Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-18
LAWYER HUMMEL CASE
FORMER HUSBAND OF MRS.
MORSE FIRST WITNESS TODAY.

NEW xOk<ks DECEMBER 1S.---CnarieS T..
Dodge. the former husband OF Mrs. Charles
w. Morse. was the frst witness today in
the prosecution OF Abraham n. Hummsi,
the lawyer who Is charged with conspiring
to annul Mrs. Morse's marriage to Mr.
Morse. After Dodge had declared that his
divorce from his FORMER wife was Illegal
and the courts had set II aside. 1t was
charged that he was kept in Texas by al
most princely entertainment by persons In
terested In having his divorce declared
void
"Hummei then gave me Ave $1oo bills. :"
he added.
Once more. in the next month, Dodge
said. he was asked to come from Atlanta to
New York and that this time, at the ONCE
OF the referee IN the proceedings concern
ing his divorce from Mrs. Morse that ha
swore he had not been served with tho sum-
his counsel.
And after you had testified, what hap
penedF' Dodge was asked.
Il went back to Hummel's Office end was
there given $780, After getting the money
I returned to the SOUTH"
In addition to the $500 Dodge said he was
getting $50 q day expenses
Later Dodge testified that the first am
davit made by HummeI and signed by him
was to the effect that he had never re-
tanned Kruger nor been served with the
summons.
Swore to False Story.
you swore to other things that were
false at the reference proceedings, lie was
asked by Delaney Nicol. Hummets attor-
ney
II did"
Dodge testified that after signing the Sec
ond affidavit he made the following re-
mark: Before leaving Atlanta / told
Bracken I wanted 5000 as a compensation.
l thought there was something doing. so 1
might as well be in It,"
Asked whether the money was given him
as expenses or to influence him to swear
falsely. Dodge replied:
Well. had got the money and thought
was forced to swear falsely" rs
Dodge was then excused, and Capt. James
T. Morse. the New England ship owner,
took the witness stand. He is an uncle of
Charles W. Morse, the husband of Mrs.
Clemence Dodge Morse.
Received so, 500 in Three Months.
Dodge told of receiving $500 in period
of three months from Hummel and mea
whom Hummel sent to him. and Of chang
ing his testimony. after receiving this
money, about the facts in his original d.
vorce case from Mrs. Morse
He testified that in New York city in 1898
he was served with a summons by law
yer named Sweetser in Mrs. Morses origf-
nal divorce suit. He testified also that he
Retained A1OTtlIler 6uSeE as HIS cOuIlsSi
in this case. Later when the validity OF
this divorce was questioned Edward NJ.
Bracken met him in Georgia. telling Dodge
that Hummel had sent him to say that he
wanted Dodge in New York.
"Bracken handed me $780," said Dodge.
II then consented to go to New York"
On going to Hummers office Dodge said
Hummel asked him whether he was served
with the summons by Sweetser. Dodge said
he answered. yes. Later, he said, Mr.. Hum
mel dictated an af1davit which the witness
signed. He then went to Atlanta. Ga. In
the following month. he said. he again re-
turned to New York, where he talked with
-Hummel about the divorce. Dodge testi-
fed that he signed another affidavit then.