Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09
HUNT FOR MORSE ASSETS
LITTLE ENOUGH Is FOUND TO
r. PAY FOB THE TROUBLE.
Transaction of the Banker With Two
Notes Of Judge O'Brien-De-
termination to Return.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February S.-Charles w
Morse, the deposed banker, is on his
way back to this country. He sailed
from Liverpool on the Etruria today,
shortly after he had landed there If the
Etruria has good weather she will be here
week from tomorrow.
According to dispatches from the other
side, Mr.. Morse was one of the first pas
sengers to leave the Campania at Liver
pool. AS he came down the gangplank he
was handed several cablegrams. He
stopped to read them, and Immediately
made inquiries about the first return boat
He was told that the Etruria was about
to sail, and in few minutes he had
made arrangements for his passage back
Mr.. Morse told the newspaper men that
he had decided to return in response to
urgent cablegrams that he had received
Judge O'Brien's Notes.
II have nothing to say about what has
happened in New York. said he. III
was my intention to go to the continent
and look after certain business matters
which demand my attention. The urgency
of the messages, however, has caused
me to reverse my plans, and it is now
my intention to get back home as quickly
as possible"
1t is presumed that the come back"
message, which was sent to Mr.. Morse
by his counsel at the instance of United
States District Attorney Stimson. was
among those delivered to him upon has
arrival in Liverpool.
l,9nl,
the United States district attorney Is in
vestigating is the discountlng by him of
two notes amounting to $2O1,tOo Nh-cn
were given by ex-Judgc Morgan j.
O'Brien., These notes were in payment
Of 6s7 shares of stock in the National
standing between Morse and Judge
O'Brien was that the notes should not
be discounted for cer.a-n rid. Be
fore the PERIOD was up Mr.. Morse, II is
said. signed Morgan ]. O'Brlen, per C..
w. Morse" across the back OF each note
and had them discounted at a national
bank in his chain. What the form of the
notes was could not be learned definitely
today. but 1t is Understood that they were
drawn payable to Judge O'Brien himself.
With Judge O'Brien's signature on the
backs they would become negotiable.
Law Partners Paid.
Judge O'Brien was called upon to take
up the nOteS WHen tney became que, ana
he and his law partners, Albert II. Board
man and Frank II. Platt. did SO. Judge
O'Brien is not disposed to make, any
charges against Morse in the transac-
ton, but 1t is understood that the dis
trict attorney will want to know if there
was anything irregular in the discounting
of the notes. Judge O'Brien has already
been a witness before the federal grand
jury.
The hunt after Morse assets to satisfy
the National Bank of North Ame.ica'S
$243 600 claim continued today with little
success.
Work for Jerome.
1t was learned today that the purpose
Of the wholesale attachment is quite as
much to disclose just exactly what Mr.
Morse has as it is to cover the National
Bank of North America s claim. 1t was
reported today that the receiver of the
National Bank of North America had act
ed in this matter under instructions from
Washington, where it was added, there
Is feeling that the real facts of Morses
standing ought to be shown up.
District Attorney Jerome's office will be-
gin an investigation Monday into some
Morse transactions in connection with the
Provident Life Savings Company. Mr..
Morse had appeared as a witness before
the special g.and jury at the criminal
courts building before he sailed, and it
Is understood that he was told that his
presence would be desired again.