The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-14
TO FREE
FORMER ICE KING
Martin w. Littleton, for Charles W
Morse, Argues Before Court of
Appeals-Wants No Sympathy.

III NEW YORK, June 14.-"Charles
w. Morse wants neither sympathy no-
mercy. l come here direct from him
and he sent this message TO the court
There has been too much talk OF sym.
patty and too much made OF the fact
that my fortune. which | amassed by
the hardest OF work. has been wiped
out. II the appellate court believes I
committed crime and that | was
properly convicted ] am ready TO take
the punishment imposed on me by the
court below. do not ask that II be
LN6itigated. | am ready 10 serve the
sentence II this court considers that
the crimes alleged were committed.
Charles w. Morse wants no mercy.
and he Graves no sympathy. He asks
ct the hands OF the judges OF the Unit
ed States court OF appeals only simple
Justice.
From his cell in the gloomy tombs
prison where he is suffering from the
torrid wave which is creating incon-
venience TO New Workers generally,
|. Charles w. Morse, fallen ice king,
nnancier, steamboat man and one time
millionaire sent the above message 70
the United States circuit court OF APP
meals today as IL was delivered by his
attorney. Martin w. Littleton. his
faithful wife, who has beggered her
self In producing funds To secure the
appeal, and a son OF 20 who has stood
loyalty by his father in the troubles
that have encompassed him, sat, hard
featured and grim, well within range
Eof the three black robed judges on the
bench.
Limits Both Sides.
When court opened Lttleton asked
that he be permitted TO argue the ap-
neal from the convention and the ap-
plication for bail apparently. TINS
brought about lengthy discussion IN
which both sides and the court joined
'but the requests was finally agreed 70.
The court then announced that ooth
sides would be limited TO three hours
each for the argument OF the appeal
This brought protest. from both Lat
tleton and Stimson, but they were
|uuuetched by the statement that the
court was In the habit OF granting pu1
an hour and half to side and thaN
they were very fortunate.
In beginning his argument Lltuetoh
made a Enthusiastically bitter AZ
tack on the newspapers OF the coun-
try who have denounced Morse IN
their editorials and news columns.
aThese newspapers" he said, have
characterized him as a most grotesque
azure. They have accused MIN OF
nets that he would have been lncap-
able OF having performed. They have
|nainted him in the blacklist OF colors
and he has been held up To puDhc
Ercorn as the one man that was re-
|sponsible for causing great hnancial
<ioss to the country. While TINS court
III course will not take cognizance or
Sfhis. yet 1t must be remembered that
ron his trial the feeling against Morse
Twas shown in many ways. Then there
-rHmp revufsion of feeling. A gen.
3eral sentiment seemed to get abroad
THAT possibly justice had erred and
This man was not the evil character
That he had been painted,
Wants No Sympathy.
But nothing OF this enters into this
|case. Charles w. Morse approaches
|fhis court as a citizen, who. unless the
Judgment of the court below snail De
unset will be deprived of his liberty
tor n long leIm VI yCal .. .haSh ts
{seen said of sympathy for a man cast
down from high place. whose ElIi. t
lions have crumbled and been swept
away by adversely, but Mr.. Morse
wants nothing of this. He demands
land expects justice and If this honor
able court shall say after examining
.3nll OF the records and listening to the
arguments Of counsel. that he has
|fsommitted crime. he Will serve his
KERN without a whimper."
4 Littleton then entered into legal
Argument OF the points involved. he
5fraced the connection Of Morse and
Alfred III. Curtis with the Bank of
North America and declared that the
hover court erred in permitting his
*.onviction.
He argued that the lower court
-red when it permitted the consoli-
- thn thraa tpdfct that