The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
WIFE WILL SEEK PARDON
FROM PRESIDENT TAFT
Morse Declares That This is Not the
End But the Beginning of Fight
for Release from Penal
Servitude.

Atlanta, January 3.-Chares Wyman
Morse, former ice king and millionaire
banker. at noon today began service of
prison for violation of the national bank
ing laws He is registered as convict No.
1884 and tonight occupies steel cell not
in the least different from those TO which
are assigned the 700 other prisoners. His
immaculate garments gave way to a reg
ulation suit of stripes. nor did the distin-
guished prisoner escape the Bertjllon ex-
pert the prison photographer. the regu-
lation bath or the barber
Mr. Morse arrived from New York on
the Birmingham Special at 10:45 a. m.,
in charge of two deputies and accompan-
led by his friend and close business asso-
ciate. w. p. Reid of Boston. He declined
to be interviewed, but made no protest
when the cameras of the newspaper men
were trained upon him. He was placed
in hack and driven to the prison, three
miles from the terminal station There
the formalities incident to the entry of all
prisoners were promptly entered upon and
completed before the dinner bell sounded
Because he had not been vaccinated, Mr..
Morse was not permitted to eat in the
big dining-room with his felow-convicts
and his first meal was served in his cell.
Except when his pedigree was being
taken. Morse showed no signs Of emotion.
The prisoner turned over to the clerk
S21s in currency and some private papers.
Because there was no evidence of violence
shown in the prisoners record, he was
assigned by Warden Meyer to class L.
which entities him to the privilege of see
ing relatives or friends for 80 minutes in
each two weeks of his confinement. He
may write and receive letters and have
access TO the library.
Morse will arise at 5 o'clock tomorrow
morning for "house detail" and at 1880
O'Clock he will file into the big dining
room with the motley horde of prisoners
white and colored, whose crimes range
from "mooHshining" to murder He prob
ably will be assigned TO the tailor shop
or put to work on the construction gang.
Mrs. Morse formerly the wife of an
Atlanta hotel proprietor, is expected to
arrive here from New York tomorrow
After conference with her husband she
will return to New York and take up in
earnest her declared purpose to seek a
pardon at the hands of President Taft
just before reaching Atlanta Mr.. Morse
granted an interview to a newspaper
man. the last before he started his long
sentence in the federal prison.
This is not the end he declared .ani
in fact 1t is only the beginning. The
fight has Just started"
The prisoner, who was accompanied by.
w. p Reid, a close personal friend OF
Boston. in reply to question, said he
expected his wife would reach Atlanta to-
morrow and remain until she could have
one more talk with him, after which she
probably would return to the east, he
said.
Plans of Mrs. Morse.
New York, January 8.-Mrs Charles w.
Morse, who follows her husband today
to Atlanta to visit him in his cell at
the federal prison there, win take up
at once and in earnest the fight for his
freedom. Mrs. Morse continues to de-
clare her belief that a crying Injustice
has been done the former banker and
refuses to believe that he will be conn.,.
PEELED TO serve out his sentence of IL
years confinement.
To-day said Mrs. Morse, 81 go TO
Atlanta. In two or three days / shall
come back and work for a pardon II
there is a chance of seeing my husband
once more | shall stay and wait for IL.
But they tell me that fortnightly vislts
only are allowed to convicts In that
prison
Mrs. Morse's efforts in behalf of her
husband will be warmly seconded by his
Martin w. Littleton, who reit-
Grated today his declaration that he had
by no means given up his fight for
Morse's liberty. The attorney however
was not yet ready to say what his next
step would be-