New-York tribune., 1910-09-08
Warden Tells WhV Banker Was
Put in Solitary Cell.
PRISONER GOT ONE DOLLAR
Wife and Former Partner Snug
gled Cash Into Penitentlary
Lost 20 Days Time.
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Atlanta. Sept. Warden ". H MoyeI
of the Atlanta federal prison this af-
ternoon made the following statement in
regard 10 the recent punishment OF
Charles W. Morse for breach of discf-
pine "On May 13 A prisoner IN the eHer-
| cising quarters was discovered by a
guard 10 have dollar bill in his posses
sion When questioned. this prisoner
stated that he had received the money
from another prisoner. The prisoner
whom he indicated declared that he had
received the money from Morse: that he
had asked Morse for it. and that Morse
had said it was against the rules TO give
him money. but that he would put it on
his bed in the hospital quarters, where
the prisoner would find it, and he would
have nothing to do with his finding it.
Deputy Warden Harrison questioned
Morse about the money. Morse stated
that he would rather not say where he
got II. Upon his continued refusal TO
answer the question OF the deputy war
den. Morse was placed in solitary con-
fnement on full diet
~Ou the second day Of Morses con-
fnement was on my way to see him. l
met Mrs. Morse and she asked permis-
sion to see her husband, I told her that
Morse was in trouble and that she could
not see him that day, Mrs Morse an
noInced that she had a confession TO
make To me She stated that she had
given her husband SIS. smuggling it into
his coat pocket while he was signing
some papers in the office. Morse made a
similar confession a short time after
ward. except that he placed the amount
given him by his wife at s25 instead of
SIS During the course Of my interview
with him he finally admitted that he
had s46 in ali: SIS given by bis wife and
S31 which his former partner. ". P.
Reed. had slipped to him during con-
versation between them in the prison.
Morse told me that two of the prison
ers had been given 81 each. that he had
IS himself. and that $40 he had placed in
an envelope and given over to the keeper
OF another prison. As soon as Morse
made his confession he was released from
the solitary cell The additional punish
ment accorded him for the violation of
rules was a reduction from the first to
the second grade and a deduction from
his good behavior time OF twenty days
At the expira ton of ninety days Morse
was put back in the first grade. He now
enjoys the same privileges he did before
his trouble.
The published statement that his con-
fnement resulted in physical break
down. and that It was necessary TO take
him to the hospital. is untrue. Morse
Is in better health than he was when
a admitted 10 this institution He is now
engaged in the library work. but is pre-
pairing an index showing the physical
condition Of the prisoners when they
enter and when they leave.
This work seems cogenial to him, and
he is giving excellent satisfaction. The
statement that Morses offence consisted
of giving money To a crippled prisoner
was also erroneous. At the time Morse
distributed some OF his funds he did not
know that any of Il would reach the
cr:pDIe II reached him through a nurse.
This statement gives tie true facts in
th. case from beginning 20 end