Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-13
NEW TURN IN MORSE CASE.
Papers Brought to Light to Show That
Former Husband CT Mrs. Morse Was
Served with Summons.
tNew York sun. Monday.o

charles w. Morse. the banker,
learned first through tn" story pub
llshed ny The sun. Sunday, that papers
had been brought 10 light, which, II
genuine, will furnish the means of es-
tabiishing tin validity OF his marriage
to Elemence Dodge. from whom he has
been separated by an interlocutory de-
Gre" "hnulling the marriage because
Mrs. Norses divorce from her previous
husband. Chas. T. Dodge. has been de-
clared invalid for lack of proper sep
vice OF papers OH Dodge.
Mr. Morse, as soon as he read tn.
news in The sun, went at once. to the
home of William a. Swectser who was
Mrs. Dod@e's counsel in her suit for
div orc" against Dnage. Ii was Sweet
ser announced on Saturday, that he
had discovered in an old pile of pa
rers in Francis Moore's office at A.
Broadway. letters from Dodge. ad-
to Lawyer Mortimer \. Ruger, which
established the fact, regardless Of the
finding of the courts to the contrary.
that Dodge was served with a sum
mons and had employed Ruger as his
counsel.
Mr.. Morse is described as being high
" elatcd by the development He did
not see the original letters purporting
to be from Dodge to Kruger because
they were IN Mr.. Sweetsers safe down
town, but it is said that he was most
hopeful that they would serve to estab-
lish his marriage.
Mr.. SWeetser said, Sunday. that he
would lay the originals of the letters
before Mrs Morse's lawyers. Furs-
man, Little & SchwarZkopf, Monday
morning, at 10 O'Clock.
1t was said that Mrs. Morse's 1,ttor-
neys thought that Mr.. Sweetser ought
to have put his evidence before them
in the most convincing way possible as
soon as he got it, but Mr.. Sweetser
himself says that he did not see why
that should be necessary although he.
it is true. was one Of. their witnesses
in the action which Mrs. Morse brought
to have her marriage contract annuled.
E;-Judge F'ursnian. it was said. Sun
day, would come to town, Monday,
from Troy and take charge personally
Of the case for Mrs. Morse
After Mr. Sweetser brings the docu-
ments. which he says he has. to Mrs.
Morse's lawyers, Monday, IL statement
will probably be issued by them.
Mr.. SWeetser TOLD sunday, how he
came TO discover that Francis Moore.
in whose Off. . the old pabers were
found. was Ringers former partner
the discovery Which. according to his
statements lei tc The finding, on Fri
day. OF the valuable papers in the di-
vOrce suit case. Said he:
Ever since the hearing in October.
which resulted in the setting aside of
the decree of divorce. / have been rack
ing ny brains trying to think who was
associated with Puger in his office at
- Broadway. l knew that there was
somebody. but ! could not for the life
OF rae think who it was. I went down
to a Broadway several times and
scanned the directory Of the building
in the hore that something which I
might see there would refresh nv
meincry. But all failed. Last Thurs
day night, | learned where Mr.. Ruger's
widow lives. From her I agcertained
that Moore was the man"
One Of the first things which Sweet
ser did after finding the papers in
MOores Office was. it is said by one Of
his friends TO write to Mr.. Morse b,t
4. the letter did not reach him.
! Mr.. Moore c0rroborated everything