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Show m HAY PARDON WALSH AND HORSE - WASHINGTON. March . President Taft leavea for tha south today. Ha will taka with Ma for final cnpiiidaratlon thaf appial for pardon bjr Johft R. Watah and Chartaa W. Moraa. Tha prealJent will tudy tha qaaa and befora ha return to WaahlnaTtoa both men probably will know whet bar thay ara to be freed. Waiah. now In tha federal priaon at teaven worth, Kan., will ba ellglhle for re-leaaa re-leaaa on parole unIr tha nw law next Vptemoer. He then will have aerved one-third of hi five -year sentence. HI attoxnea. hower. have rvpreaent-ed rvpreaent-ed In the plea for pardon that If the aged banker la not ae leased before that time ba may never live to enjoy hla tlherty. It la understood that ofnVlal Investigation seems to substantiate that claim. Morse, In the Atlanta prison, ha nerved a little rnorr than one year of a fifteen year sentence and could not ba paroled until lli. Great Influence has been brought to bear to sex-u re a rommutst Ion of his sentence to five years, which would permit his discharge after two years and eight m on l he more of Imprisonment, making a)kwancea for good behavior. Kormer Senator Hale of Maine haa taken ta-ken an active Interest In Morse s behalf and he presented to President Taft Mrs. Morse's petition for the release of her nusoana. The contention In hla case Is that tha sentence of fifteen years waa exceeslve. Although the first court found him guilty and sentenced him on three counts, the higher courts cleared hfm of two charges but the sentence for all three was allowed al-lowed to stand. Attorney General Wlefcersham'e rec-ommendatlnna rec-ommendatlnna are confidential to the president, but It Is said the attitude of the department of Justice la toward clem-ancy. |