The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-17
BANKER MORSE IS
FREE FOR AWHILE
Convicted Financier TempOrar-
lily Released From TOmbs ON
Bail of 1925, 900.
FINAL FATE DEPENDS
UPON COURT DECISION
Change in Status Of Famous
Case Comes as Somewhat
of a Surprise.

NEW YORK, June l6.-Charles W.
Morse, convicted banker, was released
on bail today pending the taking up
of his appeal in the United States
circuit court Of appeals next October.
For nearly four months Morse viii be
free. At the end Of that time the
court of appeals either will order new
trial or affirm the sentence OF fifteen
years imprisonment imposed upon the
former ice king in November of last
year.
The bail bond for $125,000 was
signed by twenty wealthy friends of
Mr.. Morse, who volunteered for this
service several months ago, and Morse
quit the custody Of the United States
marshal shortly before 6 clock.
Going to Get Busy.
''I am very glad for this he said
10 the little group of friends who
gathered about him in the federal
bnilding TO offer their congratulations
And now ] have "A busy four months
before me. | am going straight 10 my
home and take care OF myself and of
my wife. There is a little planning
country for a short time until can
think it all ont. Then shall Get back
mere and Climb into the harness To pull
all tho tangled threads together
again.
The order of the court admitting
Morse. TO bail came as somethlng OF q
SurpVse TO his wife and friends when
II gas handed down today. They nave
f>Hen working for his release since the
early part Of the year, bat there has
been no indication that a response to
their petitions would bc given at once.
Mrs. Morse was with her husband
in the Tombs when the news was re-
ccivcd there, and she spent one of the
busiest afternoons of her life marshal
ing her husband 's friends and obtain
ing their signatures TO the necessary
papers in time to BRING ABOUT ms re-
lease before sunset,
Friends Stand by Him.
Morse's release came largely through
the activity of twenty five OF ms
friends, who petitioncd tlse court in
May. saying that they believed in hls
innocence and were ready to become
responsible upon Il bail bond for. an
indefinite sum. The signers include
John n. Crimmins, OakIeigh Thorne
aud other prominent New York bank
ers and business men.
The courts order today was as FOL
lows:
'In view of the magnitude of the
record and the number and intrIcacy
of the questions presented in this ap-
peal, the proper consideration Of which
will require extended examination, We
order and direct that the defendant be
released upon bail until the second
Monday in October upon fling hal
bond in the sum Of $l25.00O, executed
bv responsible persons who shall state
that they have not received and Will
not receive indemnity, The bond to be
conditioned that the defendant shall
not leave the United States
Morse was convicted of having ms
appropriated the funds of his former
chief bank. the National Bank OF
North America. in financial operations
which led to his being thrown into
bankruptcy early in 1908. lie was
sentenced to fifteen years in the fed
cral prison in Atlanta, Ga. Since his
conviction he has been IN the Iombss::
attempts TO have him admitted TO baIl
have extended over seven months.