Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-19

Went to Atlanta, Ga. In the follow
ing month he said he again returned
to New York where he talked with
Hummel about the divorce. Dodge
testified that he signed another affi-
davit then.
"Hummel then gave me five $1,000
bills he added.
Once more in the next month. Dodge
says he was asked to come from At
lanta to New York and that this time
at the Office of the referee in the pro-
ceedings concerning his divorce from
Mrs. Morse, he swore he had not been
served with the summons by Sweetser
and that Ruger was not his counsel.
Later he said he went back to Hum
mers Office and was there given $500.
After getting the money he returned
south.
Later Dodge testified that the first
affidavit made by Hummel and signed
| by him was to the effect that he had
| never retained Ruger nor been served
with the summons.
"Yod swOre to other things that were
false at the reference proceedings?" he
was asked by Delaney Nicholl, Hum
mers attorney.
Il did
And when you first saw Hummel
| what did he say?"
~ sent Bracken to Atlanta to see
| you on a little matter of business that
you may be of nelp to us
He further explained that it con-
| cerned the divorce obtained by his for
mer wife.
and afterwards you went back to
Atlanta"'
| "Yes, in addition to the $500 I was
| getting $40 a day for expenses
Dodge testified that after signing the
| second affidavit he made the following
| remark:
! Before leaving Atlanta, 1 told Brack-
en- l wanted $4,000 as a compensation.
| thought there was something doing so
l might as we'll be in it,
| Asked whether the money was given
| him rs expense or to influence him 20
swear falsely Dodge replied:
"Weil I had got the money and I
thought l was forced to swear falsely"
| Dodge was then excused and Capt
| James r. Morse, the New England ship
| owner, took the witness stand. He is an
| uncle of Charles w. Morse. the hus-
band of Mrs. Morse. Capt. Morse said
| that in 1905, he came to New York to
| see Hummel.
| II made known my business to him."
said Morse, my nephew's marriage to
| Mrs. Clemence Dodge. 1 told him that
the family was very much dissatisfied
| with him, that L would like the mat
ter of her divorce from Dodge looked
| into and to see whether it was quite in
order"
1 Aftcrward he said Hummel tele-
II phoned to him in Boston that the mar
i rage was irregular and that he want
ed a $4,000 retaining fee. Capt. Morse
said he himself delivered this fee in
bills the next day.
Capt. Morse said that Hummel told
him Mrs. Morse's second marriage
could be upset, and added:
II Il then gave him instructions to
break UP that marriage if he could. 1
requested him not to let me be known
in the matter
In the winter of 1904. he said that
Hummel told him Dodge had been ar
rested in the South for perjury and that
Capt Morse ought to do something
about it.
"Did he ask you to put up $40, 900 bail
for Dodge?"
"Yes. and I came on next day with
the $4,000 ana gave IL ~ hufiiiiiei. l
never got it back. Later on, in response
to another message from Hummel, l
went to Stamford. CT, and gave $4,000
to Nathaniel Cohen"
The witness said that in addition to
this payment he afterward gave sue
ccssively the following sums to Cohen:
$1,000, s55OO. $4,000, $500. s35O0, and
$780, making a total of $4,000 exclusive
of the bail and the original $4,000 fee.
Capt. Morse never got any of that
money back.
Capt. Morse took it upon himself, he
said, to break up the marriage in the
interest of his nephcws children.
Capt. Morse said that Hummel had
never informed him that Dodge would
not come to New York to testify unless
he received $4,000. He did not know that
any money paid by him was to be used
to obtain perjured evidence.
He said he had no complaint to make
r at HummeTs treatment of him.
When Capt. Morse left the witness
d stand the trial was adjourned until to-
morrow.