Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-01-03
MORSE played MARKET
MADE $4,000 IN WALL STREET BY
SENDING CIPHER MESSAGE
FROM CELL.
editor ACCUSES PRISON MAN
Charges That Keeper Used Scvcrt
Measures 10 Punish Morse for
This TRANSACTION.

ATLANTA, Ga. Jan. "A heated
paper editor and prison warden to-
day resulted in the disclosure that
a banker behind bars sometimes can
negotiate a shrewd business deal as
far from Wall Street as the Atlanta
pen.
1t came out that Charles w. Morse
made $4,000 in the spring of 1910 by
selling short on gas stock all because
Warden William IL. Meyer permitted
him to send cipher telegram. To
show his great aptitude, or for some
other reason, Mr.. Meyer said Mr.
Morse subsequently offered to share
the profits with him. This alleged
act on the part Of Morse so prcjudced
the warden against the ex-banker in
the opinion Of Editor l.. G. Seely, who
publishes the Atlanta Georgian that
he subsequ emily subjected his prison
er TO disciplinary measures described
by the editor as "reprehensible.
Investigation is Threatened.
Mr.. Seely is a personal friend of
Mr. Morse, and has visited him fre-
quently in the prison. Last Thurs
day he printed in his paper story
limiting at congressional investiga-
ton into Morses treatment, citing an
instance in which he Is alleged to
have been placed in solitary confine-
ment in a dungeon for giving sick
boy about to be discharged a paltry
sum of money.
The publication so incensed the
warden that he obtained permission
from the department of justice to in
vite the Atlanta newspaper man to
the prison to show where Morse was
kept in solitary confinement and to
explain the circumstances
Editor Seely responded in person
as the representative Of his paper
Told About Confinement.
Surrounded by jury of newspaper
men assembled in his office with
Morses attorney, Thomas b. Fielder
present, Warden Meyer read long
statement he had prepared concern
ing the accusation made in Mr.. See
ly's paper. He declared Morse
had been kept in solitary confinement
for iVo days in May, 1910, for refus-
ing 10 divulee the source Of about
SAC found in his possession. As soon
as Mr., Morse did so he was released
by the warden's order, he said, and
not by order of the prison physician
as charged He showed the visitors
a fair-sized. well-lighted and well
ventilated room in which he said
Morse was kept. He said the bed
was covered with the ordinary prison
mattress and blanket.
Candidate for Annanias' Club.
Il question the accuracy Of some
Of your staterx cnt," said Editor See
ly' ! have been reliably informed that
Morse had no mattress and no blan-
ket, and had to sleep on the hard iron
Stats with only his coat under his
head"
That is absolutely untrue" re-
torted the warden ansrily. who gave
you such information
Mr.. Morse. himself and the physi.
clan attending him at the time"
The warden called In two deputies
in charge ut the time and both de-
clared that they would take oath that
Mr.. Morst had both mattress and q
blanket.
Charged With Prejudice.
Mr.. Seely asked the warden why
If he was not p'tludieed against Mr.
Morse. he had written to the attorney
gen eral when Morse was removed tC
Fort Mcpherson hospital that he dit
not seem to have the appearance Of a
man whose condition was critical.
His paper had charged that it wa,
believed that certain officials hat
tried to counteract the reports of tn,
surgeons. Mr.. Meyer declared he hat
not made any report regarding Morse'i
transfer to the Forst Mcpherson hos
pital, except to transmit reports from
the post surgeon. He refused to ga,
whether he had asked to accept tn,
opinion previously referred.
"You have been prejudiced agaIhs
n orse ever since that gas stock deal,
oharged Mr.. Seely. "and l tlEnk you
treatment Of him has been reprehen
sible."
You are at liberty to print an,
facts In your possension regarding
Morse's treatment In this prison." re
torted the warden. but I warn yo,
to stick to facts. or I shall hold yo,
personally responsible"
About That Gas Deal.
The Jury" wanted to know NOR,
about the gas deal. Mr.. Meyer salt
that on March II. 1910. soon afte
the banker became prison er. he CAV