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Show -III CONVICT RANKS Former "Ice King" and Millionaire Mil-lionaire Occupies Small Cell in Federal Prison. IS TREATED JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CRIMINAL Puts on Stripes, Has Regulation Bath, Hair Cut, and Is Nu inhered. ATLANTA, Ga.. .Ian. 3. Charles W. Morse, former 'ico kiner," nnd millionaire million-aire banker, at noon loday becan serving serv-ing a fifteen-year sentence in tho Atlanta At-lanta federal prison for violation of the national banking- laws. . IIo is registered as convict No. 2S14 and louiphi occupied a fil.eel cell not in the least. ditTe.rent from those lo whicii are assigned several hundred other pris oners. His immaculate tailored garments gave way to a regulation suit, of stripes, nor did Iho distinguished prisoner escape es-cape the Bevlilloii expert, tho prison photographer, the regulation bath or the barber. , Makes No Protest. ! Morse armed from New York at 10:45 o'clock in charge of two deputy marshals, and accompanied by his friend and close business associate, "W. P. lieid of Boston. lie matin no protest pro-test when tbe cameras of tho newspapermen newspa-permen wore Irainod upon him. He' was placed iu a. cab and driven to the prison. Because he had not been vaccinated, Morso was not permitted to cat in tho big diuing room with his fellow convicts, con-victs, and hie firl moal was served in his cell. Tho prisoner turned over to the prison clerk 2 IS in currency. He was assigned to "dais 1." which entitles en-titles him to the privilege of seeing rolativeti or friends for thirty minutes every two weeks. May Learn to Be Tailor. Morse probably will be assigned to the taiJorsltop or put to work on tho construction gang.. Mrs. Morse, formerly the.wiie ot an Atlanta hotel proprietor, is expected from Xcw York tomorrow. Alter a conference with her husband, she will rot urn lo Now York and begin trying to obtiiiu a pardon from President Taft. |