Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17
NOR Sc is
ARRESTED Nv
ATEROOM
DETECTIVES MEET BANKER AS
LINER ANCHORS
BAIL GIVEN, HE is RELEASED BY
JUSTICE BOWLING
New York Financier DiscIalms Any
Attempt to Escape and Denies
That He Sailed Under an
Assumed Name
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summating or withdrawing from the
bargain for the purchase of stock.
1t is charged that Mr.. Morse dis
counted one of these notes at the Mer-
camille National bank, in which he was
formerly a director, and that he rep.
resented to the bank that he was an
thorized to receive its check for the
amount OF the loan.
1t is further alleged that the checl
given to MIR. Morse was made pay
able to Judge O'Brien and was cashec
by Mr.. Morse at the National Bank OF
North America, Morse signing judge
O'Briens name per G. w. Morse" II
is the theory of the indictment that
the check, never having passed into
the hands OF O'Brien or his authorized
agents, its use by Mr.. Morse consti-
tuted grand larceny from the Mercan-
tile National bank, title never having
passed from that institution.
Judge O'Bfien, il is stated, refused
to appear as complainant against Mr..
Morse, and in the grand jury room is
said to have had a sharp tilt with DIS
trict Attorney Jerome when he told
the latter that an Indictment found
upon the transaction related would not
hold.
II used to have to take my law from
you, judge" Mr.. jerome is said to
have replied, 'but now l will have to
give it to you
Both of the indictments against Mr..
Morse are said to involve the one
transaction. They will not be made
public until tomorrow.
The statement made by Mr.. Morse
tonight is as follows:
II had two purposes in going to
Europe. l thought that l might be
able to sell in England property in
which / had a lrage interest and thus
increasing my ability to meet the
claims of my creditors, and / greatly
needed a fortnight's rest. My business
purpose was, of course, defeated by
the publication in the English papers
that / was regarded in New York as
fugitive. l had Strengthened out my
financial affairs when / left New YORK,
so that there were no actions pend
ing against me except one Drought by
a creditor to whom / had given valu-
able collateral securities. and l was in
formed by my counsel that he had ar
ranged with this creditor not to push
his suit against me.
Says He Went for Rest
"AsI had no obligations maturing fol
three weeks from which / anticipated
any trouble, / saw no reason. from the
standpoint of my obligations, why
should not take fortnight's rest.
Il had no knowledge that District
Attorney Jerome contemplated taking
any proceedings against me, and
therefore did not communicate with
him on this subject. About six weeks
before 1 left New York, hearing thai
United States District Attorney Slim.
son was considering the evidence II
certain transactions between the Ma
tionaI Bank of North America and my
self with view to the possible pre-
sentation thereof to the federal grand
jury, l asked him on the telephone
that I be given an opportunity to ex-
plain these transactions before any in
dictment was found again me.
Il subsequently wrote to Mr.. Stimsor
TO the same effect. Not having heard
from Mr.. Stinson in reply TO my re-
quest for several weeks. I naturally
reached the conclusion that he had
completed his examination and had
found nothing against me. 1 therefore
saw no objections to my short Euro
pean trip based upon the possibility OF
criminal proceedings against me, either
in the state or federal courts.
"I did not sail on the Campania un-
der an assumed name, and made nc
effort to conceal my identity. The sug-
gestion has Leen made that assumed
the name of C. NJ. Moore My sigma
ture looks as much like &C. M. Moore
as it does ike e. w. Morse.
ION Friday I decided to sail on the
Campania and sailed at about O'Clock
Saturday morning. Until / read in the
English papers that ] was travelling
under an assumed name I did not know
that my name was not correctly en-
tered on the ships register 1t was
evidently put on the register by some
one who did not know me. and with
my signature before him read it az
&C. NJ. Moore
II have been asked by the press tc
answer a long list of questions about
my personal affairs. / have beer
asked, in substance, to furnish to ths
press statement of my assets and
abilities, to counteract certain silly
stories about concealed millions, ant
to expose my defense as to the charges
that have resulted in indictments
against me, but to anticipate future
indictments. All these things I d..
cline to do, and / respectfully reques
10 be released from further importuni.
ties on these lines.
IT assert my innocence of any Grim.
inal act, and / ask the public to sus-
pend judgment in my case until
have had an opportunity to meet my
accusers in court. l use the wore
'accusers,' although SO far as concern:
the Jerome indictments I am oonfidsn
there were no accusers' and tha
Judge O'Brien asked the grand jur,
to refuse to find indictments agains
me.
The present times are times OF grea
stress and popular excitement. Many
causes have conspired (for which ! an
in no way responsibility to focus public
attention ON me and tho various bust
ness unfortunately too nu
inerous and important-with which
have been connected. must suffer my
share of the financial losses which re.
suit from large business commitment:
in times Of panic. but greatly mistake
the temper of the American people Il
/ am not to have fair play, both at The
lar OF public opinion and in ths