Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-23
CARAWAY MAKES
FURTHER ATTACK
ON ATTY CEN |
introduces Two More Let
ters Purporting to Show
Daugherty'S Connection
With MOrSe'S Release.
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his attack on Attorney General ],
Daugherty in the senate today,
Senator Caraway, democrat. Ar
kansas, placed in the Congressional
Record alleged copies of two more
letters purporting to show that Mr.
Daugherty was active and directly
interested in obtaining the release
from the Atlanta penitentiary of
Charles w. Morse, the shipbuildcr.
"Abuscd" Taft's Confidence.
The letters, published today inl
local paper, Senator Caraway
said. showed that Mr.. Daugherty
was engaged as counsel in the case
because he had the confidence of
former President Taft, who COM
muted Morse's 15-year sentence,
and charged that Mr.. Daugherty
had "abused" Mr. Taft's confidence.
One of the letters purported to
be from Thomas E. Fielder, New
York attorney, alleged to have
been associated with Mr. Daugh- |
erty in the Morse pardon case. |
The other, alleged TO have been
written by Frank l.. Seeley. editor
of the Atlanta Georgian to Mr.. |
Fielder. said that Mr.. Morse owed
his life and liberty 'to yours and |
Mr.. Daugherty's efforts
Mr.. Seeley said his interest was
purely philanthropic.' Both let
ters bore 1917 dates,
Commenting on statements in !
the letters that Mr., Fielder and the
president and the attorney general
took steps to prevent revocation OF
Mr.. Morse's release when 1t was
charge that fraud had been prac-
ticed upon President Taft Senator
Caraway asserted that Mr.. Fielder
and Mr.. Daugherty if not cognizant
of the original fraud, prevented
rectification.
"If they were not party to the
fraud in its original preparation
said Senator Caraway, they be-
came accomplices after the fact"
A "Smoke Screen"
Senator Moses, republican, New
Hampshire, when Senator Caraway
had finished, asserted that "the
whole performance" in connection
with discussion of the Morse case,
was q "smoke screen to hide DEM
ocratic cabinet officers who served
under the last administration"
The Morse and Bosch Magnetic
cases. now before the department
of Justice, the New Hampshire
senator said promised TO seriously
embarrass a former attorney gen
eral and former secretary or the
treasury"
No Intent to Embarrass.
Senator Caraway disclaimed any
intent TO embarrass the department
or any interest in the pending pros
ecutions.
"If the former attorney genera
is as bad as this attorney general
he ought to be prosecuted, he
added. =,
The evidence submitted in the
Morse case, il placed before jury,
Senator Caraway declared. would
convict both Daugherty and Mr.
Fielder of fraud.
The letter by Mr.. Fielder. pur-
porting to have been written 10
Leon o. Bailey, Hanover National
bank building, New York. detalied
with the Morse case at
length, explaining receipt as a Zee
in the case of $4,000 in stock, on
which dividends subsequently,
ceased. The letter said that Mr..
Felder was engaged by Mr.. Seeley,
the Atlanta editor. and that Mr..
Fielder arranged to renew MT.
Morse's communication plea Jusl
before expiration Of Mr. Tatt
term.
The letter said that Mr.. Fielder
and Mr.. Daugherty were informed
bv Dr.. A. J.. Fowler, prison physl-
clan, that Mr.. Morse appeared 10
have Brights disease.
Application "Hung Fire.
"With this cue. Mr.. Daugherty
and myself took up the matter oe
the letter continued. we
returned to Washington. discussed
this phase of the case with the at
tornev general and with the presl-
dent. The application for
pardon or clemcncy hung fire for
several weeks. During all OF
those weeks Mr.. Daugherty anu
myself spent practically all OF our
time in New York, Cincinnati ana
working upon the
case"
The seeley letter was largely q
summary Of the events leading TO
the alleged retention of Fielder as
counsel for Morse. Felder's name,
the letter stated, was suggested TO
Morse by Seeley 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 fail
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