Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-21
CHAS. ". MORSE
CASE IS GIVEN
ANOTHER AIRING
IN THE SENATE
Senator Caraway Presents
Documents to Support
Charges Previously Made
Against Daugherty,
PHOTOSTATIC COPY
OF CONTRACT SHOWN
Arkansan Says Attorney
General Should Resign
and Not EmbarraSs the
Administration Further,
(By The Associated Press. J

washington, May 20.-Co'nmuni-
cations purported to have passe'
between Attorney General Daugh-
erty, Thomas B. Fielder, former
Georgia attorney, and Charles w.
Morse, New York ship builder
were presented to the senate today
by Senator Caraway, democrat, Ar
kansas, in support of his previously
made charges that the attorney
general was closely connected with
the release Of Morse from Atlanta
federal penitentlary in 1912.
One of the documents offered by
the Arkansas senator was a photo
static copy of contract alleged to
have been signed by Fielder and
Morse under which the latter
agreed to pay Mr.. Daugherty, then
a practiciug attorney in Columbus,
Ohio, and Fielder $4,000 for OBJ
tanning his pardon and release from
the Atlanta prison. Another was a
purported letter from Mr.. Daugh-
erty to the New York shipbuilder
and former banker, making an
engagement to discuss payment Of
a balance" Of legal fees.
hcutiOD9 NlUt EtlueF.
Senator Caraway, after present.
ing the documents, declared the at
torney general still was having re-
lations with Fielder and added that
Mr.. Daugherty had requested Field
er to employ as his assistant in de-
Tending the Bosch Magnetic COM
pany in the pending investigation
into the company's affairs, III. L.
Scaife, who recently ws discharged
from the department Of justice Tor
alleged disloyalty to the depast-
ment. Mr.. Caraway described
Scaife. who recently was discharged
witness against the Bosch company.
The Arkansas senator told the
senate that in the light of these
matters "there is only one lscent
thing for the attorney general to
do-that is to resign and not EN-
harrass the administrator any
further"
Payment of a "Baiance Dne. i'4ga
The letter Iurporting to be from
Mr.. Daugherty to Mr.. Morte was
dated April 80, 1913, and said that
Mr.. Daugherty had telegraphed Mf.
Fielder to meet him in New York
early in the following week in con
nection with the payment of Q bal
ance" due for their legal services.
II enclose herewith copy of the
letter setting forth, the contract
YOU made of August A. 1911. with
Mr., Fielder for his services and
mine," the letter added. You will
observe that there was a balance
due Of $4,000 when you We're
committed. also hand you a copy
of a paper you handed me in the
prison some time after that time.
and have today asked Mr.. Daugh-
erty to send you by express the
papers which l got from Harry
and others from time to time,
which you spoke to me about"
The reference to Harry" in the
letter. Mr.. Caraway said, in sub
mitting the copy, was to Harry
Morse. son OF the shiDbuilder.
Contract Before Senate.
The contract which Mr.. Carawav
laid before the senate began with |
q statement concerning the "em-
ployment of Hon. II. M. DauGher- |
ty and myself" and was signed. |
the senator said, by Mr.. Fielder and |
accepted" by 1sr. Morse on the |
II
A postscript to the contract letter |
was to the effect that it could be |
terminated by Mr.. Morse upon ten |
days notice at any time after jan
uary ], 1912.
The contract specified that Mr.. !
Daugherty was to receive a ere |
tainer" of $4,000 and actual ex-
penses. incurred by him in look
ing AFTER your matters. Expenses |
not to exceed $1,000"
Mr. Fielder. however. according
to the contract, was to pay his own
expenses.
To Receive $4,000.
"You are to direct counsel here
tofore employed" the copy sub
fnitted by Mr.. Caraway continued.
s'to withdraw your appeal in the
habeas corpus proceedings hereto
fore instituted. We are to receive,
III the event we secure an uncon-
ditional pardon or communication
for you. the sum of $25,O00, which
Is to be in full compensation for
services rendered in connection
with your application for pardon.
We are to receive 25 per cent of
whatever sums we recover by COM
promise or litigations I'm the mat
ter Of the Metropolitan Steamship
company"
After the discussion concerning
the letter and contract Mr.. Cara /
way informed the senate that he
was in possession of some other
documents which "Mr. Daugherty
won't love-" and promised to make
them public unless the attorney
general vigorously presses the war
fraud Investigations and prosecu-
tions by going into court himself.