The Washington times., 1922-05-23
Wickersham, Palmer
and McAdOO Linked
in Daugherty Expose
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON,
international News Service.


international News Service.
Four cabinet officers from three
successive administrations were
linked up today with the Morse
case, which already has aroused
political Washington to fever heat.
Three Attorney Generals and
Secretary of the Treasury-Wicker-
sham, Palmer, Daugherty and Nc
Adoo-named already on the floor
of the Senate, are facing systematic
delving into their records by politi-
cal opponents. Threats of future
developments in the overwhelming
circles of the case are rivaled only
by the records already made public.
Caraway "Just Starting"
Senator Caraway, Democrat, OF
Arkansas, announced today his at
tacks on Harry M. Daugherty. At
torney General in Harding's Cabinet.
and George w. Wickersham, At.
torney General in Tatts Cabinet,
were, lust starting"
On the other hand, Senator Moses.
usep.) Of New hampshire. declared
developments in the case would
seriously embarrass" William Gibbs
Meade, Secretary of the Treasury.
and A. Mitchell Palmer, Attorney
General in the Wilson Cabinet.
Tho revelations to date In
volved these Cabinet officers as fol
lows:
Attorney General Daugherty:
Charged with knowledge of fraud
perpetrated upon President Taft in
the procuring Of a pardon for Charles
W. Morse, New York banker. In 1911.
Charged with having accepted
$4,000 retainer from Morse for his
work in procuring the pardon.
Charged with signing a contract to
obtain Morse's release for $4,000.
Attorney General Wickersham:
Charged with knowledge OF fraud In
the procuring of a pardon for Morse.
Former Secretary Of the Treasury
McAdoo, charged with accepting
fee from Morse in connection with
a Shipping Board case during the
war.
Former Attorney General Palmer,
charged with embarrassing deeds
in connection with the sale OF the
Bosch Magnetic Company in which
Morse was interested.
Republicans Are Worried.
Born Of a denouement in the Sen
ate by Senator Caraway. the Morse
case has usurped all talk in Senate
corridors. Republicans today were
plainly worried. awaiting the next
blow from Caraway. On the Dem
ocratic side, the threat OF Senator
Moses that the publishing Of GER
tain records in the Morse and
Bosch Magnetic cases would seri-
ously embarrass and impugn the
records" Of Palmer and McAdoo
had a disheartening effect.
Caraway first charged that
Thomas B. Fielder, an Atlanta par
don attorney, to obtain Morse's re.
lease. Denials, by Republican Sena.
tors resulted in Caraway producing
a "photostatic COPY" OF the pur-
ported pardon contract" signed by
Daugherty, Fielder and Morse. Cara
way continued his attack by charg-
ing Daugherty and Fielder knew that
Morses release had been obtained
through the injection of poisonous
chemicals" to- fool examining ply.
sicians who decided he was suffering
from Brights disease.
Going further, Caraway charged
Daugherty and Fielder knew OF this
purported fraud" and had confer
red with Attorney General Wicker.
sham, impelling him to refrain from
asking Taft to revoke the pardon.
Wickersham, Caraway said, also
knew OF the alleged fraud.
Both sides in the Senate today
were anxiously awaiting further de.
velopments.
Attorney General Daugherty re.
mained silent today concerning his
connection with the Morse case, and
Il was announced at the Depart
ment Of Justice Il ut he would not
hold his usual conference with news
paper correspondents this afternoon.
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