The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-05

NEW YORK. Jan. 5.-The Worlds
stan correspondent sends the follow
ing from Atlanta, Ga:
Ten minutes after the big steel door
OF the United States Penitentiary hero
swung shut behind Charles W. Morse.
recently man OF millions, he had
ceased TO exist socially. He had be-
come convict No. 2,Sli and clad in
an ill-htting suit OF rough blue clothes
was marched into the big dining hall
and with Negroes, Indians, Cinnamon
and whites OF every condition took his
FIRST meal under the roof that is 10
shut out his liberty for Is years.
lie found placed before him jellied
bread coffee. sugar and milk. He
could not eat. and that was the first
sign he has permitted to escape him
Of the terrific strain he has been I'M
der since ne began I'm New York the
journey TO what is called his life
term"
After walking through a crowd OF
morbid and curious with head erect.
Morse was received by Warden Will
liam II. Mover. To the latter he made
formal protest against his incarcer-
alton. as he had been instructed to
do by his counsel.
Saws He'll Be Gentleman.
In giving the prisoner his orders the
warden said:
mir. Morse you have always been
gentleman In your behavior outside
~ this place. | am sure that you VIII
he SO here"
you may be sure of that" was the
quiet response. and then he was led
away to be bathed. vaccinated aud
measured for the Bertillon records.
Then he was photographed and put in
reception cell until such time as he
might be given cell with another
prisoner.
No. 9S14 henceforth supplants his
name. He has been put in the first
grade of prisoners which entities him
10 all the privileges that the best be-
haved may enjoy. As such he need not
wear the stripes save when he is on
the outside OF the building, the ward
en- having discarded this mark In favor
OF the blue uniform.
Morse must abide by rules that gov
ern the employment of every moment
OF his day. Speech is denied him, ex-
cept at stated times. even at his
meals
But IL this final blow affected the
iron nerve he has shown throughout
he did not let II appear. His face
wore a set half smile as he passed TO
the dollhouse. leaving the world and
the big part he PLAYED in 1t behind.
He was told that good behavior
L. tot 4, nf
1S0O days-25 days less than five
years. IL seems to give him no cheer.
for Morse is convinced that IL his
legal fights go against him and he
does not receive a pardon his sentence
is his death warrant.
Still TO Fight for Freedom.
lie Is still full of fight and said
to the World reporter who accompan-
led him from New York:
My last words as Il free man are
10 reiterate what | have already told
YOU. | am an innocent man; am the
victim largely " circumstances and
interruptions methods, but the battle
$ not vet over. although have sur-
'ered heavy defeat.
Il shall protest against imp ison-
nent on The ground that my commit
nert IL illegal. Hut this is more or
ess formal notion there are other
steps 10 he taken and on these | am
.aislhg high hopes. Martin Liitleton.
ny counsel. will be here in a day OF
two. and then we shall discuss In
detail the plans to be pursued.
Victim Of Clique Who Feared Me-"
II detest whining. bit In justice to
myself ! must say, what every man
who is conversant with affairs in New
York must know, that | was the vic
tim OF q clique who feared me- | in
Cured their enmity and they set about
TO encompass my destruction. How
they did IL Is a matter of history. But
have suffered reverses before and
have survived them. | shall, ! hope,
survive this, too.
But IL rs hard hard TO make my
self think this way at my time of life.
I am an old man now and IL years
out Of my life--oh. cannot believe
that IL will have to be-"
On the train last night Morse talk
ed with guards. laughed and joked
with them. and whiled away the long
nigh,-he was not sleepy-by playing
pinuchle. But he was pitted against
two sturdy Germans who knew the
game backwards. Not once did he
win and finally he said
Well | hope shall be more sue
cessful in other things than | have
been at this game"
lie neither smokes nor drinxs and
rinochle and casino are the extent OF
his accomplishments at cards.
Yesterday was dark and dreary and
soddsn gray snow covered the aoids
But today came green fields aud bright
sunshine.
My last day he said with little
smile. end mis- voice. shook a little.
One OF his companions recalled the
lines from Oscar Wilde's beautiful
ballad OF Reading Gaol." running