The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-05-29
DISCLOSES RECORD.
IN M0RSE'S CASE:
Daughsfty Moves 10 Accusation
Made Against Him.
QUOTES COVE RAMEhT FILES
Notes Pardon Was Granted Because
of Reports Of Reputable Physicians
Cites Monster Petitions.

Washington, May 20. - Naming
scores Of members of the senate an
house, both Democrats and Republi
cans, and others prominent in officia
life at the time as having petitione'
for the release in 1912 from the Allan
ia Penitentiary of Charles W. Morse
the department Of justice made publ
the record in the Morse case. 'as dis
closed in the Official files" whish in
licareS the statement said, 'beyont
any question rhat 4Ir. Morse was re
leased upon the report OF reputabs
physicians and United States arm.
surgeons. showing him TO be SnHerin!
fcom a serious Illness"
The release came" the statemen
continued. ''as the elimination Of prob
ably the most remarkable public de
.uonstrayions on behalH Of any fedora
l,risouer ever convicted in roe courts
IL the United States
While opinions Of physicians to thi
,rfsct that Morse could not continue t.
live in confinement are quoted. th'
nnly new contribution in the docunen
IS a long list Of persons, including Re
ruhlican and Democratic congressman
termed ''petitieners in behalf Of Mr.
Morse" or signers OF petitions askin:
sn Investigation Of the case and par
con if there had not been full 5ustic;
cone.
Among the petitioners for Morse tn.
name OF James n. Cox. then renreseD
!4ched at the end Of the page Of Other
i.aues. He is preceGed b! ]. Thoma'
itehin, now senator from Alabpaa
.'ordsll Hull. Democrat. Tennessee
thomas Hsrd"ick. now governor o
Georgia Joseph W. Bryan, Democrat
Tennessee: Joshua w. Alexander. LAT
~ secretary Of commerce under PreSi
.'nnt Wilson Carter Glass. now sena
or from Virginia. and q number o
nthers then members of The house
.Eames A. Finch, pardon attorney. SAT-
IN Il report an Overwhelming numhe!
If petitions had been fled.
''Frobahly 20 per cent of iha pei
IONS" said the statement. ''fhe repori
SHOWS. asked for an Investigation o.
be case and if the mSn had hot ha,
'.ill justice that = pardon be: SIZED
.r. Finch.s letter States. il fs claim.
Il. thar the petitions in Mnrs-'$ cas-
,ere signed by 1n 600 persons. amen.
hanl 10 stara scnaters So, goyel,,,.5
rs. nfayers and pnsiic offe..S Is. isSs-.
ridges and lawyers. 1881 barker, So
n n>wspapermen. SO clers, Inen ant
Physicians and large number o.
i.lannfa cturers. merchants and bushes;
men.
Among the petitioners appearing il
the list of Official 1les Of the pardon
attorney are to be found the name.
rf some OF the most istinguished mel
in the country. evidence st this DAFT
Of the unusual and widespread inter
est then taken in Mr.. Morse By peo
rle in all walks Of life
The statement then gave as person,
\ hose names were listed mithou'
specifying whether they requested
Morse's pardon or whether they asked
tull justice in the case, the names o
tWenty-three senators, three of WHOM
are still serving. They are Senator:
Fletcher, Democrat, Georgia: Over
nan, Democrat. North Carolina. ant
Owen. Democrat. Oklahoma. Anon:
lhe other names are: stephen +. f.
klns. George b. Chamberlain. now :
lacmber of the shipping boa,,l; Chaun
,ey u. Depew, ". Murray Crane an
Moses f. Clapp.
Senator Caravans colleague, Sena
:,r Robert T. Robinson, Democrat. Al
EanSas. appears as one OF the pet
lioners in behalf Of Morse who Were
nembers OF the house when the caS'
was under consideration.
';Despite the high chara cter OF thos'
tho thus disclosed their sympathy 70
Nr. Morse" the statement continued
lii was not in response to any publ
demonstration. strong as that wss a
the rime that Mr. Morse was released
but solely upon the reports OF III
medical examiners. Chief among rhes
we're the distinguished officers of th
medical corps of the Cnited State
army, comprising an army nledica
board who found that Mr.. Morse wa
suffering from chronic vslvular diseas
Of the heart, chronic nephritis, com
monty known as Rrisht's disease AM
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