The Washington herald., 1908-02-17

Ma York. Feb. 16-Charles w Morse
was arrested by District Attorney Je-
rome's detectives upon the arrival of the
Etruria at Quarantine at noon to-day
The deposed banker knew before the
detectives boarded the vessel that he
had been twice indicted for grand larceny
by the county grand jury, but he was
not expecting physical arrest. He thought
that his lawyers had arranged 70 have
him give himself up in court on Monday,
and when the police officers walked into
his stateroom and made him a prisoner
his nerve was broken for a minute. He
quickly regsined control Of himself. how
ever. and from then on he was. as his
lawyers represented him 70 be, the Charles
w. Morse who had come back to face his
accusers and 70 fight his detractors.
Morse was met AZ Quarantine by his
son. Benjamin W. an undergraduate at
Harvard. and at the Cunard pier by his
wife. who accompanied him. under guard.
10 The home OF Justice Dowling. Il West
Eighty-second street. where ne was BaIled
out in $4,000.
Declines to BE Interviewed.
Morse declined 20 give any Interview 90
the newspaper men. but. in reply TO a
list OF questions submitted 10 him. he
handed out a statement tonight. In this
statement he says that his chief object
in going to England was TO sell property.
in which he has a large interest He de-
MED that he had Travelled under an as
sumed name. and asserted his entire limo
cenCe Of any criminal act IEe was ready
and willing 10 stand his share of the
financial losses. but he called upon the
American people for fair play. both at
the bar OF public opinion anJ in the
courts.
The revenue cutter Calumet pulled up
alongside the Etruria st Quarantine at
l2;0 o'clock. stert b Boardman and
Philip J. Britt, Morse's lawyers. had been
aboard the cutter since shortly after
dawn awaiting the arrival OF the
Cunarder. Lieut.. Peter Beery and De
tectives Norman J. Fitzsimmous and
Joseph kesselmark who are detailed TO
The Criminal Courts Building. had been
on the job with a bench warrant almost
as long
NOrse's SON on Cutter.
Morse's son also was on the cutter. but
nobody recognized him. Almost all the
reporters in captivity were on the GOV
ernment vessel
Morse's son was the first one 20 board
the liner from the Calumet. The passen-
gers had been attracted to the starboard
side by the crowd. but apparently they
had no inkling of what was UP.
The detective and young Morse STONED
at the purser's office to be directed IN
Morse. Morse was found summing him
self on the promenade deck and gazing
at the Staten Island shore To avoid a
brigade of photographers, Morse went
into the saloon, and subsequently retired
70 his staterOom. One Of the detectives
entered the stateroom and placed Morse
under arrest. Mr.. Morse at first looked
surprised. then he became very pale. and
bit his lips and twitched his fingers ner-
yously
BY that time Mr MorSe's two LAWYERS
had managed 10 squeeze their way into
the statcroom.
Morse Grects Lawyers
Mr.. Britt stepped forward and greeted
Mr.. Morse. Mr.. Morse. in reply 10 =
question, said he had a fine trip. and then.
turning TO the detectives. said:
What do you want me to do7"
''Oh, that is all arranged" spoke Mr.
Britt. "We will stay right here until we
get 10 the pier; then you Will he ar
raigned before Justice DowIing. We
have arranged for bail"
As soon as he was alone with his law
yers and the detectives. Morse asked for
a brief review Of everything that had
happened since he left. As the LAWYERS
told him Of one reported charge after
another and the suits that had been
brought. ending with the indictments
Morse said not a word. Finally. at the
end OF the recital. he said:
Well. If that is all they've got against
me. I'm not worried" "
a large part Of the time on the way
up The bay he spent talking with his son.
Few FirSt-cIasS Passengers.
There were only forty-seven first cabin
passengers on the Etruria Most OF them
knew Of Mr.. Morse's financial difficulties
before the boat left Liverpool but there
was tacit agreement among them that
no business matters would be broached
on the way over. Mr.. Morse stayed in his
stateroom for the first three days. and
then he came out and mingled With the
passengers. He appeared to be in fairly
good spirits all the way over and PLAYED
whist almost every night.