New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
CAN'T FIND C. W. MORSE
SUIT NOW FOR &243, 900.
ReceiUer Thinks He Has Sailed for
Europe to Stay.

yesterday when papers were filed in a suit insti
tuted by Charles A Hanna, receiver for the
National Bank of North America. 10 collect
s243. 900 and interest due the suspended bank on
several demand notes made by Mr.. Morse last
September and October. The interest amounts
to 1921 25.
At Mr.. Morse.s home last evening IT vas
stated that Mr.. and Mrs. Morse had gone to tbs
opera DfIgent search failed TO find them at
either the Metropolitan Manhattan Opera
houses.
Thomas E. Wing, counsel for the receiver, mas
tried all this week without success TO serve the
papers in the suit Mr.. Morse, but has been
unable to find him at his home at No 72S Fifth
avenue, where he also has his Office. or at any
of his accustomed haunts- In affidavit fled in
the suit Mr.. Wing alleges that he has made
every possible attempt TO find Mr.. Morse, but
has failed. and that ne believes from the infor-
nation he has gathered from friends and ac-
quaintances Of Mr.. Morse that the latter has
sailed for Europe
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT
Justice Leventritt application Of Mr. Wing.
granted yesterday writ OF attachment direct
ing the Sheriff to seize any property that Mr.
Morse might have in this county The Sheriff
at filed lis pendens against Mr. Morses
house in Fifth avenue. and served attachments
on a number OF large Clearing House banks in
the Wall Street district. with the idea of holding
up any securities in the possession of these
banks in which Mr. Morse might have an equity.
The banks served all have numerous interior
correspondents with whom. it is figured. Mr.
Morse may have had dealings
Mr. Hanna late last night issued the following
statement in regard to the suit:
The receiver was informed late on Tuesday
evening that Charles w Morse had probably
gone to Europe departed elsewhere from New
York earlier in the day, to be gone for an in
definite period. This information being con-
firrned by those in charge of the Morse resi-
dence the receiver took measures this morning
to attach such of Mr.. Norse's assets in New
York as he was able to locate. writ of at
tachment was obtained and served upon q num-
ber of banks and bankers in the downtown dis
trict, and a lis pendens filed upon Mr.
Morse's Fifth avenue residence
GONE TO EUROPE. THE REPORT.
Mr. Morse has not been seen in the financial
district this week but close friend is author
ity for the statement that he saw him on Mon
day and that Mr.. Morse told him at the time
that he intended go to Europe Mr. Morse
has always had a fondness for the steamers OF
the French Line. but he is down the
passenger list of La Savoie. which sails to-day
Neither did his name appear on the passenger
Hist of the KroorIand. of the Red Star Lipe. or
the Noordaun of the Holland America Line,
which sailed yesterday, on the books Of the
Kaiser Wilhelm II. which cleared on Tuesday
No steamer sailed for Europe Monday He
must have taken passage. therefore. under an
assumed name If he sailed any of these YES
sells.
MIR. Morse was called before the grand jury
last month. together with Alfred H. Curtis. Tor
mer president OF the National Bank of North
America and was examined concerning his
part in certain banking transactions which
occurred prior to the panic last October, bur
no indictments have been handed down TO date
He was also called to testify before referee IN
December and January in regard TO loan oc
5000 600 which he secured from tine Knfcksr-
booker Trust Company IN October. is'"-
through the medium of the cashier of the Ma
,ionaI Bank of North America The referees
renort on this loan was filed with Justice Clark,
in the Supreme Court. in Richmond. two weeks
ago. and there has been ruling on it to date
BANK HAS NO MORSE MONEY
Among the affidavits filed with the suit yes
terday is one by former officer Of the National
Bank of North America. in which he alleges
that there was TO money due Mr.. Morse from
the bank which might act as an offset Of the
ss4a 600 which the receiver is suing for. The
object in serving attachments many ot tbs
large Clearing House banks was not so uucn
with the expectation of fnding that Mr.. MorSs
had accounts direct dealings with these In
stitutions as IL was with the hope that soma
Of the interior correspondents of these banks
had loaned money TO the defendant on his bank
stocks and that certain equities might still be-
long TO Mr.. Morse A result of such trsnssr
tions.
Judgment by default for S155.I SS was also
entered Yesterday in the County Clerks ofHcs
against Mr. Morse in favor of Robert A G.
smith president of the American Mail Steam
shin Con,pany and of the North American Mail
Steamship Company. The amount in question is
alleged to be due on five hundred shares of tFzs
capital stock of the National Bank of North
America which were sold 10 the PLAINTIFF BY
Mr.. Morse on May 10 1907. with the alleged
stipulation that il at any time within two years
the plaintiff should be satisfied with th-
purchsse the defendant would take back ths
stock and repay to the PLAINTIFF $4,000 Mr..
Morse got the summons IN the suit January
IL John r. Stauchheld the attorney for
the plaintiff
II has been understood IN ths financial district
for several weeks past that Mr. Morse and Other
prominent bankers whose testimony was wanted
in connection with the present banking invs'-
tisations have been under surveillance but II hss
been impossible to verify this report District
Attorney Jerome. when at his home last
night. said he had heard the report that Mr.
Morse had gone away, but did not To dis
cuss it.
SOME OF MORSE'S TROUBLES
Troubles have been piling thick and fast
Charles W. Morse ever since last october. tie was
involved in the unsuccessful corner in United
Copper stock engineered by +. Augustus Heinzs
and which marked the beginning of the panic
When the corner went TO pieces and United Cop
per stock came crashing down. it was reported