The New York herald., 1922-05-28

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strong as that was at the time, that
Mr.. Morse was released but solely upon
tile reports OF the medical examiners.
Chief among these were the dis
tinguished officers of the Medical Corps
nf the United States Army. compris-
Ing an army medical board. who found
that Mr.. Morse was suffering from
chronic valvular disease of the heart,
chronic nephritis. commonly known as
Brights disease, and slight arterio-
Eclerosis. The officers constituting this
board were Col. III. p. Birmingham.
president: Major p. c. Fauntleroy and
Major +. +. Russell, recorder. This
board. under date of December 80. 1911.
expressed the opinion that while Mr..
Morse was not in any immediate dam
ger of death the complication OF dis
eases from which he was suffering was
incurable and that on account of the
psychic element IN his case an improve
ment under existing conditions could
not be hoped for.
$50 much misinformation has rece.eS-
~ been made public with respect to the
Morse case that 1t will be perhaps OF
some public interest to have at this time
brief resume OF the various proceed
sngs in this case as disclosed in the off,
cial files. A report of James A. Finch.
who at that time was and who still
Is pardon attorney of the Department
of Justice. made to the Attorney
General on February 20, 1911. states:
AN overwhelming number Of petitions
bnd papers have been filed in this case.
Probably 90 per cent of the petit
tions. the report shows, ask for an in
vestigation of the case. and If the man
had not had fun Justice that pardon
be issued. Mr.. Finchs letter stated,
it is claimed. that the petitions in Mr..
Morses case were signed by 10000 per-
sons among them 429 State Senators.
23 Governors. Mayors and public off,
cials, 1,675 judges and lawyers. 1882
bankers, 665 newspaper men. S76
clergymen and physicians and a large
number of manufacturers, merchants
md business men. The petitions on file
are voluminous.
Some of the Petitioners.
Among the petitioners appearing in
the lists Of the official files of the par
don attorney are to be found the names
of some of the most distinguished men
in the country. evidence at this late date
Of the unusual and widespread interest
then taken in Mr.. Morse by people in
all walks of life.
s"Among the names listed are those
of Senator Eugene Hale Of Maine. Sem
ator Stephen b. Elkins of West Virginia.
Senator John II. Bankhead of Alabama
Senator William o. Bradley of Kentucky.
Senator Thomas II. Carter of Montana,
Senator George e. Chamberlain Of
Oregon, Senator Moses Z. Clapp Of
Minnesota, Senator Alexander s. Clay
OF Georgia, Senator w. Murray Crane of
Massachusetts, Senator Chauncey NJ
Depew OF New York, Senator Charles
Dick of Ohio, Senator Duncan c.
t>I.n - ~fl IV..a. IL D
Flint OF California. Senator William p.
Frye of Maine, Senator Jacob L. Gal
linger of New Hampshire. Senator H.
Money of Mississippi, Senator Henry b.
Burnham Of New Hampshire Senator
Lee s. Overnan of North Carolina, Sem
ttor Robert l.. Owen OF Oklahoma, Sem
ator Nathan B. Seott of West Virginia.
Senator William J. Stone of Missouri.
Senator Robert l.. Taylor OF Tennessee,
Senator Charles A. Towne OF Minnesota
and others. A
THE names OF a great many OF the
most prominent members OF tho House
of Representatives at that time appear
as petitioners in behalf OF Mr.. Morse in
the Official files Of the pardon attorney.
of whom 1t is necessary and possible
20 mention only few, including such
distinguished men as John A. M. Adair
ef Indiana, Joshua w. Alexander OF Mis-
:,et in the Administration of President
Wilson; Andrew j. Barchfeld Of Penn
sylvania, Richard Ba-tholdt of Mis-
souri,, Charles L. Bartlett OF Georgia,
Robert L. Broussard of Louisiana, Wall
ter Z. Bronlow OF Tennessee. Edwin G..
Burleigh of Maine. Joseph w. Byrns OF
Tennessee, William j. Cary OF Wiscon-
sin, Frank Clark of Florida, Henry ID.
Clayton of Alabama, Ralph d. Cole OF
oa1 T. of X.
Harry NJ. Coudrey OF Missouri. Charles
n. Cowles Of North Carolina. Charles A.
Crow OF Missouri, william A. Cullop OF
Indiana, S. II. Dent, Jr.. and Richmond
J.. Hobson of Alabama, Martin Dies OF
Texas, Albert Estopinal OF Louisiana,
oscar w. Gillespie of Texas, Carter
Glass of Virginia, Henry NJ. Goldfogle
of New York, George w. Gordon OF Ten
nessee. Thomas w. Hardwick OF Geor-
sia. Robert L. Henry of Texas, William
Hughes of New Jersey, Cordell Hull OF
Tennessee, Ollie NJ. James of Kentucky.
II. Warren Keifer of Ohio. Daniel +.
I.afean of Pennsylvania. John Lamb Of
virginia. James T. Lloyd of Missouri
Harry l.. Maynard OF Virginia. ID. n.
Mays of Florida. Joseph Y. OConneil OF
massachusetts. George A. Pearre OF
MARYLAND. John c. Floyd. Ben Cravens
and Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas.
William w. Rucker OF Missouri swagar
Sherley of Kentucky, James L. Slayden.
William r. Smith and John H. stephens
OF Texas. Stephen M. Sparkman Of Flor
ida, william Sulzer of New YORK. J.
Thomas Heflin OF Alabama, James M
Cox Of Ohio and many Others.
Action OF President.
Tho records in this case show that
despite the widespread public sympathy
with Mr. Morse and the extraordinary