The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-10-14
MORSE At LAST
PUT ON TRIAL
IN BANK CASE
Former Ice King and A. H.
Curtis Arraigned on Indict-
ment in Federal Court.
1S JURORS IN THE BOX.
Each Side Will Have the Right
to Challenge Three of
Them.
IS JURORS IN THE BOX.

cepted late this afternoon In Federal
Judge Hcugh's court for the trial Of
Charles W. Morse, the former Ice king.
and Alfred II. Curtis, former president
of the suspended National Bank or
North America, on the charge of VIC
lating the United States banking law
JOHN F. ELDER, railroad clerk, No.
oh West One Hundred and Fifth street
s. FRED MILLS, banker, No So Wall
street.
JOHN H. TREUND. architect. No.
14S Alexander avenue.
FREDERICK ]. GOENSCH. clerk.
No. 100 Broadway.
h'' HORACE G. KNAPP, architect No.
1l2 West Forty-second street.
GEORGE ENDlCoTT. insurance, No.
~ Liberty street.
MICHAEL WHITE. detective. No. 80
aeBast One Hundred and Fifteenth street.
COR GORDON s,.,S., wENDALh' Or0fSr' No 81
CHARLES F. SHIRK. vice-president.
Produce Exchange.
FREDERICK d. WILLIAMS, mana
ger, No. 21O West Seventy ninth street.
LEONARD d. WHITE. lumber. No. 80
East Seventy-fourth street.
ORD l.. GEER, secretary, No. $50
East One Hundred and Sixty-second
street.
ISADORE ELBE, insurance, No. 60
( Liberty street.
Ed j. DREWRY, publisher, No. pa
Fourth avenue.
FRANK TUCKER vice-president, No.
105 East Twenty-second street.
WILSON ATKINS, civil engineer, No.
2l4S Seventh avenue.
VICTOR SEYDEL, broker, No. %
Broadway
Six to Be Challenged.
When this was done the court ad-
joutned until tomorrow. when six of
the eighteen will be peremptorily chal-
lenged by one side or the other and the
remaining twelve will be sworn as
jurors. The taking of evidence for the
prosecution will begin at 1880 o'clock.
On both sides the lawyers used the ut
most care in picking jury material from.
the lists of talesmen because 1t was
realized that as the first of the criminal
prosecutions growing out of the panic of
a year ago this trial is likely to bring TO
light the inside workings of most
frenzied period of frenzied finance. and.
If connections should follow, TO lead to
other connections of men who recently
stood in the high places of Wall street
~ Sympathy for Curtis.
Sympathy in Judge Hough's court
room during the opening session mainly
centred about Curtis, the lesser of the
two defendants and his pretty wife.
who remained at his side during all the
wearisome proceedings.
In the first hour witnesses were ad-
mitted but later, by order OF the Court,
they left, so that except for the law
yers. the talesmen and the reporters.
the room vas empty, An exception was
made in Mrs. Curtis1 case 10 the order
barring out spectators.
Among the witnesses who have al
READY been summoned to testify are
suca men as Charles NJ. Schwab John
w. Gates, John Il. Carrol!, Isaac Gug-
genheim. r. A. Helnze Arthur +.
J. BIJt, ". +, Hayemeyer and others.
Included in the list OF men who WIZ be
summoned later are number OF other
Wal street lumindrle5.
Morse VAS Ju.ntly "rgaisned with Al
fred Ii. Curtis, former president of the
National Bank OF .,ortn America, one
ul lie Morse string of banks. Tie
United States Grand Jury indicted
them last March after the inquiry IN
closed its doors in November before.
Conspiracy Is Charged.
The indictments a.lege violation OF
the national banking law and con
splTaCy, CNucf the Ai5l N-du are en-
bodied three divisional! cAaTges-oyer
certiiication, mIsappAcauon OF fund:
and tue making Oh Idlse entries In To-
Two men be convicted, and should The
convictions be confirmed The suuJy mel
wlil 10 10 jaiI Tor anywhere IRON nv,
70 ten years.
Al.4se ....4 Curtis, VINO have been a
liberty "a ual entered me court ..-. a
lU.lU, preceded 4aAAed and io..ynua y.
Their army OF astJy-atca 90 Unset. 4Ael'
Was already y SJu--s.4eI CIyGG ia IN
As former D.s,rict-AttOrney O!cot
entered he was asked regarding d ge
port tAat Curtis Ml an To 20 over I,
the side IF the Government aud testif.
against Morse.
"Theits no tra,h in IT," said Olcot,
Hr; Curtis Will either be 5a"g9i,t,G, ,ai
az E we ae ft66 or r,onvi''fna,, a." iu 'R
blamed II he's the sort Of man that re
por. would make him out to be-"
The cases OF Curtis and Morse wer
coupled when the clerk called them, thu
destroying the last hope Of s-parat
trials Some Of Curtis friends had cir
rulated petition asking that Curtis b
put on trial hrst. But Judge Hough de
MED the request.
Each talesluan was asked by I.Hwve
MacFarlare, Of The defense, n lie me-
ever bad any dealings with the Ameri
cen Ice company the C9nso.iaiate
of North America az win Charles ~
Morse. Mi SNmaon questioned alou
the same line lio reviewed iGe whol
Trus, TO no Corrri.datcd Arizona Min
inE and SWc'fI0r Company.
First Man Accepted.
The first man bad been under exam
nation Tor nearly ltttru minutes uetul
II developed that hc anew. DrfoAdaI
Gurtif lu business way llv was Ht
crp,ed. subject 90 challenge. lbs nam
Wds John 4 El.-r uf So -6 West on
Hundred Hut I'un .tr,,t. % clerk q
the LehIgl Valley Etauai
After iHtlt, men Ngre seated 10 III