The New York herald., 1922-02-28
MORSE AND 5 SONS,
OTHERS INDICTED
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ment over the fee I paid to him when
he acted IS one OF my attorneys in OBJ
tanning my release from the Atlanta
penitentiary, from which place I was
released in dying condition. Although
his fee was eventually paid in full. he
/ must have borne animosity toward me
and has taken this way and method of
getting even,' due TO his position as
Attorney-General OF the United states at
this time.
'"The very manner i.I which I was
ordered back from France by, Mr..
Daughcrty when ] was on my way to
Rome TO see my physician. who ON one
occasion had already saved my life and
whom / wished to consult showed the
personal feelings OF the Attorney Cen
eral in my case. ! have documentary
evidence to prove what I say in this
matter.
so far as the Shipping Board officials
are concerned, their interest in the mat
ter is due largely TO the millions of
dollars which they owe to the Virginia
Shipbuild.ng Corporation for ships con-
! structed during the war and delivered
to the Government, for which they 40
not want to make payment and which
will soon be proved ia the courts. Also
they wish to frighten other claimants
from pressing their claims.
Il want to say in conclusion that I
do not believe the Grand Jury would
have returned. an indictment had 7 or
nay sons or my attorneys been allowed to
appear before them and testify
In answer to this Mr.. Gordon re-
piled
"The statenlen. that the Attorney
General brought every effort TO bear 10
secure the indictment because of q dis
agreement over the fee paid him when
he acted as one OF my attorneys in OBJ
tanning my release from the Atlanta
penitentiary, from which place was
| released in q dying condition. is alb
soluteiy false. Neither the Attorney
General nor any one connected with the
Department of Justice used any effort.
! directly or indirectly, to bring about
this indictment or to Influence the pres
entation OF the facts upon which it was
founded.
"Mr. Morse was not ordered back from
France by the Attorney General. Mr.
| Daugherty. The Department Of State,
without any suggestion from the De-
partment OF Justice, requested the
French authorities not to permit Mr..
MorSe 10 lana at HaVrc.
"Mr. Morse says that the Grand Jury
| would not have returned this indictment
If he. his sons, and his attorneys. had
been allowed to appear before the Grand
Jury and testify. Ii is common knowl-
edge that the Grand Jury is not the
trial jury, and 1t is all sufficient to say
that it is not the practice In this
jurisdiction TO permit those accused OF
q crime to appear before an accusing
body and convert il into trial jury
William G. McAdoo. formerly Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and Stuart @. Glib
honey. his law partner, wero mentioned
in the indictment for stating that the
Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation was
! in good shape financially. They We're
attorneys for the organization.
The indictment charged that facts
were misrepresented to Mr. McAdoo. and
| that this was responsible for his state
ment to the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion that St.000,000 had been contributed
TO the enterprise bythe stockholders and
invested In the shipbuiding plant.
Tho McAdoo statement further said
the company had an offer of $3.50, 900
| for each OF three vessels under construc-
| tion, and that the Government owed 10
the corporation at least 81, 400, 900.
Mr.. Gibboney was brought into the
case because he stated as n witness be-
| fore the trustees Of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation that the shipbuilding
concern had spent s1,Sls.000 in the con-
structlon Of its plant