The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-05-28
D A j 6 \ { R 7 Y
DENIES FRAUD
N MORSE CASE
Hits Senator Who
Charges Sleuths
Trail Him
by Iawr,ncr VI. itcncd'ct
nitod Press staff Correspondent

nitfd Ifcrs' >tntf tOrrcN.,oiutnt
WASHINGTON May fiat
frney General Daugheriy tonight
piled further to senator Cara
lays charge that Charles w.
orsc's release from Atiantn psi-
bn ca the ground OF physical M
,ss constituted fraud on the
pvernmenL
In long statement Daugherty
ID the records IN tue Morse case
d bowed that Morse'E release was
bed ON reports 'of reputable
yriclans and United states army
rgeons showing him To pe sur
ring from n serious illncss.
4 iJaagherty ala not mention Car
#Tay IN the statement, nor refer
rcctly 10 the controversy be
/Feen Caraway and himself. His
& 8niement Included copies of re-
i Drts concerning Morse's uondi-
IN, made by doctors and army
rgeoas. Ia Il he also nannca
embers OF the senate ana mouse
ho he VA d appealed TO the de-
Iifiment OF Justice In Morse be-
All Dnughcrty's statement fol-
wed further attack ON the at
rney general IN the senate by
lraway who read te,cgram
ON q personal friend In Arkan-
; stating that Deugherty had
nj an agent to Arkansas TO loos
araway w.
This telegram signed by J. II.
rderson. said that "a man nam
Mathews. who claims to repre-
- L
X injuries concerning you"
Welcomes s.enits
Mathews, the telegram said.
A. operating In Little Rock. Hot
,rinEs and elsewhere In the state.
caraway aaid DauNherty was
leone to put sleuths on MS tran
4 he wants 10 adopt that coward
i method to keep fne from tetlins
. truth about him"
Hr asked how much OF the
Il 0O. goo appropriated for Daugh-
\ yH use ~ catching and CONVEX
4 war grafters was 20 be used In
"A ndowinR senators and how much
putting criminals In prison.
4 .rnway also criticized Daugher-
for his letter to Senator Wat
4 n, Indiana. denying that he ever
ld Watson he had no connection
IN the Morse case.
II Il don't know what senator Wat
b viii do about the placing Of
!, brand bf "Ananins" on his
ow that way" said Caraway.
sut u was ciearly done by the
aorney general TO shield him
Xif.'
,Rspresentaiiye Johnson. rcpub-
Ian. made another unsuccessful
lempt To force house republican
Il sders to allow action ON the
lnOdruff-Joh resolution call
for an investigation into al
Ted laSiiy IN war frnud prosecu-
nr.
In his statement on the Morse
Il lease. naugherty said thar the
lease came as the elimination
probably the most remarkable
monstration on behalf OF any
ieral prisoner ever convicted In
> courts OF the United staiea.
hong the Thousands who signed
y petitions for the release of Mr.
lrse, were men of national re-
,ailon. many OF them occupying
.aitlons al responsibility and
ist under the government IT.
f. sut. In spite OF this widespread
hplay Of sympathy for Morse. III
H. not In response To any public
tmOnptration. strong as that was
the time. that Morse was re-
sod. but solely upon tho reports
medical eNahiaers.' the state
INIT continued.
Quotes Doctors
trhe doctors found that Morse
a. suffering from chronic heart
kease. chronic "brights disease.
N slight arterio sclcros's." !"
ugheriy aid. This was the vsr-
Il ID u the army medical board.
lufhorfy said.
Getting letter from James A.
nch. who al the time OF Morse
ease was pardon attorney for
partment OF Justice. Daugherty
IA that 10000 persons asked 10.
)rres' release. among them 439
,tc senators. sra governors,
4 iyors and other public officials.
i1s lawyers ana judges; 1851
.nkers. SIS newrpapermen, sl6
trgymen and physicians ana a
re number OF manufacturers.
srchants and business men.
Daughersy said that so much
ninformation recently hss been
II AIDE public with respect to the
"a ,rse case that Il will perhaps be
nome public interest 20 have a
ief resume of the case a. dis.
hsed In the official tiles"
'Daugherty then appended stnte-
"a ,nfs from physicians who exam
IA Morse, including physician
81 \ army doctors and the report OF
specially constituted army med
board.
II appeared practically certain
"a the aersnHd fer q Sar fraud
y estlgatlon viii be transferred 60
sennte, probably next week. AZ
al attempts 10 secure action IN
house have failed Chairman
mpbeil. Kansas Of the house
- committee. who has refused
report the war fraud resolution
the house. although Instructed
do 20 hf a six 10 five vote or his
nmlttea on May .. has called
,bthsr meHinr of the committee
next THURSDAY when he viii
I'VE for reconsideration Of pre-
Jus action.