Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-04
Mr.. MORSE MADE
MONEY IN PRISON
Former Banker offered to Shar.
Profits with Warden
It Is Said.
SEVERE PUNISHMENT RESULT
Heated Personal Argument be
tween Newspaper Editor and
Official Brings Out
Numbsr of Facts.

Atlanta. Ga. Jan. "A heated nor.
sonal argument between newspaper
editor and Warden William r. Movor
of the federal prison here resulted to-
day in disclosing that Chas. w. Morse
convicted banker. made $4,000 in =
Wall street deal through the courtcsv
of Warden Meyer II 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 soma
other reason. MIR. Meyer said Nr.
Morse subsequently offered 10 shuic
the profits with him. This alleged a.
tion on the. part of Mr.. Morse SO prcfu.
diced the warden against the o..
banker. in the opinion of Editor T. I.
Seclcy. who publishes tho ATTAIN,
Georgian. that he Subsequent, sub-
/ jected Morse to disciplinary trcatmcu.
characterized to-day hy tho editor. "a.
( 'repr' hcnsible."
! MI Scelev il a personal friend Of Mr.
Morse and has visited him fronuontl,. Fl,
/ the prison. Last Thursday he printed in
! his paper a story limiting ut "a congress
sional Investigation into Mor~e'- treat
/ inent In the penitentiarv. ciflne an in
stance in which he Wa alleged 10 have
been ulaced in solitary confinement in
/ dungeon for giving sick boy about 70
he discharged pa,rv sum OF money"
! The publication 50 inccnsed the warden
| that he invited the Atlanta now.paper
/ men TO the prison 70 show thom inst
! where Morse Wa kept in solitary con.ne-
mont and to explain tho circumstances
Editor Sccloy responded IN person as the
representative of his paper
SHOWED FArR-SrIED ROOM
| Surrourdod t -
s,n,hled in his omc. ,yardo,, ,,o,.o, -,
. ei,,er,au. bo h,l ,,,.a.,,., 49,. -.......
! fine accusation mad. ~ VIZ. sooio,..,..
He declared that Morse had been kept
in solitary confinement for two DAYS IN
May, 1910. for refusing to dvulge tile
source OF about si6 found in his possession.
AS soon as Morse did SO he was released,
Il" said lie showed the visitors fair
sized, well-lighted and welventilated
! room in which he said Morse was kept.
Il question the accuracy Of some f
your statements. said Editor Seecy [
have been reliably Informed that Mors,
had no mattress and no blanket and had
t. sleep on the iron Stats with only hi
coat under his head.
That is absolutely untrue" retorted
the warden angrily Who save you such
information"''
Mr.. Morse himself and the physician
attending him at the time"
The warden called in two deputies N
charge at The time and both declared they
would take oath that Morse had both
mattress and blankets
Mr.. Seelcy asked the warden VIII. II he
was not prejudiced against Morse, he had
written to tho attorney general when
Morse was removed to Fort Mcpherson
hospital that ''hc did not seem then 70 mo
TO have the appearance Of a man whose
| condition was critical"
CHARGED WITH PREJUplCEp.
.va., ,,.o too, ,roi,ai,o1 ,r.t,,-
Nor.a a,.a. .ir.o $50. Co. stool, do.l"
,,n.rro, a.. so.,o, .ord Mini, ,or~
troo,,,o,., -. MIN, has haon ra,rehorsii,,o
1.ho ..,.v" v,,tod tn know. ahor-
"tha, cas- Stock ,l.al" Mr. Mover said
that on March II. 1910. soon after tie
banker becnmc a prisoner he gave
Morse permission to send a cipher mos
sage to New York. The next day he said
he reported the matter 10 the attorney
general and was instructed not TO per-
init Morse to send messages again Some.
| time later, he said. Morse came into hi.
| office and told him he had made S2,oI
/ out OF that gas stock dcai and wanted
him to have hat.
/ Forget YOU ever told me that
Morse said to him" declared the var
den, and do not ever say anything
! Tx" that 10 mo again "
! Mr.. Mover said this incident was
! brought out when the prison was in
I yr.tieatcd last spring by one of the
most competent officials Of the de-
nartment Mr.. Seclev asked the war
den if he knew anything about a
check for sIoo5 made ont hv Mrs.
Morse to Morse which had found IT.,
way to the dcnartment NJ Novcr
tho checl< untu II was show, 10 him
AT the investigation lie said il was
being held for Morse hv one Of tho