The sun., 1905-12-16

divorce evidence OF fraud which would
invalidnte the divorce and suggested that
he could do that job for $4,000. Then Capt;
Morse came down here and gave Hummel
SIS 600 In cash to upset his nephew's mar
riage, ~ r..
At this time Dodge was in Atlanta, Ga.
satisfied at being rid of his wife, for whom
he had no regard, and never supptosing
that there was anything wrong with ms
divorce, for he knew that 1t was all right
an appearance in the suit brought by ms
wife and had been serN ed with the sum
mons.
HUMMEL PAID TO BRING DODGE HERE
Hunmel's first step was to invalidate the
divorce. He sent Detective Bracken to
hunt up Dodge. and one day Dodge got
telegram asking him if he was the Cnares
f. Dodge who had been divorced by Glenn
ence Cowles. Dodge replied that he was.
Bracken called on him and said that hum
mel wanted him TO come to New YORK 80
that he could question him about the di-
vorce. Dodge said that he cou ant under-
stand what he was wanted for, that he
knew that his wife had remarked and that
she was III Europe with her husband. Then
Bracken handed Dodge $500, and Dodge
consented TO come to New York.
"Hummel asked him about his divorce,
said MIR. land. Dodge said he had been
served with due process and that he had
au' hori2ed Lawyer MORT inner A. Ruger TO
appear for him. Thereupou, Hummel die
tated an affidavit in which Dodge denied
that he had ever been served and that he
had ever retained counsel That atildavlt
Hummel kept for his own use. MIR. and
Mrs. Morse hadn't the slightest suspicion
that this conspiracy was being halched.
But on December 5, 1908, MIR Morse re-
ceived letter which no man would want
to receive. This was a letter from Hum-
mel in which he said that his client not
Capt. Morse, but his client Charles F.
Dodge, had begun proceedings to set aside
the divorce, and in that letter Hummel
said: 1t is my duty TO advise you that
you render yourself liable to my client MI
Dodge, for heavy damages for alternating
his wte's affections At least that was
the purport Of the letter,
After getting the letter, according to Mr.
Rand, Mr.. Morse desired to keep things
quiet and went to Hummel. Morse told
Humme that if he was looking for money
there WASH red cent in il Cor him. Hum
mel said that Dodge's mother was sick or
dying and Dodge wanted to get his wife
back. MIR. Morse told him that he always
thought that his marriage was regular,
but if it was not he wanted To get back
to the beginning and have it Strengthened
out He asked Hmmel to keep it quiet
and Hunmel said he would Then there
was a meeting at HummePs house at which
Sweetser said that he had served Dodge.
but Hummel said he wasn't satisfied and he
was going ahead with the procee dings.
DUMMY TO TAKE DoDGE's PART.
Mr., Rand then went over the proceed
ings before Referee Ernest Hall al which
Sweetser identified man named Herpich
as Dodge Mr.. Rand said that HerpiCh
was a dummy provided ny Hummei. On
that test imony Referee Hall signed ~
port recommending the annuiment OF the
a rCiavit on which the reference was OBJ
tanned Mr. Rand said that Hummcl paid
Dodge 5000 When the referee signed his
report Dodge got another $500 from Hum
mel, making in all $4,000.
And when Supreme Court Justice Clarke
signed the decree setting aside the Dodge
divorce Hummel had delivered 10 Capt.
Morse the goods for which the captain
paid, said Mr. Rand. Then what hap
pened? Here was an honest woman who
had to move to destroy her own marriage
as the result Of the Miserable dirty WORK
OF Hummel.
Then MIR. RAND told of the annulment of
the Morse marriage, how Sweetser, who
lad been charged by HHmmel with per
jury, dug up the two letters from Dodge
pearance in the Dodge divorce and of the
indictment of Dodge for perjury.
"Mithin an hour after Dodge was in
dicted he left the ST. Charles Hotel at New
Orleans and started for Mexico. Why, he
knew of his indictment beIlre the District
ing to Hummel, but he had rendered him
service for which Hummel had been paid
Then | ask why should Hummel want to
get Dodge across the border! You can
anawer that But we caught Dodge at
Houston. Tex. and suddenly Capt Morse
got a telephone message. they caught our
man; senu us money and from that time
on there was a constant demand for money
until Capt. Morse had paid over more than
$50 OC0. Capt. Morse was scared to death.
He couldn't refuse the money. How was
it paid? In cash, not by check
Mr.. Rand then told of the efforts to get
Dodge back to this city, He said members
Of the Howe g. Humrnel firm supplied money
for the fight and fed a sick man on wine
and brandy, evidently for the purpose Of
killing him and keeping him away. 1t
was Kaffenburgh, he said who tried to
smuggle Dodge to Mexico. but it was all
done under HuInmels directions Mr.
Rand said he would produce Dodge to tell
the story.
The last two hours Of the afternoon sos
sion was spent in goiaS over the records
OF the Dodge Morse court litigation.
TO HURRY THE TRIAL
Every effort will he made to hurry the
trial through before Christmas. A session
will be held from 20 o'clock till to-day
Mr. Rand said that with the progress made
yesterday as gauge, he expected to have
h., case in by next Tuesday.
Lawyer Samuel Leavitt, who was men
toned in the examination Of talesmen as
having spoken to one Of the talesmen about
the Hummel case, snid last night that he
didn't know Humme or his lawyers and
had no interest in the case.