.

New York. Dec. 24.-There was {
very unexpected turn to the case OF
perjury against Charles f. Dodge, whC
was brought to this city from Texas
! yesterday, when he was released on his
own recognizance after arraignment
/ before Judge Cowing in the court OF
general sessions today. Dodge was
accused of committing perjury in tes-
/ tifying that service was not made upon
] him in the suit by which divorce was
i secured from him by his former wife
who subsequently married Charles w
Morse, the banker and promoter. After
/ Dodge's testimony, now alleged to have
been perjured, his former wife secured
a divorce from Mr.. Morse. Dodge re-
sisted when an attempt was made to
bring him from Texas. but on his ar
rival in this city is said to have made
a confession in a midnight talk with
the local authorities.
Judge Cowing said after releasing
Dodge that he could not make public
his reasons for doing SO at this time.
Dodge was released upon the recon-
mendation of District Attorney jerome,
who said that for reasons of a public
nature the ends of Justice would be
served by such action. 1t was report
ed that Dodge has turned states evil
dence and that he will be a witness for
the district attorney in proceedings
against others for whom Dodge is sup
posed to have acted as agent.
er be formally turned over to the Gus
tody of the New York county officials.
While he was arrested by a United
States marshal and sent to this city as
a federal prisoner this was done only
to place him in the hands of the au-
tn critics in this city.
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followed one of the longest and most
bitterly fought legal battles on record
and was the real beginning of what,
it is believed, will develop into one of
the most sensational cases the metrop-
oils has seen. That the efforts to pro-
tect Dodge are by no means at an end
was evidenced by the manner in which
his arrival was received yesterday.
Even before the steamer bearing the
prisoner had reached her dock a pro-
cess server forced his way into the
presence of District Attorney Jerome
with a paper demanding the release of
the prisoner. This officer was hustled
unceremoniouSly from the office by
Mr.. Jerome, who, after refusing to ac-
cept the paper on the ground that
Dodge was a federal prisoner and that
he was not at that time in New York
county, thrust the paper into the Off
GERS pocket and seizing him by the
collar, rushed him out through the
door. Before going away the process
server tossed the paper back through
the open door on the floor of the dis
trict attorneys office.
When the steamer arrived several at
torneys We're on hand to represent the
prisoner, but he was hurried to police
headquarters where for many hours he
was subjected to what the police call
the third degree process RepreSen-
tativeS of the federal, county and city
police took part in this long conference,
two attorneys claiming to represent the
prisoner being denied admission even
in the face of most urgent protests. 1t
was the attempt of lawyers claiming to
represent Dodge that brought about the
most sensational incident of the night.
Barlow S. Weeks and A. H. Hummel,
two of New YOrkS most prominent law
yerS, appeared at police headquarters
soon after Dodge arrived there in Gus
tOdy of the officers and demanded to see
the prisoner on the ground that they
had been retained to defend him They
met with little success, being Informed
by a stenographer, who was sent out to
meet them that it was not known that
Dodge was their client and that if so
he was at that time in custody OF the
United States authorities. They de-
clined to accept this answer as final,
however, and Mr.. Weeks made a for
NAL demand in writing, addressed to
an assistant district attorney known to
be in the building demanding that he
be permitted to see his client. The note
was returned with an endorsement
stating that the assistant district attor-
ney extended the compliments of the
season to MI. Weeks"
A demand upon a police sergeant
for service of a bench warrant for the
arrest of Dodge was rejected by that
officer who gave the excuse that he
would have ITO see Mr.. McAdoo first. -
Another appeal to the assistant dis
trict attorney brought the reply that
Dodge had no desire to see the at
torneys. that he had not retained
them and that he was satisfied to be
without counsel. Before giving up the
struggle early this morning Mr..
Weeks said the proceeding was
worthy of Russia" The attorneys
declared that they believed that cOun-
sci was being withheld from Dodge
against his will in hope that a state
ment might be drawn from him before
he was arraigned in court.
At the conclusion of the conference
at police headquarters, District At
torney Jerome said that Mr.. Weeks
and Mr. Hnmmel had been denied ad-
mission because Dodge had retained
ex-Assistant District Attorney James
w. osborne, as his attorney. He said
that Mr.. Osborne had been at police
Headquarters since the arrival of
Dodge and had heard everything that
had taken place.