Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-30
GAYNOR SAYS MORSE
is LOSING HIS Mind
Former New York Banker is
Feeble Old Man

nah harbor frauds He arrived in New
York yesterday afternoon
There is no doubt that Morse Is
very i'll, physically and mentally" he
told The World correspondent at
Washington as he was passing through
on his way to New York. Even now
you can see his mind failing, and |
feel sure-I know-he will be insane
before long unless he gets out | told
Mrs. Morse about it, yesterday, and she
is Frustrated. He is awful bad"
GaynOr added that Morse is hardly
able to leave his cell. He said that he
sits for hours at time looking blank
ly at the walls of his prison. Morse
has looked forward to a pardon, but he
is losing confidence in the efforts made1
in his behalf He dislikes to see Wis
itors, Gaynor said, and seems to want
only to be left alone.
GaynOr Feeble Old Man.
Four years of prison life have told
terribly on Gaynor. When he stepped
from the Pennsylvania express at the
uptown station at Seventh avenue and
Thirty-second street, yesterday, he was
plainly a decrepit old man. With him
was his son, John F., Jr., on whose
arm he leaned heavily to aid his steps
made uncertain by locomotor ataxia
from which he has long suffered. His
appearance was a great contrast to
that of his old-time partner, Benjamin
d. Greene, who got here just two days
before GaynOr and who was as chip
per and talkative as Gaynor was de-
dressed and taciturn
"Please give me a little time to pull
myself together" he said plaintively
when the reporters asked him to talk
I'm just from prison, Pm i'll, I'm tired
from a long railroad journey and I
want to rest. Anyway, l have nothing
to say; nothing at all"
After some urging he posed for his
picture, supporting himself with
strong walking stick, but he was plain
ly anxious to escape and as soon as the
photographer had shot" him couple
of times his son hurried him to a taxi
cab.
"I'll meet you later, at the hotel" le
said to a World reporter, when feel
a little better. Perhaps I may have
something to say then, but don't count
too much on that FiFFssS
To the World correspondent at Wash
ington, who met him on the train,
Gaynor said;
I'm a sick man-got locomotor
ataxis. l was sick all the time l was
in prison and all I want now is to get
home and see a doctor"
give Lost Everything"
I've lost everything I had yes,
health, money, respect Of f"iends-ev-
.erything It's all spent, gone and I'm a
sick man."
Gaynor was deeply disappointed at
the failure of his wife to meet him i'll
Washington to accompany him to New
York as they had planned. For some
reason unknown to Gaynor and his
son, Mrs. Gaynor went on ahead. She
has been living in Washington while
her husband has been serving his SEN
tence in the Atlanta prison.
Watching eagerly out of the window
of his sleeping car for a glimpse of his
wife, whom he had not seen for several
months, Gaynor seemed disconsolate
when the train left without her ap-
pearance
Gaynor exhibited a great Indifference
as to the fate of his fellow conspirator
and convict, Benjamin D. Greene.
Il don't know whether I'll meet
Greene in New York or not and don't
care. I haven't any appointment with
him anyway. / guess neither Greene
nor I want to see anything more OF
Dixie, he said, with smile.
Haven't DOllar-Hardly."
When asked if he was sincere M
making the poverty oath to absolFe
him from liability under the $4,000
fine accompanying his prison sentence
EG&ynor said:
We'll, I should say yes. haven't
GOT a dollar-hardly
Greene kept to his room in the Park
Avenue Hotel yesterday and refused
himself to visitors He sent down word
that he was not feeling well, but that
he hoped to be all right by to-day
When told over the telephone tha
4 Cayuor was il town he expressed sur
prise and added that he did not ex.
IYect 10 meet him.