The Washington times., 1905-01-08

Steward Says Mrs. Geishenen Sailed
Yesterday on the Liner
Deutschland.
NEW YORK, Jan. T. --56- C. w
Morse
This name appeared on the printed
passenger list of the Cunard liner Lu-
cania, from Liverpool, which made her
pier early this afternoon.
When the liner doclled it was de-
cIared that Morse was not aboard; that
the man who engaged the stateroom old
not turn up at Liverpool or at Queens
town, md that the room had not been
occupied during the voyage
Rumor Busy.
Rumor has had it TOR several days
that the former ice king much want
ed by District Attorney Jerome as
witness before the grand jury in the
investigation into the tangle over
Morse's matrimonial affairs and Dodge's
alleged perjury was on the sea. put re-
ports from Paris had him at the Hotel
Ritz, in that city, with Mrs Dodge
Morse at the Elysee Place Hotel, in the
same town.
Ii Mr. Morse is on the Lucania he sue
ceeded in keeping the fact that he was
coming home a close secret Even IN
/ ariS, where he IS well known, ne was
believed rs late as this morning TO be
a guest at the Hotel Ritz. Samuel Un-
termyer, Mr.. Morse's counsel refused TO
say Yesterday whether Mr. Morse was
coming back % this country soon. and
by his attitude gave the impression that
he would be back before long
If Mr. Morse is really on the Iucania
u u-ii1 f1tr her
Dodge-MorSe situation W nen MI
Morse was before the grand jury he
Was kept under subpoena for six weeks
and finally told that he would not be
needed again So he promptly went
abroad. AT that time. however, the Gel
shenen phase of the case had not de-
Mr.. Morse will be very satisfactory
witness for Nj. Jerome as substitute
for Mrs. Gelshenen.
Mrs. Gelshenen on Deutschland.
Notwithstanding James NJ Beck as
sertion that Mrs. W. H Gelshenen, the
wealthy widow, sailed on Tuesday on
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse after
evading subpoena to testify before the
grand jury in the Dodge-Morse marital
tansle, it was asserted early today that
Mrs. Gelshenen was on the Deutschland,
which left her Hobolzen pier at a, m
Jacob Heuser, chief steward, made this
=
Mrs sGelshenen is a woman with
brown hair, and she is on board with
: her daughter and another young woman
They are All asleep now.
"But her lawyer says she sailed on
The kaiserss- Z - 80
That couid NOT be- he replied she
End saw her last night go into her
cabin. think she came on board at
noon yesterday
jerome Wants Beck as Witness.
James c. Beck. Mrs. Gelshenen.s law
yer, whose criticisms of District At
torsey Jerome yesterday have started
lively controversy on legal ethics, is
now being sought by a subpoena server
Mr. Jerome has issued a subpoena for
Mr.. Beck. demanding his attendance on
the grand jury on Monday, but # has
not been possible TO serve it yet.
Mr. Beck was not at his home when
z reporter called there today but Il
was said that he had gone to his Of
fee. AT his office his clerks said that
he never came there on Saturdays, but
generally went tie Philadelphia
Attaches of the building In which Mr.
Beck has his office said the lawyer ar
rived there quite early this morning
and had not left so far as they knew
At Mr.. Jerome's Office no one would
say whether or not a subpoena had been
issued for Mr.. Beck
In the letters of Mr.. Jerome and Mr.
Hand yesterday. written in response TO
the statement made by Mr. Beck, there
were strong intfmationS that Mr. Beck
had been instrumental In spiriting Mrs.
Gelshenen out of the country. so that
she would not have 10 go before the
graPd jury, Perhaps it is this matter
that Mr.. Jerome wants Beck to ex-
plain 70 the grand jury
More Revelations Expected.
Additional sensations will mark the re-
sumption of the investigation into the
Dodge-Morse affair by the grand jury
on Monday Lawyers other than Mr..
Hummel, who have appeared in the case
ut one period Or another, will be sub
peenaed- TO tell the grand jury what they
know of the attempt 10 thWart the ends
of justice
Experts who have been employed by
the district attorney to examine various
checks and accounts which will be used
as evidence have nearly completed their
task, and are said to be in a position 10
make SENSATIONAL disclosures
II vas reported at the district attor-
neys office today that the investigation
OF the experts has resulted in fixing the
responsibility for the detention of Dodge
IN Texas by three men. One of them is
SAID 10 be corporation lawyer of high
sE.tolns, another IL lawyer whose repn-
tation Is not 50 big. and a man who oc-
cuDfes a prominent position in The finen
cial world
III, II Is expected also that an important
u:k IN the cath OF evidence hcinn,
forged by the district attorney viii te
Furnished by Edward M Bracksn who
acted rs the agent In Texas OF the In
tefests that made strenuous efforts In
Keep Dodge there. II was saic 10 nc
part Of Bracken's duty TO see thai DodDe
was never without funds and that be
continually bad a good time.
Big Checks for Dodge.
The district attorney has been in
formed that at the time Dodge started,
from Texas TO New York. Bracken had
received u periodical installrnent of
funds. The last amount sent TO him
about week before Dodge left Texas
Is reported 10 have been $1,000. Part of
this, so the district attorney has been
informed, was in the form of check
and the balance in cash One check
which Bracken IS supposed to have had
IN his possession when he left Texas
was for S, 600
District Attorney Jerome is naturally
anxious 10 ger hold OF that check. and
mas made efforts to locate. Brackeu The