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Show CONVCTED M HADE PREY ili FEDERAL PRISON ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 2. A hcatoU personal argument between a newa-paper newa-paper editor and Warden William H. Moyor of tho federal prison hero resulted re-sulted today In disclosing that Charles I W. Morse, convicted banker, made $2,000 la a Wall street '.deal through the courtesy of Warden Moyer. It was brought out that In the spring of 191 0 Morse made tbc money by selling sell-ing "short' on gas stock by' means of a ciphei message which Moyer allow, cd him to send. To Bhow his gratitude, or for some other reason, Moyor said Morso subsequently sub-sequently offered to share tho profits with him. This al.cgcd act on tho part of Morse bo prejudiced the warden war-den against the former banker, In tjie opinion of F. L. Soeley, who publishes tho Atlanta Georgian that he BUbso-qucntlv BUbso-qucntlv subjected Morso to disciplinary disciplin-ary treatment characterized by tho editor na "reprehensible." Scoloy Is a personal friend of Morso. He printed In his paper last Thursday a story hinting nt n congressional Investigation In-vestigation Into Morso's troatment, citing an Instanco In which he was alleged to have been placed In solitary soli-tary confinement Jn a dungeon "for giving a sick boy, about to bo discharged, dis-charged, a paltry "sum of monoy." Invites Newspaper Men to Ja'l. Tliy publication so Inconscd the warden that ho Invited Atlanta newspaper news-paper men to tho prlnon, to show them Just how Morso was kept In solitary sol-itary confinement and to explain tho circumstances. Seoloy rospondod In porson as tho ropresontatlvo of his paper Surrounded by newspaper men, Moyor read a statement ho had pro-parod, pro-parod, answering tho accusation made in Seoloy'a pnpor. Ho declared that Morso had been kept In solitary confinement con-finement for two dayo in May, 1310, for refusing to dlvulgo the source of about $4GG found in his possession As soon as Morso did so, he was released, re-leased, ho said. He showed tho visitors vis-itors a falr-slzod, woll-llghted and woll-ontllnted room, In which ho said Morso was kept. "I question the accuracy of that statement," snld Editor Seoloy. "I have- been reliably Informed that Morso had no mattress ind no blanket blan-ket and had to sleep on tho Iron slats with only bis coat undor IiIb head." "That Is untrup," the warden retorted re-torted angrily. "Who gavo you such Information''" "Mr Morso himself and the physician phy-sician attending him nt tho time " Tho warden called In tho two dopu-tles dopu-tles In charge at tho Umo and both said thov would take oath that Morse had both blnnKct and mattress. San He Will Hold Editor Responsible "You havo lcen prejudiced ncalnat Morso ever slnco that gas stock deal." Mr. Seoloy chargod, "an'l I think your trcatmont of him has bon reprehensible." reprehen-sible." "You are at llbortv to print anv facts In your possession regarding Morso's treatment In this prison," tb warden rotorted, "but I warn yon to stick to facts, or I shall hold you personally per-sonally responsible " The "Jury" wnntrd to know about "that gas stork deal." Moyor said that on March 11. 1110 poon after tho bnnWor beenmo a prlR oner, ho jrnvo Moro permission to send a cipher mensaco to Nw York Tho neat dav bo snld he reported tho mattor to tho attornev tronoral and was Instrutd not to rtormlt Morse to snd mosflarc1? nraln Some tlmf lator. ho said Morse camo into hi o'fln and told him he had made $2,000 "out of that gas stock doal and wanted him to havo half." "'Forgot von ovfir told me that, Morso.' I Bald to him," tho warden assorted, as-sorted, "'and do not say anything like that to mc again'" Moyor said this Incident was brought out when tho prison was Investigated In-vestigated lansnrlng. Don't lot ho bnby suffer from eczema, ecze-ma, sores or an Itching of tho 6kln. Doan's qrftpw'iit'glves Instnnt relief, cures ninckiyy Perfectly sofo for chlldwn jjdrugglsts bcII It |