The sun., 1909-06-17
MRS, MORSE GETS MORSE OUT
S1,j.OOO BAIL HAS TO BE.
BOINDED Up IN A HURRY.
She Got the Court to Modify Its Order
for ~ Particular Bondsmen anu
Made 10 Do-Case Goes Over Now
Until october-Morse Going TO Work.


for ~ Particular Bondsmen ami
Made 70 Do--Case Goes Over Now
Until October-Morse Going TO Work.
Charles ". Morse, gay as lark. notored
up Broadway with his wife last night,
free man until the October term OF the
United States Circuit Court. He was let
ont Of the Tombs after Judges Lacombe,
co,e and Noyes had ordered that he he
admitted to bail in the sum Of sl25ooo
and after Mrs. Morse had rounded up
twenty Of her friends who were willing
10 60 security for him,
He got out at 4:so o'clock P. NJ. but
il was touch and go in the next hour and
q hsIf as to whether he would or would
not have to spend another night in Jail.
The Courts original order admitting
Morse to bail required twenty-five bonds
men to sign for 5000 apiece. Mrs.
Morse teephoned and worried for four
hours trying to secure twenty-five and
,ss unsuccessful. Judge Lacombe a
few minutes before o'clock modified
the order so as to permit Frederick Wag-
per, president OF Fiss, Docrr q Carroll,
,rd Jcseph D. Carroll treasurer Of that
tertern. to go on the bond for $4,000
ard .2occo respectively, making up the
tctal
\ The Courts order admitting Morse to
hail followed the conclusion Of Henry
L. stimsons argument opposing Morse's
sppeal for a new trial on the charge Of
msapplying the funds Of the National
pank of North America and falsifying
The accounts, On appeal the Court re-
served decision.
Mrs. Morse and Morse's son Harry
we're in the court room during the argu-
ment and Immediately after Mr.. Stimson
had finished went over to the Tombs.
While they were there telephone message
CAME to the prison at l:so that the Court
had consented to bail under certain con-
ditons Mrs. Morse had the order read
| TO her over the phone and ran to her hus-
hand with the news. She told him she
would have the bondsmen ready in an
hour.
II took a great deal more time than
that, The specific character Of the order
and the unexpectedness with which 1t
came piled up difficulties. Apparently
the Circuit Court Judges had in mind the
petition presented to them on May 10
by twenty-five Of Mr.. Morse's friends
who agreed to become responsible for
5000 apiece on the bail bond without
indemnity. Some Of these petitioners
w@s- Warner Ven Norden. Frank A.
Munssy. r, R.. Moore. president Of the
Commercial Trust Company; Harvey E.
Fisk, Henry F. Shoemaker. Augustus
Van wyck, John d. crimmins. E. C.
Potter. W. b. Chesebrough. Il. s. Kearny.
Samuel Adams. James MoCutcheon. E. R.
Chapman. president Of the Hudson Trust
Company; Harry 8. Black. president OF
the United States Realty and Improve
ment Company; George Crawford, James
Talcott. Seth NJ. Milliken. W. o. Allison.
president Of the Consolidated National
Bank; Oakleigh Thorne, president Of the
Trust Company Of America; Charles H.
De Witt. Alfred j. Cammeyer, William
Bradley, James Bradley. James A. Lynch.
Joseph D. Carroll, Henry Steers and
Frederick Wagner. The court order
read:
In view OF the magnitude Of the record
and OF the number and intricacy Of the
questions presented on the appeal. the
proper consideration OF which will require
extended examination. we order and direct
that the defendant be enlarged upon bail
until the term beginning the second Monday
Of October. 1909. upon filing a bail bond
10 the usual form In the sum Of si25.ooo.
The said bond must be executed by the
twenty-five persons who have signed the
papers hitherto annexed or persons who
may hereafter sign similar papers, stating
in substance that. they have not and will
not receive demnity. Each Of said per-
IONS must sign for 81, 900.
The said bond must be conditioned that
'he defendant will not leave the United
Ss,es and will surrender himself TO the
custody Of the marshal within two days
NOR to the said term.
The hail bond must be approved as to
trm ard sufficiency OF the sureties by a
'udFe Of this court.
Mrs Morse had an electric motor at
he Tonbs and she drove down Centre
street and Park row to the Federal Build
ng about as quickly as the law allows.
From Marshal Henkel's Office on the third
door, which, she used as telephone head
quarters, she sent word to Martin w.
L'tieton, Mr.. Morse's counsel. and then
began calling up the signers OF the petition.
The Nrst man she called, Harvey E.
Fisk, was out Of town, but the next, Treas
qrer Carroll Of the Fiss, Doerr d Carroll
{ hrn was in his Office and assured her
that he would be at the Federal Building
squickly as he could manage. She got
Warner Van Norden. Judge Van Wyck.
t. Clifford Potter, President Allison OF
'he Consolidated National and many
others on the list OF petitioners, but there
we're half dozen or more she could not
reach.
Arthur Braun. who used to be Morse's
private secretary and is now a mem.
Der Of the banking firm Of Primrose 4
Braun, helped her rally her husbands
friends. and Martin w. Littleton got
hold of few. But II was not until
o'clock that Mrs. Morse had enough names
10 warrant going to District Attorney
Henry 4 Wise and asking him to order
Marshal lienkel to bring Morse from
the Tombs
BY that time Mrs. Morse was pretty
well tired out and nervous as we'll. Fear
hg MAT there might be delay after all
10 assembling twenty-five individuals.
he original petitioners or their sub
tl'ries. she went to Judge Coke and