The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-03
Investigation Discloses Fact
Banker Speculated Success
fully From Prison Cell.
EDITOR MAKES CHARGE
Asserts Prisoner Was Cruelty
Treated; Prison Official Re-
flutes Accusation.

ATLANTA. Ga. Jan. "A heated
personal argument between a newspa
per editor and Warden William H.
Moycr OF tho fedora! prison here resulted
today in disclosing that Charles w.
Morse, convicted banker, made $4,000 In
q Wal, street deal through the cour-
tesy OF Warden Moyor. 1t was brought
out that in the spring of 1910 Morse
made the money by selling "short' on
gas stock by means of cipher mes
sage Meyer allowed him TO send.
TO show his gratitude, or for some
other reason. Meyer said Morse subse-
quently, offered 10 share the profits with
him This alleged act on The part OF
Morse so prejudiced the warden against
the former banker. In the opinion OF +,
l., Scclcy, who publishes the Atlanta
Georgian, that he subsequently sub
ioctcd Morse 10 disciplinary treatment
characterized By the editor as repre-
hrnslha "
seeley is a personal friend OF Morse.
Last Thursday he printed in his paper
a story limiting at congressional in
vestiGaton into Morse's treatment. cit
ing ali instance in which he was al
confinement in dungeon 'for. giving n
sick boy about to be discharged n paltry
sum of money.
Warden Is Inoensed.
The publication so nccnsed the ward
en- that he invited Atlanta newspaper
men TO the prison, 10 show them just
how Morse was kept in solitary confinc-
mcnt and To explain the circumstances
Sceley responded in person as the rep
rcscntativc of his paper
Surrounded by newspapermcn. MoEcr
read statement he had prepared
answering tho accusations made in Sec
| lcy's paper. He declared that Morse haC
been kept in solitary confinement fo'
two days in May, 1910. for refusing tG
divulge the source Of about S466 found
| in his possession, AS soon as Morse die
80 he was released, Meyer said, Ho
showed the visitors fair-szed, we'll
| lighted and wcllycnrlatcd room, IN
which he said Morse was kepr
II question the accuracy of thai
statement said Editor Seciey, II have
been reliably informed that Morse hsc
no mattress and no blanket and had Il
sleep on the iron Stats with only hi:
coat under his head.
THAT is untrue the warden retorLcc
angrily. WHO gave YOU such intorma
| tion?'
"Mr Morse himself and the physician
| attending him at the time
Deputies Sustain Superior.
The warden called in two deputies II
| charge at the time and both said the,
would take oath that Morse had bot!
! mattress and blanket.
| ''You have been preJudiced aeains
Morse ever since that gas stock deal,
Mr.. Seeley charged, and l think you
| treatment OF him has been reprehens
| BILE"
You are at liberty TO print any fact
In your possession regarding Morse
| treatment in this prison. the wardel
retorted but | warn You TO stick 4
facts or ] shall hold YOU personally re
| sponsible,
The Jury wanted TO know about "tha
gas stock deal" Meyer said that OF
March II, 1910. soon after the banke
became a prisoner he gave Morse per
mission to send a cipher message 4
| New York. The next day he said h
reported the matter TO the attorney gen
| eral and was instructed not TO permi
| Morse to send messages again. Some tim
| later, he said. Morse came into his offic
and told him he had made $1,000 out o
that gas stock deal and wanted him t
| have half
| Forget YOU ever told me that Morse.
| ] said To him" the warden asserted
and do not say anything like that t.
| me again.
Meyer said this incident was brough
out when the prison was investigated las
/ spring