The evening world., 1908-11-02
Tells Jury That Those Who
Received His Bounty Jumped
at His Throat.
RlDlCULES PROSECUTOR
Declares He Is Playing a Legal
Shell Game in Effort
to Convict.

After Judge Houch In the Federal
Court had to-day thrown out two more
counts on the Indictment against
Charles w. Mors and Alfred II. Curtis,
on trial charged with violating the ma
tional banking laws, former Congress
man Charles l.. Littlefeld began his ar
gument in favor of the acouittal of
Morse. Former Judge Olcott followed
L!ttlefeld in an argument for Curtis
1t was announced that United States
District-Attorne- Stimson would close
for the Government tomorrow and that
Judge Hough would give the case to
the jury about o'clock in the after
noon. Arrangements have been made
TO enable the jurors to vote before
court convenes tomorrow.
The Rejected Counts.
The counts thrown out were Ala
, 81, relating to the discounting OF a
100000 note by Mr.. Morse given him bv
Calvin Austin In payment for ice stock
1t was portion of the Governments
allegation OF misappropriation. The de-
Tense contended that the bank was in
n.
Judge Hough evidently held the same
view
Before these counts had been dismissed
MT Oicott introduced two new Wit
hesses, who testified as to the custom of
the National Bank of North America
In dealing with certified checks. This
was TO show there was nothing unusual
about the loan TO Heinze and the over
draft by Morse Oh the day the panic be-
gan. year ago.
with all the minor details out of the
way. Mr. Littleheld began his argu-
ment. Taking up the Indictment. Mr.
LittlefeId said as il originally stood ii
contained seventy-nlne counts, but about
ten Of them had been withdrawn or dis
missed by the court
Mr.. Littlefield took up the $500, 900 Wire
note at the Knickerbocker Trust Com
pany, the Sl26.00O Primrose ana Braun |
note and the X. A. Wilson note In the !
New Amsterdam National Bank. an in |
sisted that they We're made by dun |
mics who had no interest i'm tho notes |
and that by no reasoning could the Ma |
tional Bank of North America consider
them bills payable on the Institutions i |
books.
Coming next 10 the purchase of GER
tain shares of ice stock by Mr.. Morse.
MIR. Litleheld pointed out that in one
count the Government gave the shares
a monetary value, while in the next
count the same Ice shares were declared
II wes a great Inconsistency,
the lawyer declared.
Calls II Shell Game.
They are trying to catch us coming
and going-on either horn of the di-
emma" lie said. when he comes to
he final argument Mr., Stimson will
through the law behind him. play this
judicial shell game. 1t isn't the ordl-
nary gamblers shell game. The gambler
lses three shells and one pea, but In
his legal game there are three shells
md no pea"
The lawyer was very bitter in his de-
of the men Mr.. Morse had
helped and who had shared his
lounty," but who when the panic came
turned upon him" These Mr. Little
ield characterized as 'sycophants who
lad gathered about Morse and shared
n his bounty when the markets were
rood, but who. when dark days came,
we're ready to jump on his back and at |
lis throat"
'Mr. Morse is neither n weleher nor a |
,oward." yehemently insisted the law
'er.
Criticizes the Press.
Mr.. Littlefeld said he had been en-
arrassed during the trial by the assaults
n the public prints upon the predatory
ich aud malefactors of great wealth
70 one has been more maligned by the
'ress than Mr. Morse, according TO his
awyer, yet he was singularly free from
ancor or feelings OF revenge toward
he newspa pers
Mr.. Littlefeld condemned I'm strong
erms the action OF the Comptroller oi
he Currency In refusing he records
Y MS office 20 the defense and per
hitting the United States District Al.
orney TO use them at Will
This may be part of the 'suuare
cal we hear so much, but see So little
r. exclaimed the lawyer for Mn
lie started 10 denounce Thomas Stur-
es for his share IN the Continental ~
anCe company's 36n.N0 note judge 4
Tough cut that portion OF the spC,0H
y cautlonMg Mr, Littleh0ld that ths |
ount referring 10 the Sturges-C Couti.
entail Finance Company had been dis. /
llsssd frOm the Indictment