The Washington herald., 1909-06-17
MORSE IS RELEASED
ON $126,OOO BAIL
Financier'S Wife Rounds Up
Friends to Go Security.
FREE MAN UNTIL OCTOBER
Brought from the TOmbs and Anec-
tiOnate Greeting Between Husband
KinE Promises Not TO Leave the
Country Before Court COnvenes.

New York, June Is-Charles W. Morse.
gay as a lark, motored up Broadway
with his wife to-night a free man until
the October term Of the United States
Circuit Court. The hnancier was let out
OF the tonrbs after Judges Lacombe
Coke. and Noyes had ordered that he be
admitted TO bail in the sum OF S1z5.0o0.
and after Mrs. Morse had rounded up
twenty OF the fnancier's friends, who
were willing TO go security for him
Morse was let out Of the Tombs al 4.S0
in the afternoon. but 1t was doubtful the
next hour and a half as 70 whether he
would have TO spend another night in the
big stone jail in Center street. or be per-
mitted to go home with his wife. The
courts original order admitting Morse
to bail required twenty-five bondsmen 70
appear and sign for $500 apiece. Mrs
Morse telephoned and worried for four
hours trying 10 secure twenty-five bonds
men, and was unsuccessful. Judge La
combe. q few minutes before o'clock
modified the order so as 10 permit Fred
erick Wagner. president Of F!ss. Doerr
& Carroll. and Joseph D. Carroll treas
urer Of that concern. to go on the bond
for $4,000 and $4,000 respectiNSly. max
ing up the total.
MOrSe'H Appeal Opposed.
The courts order admitting Morse TO
bail followed the conclusion OF. Henry L.
Stimsons argument opposing GIorse's ap-
peal against his sentence Of fifteen years
for misapplying the funds Of the National
Bank of North America. making false en-
tries in the books OF the bank and max
ing false reports 10 the Comptroller Of
the Currency
United States Marshal HenkeI brought
Morse from the Tombs directly to Com
missioner Shields room, where the com
missioner was waiting 10 receive bail sur
rounded by Morse's friends. Mrs. Morse
sprang up with cry, There's my hus-
band, threw her arms around Morse's
neck. and kissed him. Morse put an arm
around her shoulder and patted her cheek.
In a minute Mrs Morse was CRYING
heartily, and her husband. although he
displayed considerably more restraint.
kept dabbing at his eyes with his hand
kerchief. While they stood there. Mrs
Morse clinging TO him. and Morse, sooth-
ing her and patting her shoulder. several
OF the fnancier's friends stepped up and
congratulated him and Mrs. Morse, par
ticularly the woman. who had been tele-
phoning all afternoon to get the bonds
men together.
Bail Bond Is Completed.
After all the bondsmen had signed
Morse signed an agreement not to leave
the country before submitting himself TO
the United States marshal two days be-
fore court convenes next fall. and Judge
Lacombe signed the completed bail bond.
Marshal Henkel escorted the AIorses
downstairs TO their motor car and they
started for home.
Mr.. Morse said, and his wife agreed.
that they had made no plans for the
future.
There's one thing you can say" said
Morse before driving of. 7 am going
10 take good care Of MY wife. I may
take a short rest. I haven't time for a
long one, and then I am going to work
10 pay my debts and rebuild my for
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