Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-03
MORSE ON THE
WAY 70 PRISON
Convicted Banker Leaves York
for Atlanta in Char "
United States 0fh, ~
WIFE AND SONS SAY GOO "
Former Ice King is Under Fiftet
Years Sentence.
GIVES OUT BITTER STATEMENT
Says Conviction is Result of Demand
for a Victim.
sCoLDs JUDGE AND JURORS
Insists that Latter We're TOO Drunk
TO Know what They Were Doing
Hopes President VIII
Pardon Him.
GIVES OUT BITTER STATEMENT
Says Conviction is Result of Demand
for q Victim.
sCOLDs JUDGE AND JURORS

NEW YORK, Jan. with a supreme
effort to be cheerful, but with emotion
occasionally getting the better of him,
Charles w. Morse left New York to begin
serving a fifteen years sentence in the
federal prison at Atlanta, Ga, imposed
upon him for violation of the national
banking laws.
Before leaving the Tombs where he had
been confined for the greater part of the
last year Morse received his wife and
two sons and then the newspaper men
He was too affected to say anything, but
he handed out n carefully prepared state
ment OF comment on his case The gen.
eral understanding was that his wife was
TO accompany him south, but 1t could not
be ascertained whether she was on the
same train with him.
Morse left Jersey City on the Blrming-
ham Flyer of the Southern railway at
1O:45 a. m, in custody Of Deputy United
States marshals. The party occupied
state room.
Mr.. MOrse's Statement.
Morse's statement Ia bitter and dramatic
Il am going to Atlanta to begin penal
servitude under the most brutal sentence
ever pronounced against citizen in a
civilized country" is his opening SEN
tence. Il have hoped" the statement
continues, with that hope which comes
from a consciousness of my innocence,
that / will not have to close out forever
the light and liberty Of this word under
such an fnhuman sentence. 1 had felt
that the fact that 1 had paid a fine of
900 and served year in prison would
satisfy the cry for victim, and 1 have
steadily believed that the courts would be
compelled to give me new trial When
1 learned that the private detectives of
the prosecution were the keepers of the
jury. that the jury drank like they were
upan a jaunt rather than citizens engaged
in a serious service and that as a result
two Of them were rendered unfit. natu-
rally hoped that i would be allowed an
other trial by another jury free of these
hostile influences.
1T seems. however, that the courts in
tend to establish the practices which make
rum drinking part of jury service and
private detectives as the custodians of a
jury a permanent institution. BY this
sentence and judgment I may be brought
TO ruin; but the damage done to me is not
half as important as the injury to the
administration of justice. / am now up
in years and must, with the passing of
time pass also; but the record of my con-
victon and the way it was brought about
will remain a lasting and dangerous ex-
ample OF government gone mad in search
of a victim.
Hopes for Pardon.
Whether | shall serve my full sentence,
am not able to say, much depending upon
how much the government at Washington
shall look upon. 1 have great faith that
all right thinking men and women who
know of me and my case, and who realize
the inhumanity of my sentence. will make
known their feelings TO the president.
Whatever the future may hold in store
liberty or imprisonment shall endeavor
to meet It the same way have struggled
against the misfortunes of the last two
years &C W. MORSE"
a few minutes before the train departure
Harry and Benjamin Morse apepared for
another farewell to their father. He gave
them "a fond embrace and wept as they
ky{hirn.
4 avg trse braced himself for a final picture
\ H,!he hands of a crowd OF newspaper
1ographers, but he said nothing HC
MI a newspaper after he had boarded the
VI The train is due In Atlanta about
noon tomorrow.
Party Reaches Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Charles w
Morse, the convicted New York banker
who is on his v ay to Atlanta to begin tn,
Vans Va u AllNctA-gedT DenllentiarA
sentence, was in Washington ffteer
minutes today between the arrival and de
parture OF trains, but he refused to Sc,
any one and made no statement whatever
Mr.. Morse occupied a stateroom in tn,
car "ROsemont" and was accompanied b!
thee officers. Marshal Henckel, who hat
charge Of the prisoner, left the train her,
and returned 10 New York. Marshall
s'eibling and Linicus remained with Mors
and proceeded TO Atlanta.
There were no personal friends OF tn
convicted banker at the station to SCI
hlm' but large delegation of newspape
men met the train. Those who succeede,
In Locating the stateroom We're denied ad
niittance. knock on the door wa
responded to by Marshal Stelbling. VIII,
amer informing the questoner that Mr.
Morse had nothing to say, abruptly shu
the door.
Mr. Morse was seen for a moment from
the outside as the blind OF the window wa
raised He glanced out side but an
parertly took no interest in anything h
saw. His face wore calm but stern ex
prossicn. The train departed for Atlant
at l;15 O'Clock
Passengers on the same car with NJ,
Morse stated that Benjamin Morse, a so
of the banker, boarded the train with
friend at saiusnore and saw his father 10
few minutes.