The Washington times., 1905-01-28
MORSE CASE TANGLE
WORSE THAN bEF ORE
Arrest Of Lawyers Adds to
Complications.
BAIL WAS NOT REQUIRED
Abe Hummel and Others Accused of
Conspiracy and Subornation
Of Perjury.

NEW YORK, Jan 2S--With five per-
sons indicted by the grand jury which
IS investigating the Dodge-Morse divorce
scandal, the notorious divorce tangle
bids fair, as result, TO be given another
airing in all it's divers scandalors fea-
lures.
Before it is cleared away for good
men who have stood unsullied before the
bar for years may be besmirched as are
some of the principals in the case that
has run from New York to Texas and
back again.
The Five Accused.
The accused are:
Ex-Justice Edgar L. Fursman, former
counsel for Mrs. Charles W. Morse, one
Indictment, alleging conspiracy
Abraham H. Hummel. former counsel
for Charles F. Dodge, three indictments
one alleging conspiracy and two alleging
subornation of perjury
benjamin Steinhardt, law partner OF
Mr.. Hummel
tive of the Howe & Hummef firm in
transactions with Charles F. Dodge.
CharieS r. Dodge. first husband OF
mrs, Clemence Morse. wife OF Charles
w. Morse, the lice king
Charges Against HummeI.
The alleged subornation Of perjury
charged against Hummel consisted in
inducing Dodge to make affidavit that
he had never been served with papers
IN the divorce case, and also to swear
to the same effect before Referee Hall.
The alleged conspiracy consisted in an
alleged attempt to defeat~the ends OF
Illegally
IL was made clear by the district at
torney that Charles W. Morse, who is
now On his way across the Atlantic, was
noI among the accused In fact. il was
largely upon letters given b. Mr.
Morses counsel, Samuel Unterrnyer. ia
the district attorney, that the indict-
ments were found.
Released Without Bail.
Foreman Arthur Sullivan handed nm a
Folumiaous document to Judge Nc
Mahon, in general sessions.
Ex-JuStice Edgar l. Furs1nan. vino
was counsel for Mrs. Charles w. Morse.
was the first of the accused men sum
moned to the bar, followed inimedIat ely
by Attorney Abraham H Hummel
Ex-Judge Fursman, accompanied by
his counsel, eX-Judge D. Cady Herrick.
OF Albany, appeared simultaneously wifi,
the grand jury. He pleaded not guilty
and was released without bail
Mr.. HummeI evidently learned quickly
VI the indictments against him, for with
IN Few minutes after they were
handed down he appeared in court. and
through his counsel, De L4ancey Nicoll
and John D. Lindsay, pleaded not guilty,
He was likewise released without bail
in his counsel's custody
Steinhardt Arrested.
Mr. Steinhardt was summoned TO the
city by telephone from Atlantic CITY hy
Mr. Humme! soon after the indictments
We're found against him, and was ar.
rested while leaving the Pennsylvania
ferryboat in this city last night He
has been under the surveillance of a
detective for ZEN days
Bracken's wherea bouts are not public.
ly known 1t has been said he Is In
Europe, but II was rumored about the
district attorneys Office he is in this
country. and will be produced in cour1
within ten days.
The grand jury was excused from
further duty until next Tuesday
1t Is announced on reliable authority
that the indictments handed in by tht
grand jury are not the end of the inves-
tigation. and that the February grand
jury VIII Immediately take up the case
with the possibility of indictments being
found against several other persons
The blanket indictment covering the
Dodge-Morse case was returned Withou
any suggestion OF the district attorney
or his representatives. explained Mr.
Rand TO the newspaper men.