New-York tribune., 1906-05-07
MORSE CAUSES ARREST
PADDY ROCHE IN COURT.
Er-Asscmblyman JVanted to Collect
BM-Tnsane, SAYS Financier.

Patrick II. Roche, poDulaEly known as
Oddly Roche. former Assemblyman from the
- T,sstrtct. and formerly proprietor OF the
-Totel Rosslnore, and Charles w. Morse and a
1nl of Sd. 200 created some excitement in York
.n1e Corrt yesterday morning. The oldtimers
hort the place stood erect when Magistrate
~v.lsh said quietly, call the Morso-Roche case.'
Pa6dy Roche then STEPPED on the bridge.
Tbsns was fire IN his eyes and frenzy expressed
:, his face Mr.. Morse was cool.
qro aours before that Paddy. Fsoche was
crested in Fifth avenue by Patrolmar Dagget
= h. was walking up and down opposite
,,- AIorse's home at No. 52S Fifth avenue. The
sntler told the pat7oIman that Mr.. Morse wanted
Roebe arrested. that he was insane and that his
emnlover would appear against him.
In court Nh Morse renewed mis- charges and
aen,anded that Roche be sent 20 Bellevue for
ovamination as to his sanity. AIr. Morse had
tsrslv made the charge when Roche In a fiery
eneech declsred THAI NJ Morse owed him s6,700
end would no; pay him. Mr Morse interrupted
T,ocbe se4eral times by demanding to know why
be should be compelled to listen 20 such talk.
Magistrate WaIss. ordered Roche to continue
IN ha long explanation Roche referred TO Morse
es ~uly friend and the court thought it deli
CATS sarcasm He SAID:
Your hono-, I leased the Rossmore from my
friend Z, W AOE8e. II ASo4- III As'F1 4ES Solu
fhe prSpsrty to the New Amsterdam Bank
reople After that extra taxes OK S2.2OJ year
we're cha -sed sainst me by Robert Va. Wyck
gohD Carroll and Other owners OF the bank
Tropertv I thought they were my friends. and
! did moi thiak they would do me in that way
After had bocght new furniture ana reiloVaIeo
sre hotel in 1873 I was told ] would be dis
Yossessed uni sss ] paid those arrears. ana
had to put up-
He wrote NE threatening letter" inter
rapted Mr.. Morse
Judge" said Roche. "I never wrote threat
snng letter in my life. took pains to keep a
COPY Of the letter Mr.. Morse means. 1t was
written on May l. Here it is; you can see for
yourseIf and you can't find anything threaten
Ing in it."
Tho magistrate read the letter from beginning
70 end and declared he saw no indications of in
sanity IN it. In the letter Roche explained that
his contract was for S37,5OO year plus $4,000 in
taxes II the taxes were less than $4,000, Roche
was 10 receive the benefit; If more, you people
were TO pay" In one sentence he called some
one an "oId pirate" and when asked whom he
had in mind he said Charles E. Miller, counsel
for the New Amsterdam National Bank. Mr.
Miller could not recall Paddy Roche last night
Carroll and Van Wyck We're not spared in
Roche's epistle
Jesse James in his best days could not stick
man better than was stuck he says in re-
serring to their avowed friendship for him.
MI Morse interrupted again This mans
crazy. Take him away" he declared
Roche was finally discharged on his promise
mat he would not annoy Mr. Morse. Roche
wound up his speech by declaring that he got
what he wanted-to tell SIr. Morse before the
public" that he owed him $1,000
III. Morse at his home last night denied that
he knew anything about Roches Rossmore
Hotel transactions.