The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-04
DEFRAIlDED
TIE IEsDERAL
GO R|NMENT !
Charles " Worse and Associ-
ates indicted / on Complaint
Of Shipping Board

Of shipning Board
Washington Feb 27.-charles
Morse Kew York shipbui15er,
his three sons. a2r.in, Benjamin
ana Harry Morse. and eight 9TH
.ers, alleged 60 snaye been associat-
ed in connection with war time
shipping contracts, We're today in
. aicted by tie feaerai grand jury on
charges Of eorasniracy to defraud"
& the United Stafes and the emer-
/ sency heet corp at alton.
&. Those indicted in addition to
aESrse and his Sons were:
Colin III. LWfngston, former r~e.
ile1l1 Virginia isSsflipbuiadins coz
i poration. ana president of the
{ Boy Scouts OF america.
George 81. Burt1ett, attorney for
s the Morse interests, especially the
tinted States airansp Co.,
me S.. y
. Nehemiah H.9 Campbell Of New
. York, assistant treasurer, United
States Pranspertat company.
the. - $50;
"a pert 81. Much, Augusta, Maine.
assistant treasurer Virginia Ship
building corr ton.
Scott. Washington, D. c.,
attorney for iirginia Shipbuilding
corporaIfon.ti g: :;
Philip Reilishradt, auditor for
& the United States feet CORPORATION
at Alexandria,
Leonard D. Christie, treasurer
5Tzirsiuia Shipbuiidfng corporation.
Rosserf o. White, assistant treas
urer Groton iron works and pres
1ident EnItsa Stares Transport COM
p.say, Inc.
Two indictments were returned,
bothacoverihg identical transactions
and accusing Il same persons.
sslne charges ateonspiracy- q to de-
sfraad the United States and the
other a consp5racySto TO commit an
6ifense against 9rhe Eaited States
by defraudMg the United States
shipping board. q
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the Distract ossEelunlbia supreme
court for arFasgnment, when they
can be released under 8 10, geo bond
.ss,,.a,,s ,ste,. tho ind;c+-
nnen.s were fetarned Mr.. Morse
lS,&v,
49, g s..s 80 viii he
=; ;. -
-. ,,sa e.ss,,arsss,a9 feeling aeainst
10 ,eaf ~ Attorney Gener-
49, .ss,a ,.e,tain nresent
-, si, osTsnirad States shin
,.;,,s. loe,,.l3 Mr.. AZ arse.s .atforney:
.yyY;lfo,, ..sF5ass,a,erf said that in
$1,000 s,essi;y,ss- Mr. Morse and
.ss,;s.- aeso,.;af 81 fsa,,ld never have
,,.sss,, ,..ss;pa,ad fhev been per-
,.+.s - .s,,,,1saayenefore the grand
s,,,..,,-.ss ,,,a ~ s4,,a defendants all
.s.,. y,r,osy,nsl aeouitted as soon
nc. e,.sa4 .sns, aer1al evidence"
- = ,,rxssent aesssgs9
srta eoonfrsfetS between the Emer-
genev Faeat CORPORATION and the
Crete, Iros Works and the Virgin
SniuDuisain corporation on
u,fai irf3 the sfs Charles resulting IN the
iuaietTnenfs were based involved
,a,5r ) n,Dl,15fr .ssaia to approximate
$40 GEO 90 10 estimate was
made. howepeT. IN the indictments
8 ~ 1he f1fI Snfosff which the de-
.sendanas rg g. lsrged with having
s nnissapproDriated and Fletcher
Tahvns f,f Chicago. special assist
.ssa,,t q. fIise i,f.Eglrtaey general who
,,,osecused fs,e investigations for
~, :, :, III ecJ;ne3 after the
,,5;s.i ,ses,,. rot nrnea to es-
IN, S.tl,ss says.a,nfs. of money out
~ ,I,,cficI,s ,.sss alleged the United
ssases 1IUasa t,essandea. but it vas
understood, & he SANS which the gov
!. .e,rn,,,e,,r as,ese.i4 were misappro-
-, r,r;s5.sa. an.orntea 70 several nil
to-, :, S,,,]a rs. -: -;
*. ~, : i,,ft;ctnafsrts charged the de-
ss,,,,,s,,ts. ..,raacifeaflv with falsely
sl,,r,,,etani,,no. to the shinping board
z ..,,,a the aeet se.ar.,oration that the
sn;rI,,,;;,f me rnorations thew rep
asa;,sea .ss,., ,..n,,las he. eJle to erect and
.aS.u;,,5 fro,n ts,eiy own funds snip
:. 5l,a,;1fs ing .,,Ias,fs,pf sufficient size to
!: 5anaI,iez them fcs carry out contracts
! srfwen then, .ssy, the feet corpora
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