The Detroit times., 1909-06-15
F|GHTsIOa FREE
FORMER ICE king
Martin W. Littleton, for Charles W.
Morse, Argues Before Court of
Appeals-Wants No Sympathy.

NEW YORK. June l4.-"Charles
w. Morse w0nts neither sympathy no.
mercy. |. come here direct from him
and he sent this message TO the court
There has beon too much talk OF sym.
patty and too much made OF the fact
that my fortune. which | amassed d.
the hardest OF work. has been wiped
out. IL the appellate court believes !
committed crime and that ! was
properly convicted J am ready 10 take
the punishment imposed on me by the
court below. | DO not ask that II oe
mitigated. | am ready TO serve the
sentence II tnis court considers thar
the crimes alleged were committed
Charles W. Morse wants no mercy,
and he Graves no sympathy lie asks
1et-he hands OF the judges Of the Unit
cd States court OF appeals only simple
Justice.
From his cell In the gloomy tombs
prison where he is suffering from the
torrld wave which is creating incon'
venienee To New Workers generally,
Charles w. Morse. fallen ice king.
financier, steamboat man and one time
millionaire sent the above message 10
the United States circuit court OF ap-
peals today as II 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 % who has stood
Loyalty by his father In tHe troubles
that have encompassed him. sat, hard
featured and grim. well within range
of the three black robed judges on tn
bench.
Limits Bott, Sides.
Wien court opened Littieton asked
that he be permitted TO argue The air
peal from the convention and the ap-
plication for bail apparently TINS
brought about a lengthy discussion IN
which both sides and the court joiner
but the requests was finally agreed TO.
The court then announced that hoth
sides would be limited 10 three hours
each for the argument of the appeal
This brought a protest from both Lit
Teton and Stimson. but they were
sauelched by the statement that the
court was in the habit OF granting bus
an hour and a half TO q S11s-1nd ina
they were very fortunate
In beginning his argument Iutieton
made a Enthusiastically bitter AZ
tack on the newspapers Of the coun'
try who have denounced Morse N
their editorials and news columns
These newspapers" he said, have
characterized him as most grotesquc
figure They have accused MIN OF
acts that he would have been lncap'
able OF having performed They have
painted him ftff-tAe- hlackest OF colors
and he has been held up 10 public
scorri as the one man that was re
sponsible for causing great financial
loss to the country While this court
OF course will not take cognlzance OF
this, yet II must be remembered that
on his trial the feeling against Morse
was shown In many ways. Then there
came a revulsion OF feeling. gen
eral sentiment seemed TO get abroad
that possibly Justice had erred anu
this man was not the evil character
that he had been painted.
Wants No Sympathy.
But nothing Of this enters into this
case. Charles Morse approaches
this court as a citizen. who unless the
Judgment of the court below shall be
upset will be deprived OF his liberty
for a long term Of years. Much has
been said of sympathy for man cast
down from a high place. whose nil
lions have crumbled and been swept
away by adversely. bit Mr.. Morse
wants nothing of this He demands
and expects justice and if this honor
abba court shall say after examining
all of the records and listening TO the
arguments Of counsel. that he has
committed crime. he will serve his
term without a whimper"
LittfetUE then entered into a LEGAL
argument of the points involved. He
traced the connection of Morse and
Alfred II. Curtis with the Bank OF
North America and declared that the
lower court erred in permitting his
conviction.
He argued that the lower court
erred when II permitted the consOli-
tatieH- the three indictments that
we're returned against Morse.
Screws rusted into metal may be
loosened by holding on their heads
red-hot irons to expand them. Afte.'