The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-03
BR|BBE OFFERED
BY MORSE SAYS
WARDEN MOYER
FEDERAL PRISON OFFICIAL GIVES
OUT STORY TO NEWS
PAPER MEN.
Says in 1910, Soon After Morse Be-
came a Prisoner, He Was Offered
What He Considered Bribe of One
Thousand Dollars.

Atlanta, Ca, Jan. 2.-Warden Will
liam H Meyer of the federal prison,
today made the statement to a gath
erlng of newspaper men assembled in
his office that Charles W. Morse, the
convicted banker, had offered him
what he construed to be bribe of
$1,000 in 1910, soon after he became
prisoner in the institution.
The statement came out as the re-
suit of publication in local paper
that a congressional investigation in
to Morses alleged bad treatment in
the prison probably would betinsti-
tuted. Warden Meyer said he had
given Morse permission on March IL,
1910, to send cipher telegram to pur-
chase some gas stock, and that sub
sequently Morse had come into mis-
office and said: Warden, | made S2,-
600 on that deal, and l want you to
have half of it."
Told Morse to Target 1t.
The warden said he told Morse to
forget he ever said anything like that,
and never to say such thing again.
He said he had advised Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham that he had permit
ted Morse to send the telegram
1t developed that the department of
justice made an investigation at the
prison last spring, during which this
episode came out. During this inves-
tigation, Mr.. Meyer was shown a
check for $1,005 made out by Mrs.
Morse in favor of Mr.. Morse in Sep
tember, 1910, and asked if he had
ever seen it before. Mr. Moyer said
he replied in the negative, and that It
was brought out that il. had been held
in The hands of two members of his
force for Morse's needs, and never
had come to his knowledge. The re-
suit of the Investigation is not known
here.
Invited Newspaper Men
Mr.. Meyer invited the newspaper
men to the prison today to inspect the
dungeon in which Morse was alleged
to have been kept in solitary confine-
ment, May 1915, 1910, for giving a
sick boy, about to be discharged pal
try sum of money. The warden read
his report on the incident to the de-
partment, in which it was stated that
Morse was sent to the SOLITARY be-
cause he refused to tell where he got
about $50 which he subsequently ad-
mitted he had received from dis
charged prisoner, his wife and his
business partner. He denied that it
was for giving money to sick boy.
The room in which Morse was said
to have been confined was about the
size of an ordinary hotel room, we'll
lighted and ventilated, and with run
ming water. The bed was an iron
grated affair, suspended from the
wall.
Warden Meyer said Morse was sup
piled with mattress and blanket. 1t
is said Morse denies this statement,
and says the only covering he had
was his coat
Mr.. Meyer denied that he had strong
prejudice against Morse, or that any
statement he had made to the attor-
ney general had had any influence in
determining the presidents latest ac-
ton in the case. He admitted a nat
ural prejudice because of the Incl
dent of the Gas stock and other mat
ters he would not. mention.
Attorney 7. B. Fielder, counsel for
Morse, left for Washington after be-
ing present at the interview, with the
avowed purpose Of learning from the
Attorney General whether Warden
Meyer had been asked for an opinion
on Morse's condition. Mr.. Meyer had
declared that on November 27 last,
when reporting to Mr.. Wickersham
that Morse had been removed to the
hospital at Fort Mcpherson as direct
ed, he had added: II saw him the af-
ternoon of November 25, and in the
early morning of the 26th, and he
did not then seem to me to have the
appearance of man whose condition
is critical"
Morse's condition was reported to-
day to be unchanged.