Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-11-05
BANKER CURTIS ENnEAvoRINe
10 ExoNERATE HiMeELF IN
NEW YORK TRIAL.
WARNED MORSE BY LETTER


Witch ho and ChnrioN wv. Morse are
NV, undarcoine trial N The United
atstAs distrIct court here became
mora defined "wednesday. when under
aba nromptine a. his attorney. Mr.
ru,s,s nroduced ! lettar written BY
MIN under date a. lime ia 1907. and
addreased II Morse IN which 70
tastad vigorously AGAINST the .ou,
s,nr.nca ~ nracticee inansurated by
m latter which IN Curtis' opinion
constituted 4 rave menace ID thu
stahiI,tv ~ M Tsanlr n North America,
TING incident ~ tha overdraft n
e21o n00 ~ Morse was made the NIB
tact ~ aearchinr n,,estions nv ire vii,
nass,I avn attorney M Curtis related
IA coming n = Aueustus Hainze "a
MIN with 4 renuest IA Z loan AZ s126,
nm ana hia refusal II grant the No
COMMUNICATION Morse remonstrated
w,th him saving aunless we let them
have the money 4fhy must 20 to the
wajls
rnrt,s stood Arm however he said
ma ratnrtad "Thev cannot have 4 cent
- ~ hanh,s money. II thew musi
IN thav m,,st fail.
AN N III Amusement he testified
Z nersoroI obaclF ~ charles W Morse
~ zoe ooo drawn a. Az order 4
ua,nya co,,,a tbrouob 4ha nart dav
Tha cbscr MA Mean bonored although
- ~ t,rle ne witness. said Morse
hsdHa hoIanca H. his credit ~ onIv
60 1oo
Y n r,ant y NJ ASorsa. tbe w,tnass
so,d aerd to,d Nh tbat he must pro.
tact ~ hsnr MA ~ onca wine ~,
got two boxes Of securities and
turned over their contents to me. ]
told him that the securities were in.
sufficient and he offered to give me an
order on $1.OO0,000 Of steamship bonds
which he had on deposit in London,
I accepted and upon being given the
order at once cabled to London tc
have the securities held subject to the
Bank of North Americas order"
The witness was then turned over
to the attorneys for Morse for what
virtually proved to be examination.
Despite the efforts Of Mprse's attcri
1neys to present Curtis In the light o.
a free agent who at all times was not
under the control Of Morse, the wit
ness persisted In maintaining his con
tention that he was but the instru
ment Of another's Will and purpose.
An adjournment was taken until
Thursday when Mr.. Curtis VIII be
further questioned.
~, vorr nc4 SO-Cbarles w.
,s.ss~ IA w,th AIRED nj Curtis.
$500 $500 $500, $500 ~ tha National Rank
" Ma, 1rrsr,cs 4 81 trial II the
= ,. 49, h.aroh 1, ~ TTnitsd states
= s,. ... .o S ~ charra II Con.
1890, srd violatin0 81 the national
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DanAins Ia~S, rs'..Sar
V~ ,1,, $500 - rama IVES calIad late
-, WEI ~. I ~ .Ssar. ,rcr, h,s chair a.
1890 ~ ~. $500 49,, 1920 lno,,ir.
nosn ~ ,.,. ,.. 800 when tha
,nsy = w Nv ,saa .l-' earn, /. tivaiv
.sssSl nvv1S N. NJ. 1890. . 5000 harISa
hurried y W. $500 u ~.,s $500 80.
spuse .1Ousn $500 .,. r 49, ,"rrs,s
lessly y w , ss ..s.. 49, - -. 49, h,r,
wsls ll.n ,. 1870 s,..-r !. Az
49,. k 81, ~. so,,a,,,r,,srt voIIeved
lawyers y. sne so,s.A =. .ar, sS .hs,
guesslons :. W.. Lols 800, ~ 49, IL. ur,,sr
tne nnanclel VVlce .a.as ~ -''D
ne enueafoleu " "1 ,. ~ .4.,d
MI morse was Asps - -, ~ 49, Ssr, ~
until adjournment ne rslaseu ~" ~ -
came % nave an ln ~ = .ue ~. ~
tlona! bank y Nvt.n $500, ses,-
ing tnat ny secured !. y ~. ~ S u M
dation In lSVz' ne saiS suas ~ 10
had no experience ~ tue rou''ns =
banking.
Mr. Morse aiso sara " was NY
salaried omeer OF the DanA anu Ans"
nothing Oh the iesai eAsceious ooss' A,
ing national pahkng' ne e1plsinee
that after lsVe ne nad accepsea -
ONCE In the direc'ors rooms In ene