Arizona republican., 1922-05-23
ARKANSAS SENATOR RENEWS
At TACK ON DAUGHER7Y FOR
PART IN RELEASE Of MORSE
Letters Placed In Congressional Record By
Senator Caraway Purport To Show That
Daugherfy Was Directly Interested In
Obtaining Morse's Release From, Prison
IRepubIlcan A. p. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, May 22-Renew-
ing his attack on Attorney General
Daugherty in the senate today, Sena-
tor Caraway. Democrat, Arkansas,
placed in the Congressional Record
alleged copies of two more letters
purporting to show that Mr. Daugh-
erty was active and directly inter
ested in obtaining the release from
the Atlanta penitentiary of Charles
w. Morse, the ship builder
The letters published today in A
local paper. Senator Caraway said
showed that Mr.. Daugherty was on
gagged as counsel in the case pecn:se
he mad the confidence of former
President Taft. who conmuted Morse
15-year sentence, and charged that
Mr.. Daugherty had abused Mr.. Tafts
confidence.
One of the letters purported to be
from Thomas b. Fielder. New York
attorney. alleged to have been asso-
ciated with Mr.. Daugherty in the
Morse pardon case.
The other, alleged to have heer
written by Frank L. Seeley. editor OF
the Atlanta Georgian TO Mr. Fielder
said that Mr.. Morse owed his life ana
liberty "to yours and Mr.. Daughertds
efforts" Mr.. Seeley said his interest
was purely philanthropic." Both
letters bore 1917 dates.
Commenting on statements in the
letters that Mr.. Fielder and the presi-
! dent and the attorney general took
steps to prevent revocation of Mr.
| Morse's release when it was charged
that fraud had been practiced upon
| President Taft Senator Caraway as
serted that Mr.. Fielder and Mr..
/ " o - he
original fraud, prevented rectifica-
| ton.
IF they were not a party to the
| fraud In it's original perpetration,
said Senator Caraway, "they became
accomplices after the fact
Senator Moses, Republican, New
| Hampshire when Senatar Caraway
! had finished asserted that ''the whole
| performance" in connection with dis
| cussion of the Morse was a smoke
| screen to hide Democratic cabinet
! officers who served under the last ad-
| ministrationi
The Morse and Bosch Magnetic
/ cases now before the department. of
I justice the New Hampshire senator
said promised to Seriously embarrass
a former attorney general and former
secretary of the treasury
| Senator Caraway disclaimed any
| intent to embarrass the department or
| any interest in the pending prosccu-
| tions
IF the former attorney general is
| as bad as this attorney general. he
ought to be prosecuted he added.
The evidence submitted in the
Morse case. If placed before a jury
Senator Caraway declared. would
convict both Mr.. Daugherty and Mr.
Fielder Of fraud.
The letter by Mr.. Fielder. purport-
| ing to have been written 10 Leon @.
| Bailey. Hanover National bank build
! ing. New York, detailed connections
with the Morse. case at length, ex
| planting receipt as fee in the case
of 5000 in stock. on which dividends
| subsequently ceased. The letter said
that Mr.. Fielder was engaged by Mr..
| Seely. the Atlanta editor, and That
| Mr.. Fielder arranged to renew Mr..
| Morse's commutation plea Just before
the expiration of Mr.. Taft's term.
The letter said that Mr.. Fielder and
| Mr.. Daugherty were Informed by Dr.
A. L. Fowler. prison physician, that
| Mr.. Morse appeared to have Brights
| disease.
with this cue, Mr.. Daugherty and
myself took up the matter de noyo.
/ Tic lSttSi SoANahuNu' " 2 = AS'Si At~Ns ~
| Washington, discussed this phase OF
the case with the attorney general and
with the president. The ap-
plication for pardon or clemency
| hung fire for several weeks.
During all of these weeks, Mr.. Daugh-
erty and myself spent practically all
| of our time in New York. Cincinnati
and Washington working upon the
| case
| Tho Seely letter was largely a sum-
many Of the event leading to the al
legged retention of Fielder as counsel
| for Morse Felder's name. the letter,
was suggested TO Morse by Seely after
| the banker convict had tried every
possible avenue of relief. Reference
was made to the writer's keen disap-
pointment because of Morse's failure
| to paw the fees agreed upon.