The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-09
NEW FACE ON DODGE DIVORCE
,>fIE JIM SAID TO HAVE ACTED
WITHOUT c. ". MORSE.
v,o wa, ignorant Of the Ilummei Proceeds
ing; to Rid Him Of Ills wife Until
The, were Far Advanced J'ms
u,,,,c, Not Impugncd-Heavy Bills,

The, We're Far Advanoed-Capt Jim's
motives Not Impusned-Heavy biis'
The investigation Of. the Dodge Morse
..ioc, and divorce tangle has taken
on,irely Few turn, according to per-
P,s who are familiar with what Ia going
T., the District Attorneys office. In
Mo io,cst version different light Is thrown
IN tho proceedings that brought aooue
Wv, o,,nlmcnt Of the divorce obtained
hy Mrs. Dodge from Charles r. Dodge,
md tho subsequent litigation that resulted
IN mo annulrlent Of the marriage OF Mrs
Iolre to Charles w. Morse, formerly
,,,sitent Of the American Ice Company.
,,,,, James T. Morse, an uncle Of Charles
q Morse, has supplied the new version.
,ro was a witness appearing in public for
IN, first time in the case before the June
Grand jury which brou ght a superseding
irL,,mcnt for conspiracy against Abra-
l,r II, IiuInmel. In substance Capt.
N,rse ia said to have testified that it was he
who hired Howe & Hummel to investigate
tho body, divorce and that Charles w.
Morse knew nothing OF what was going
on Until he got tho letter from Hummel
edyi.in. him that his marriage to Mrs.
Dolce might be defective. 1t Is stated
that il was not until long after the Morse
marriage had been annulled that Capt.
Morse took his nephew into his confidence,
whereupon Charles W. Morse informed
District Attorney jerome and Capt. Morse
was called az witness before the Grand
Iurv
The story is that Capt Morse went to
Hose 4 Uummel soon after Charles W.
Morse was married to Mrs. Dodge. Morse's
frs; wife had d led about year before
leaving him four children, three boys and
girl Mr.. Morse was very fond OF the
children and it is said that the children did
not take to Mrs. Dodge and after their
father married they went to live with rela-
tives of Mr. Morse in Maine. For time
they were with Capt. Morse, who lives at
Bath Mr. Morse is known along the Name
coast as Capt jim Morse. He is connected
with the Eastern Steamship Company and
Is said TO have made great deal Of money
on financial advice from Charles W. Morse.
Capt. Morse didn't like to see his nephew
separated from his children and disap
proved Of Mrs. Morse. Having heard OF
Howe 4 Hummel in divorce cases he came
to this city and consulted the firm. He
is said to have seen Mr.. Hummel Accord
Ing to the story told yesterday, Capt. Morse
Instructed Mr.. Hummel to investigate the
circumstances surrounding the Dodge di-
vorce As a starter Capt. Morse ia said to
have planked down SO 900 as q retainer
and returned to Maine.
1t is well known that Dodge was sent for
and was induced to swear that he had never
been served with a summons in the divorce
suit brought by his wife nor authorized
LAWYER Mortimer A. Ruger to put in an APP
parance for him. He swore to this at the
proceedings before Referee Ernest Hall.
In the indictments against Hummel and his
partner Benjamin Steinhardt, for suborna
ton Of perjury they are charged with hav
ngprocured Dodge to swear falsely. Dodge
has made confession and undoubtedly
will lie witness against Hummel.
1t is stated that Capt. Morse is innocent
Of any completely. All that he wanted to
accomplish, and shat egitimately, was to
find out If the Morse marriage was valid
1t 10 said that the first intimation that
Charles W, Morse had that there was any
,rc' b" over his marriage was when be re-
%. visit from representative Of Mr..
Tunnels firm In September, 1909 Then
he got letter from Mr.. Hummel in which
WAS this statement:
1t is my duty to advise you that the
divorce lin the Dodge case is collusive and
irregular and it may be doubtful that your
SUI sequent marriage ia legal one, and
whether MIR. Dodge could not set aside that
Ceo-ec and claim that your subsequent
marriage to his wife was an alienation Of
her affections and that her conduct in be-
coming your wife entities him to decree
against her. have taken this means OF
thoroughly informing you at once regard
ing this matter, so that II you desire you
may at once confer with your counsel be-
fore any legal steps are taken.'
Charles W. Morse is said to have COM
municated with Mr.. Hummel at once, but
got no satisfaction. except that he was in
formed that Dodge was Mr.. Hummels
client The Dodge divorce was annulled.
Later the annulment was set aside. Be-
lore that, however, e1-Justic, Edgar L.
fursman had been brought into the case.
he represented Mrs. Dodge-Morse. Dodge
was indicted for perjury and he skipped to
texas, where he was caught. The District
Attorney has been informed that when
Dodge left this city he was supplied with
80 Si''vp plllS, All tne tlTne tnaC l)OORe
was in Texas he was literally supplied with
money and for more than yearrhe Federal
cour W to the United States Supreme
court were appealed to in an effort to keep
MN out OF this jurisdiction.
IN all Capt Morse is said to have paid
10 Howe Il Hummel over $4,000. He is
SAID to have supplied Mr.. Jerome with the
evidence that that sum was paid That
may explain the source OF the stream of
money that went to Dodge while he was
In Texas.
When Dodge was brought back from
ieFaN, sick man, he was taken into camp
oy he District Attorneys Office. Then
followed the indictments against Messrs.
HCnmel Steinhardt, Fnrsman Bracken
and Dodge. Up to this time Capt Morse
mad rot been heard OF in the case Brackcn
eRl'pod to France, where he is said to he
no" Mrs. Dodge is said to he in some part
O. rAn'e and Charles w. Morse is on the
oth"f SIDE
liter the indictments had been found
'aE' Morse is said to have gone to Charles
W. Morse and told him Of his connection