Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20
CARAWAY DEMANDS
DAUGHERTY RESIGN
Reproduction of Letter Given
Senate in Morse Case
Charges.

The declaration that Attorney
General Daugherty should resign
from Office and not further embarrass
Senate today by Senator Caraway,
democrat. Arkansas. during a renewal
by the Senate of discussion of Mr..
Daugherty's alleged connection with
the release from the Atlanta prison
of c. w. Morse, New York shipbuilder.
Mr. Caraway charged that the
Attorney General had requested
Thomas B. Fielder. former Georgia
attorney. to employ the governme mt 8
chief witness" in the Bosch magnetic
investigation as his assistant in de-
Tending the Bosch Company. He
reviewed records and documents in
the Morse case. and exclaimed:
Resignation Demanded.
i say that there is only one de-
cent thing for the Attorney General
to do-that is, to resign and not en-
barrass the administration any fur
ther"
Senator Caraway read to the SEN
ate from an alleged photostatic re-
production of letter signed H NJ.
Daugherty-" The letter heading was
as follows: Law Offices of Daugh-
erty Todd & Raray: Wyandotte
| ter was under the date of April 80.
1913. and is addressed to &C. w.
| Morse. New York city" 1t reads:
my Dear Sir: | inclose you here
, with copy of the letter setting forth
| the contract you made of August 4,
1911. with Mr.. Fielder for his services
! and mine. You will observe that 1
was correct in the statement that
there was a balance due of $4,000
when you were commuted l also
hand you copy of a paper you
handed me in the prison some time
| after that time. and l have today
asked Mrs. Daugherty to send to you
by express the papers which / got
from Harry and others from time to
| time, which you spoke to me about.
"TeleEraphed- Mr.. Fielder.
LAS l advised you, 1 have tele-
graphed Mr.. Fielder and written him
to meet there with you next Monday
or Tuesday. l will advise you as soon
| as have a confirmation from him of
this engagement Yours very truly,
"H. NJ DAUGHERTY."
Senator Caraway also read to the
Senate a photostatic copy of an al
legged contract made between Thomas
service of Mr. Fielder and Mr. 'Daush-
erty in obtaining release for Morse.
| The alleged contract was written on
paper headed anderson, Fielder.
Rountree and Wilson, attorneys-at-
| law" 1t is dated Atlanta, August 4,
1911. and is contained in a letter ad,
dressed to c. W. Morse, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir: In further relation to
the employment Of Hon. H. NJ. Daugh-
erty and myself. permit me to say
that we will undertake to represent
you in civil and criminal matters
upon the following basis:
T. You are to pay Hon. H. NJ.
Daugherty retainer of five thousand
($5.000) dollars and the actual ex-
pense incurred by him in looking
after your matters; expenses not to
exceed $1,000.
Would Pay Expenses.
80. l will pay such expenses as /
! may incur in connection Herewith.
"3. You are to direct counsel here
| tofore employed to withdraw your
appeal in the habeas corpus proceed
| ings heretofore instituted
Il. We are to receive, in the event
we secure an unconditional pardon
or communication for you, the sum of
! $25,000, which is to be in full COM
pensation for services rendered in
connection with your application for
| pardon.
''5. We are to receive 25 per cent
Of whatever sums that we may be
able to recover by compromise of
litigation in the matter of the Metro
poiitan s. s.: Co, such transactions
| being fully described in your letter
addressed to me dated August 2, 1911.
| If we find it necessary in the prose-
cution of these matters to have as
sociated with us other counsel, we
are to select such counsel, subject
of course, to your approval, and
! they are to be provided for out of
| our compensation.
6. In all matters herein under
taken in your behalf we are to have
lConfinIled Inn Pace CoiII1.. Il