The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-24
MORSE'S END SAID TO Be NEAR
PHYSICIANS FEAR NE WILL
DIE ~ CHRJSTyAS WEEK.
Report OF Atlanta Medical Men Te'c-
Erapbcd to Washington to save Time
Patient Losing strength steadily
Pardon Needed TO save ITS Life.

ATLANTA. Gu Dec 70 Unless his
perdon comes Ct once Cherries w. Morso.
New York benkcr, now nm inmate Of tho
pest hospital at Fort Mcpherson OH Rc-
count Of his henlth. mfy die during Christ
mrs week
At d consultation between DR.. W. y.
Elkin eud DIR. +. c. Davis. Atlanta physi-
cisns who had an opportunity to examine
the prisoner, report was prepared to
this effect and telcgre phed to President
Taft Gt Washington The condition Of
the prisoner is no serious that II was
thought best not to. wait for the delivery
Of the report by mail
This report was made al the special
request OF the Department Of Justice,
/ President Taft having given instructions
/ that he bc kept informed Of tho condition
| of the banker Morse was examined on
I FRIDAY morning end the settlement Of tho
! physicians IVES telegraphed TO the De-
partment Of Justice on Friday night.
Morse IL not holding his own, accord
! ing to the medical authorities His con-
dition this morning WIS not SO good as
, Il was when he was examined by the two
/ physicians 1t is believed generally that
the army surgeons think the condition of
/ tho prisoner worse or they would not
nHNp asked inc Impairment OIL bu"ll'' 10
call into consult on the local physlClGns.
1t ~ understood here that the report
, of Major Baker. which was forwarded
to the Department of Justice and to
President Taft almost Immediately after
, the consultation, declared that instead
I of improving under the treatment al the
post the condition of the prisoner
mas Lccome more grave. The report
strongly intimatcd. 1t IL said. that unless
the banker II pardon"d now Executive
clemency may come too late.
Owing to the nature Of Morses com
plant, Rrights disease, 1t Is impossible
to state just when the end will come. IL
is feared here. however, that death may
come during the Christmas season.
Mrs. Morse and other members of the
family visited MIR Morse at the hospital
to day. Ever since announCemnt was
made of the refusal of the President 10
grant a pardon Morse has grown worse
He had set his heart upon gaming his free
dom and believed IT was near. II IL be-
lieved that only 10y gaining his freedom
and going TO some place better prepared
TO treat his disease can his life he saved
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20 one of the
last things Attorney -Gereral WiCkershan
did before leaving New Orleans for Panama
this morning was to answer "A telegram
sent him from his office IN Washington
relating to the Gaze Of Charles W. Morse,
the former banker. Becoming alarmed
hl lnt turn lOI lit worse III Nlolst = con
dltion the friends of the former banker
expressed the fear that with Mr.. Wicker
sham out Of the country their appeals
will not be speedily acted on.
My absence will make no difference.
said the Attorney General just before he
boarded the Atonas. IN which he sailed
in COMPANY with Mrs WiCkersham French
Ambassador .Iusserand Mrs. Jusserand
and Minister Loudon from the Netherlands
and Mrs lSoudun. Morse = case will
he taken care of in my Office in Washington
JUS the same a. though ] were there, "
continued the Attorney -Generaly and lust
~ hc spoke messenger handed him a
telegram. After reading II ne admitted
II wa> about the sudden change in Morse Il
condition and evidently related TO a new
appeal that had been turned into Wicker
shamS Office
me Atenas. on which the party sailed
! Is fitted with wireless and Mr. Nick
eTsAa'n will bc KEEP, cons aully adv sed
! ot Morse'- condition, and If an order IL
issued for his release from prIso9 he may
I--le this order ry wireless 1o-nighi
a series OF messages was exchanged
witt the AL orney General and II is known
some Of these are about the banker 4
case
: The Attorney General in an interview
! here discussed the polItiCal situation
Mr. NiCkersham SAID that he did not be.
hrVc Roosevelt would hC a candidate foi
I the Republican nomination for President
4 The Colonel had told his friends he woulC
u not become a candidate. As 10 Presiden
% Taft. Mr.. WiCkersham said that he had II,
-, doubt that Mr. Taft would be nominated
and furthermore mad no doubt that h'
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