New-York tribune., 1905-01-28

main reason why I desire that the indictment
be not seen until these people have been ar
rested"
Judge McMahon was in a quandary' but MI
Nicoll again said that he wonld like to HOOK al
the Indictment, lust the same" Mr.. Rand
settled the difficulty by saying; L VIII see tiia'
a copy Of the Indictment is handed TO Mr.. Nieoll'
with the understanding that he does not disclose
the name of any of the other men mentioned
"Oh. certainly, l wouldn't do that" replied Mr.
Nicoll
Pm aware you wouldn't do it," replied Mr..
Rand.
This question being settled, Mr.. Nicoll said
he would plead mot guilty" with leave to with
draw that or to make any motion desired in a
fortnight
"I will ask" said Mr.. Rand. $4,000 bail each
in the two indictments of subornation of perjury
and in the one Indictment of conspiracy $1,000
HUMMEL ALSO. DISCHARGED.
I will discharge Mr.. Hummel In the custody
of his counsel" said Judge Mcmahon, hastily.
Very WE'LL Mr.. Rand briefly replied.
Before Mr.. Hummel and his friends left the
court there understanding that the date
for inal pleading would be February l. Later
ex-Justice Fursman and Mr. Hummel and their
counsel declined to talk about the indictments.
The first move of the lawyers it is known. how
ever will be to ask for permission to inspect the
minutes Of the grand jury. Their next move will
be TO attempt to quash the indictments.
There is a possibility that additional indict-
ments may be found in the case on Tuesday,
after Mr. Morse is heard, if he arrives in time to
give testimony before the grand jury, The in
dictments handed up yesterday are in one
blanket indictments long document. The all
legged subOrnation of perjury was in inducing
Dodge to swear in his suit for the annulnent of
divorce that he never had been served with
papers in the case. The alleged conspiracy was
to have the Dodge divorce set aside in order to
force the annUlment OF the Morse marriage.
Benjamin steinhardt was arrested last even
ing at the West 23d-st ferry He had come from
Atlantic City with his wife and Chief of Police
Maxwell of that city to whom the District At
torney had sent word. At the ferry Detective
Sergeant McNaught formally put Mr.. Steinhardt
under arrest.
Mr.. Steinhardt acquiesced in the plan to take
him before Recorder Goff at the latter's home in
West 104th-st In the drive up Broadway the
horses stumbled in front of the Hotel Marie
Antoinette and came near upsetting the party
At the Recorders home Assistant District Attor-
ney Garvan was waiting for the indicted lawyer
Mr. Steinhardt paroled
Mr. Garvan said last night that Abraham H.
HummeI had been disbarred for three years by
Hummel went up to Westchester County TO
try a case, and accused of attempting 10
bribe lawyer to reach" the judge. said Mr..
Garvan
Charles r Dodge married Clemence CowIes in
1897. when he was hotel keeper in Atlanta.
Ga. Ten years later Mrs. Dodge separated from
her husband. TO this city and kept a
boarding house in West 44th-st. In 1898 she
brought a suit for divorce. Dodge did not ap-
pear in person, but represented before a
referee by the late Mortimer A. Ruger On the
report of the referee Mrs. Dodge obtained a de-
cree Of divorce on June q, 1S9S Later she be-
came housekeeper for Charles w Morse, banker
and head Of the Ice Trust Mr.. Morse married
her in 1901.
Dodge, who had lost his money and had been
a conductor on Pullman car for time. sud
denly appeared in New-York a year ago last
October AND began a suit for the annuIment OF
the divorce his wife had dbtained, Mr.. Hummel
being his counsel on the ground that he never
had been served with the summons in the di-
vorce suit. Ex-Justice Fursman retained
and paid by Mr. Morse. counsel for Mrs
Morse, TO defend the suit. The case went be-
fore ex-Justice Ernest Hall referee. Dodge
testified that he had not been served in the di-
Vorce suit William A. SWeetser, Mrs. Morse's
former counsel testified that he had served the
papers on Dodge IN the Everett House. in this
city, but he recognized" another man in court
as Dodge and on the report Of Mr.. Hall the
Dodge divorce was set aside.
MR.. swEETsER FINDS THE LETTERS.
Mrs. Morse then was in the position Of being
the wife Of two men. and ex-Justice Fursman.
as her counsel, at once applied the Supreme
Court to have the Morse marriage annuIIed
decree to that effect was granted Mr. Fursman
theh started a suit for another divorce from
Dodge, who went 10 NeW4Oreans and began To
spend money like man who had acquired sud-
ueh wealth. In the mean time Mr.. Sweetser
discovered among the papers of the late Mr.
kuger letters which had been written by Dodge
TO ms counsel about the divorce suit acknowl-
Service
Dodge's perjury were laid before the grand iurv
ana Dodge was indicted. Dodge was warned OF
Indictment and tried to flee to Mexico but was
caught IN Texas. There he made a fight for
several months against extradition spending
large sums OF money
Long before Dodge was brought back TO this
city MT Untermyer counsel for Mr. Morse
had conducted with success a suit 10 re astab ~
lish the original Dodge divorce When the old
ulVorce was again in force. by a decision of the
Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court tha de-
cree whlch mad annulled the Morse rnarriaF pa
vas set aside, and Mrs Dodge was again Ms
Morse TO escape appearance before the GRAND
Jury Mrs; morse went TO Europe months ago
and she Is still there. Mr. Morse has hea,1 a.
Europe recently. although he was summoned et
one time witness before the grand i1r1 - "a
declined TO testify. SH
Edgar /. Fursrnan began the practioa =, L..
in SchuyleFvllle, Saratoga County law
1854, but removed to Troy in 1867 He beca NJ ~
attorney for many railroad and steanshir II lie
and acquired large practice In isS.l - mes @
elected county Judge. and he was re-electaS a..
1888, but in 1889 he elected ro ~ c. ~
preme Court bench. He sat in the C~ir,i,,a1
Branch of the Supreme Court in this civ a.
1897. 1898 1899 and 1900 and in 1901 he w. -.
assigned by Governor Odelf as an Agsac,sts' r Sa9
aF ate