The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-19
ENTERED PLEA
OF NOT GUILTY
Charles w. Morse Arraigned
on Charge of Perjury and
Released on Bail.
OBJECTIONS OF COUNSEL
REPORTS MADE IN ATTACH
MENT PROCEEDINGS.

New York. Feb IS.-Charles w
Morse, the former banker and steam
ship company promoter. who yesterday
was indicted on a charge of perjury
today entered plea of not guilty and
was released on $4,000 bail. The per-
jury indictment grew out of loan OF
100000 to z. r. Thomas, concerning
which Mr. Morse was called before the
grand jury as d witness.
1t is charged that Thomas caused d
deposit of $50 .00G of the funds of the
Provident Savings Life Assurance So
ciety of New York to be made with the
National Bank of North America, Of
which Morse was vice president, and
that Morse then authorized the bank to
loan Thomas 100000. Mr.. Morse is al
legged to have at first testified before
the grand jury that he did not author
ize the loan and then admitted that he
did so.
Objected to Bail.
Phillip ]. Britt, counsel for Morse
objected to the requirement OF addi-
tional bail for Morse on the perjury
charge in court today. He said:
"Other persons have been arraigned
in this court on the same count and
released under bail as low as 81, 500
Mr. Morse is under $4,000 bonds al
ready. To ask another $4,000 is in &C
cordance with the brutal and unrea-
sonable conduct of the district attOr-
ney on Sunday when ne sent three de-
tectives down the bay to arrest in a
sensational and OstentatiOus manner a
man who had Travelled 5000 miles IL
surrender himself"
The bail was furnished by the surety
company which gave bail for Morse
yesterday.
Will Try to Vacate Attachment.
Attorneys for Morse announced to-
day that preliminary steps have been
taken in a motion to vacate the attach
menu against Morse's property taken
out two weeks ago by Charles A. Han
ma, receiver of the National Bank of
North America. The attachment is for
$343, 900.
Three returns were made today to
the sheriff's office on the attachments
which the National Bank of North
America receiver has caused to be
levied i'm his suit against Morse. Mrs.
Morse swears that all the furniture and
fittings in the Morse home at 72S Fifth
avenue, which she appraises at $4,000,
belong TO her. Through the attorneys
who filed the affidavit, Mrs. Morse says
that unless the attachment is removed
at once she will institute suit against
the sheriff for damages.
Some of the Collateral.
O'Brien, Boardman & Plat, attor-
neys for Morse, also reported to the
sheriff in the attachment proceedings.
The firm is holding 667 shares of stock
of the National Bank of North Amer
lea. 800 shares of the New Amsterdam
National bank, 500 shares of the Four
teenth street bank and 100 shares of
the Garfield National bank to cover a
claim of $500, 600 against Morse. Albert
B. Boardman has a two-thiTds interest
in the Garfield National bank stock for
a claim for legal services and disburse-
mentS.
John Wallace & Co. reported that
they were holding 100 shares of Gar
field National bank stock, 200 shares of
Hudson Navigation company stock and
$50, 900 of Consolidated Steamship COM
panys bonds as security for a claim
against Morse.