The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-07
THE MORSE
STORY OUT
Vain Effort to Subpoena Gel
Shenen Widow.
JEROME WRITES TO HER
Son of Woman Tells What He Knows
New Turn in Dodge Morse
Case = Things Are
Happening

New York, Jan. Another woman's
name has been interjected for the first
time into the amazing complications
which have come during the year, al
most to a day, since the marriage Of
the woman who was Mrs. Charles II.
Dodge to Charles w. Morse, once presi.
dent Of the American Ice Company, was
annulled as a result of proceedings which
declared her divorce from Dodge not le-
gal, The woman whose name is now
brought in is Mrs. William 4. Gel
shenen, widow Of the president OF the
Garfield National Bank, Of which Mr..
Morse was yice-president when Mr.. Gel
shenen died, nearly three years ago
Never before has there been adequate
reason to associate her in any way with
the matter, but now that the district
attorney Is anxious to have her as d
witness before the grand jury in the
proceedings against "Charles Il. Dodge
and others" and has mmade futile ef
forts to get her attendance, her name
has been made public by AR Jerome
himself.
Mrs. Gelshenen lives at 1906 Fifth
avenue, but letters which Mr.. Jerome has
had addressed to her there have had no
result. 1t ~ said he hoped she might
tell him the source from which ema-
mated the fortune expended to keep
Dodge out oil the clutches Of the author
itics of this state. He learned that two
weeks ago Wednesday night she occn-
pied Mr.. Morse's box in the Metropoli.
tan Opera house, a group Of merry
friends around her, but when he sought
her his efforts were unavailing
Those who claim to know much about
the matter are confident that other
grounds than those which appear on the
surface enter into Jerome's anxiety to
get into communication with tho
woman.
Asst Dist. Atty. Caravan said lie had
been informed that Mrs. Gelshenen in
tends 70 sail for Europe on Saturday
Special efforts, he said, are bcing made
TO serve the subpoena on her. Mr..
Morse was an executor OF the estate
left by Mrs. Gelshenen's husband. which,
Il is understood, ran up into millions of
dollars
Dist Atty. Jerome is no wiser he
garding the Dodge Morse martial and
divorce tangle because OF having called
A. IL Hummel and A. IT, Kaffcnburgh-
one Of Mr.. Hummels partners to tes-
tify before the grand jury. Both de-
clined to answer any pertinent questions
on the ground that communications be-
tween them and their clients were priv
LEGGED Both represented Charles i.
Dodge III the proceedings leading to the
anulment 81 the divorce, continued to
represent him when lie was accused Of
perjury in having falsely sworn that
he had not been served with summons
in the suit, and since then have acted
for him in the long contest against his
extradition from Texas.
Most important of the questions the
district attorney Is anxious to have
answered by Mr.. Hummel is as to the
source Of the thousands Of dollars
which We're spent on behalf OF Dodge
and as to whether Dodge himself or
somebody else whose interests were
vitality concerned retained Mr.. Hummel.
William r. Gelshenen, the nineteen
year old son of Mrs. Catherine Gel.
shenen, was examined for half an hour
before the grand jury this afternoon,
and is understood to have told Assistant
District Attorneys Rand and Gafvan the
whereabouts Of his mother, whose testi.
mony Il wanted iii the Dodge Morse
case.
Shortly before the grand Jury adjourn
ed the young man was allowed to return
nnmolested to his home at 1905 Fifth
avenue. accompanied by six Of the fam
lily servants. 1t has been understood