East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-05-27
Attorney General Received
About $4,000 for Part
in Case Says Letter.
COMPENSATION WAS
ONLY HALF ENOUGH
Senator Watson Declared That
Letter Evaded Issue Of
: Who Paid for Services.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 2l.--
Attorney General Daugherty in u
letter to Senator Watson, republican.
Indiana. read yesterday in the senate
at the latters request, denied that he
told the Indiana senator that he had
no connection with procuring par
don for Charles w. Morse. as stated
by Senator Watson, in, the senate
when Senator Caraway democrat,
Arkansas, opened his attack on the
attorney-general.
Mr.. Daugherty said he regretted it
if Senator Watson had misunderstood
him. He wrote that he remembered
the general discussion of the. Morse
case with the senator and added, Il
certainly did not make the statement
to you that / had no connection with
the Morse case"
The attorney-general stated that he
had no disposition to deny his con-
nectlon with the case and added that
he received .'about $4,000 from Thorn
MS II. Fielder, in connection with II.
-1s,.s 1tssat- rms sdiih x6s sufffeientss ssto
pay only about half of the expenses.
Attack Is Continued.
EITHER It is true or 1t is not true"
Senator Camway said 1.-The attorney
general said nothing when the CON
tract was produced In which 1t was
shown that he did represent Morse. |
know that unless the senator from
Indiana was intentionally misrepre-
senting the attorney-general, and of
course 1 cannot think he would do
that, the encouragement told what
the senator from Indiana stated.
"This is a question between the at
torney-general and his friends. If
they are willing to bear the imputa-
tion that they m;srepresented him IN
order 10 pull him out Of hole. It is
up 10 tnem.'
Mr.. Daugherty's letter, under d;l'"
OF May 22 was presented in the SEN
ate by Senator Lenroot, republican,
Wisconsin, who explained that he did
SO on the teIegraphic request of SEN
ator Watson, who is in Indiana.
Discussion Is Remembered.
~ remember very. well n general
discussion we had some time ago re-
garding the Morse case" said the let
ter. II certainly did not in that dis
cussioR make the statement to you
that I had no connection with the
Z Morse case. civil and criminal. My
connection with these cases was wei
known throughout the y country pc
cause of extended publicity some
years ago. / never denied it and
have no disposition to deny 1t now
Nothingswas done by me or anybody
else in connection with these cases
that could not be known to the whole
world without reflection on anyone.
"Morse was released upon the rec
ommendation of Attorney-Genera
WiclSersham, who based his recon-
meudation on the reports of eminen
physicians Of the government, includ
ing the surgeon general OF the arm!
Ssad the records in the department
show all the facts pertaining to tn
physical condition of Morse when h
was released, which was the sol
grounds for executive clemency
Only Expenses Paid.
"AS Tor COMPENSATION, L hS'S'
ceived anything from Mr.. Morse pei
sonally. All / ever received froi
anybody in connection with the Mors
case, both civil and criminal Wa
about $4,000 advanced to me by NJ
Fielder, and was about half enough
pay my necessary expenses ana di
bursements connected with more tha
years active investigation, prepar
tion and service in the case
II regret. senator if you misunde
stood me-"
Senator Watson. democrat. Gee
ga. stated that the attorney genera
Y letter eyaded the issue of whether
was paid BY Morse or not pointi
ont that the attorney general h
stated that he was not directly pi
by Morse.
He characterized the letter as
specious equivocation and as
statement. that does not carry c'
lyiction.' He directed attention
two republican representatives in
house who had repeatedly attacl
the ,Mtorney-general.' and demand
that he prosecute in certain cases.
One Of them had seriously decla
that he would impeach the attor
general If he did not, Watson con-
ned. and asserted the attorney-gen'
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