The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-03
CONTROVERSY
 OVER MORSE
ATLANTA PRISON WARDEN AND EDITOR IN HEATED DISCUSSION
 OVER BANKERS TREATMENT.
Editor AlIeges Morse's Treatment Was Rcprchensible on Account of Cipher Telegram Sent From
 the Prison.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 2.-A heated per i sonaI argument between newspaper editor sdd 8 prison warden today re- suited in the discosure that banner behind bars sometimes can negotiate shrewd business deal as far away from Wall Street as the Atlanta pen itentiary.
 It came out that Charles w. Morse made $2,00O in the spr;ng of 1910 bs selling short on gas stock, all be- cause Warden William H. Mover per mitted him to send a cipher tele- gram. To show his gratitude or for some other reason, Mir. Mover said, Mir Morse subsequently, offered to share the profits with him.
 This alleged act on the part of Mir. Morse so preiudiced the warden against the ex-benker, in the opinion of Editor E. l.. Seeley. who publish es the Atlanta Georgian, that he sub sequently subjected his promnen, prisoner 10 disciplinary treatment characterized today by the editor as
 rerrehensible."
 Mir. Seeley is a personal friend of Mr. Morse. and has visited h1Ll ire quently in the prison. Last Thurs day he printed in his paper story limiting at a congressional .lyestss l tion into Morse's treatment, citing ar NinstSnce in which he Is alleged tC have been placed in solitary confine ment in dungeon for giving sicl boy about to be dischareed pa!tr, sum of mcaey.
 The publication so ineensed tn. warden that he obtained permission from the department of justice to in vite the Atlanta newspaper mf.l to 1 the prison to show just where Morse was keNt in solitary confinement and to explain the circumstances.
 Editor Seeley responded in person as the representative of his paper.
 Surrounded by jury of newspaper men assembled in his office, wtL Morses attorney. Thomas B. Fielder present, Warden Mover read long statement he had prepared f,lswerlns the accusation made In MT. Seeley's paper. He declared that Morse hau been kspt in solitary confinement for two days in May, 10, for refusing to dlvulge the source of about S46 fornd in hIs possession. As soon as Morse did so he was released by the wardens order he said. and not by order of the prison physician as cbarg- ed He showed the visitors a fair sized, we'll lighted and well ventilat- ed room in which he said Morse was kept. He said the bed was covered with the ordinary prison mattress and woolen blanket.
 i questioned the accuracy of some oe your statements,' said Editor See ley. q have been reliably informed tnal Morse had no mattress and no nianket and had to sleep on the hard iron slats with only his coat under his bead"
 That's absolutely untrue." retort- ed the warden angrily. Who gave you such informauon?"
 "Mr Morse himself, and the Thy- sic.an attending him at the time"
 The warden called in two deputes in charge at the time snd both de- clared they would take oath that Morse had both mattress and blank ct
 MT. Seeley asked the warden why. if he was not prejudiced against MT Morse. he had written to the attorney general, when Morse was removed to Fort McPhearscn hospital that n- .d'd not seem then to have the ap- pearance of man whose condition was critical.'
 His paper had charged that ii was believed that certain pa-f als hal tried to counteract the reports of the surgeons. MT. Mover daclared he had not made any report regarding Morse s'nce his transfer to the Fort Me- Pherson hospital except to transmit reports from The post surgeon. He refused to say whether he had been asked to express the opinion prev iovsly referred to
 You have been prejndiced agai1st Morse ever since that gas stock deal. '' charged Mir Seeley. "and think your