The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-07
h3hows No Mercy to Con-
led Banker, Formerly
the "Ice King"
sK.TRIED CURTIS
q. SENTENCE SUSPENDED
( for Bail for Notorious
loter Denied; He Re-
mains in Tombs.

-. YORK, Nov. 6.-From cell in
h 10 prison Charles w. Morse now
|,, he efforts of his counsel to
|fxis freedom, ne having today
!, tenced TO serve fifteen years
y 3deral prison at Atlanta, Ga.
.oplication of the funds of the
i Bank Of North America and
false entries in the books of
NJ. Alfred II. Curtis, former
| of the defunct bank, was
led and convicted with Morse,
given his liberty today on
d = sentence.
Morse g lawyers Immediately
|u Tor and secured stay of ex.
|s2 or ten days after sentence had
|. ,osed, still it is probable that
III remain Il prisoner IN the
Adtil Monday, as Judge Hougb
red to admit the fnancier to
II Ia Morse lawyers late today
20 sne y uICSC Stdtco NJ NV
~ appeals for writ to show
,ly their client should not be
~ to bail, and the writ was
|r1but it is not returnable until
Ee
| u May Get New Trial.
|. ,.r a new trial will be granted
['tiproblematical. Judge Lacomb
L,,.i writ of. error to the Morse
81, .oday. The writ is returnable
- and is based Oh the usual
..cxceptions taken by defense
lac trial and exceptions to the
\ Lit itself. This step had TO be
|a tore application for bail could
= and it also leads to the ar
h,or a new trial. The Morse
egiav their client has instructed
H. lrht ..to the last ditch. y
r I'D of moro than 600 men aud
r. 2ollowed Morse and two deputy
ESkwho had him in charge from
sal building to the doors of
r rs. AS they trailed along the
\; red and hooted. Chow would
kfo be the ice mans" shouted
,slas the little man walked along
the two big deputies: lyon II
P4 be in there yelled another;
b "A similar expressions followed
ulner until the heavy barred
|mr the prison had closed behind
|erlorse was assigned to the same
|if1ad occupied with Curtis last
Frs; Makes No Comment.
Il = declined to make any COM
~: his. conviction aud sentence
En I have not q word to say that
|nr own," he said.
enc iu the court room when
trpce was pronounced by Judge
|Er as a most dramatic one. The
Git the two prisoners, who bad
| lH stant attendants at court dur
Id rial. were present early today,
kiGkious TO cheer their husbands
In the trying. ordea!
t1fronted them, When the real
Ifghe, however, II was the nus,
|urd not the wives who proved
|rr 1rters. Morse sat like q stole
X heard the words which con-
|utihim to prison. There was
rjbthe tremor of an cyclid, and
M who watched there was not
I-<en the shadow of a doubt that
flf1e man. was indeed mall NJ
[Fe- Curtis. too, accepted the
dch came TO bim-good news
s,5e-with the Same lack of emo
1t characterized his former
|ps But the strain had been too
t.. the women.
.t,aWomeu Break Down
thrust which Judge Hough s
|.rssant flashed through her mind i,
&5se, who through. all the irving
|'5n;he trial had preserved an un-
|;k temeanor, collapsed in her seat, ,
[u9str face in her hands and began
FTinvulsively. Still weeping, SHE
\ .5laway to an aute-Toom, wberE.
PJt later her husband held her
yjbms aud souobt TO console ber.
~ Mrs. Curtis anv more pre-.
~ the nervous strain than Mrs
\ r,4rs. Curtis sat within the rail.
EpjtentlY at Judge Hough as he
|l5S< speak She had been i'll end
INES during the trial had been
ta leave her place in the court
t>pday her face was drawn and
b fling Of night of mingled
~ fear. while her husband re
d. ,fway from her behind the ba: :
IklV>on cell.
EsH, the Judgment of court-the
ElIiyorable for her husband that
- piven-was pronounced. she
fGINnd would have fallen had NOT
'ul@rd= surnorted her.
ppIrtpd Curtis passed fairly rest.
" 4 In the Tombs. where they oc.
n cell together, and early this
|17s after breakfast Of plain
|.<fre. they were taken 10 tbs
= sS2prt BY Marshal Hepkel and tc
n proom long before the crowd.
|ss gather. They appeared TO bs
~ md ehatted with their keeper.
|6sg ads, while the minutes tickel
EStSFay.
|a Huch General Interest.
f5 han an hour before the tim,
p S<he convening of the court
B cyan to throDg the corridor,
|B';1 3eral building and flock to tn,
hoping to witness the clos
|lsyf3 III The sensational case.
|';S orsc and Mrs. Curtis v-er,
|<s5,}e early arrivals. Mrs. Mors,
Es5 iompanied by her step-sons. Sh,
|He' er husband affcctionatcly an,
/boys shook hands with thei
~ lrmly. Next came Mrs. Cur
bbDs threw her arms around he
|n05 Kissed him and then sank int,
lAdc Mrs. Morse and the BOYS
" time the crowd Rathere,
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