Show JAil DONT LOOK GOOD TO CURTIS I President of Bank of North J 3 America Seems Determined to Save Himself TELLS STORY ON THE STAND ALWAYS ACTED UNDER DIRECTION DIRECTION DIRECTION TION OF MORSE New York Oct 28 The apparent deter determination of ot Alfred Altred IL Curtis to exonerate himself of oC all blame respecting the tle bank bankIng banking Ing transactions for which he and Charles CharlesW W V Morse Morae are now undergoing trial In the United States t district court here became more defined today when under the prompting of ot his attorney Mr 11 Curtis Curtla pro produced produced a u letter written by him under date of ot June 13 1907 1977 and und addressed to Morse in which w he ho protested vigorously vl against the tile continuance of practices Inaugurated by the latter which In Curtis opinion to the stability constituted c ce a grave grae menace ity of ot tho the Bank flank of ot North America 1 The Incident of the overdraft of by Morse was made the subject of oC search searching searching ing In questions by the witness own attorney attorney ney ne Mr Curtis related the coming ofF of ofF ofF F Augustus Heinze to him wish a re ra request quest for tor a loan of oC and his refusal tolerant the accommodation Morse ors re remonstrated remond mond with him saying unless we let lot them have the money they must go goto goto goc to the wall c Curtis stood tood firm however how ver he said and andret ret retorted cannot have a cent of ot the tho banks bank s Imone money If U they must fall they must fall faU Morse Put in a Check But to his amazement he testified a personal check of Charles Charlos W V Morse orse for drawn to the tho order of Heinze name oame me through the next day da The check had hod been honored although at the time th tits witness said Morse had a balance to toha his ha credit of ot only I 1 went to Morse orse the witness said and t Jd him that he must protect the bank hank anti anil at once wipe out his hili overdraft Morse sent out and got ot two boxes box s of ses se Be securities and turned over O r their contents to tome tome toire me ire I 1 told him that the securities were insufficient and he hI offered off red to give me meon mean met an on order on of or steamship bonds which he had on deposit In London I ac accepted and upon being given golen the order at once cabled tl to London to have the se so securities securities subject to the Bank of North Americas order Not a Free Agent The witness was then turned over to the attorneys for tor Morse for Cor what virtual virtually ly J proved proe to be examination Despite the efforts of or Morses attorneys to present In tho the light of ota a free tree agent who at all times was not under the control of or i Morse the witness 8 persisted In maintain maintaining ing In his contention that he was but the theIn Instrument In of will and pur purpose purpose purpose pose An adjournment was S taken until tomor tomorrow tomorrOw row coned when Mr Curtis will be further further ques D w |