New-York tribune., 1908-10-23
MORSE TRIAL HALTED
4djouraed for Day Because Of IH-
ness of Juror No. 9.

The trial Of Charles w Morse and Alfred H
Curtis before Judge Hough, in the United states
District Court on a charge Of misappiylng 'le
funds Of the National Bank OF North America, was
s5.os,rred Yesterday en- account Of the illness Of
5uror No. g Gordon Wendell commission mer-
chant. doing business al No. 81 Worth street MI
Wendell who suffering from an acute attack
Of indigestion and kidney trouble was removed late
On Wednesday night from She Astor House. where
the Jury has been quartered inder guard, to his
home No Us East 25th street in the custody OF
deputy marshal The other Jurors remained at the
hotel
When court convened the jury not in the
box and a letter from DR. Samuel Lambert OF
No 80 East s5th street was presented 10 Judge
FiouEh saying that Mr.. Wendell was in no condi-
lion TO be absent at night from his home. The ply
stefan seemed TO think that Mr.. Wendell would be
able TO continue his duty as juror. providing he
were allowed 10 go home every night He added
that there plenty Of room at the Wendell home
for q deputy marshal
Judge HCugh evidently did not intend to con-
tirue the trial with eleven jurors locked up and
one having the privilege Of going home in care of
E deputy marshal. So he adjourned court until this
morning with the single remark that he had no
desire TO xiii juror It is believed that Mr.
Wendell viii be well enough for the trial TO proceed
to-day
An Interesting phase Of the Morse-Curts trial
which became known yesterday the final dispo-
eton of The Of the stock Of the National
Bank OF North America acquired by the bank IN
der the personal direction Of Mr. Morse and carried
or the banks books in the shape Of loans 10 his
secretary. Miss Katharine A Wilson. As the sub
seouent action Of the Ice King in diSposing Of
the stock not a violation Of the banking laws,
81 viii be brought out in the evidence, but one
Of investigators said that the records in posses
sion Of the government show that Mr. Morse unload
ID this bank stock the employees Of the bank,
taking notes in payment
The real facts are" said the investigator. that
OF the books Of the New Amsterdam National Bank
z loan 70 Miss Wilson OF S125.376 -. which
had been shifted from the books Of the National
Bank Of North America. and which covered the
purchase of the bank stock by Primrose & Braun.
AS the loan exceeded the the law permitted
national bank 70 lend person, il necessary
get IL Of the New Amsterdam Nationals books,
so Mr.. Morse approached f. B. Wire, the cashier;
Adolph Rsdo. assistant cashier: F. G Prngle loan
clerk II. " Lee. assistant loan clerk. also vice
president OF the institution later, and William A
ShotHeIl. the foreign exchange clerk.
Now. gentlemen said Mr. Morse. a very
prominent trust interest is in the market to buy
hank il can clear through. I have named a ma
5ority OF the stock OF the National Bank Of North
America TO them at $500 a share Now the bank
has $50 shares Of IFS stock bought around $500 You
gentlemen form pool 10 take this stock over.
You need not put up any money. When this trust
interest takes the bank il viii bring in its
employees and the major portion OF you viii be out
of employment. and you may well have little
ready money tide you along until you get
places. You can apportion this stock between you
snd then place your individual notes in the bank.
These gentlemen formed the pool and gave their
individual notes 10 the New Amsterdam. The notes
are stil the bank, and judgment has been taken
against each OF the five for their holdings.
All % this time Morse had proxies the stock and
voted il in his Own interest The government has
since investigated the matter and the president Of
the trust interest. quoted being the buyer OF
the hank stock at $500 share. states that he
tine ever approached Nr Morse with proposition
% that character I presume suits viii be brought
against the FIVE men the notes.