The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-20
Action Involving -Four Emf
nq,t cGoilnsel Followed
With Vigilance.
MAY" BE PROSECUTION.
Ice King H .,frol Clients En-
velopc Befors Tle Received
Famous f-ltl1irlel Letter.

District Attorney Jerome to-day re-
fused to discuss the recent startling
developments in the Dodge Morse-lium-
mel scandal growing out Of Edward NJ
Bracken's suit for $4,000 against
Charles w. Morse. Mir. jerome adj
mitted that he was watching develop
ments.
''About all 1 care 20 say is that am
awaiting the outcome Of This suit said
MIR. jerome to an Evening World r"-
porter Il eSpsrt TO follow closely all
the Evidence given in TIE Bracken &c
ton"
Mr. Jerome was equally reticent In
discussing Brackon'' suit for from $500
10 5000 brought aga INST former Judge
Edward p. Coync. which the Dodge
Morse -iuningl confidential agent ac-
c,,sed him of-r-ta lining ont of n fund
of $500 paid to Coyne by De Lancey
Nicoll.
The Evening World, is informed. how
ever. that My.. jerome is deeply inter-
es.ea in the BTack suits. and particu-
yers in tie Metropolitan Club al the
inception OF the criminal charge against
IIummel when letters written by Morse
to Hummel We're SURRENDERED ov the
latter. That any letters were extracted
from the package IS M. Jerome's great
est surprise and their l3,a.ion his chief
concern.
Would jerome ndict,Bracken?
"Bracken had better wa:c4 out" said
a Criminal Courts a,,a he. ''F!:s; thing
he knows Jerome will have him ind.ct-
Cd or rearrssted. as T.lEngiast was in
the Metropolitan eases, or D.. Gillette
was in the insuuance cases-tWo in
Formers who were punished for giving
away those higher up"
In connection with the Bracken
suits, a report, which originated in the
law office of Il former member of the
Howe & Hunmel firm. alleges that the
famous letter sent by Rummel to
Morse bearing the date of Sept. 10.
1903, was in truth written more than
year later, ana then dated back. in
order to meet the eXigencies of the sit.
uatiOn.
Wrote Of "Coilusion.'
The famous letter was the king-pin
exhibit in the peoples case against
Hummel. 1t concluded;
1T is my duty to advise you that
the decree obtained by Mrs. Morse
against her former husband, Charles
Dodge is collusive and irregular, and
1t may be doubted whether your suDse-
quent marriage is Il lawful one.
The Evening World IL informed
upon the statements of persons
cOpnccsed with the Office of Howe
~ Huniinel tlNlt, 50 earl! ns Aug
4, LODE. Lycre wan a large 'clicnt's
eT@efaaeT in Mr.. Hu,nmci's safe,
s:n H. s sf .! own With .ana SS Mi
a sHhilar Feature of the trial Of
HumntAktYns the failure of Assistant
DstriSVlttorney Rand to cross exam
ine Nor5s' in connection with the
famous Hummel letter, which was Of
fcred I'm evidence unnhGrned by an
"nveiope, or my ot.er pro"f TO
show THAT II had actually passed
through tire United states mail,
Mr., M6uee testified, in regard 70 this
letter. a., fnlows: .'On or about the
tenth .day' OF September ! received a
. certain letter from Mir. Hummel 1t
came TO my Office, l think, and up IN
F. receipt of that letter and within a day
: or two J Went 10 the 9ttice OF Howe a
ing. There | ga " iiuhmel and had a
conversation with him"
Rendezvous at the Club.
That the Metropolitan Club-where the
Morse letters were surrendered to four
noted lawyers. as eXcluEiN ely told in
The Evening Wopld-Was a fayurite
rendezvous for Morse, is shown from
his testimony in regard to & conference
with Hummel ana Mr. Swcctser at the
formers house, No. - East seventy
third street He sWore
1 ngt lnngp
had a conference with s;wactssrI at the
Aletropolitam Clnh. ~ my slEEestiom.-