The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-27
THE rANrALIz1xG DODGE CASE.

THE TANTALIZING DODGE CASE.
What is the mystery IN the Dodge
case about which there has been so
much in the newspapers during the
last year2 What are the sensational
revelations which Charles F. Dodge
is expected TO make to the grand jury
of New York county tomorrow? The
Dodge case is a tantalizing one because
so much is published about il and so
little that satisfies curiosity is said.
( We are told that when the facts are
out some very prominent men in New
York viii find themselves in a peril
Gus position, and that the New York
Bar Association will have occasion to
pass upon the question as to whether
several we'll known lawyers of that
city shouldn't be disbarred.
1t is known OF course that Dodge
was indicted for perjury in New York
city, that he fed to Texas and that
after months of effort and the expen-
diture Of large amount Of money
said to be about S30.OOO-the district
attorney has succeeded in having him
brought back. 1t is also known that
on his arrival in New York, repre-
sentatives Of two prominent law firms
made frantic efforts to see him on the
plea that they had been retained as
his counsel. Dodge, however, refus-
ed to see them, saying they were not
authorized TO act for him. He made
a confession to the district attorney,
which he has agreed to repeat to the
grand jury.
Who are the parties who are on
the anxious seat in consequence of
Dodge's return to New York? They
must be greatly disturbed, since they
spent, so it is estimated, about $780,
600 to keep Dodge in Texas. If we are
to believe what the New York news
papers state, the revelations, when
they are made public, will be more
startling than the explosion Of ton
of dynamite.
Dodge was a hotel clerk In Atlanta
when his wife secured an absolute
divorce from him with permission to
remarry. That was in 1898. She sub
sequently became the wife of Charles
who was then, and is now, a very
wealthy man. A year ago last October
it was told to her that her divorce
from Dodge was not legal, because he
had not been personally notified with
a summons of the suit. In fact, Dodge
r11da mr. a n A1%
said for that reason he had made no
defense to the suit.
Mrs. Morse was almost frantic, and
at once began suit for the annul-
ment of the divorce from Dodge. The
divorce was set aside, and then Mr..
Morse interviewed and it was clearly
shown that Dodge had sworn falsely.
1t was proved beyond doubt that he
had been summoned, and that the d.
vorce had been properly granted. The
upshot of the matter was the restora-
ton of Mrs. Morse to all her rights
as the wife of Mr.. Morse. They are
now in Europe, and as far as the world
knows, are happy in each others So
ciety.
There has been no intimation that
Mr.. Morse, at any time. wanted to
get rid of his wife. Hence. there is
no reason for supposing that he had
anything to do with bringing Dodge
forward to commit perjury. The only
other superstition is that there was
a conspiracy to blackmail him out of
a large sum by threatening to show
he was not legally married to Mrs.
Morse. If the disclosures prove to
be as sensational as predicted, they
will cause the Chadwick case to be
forgotten for few days.