Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-12-18
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Complications Growing Out of Attempts ia
Separate Victoria Huelskamp and Hel
Husband-An Actors Failure at Intrigue
and = Newspaper Threatened With Libel
Suit.
NEW YORK, December II.
Victoria Schelling- Huelskemp, havinA
been annoyed by Frederick Mordaunt,
alias Maurice A. Schwab, has placed the
case in the hands of her attorney, John E.
Burke, of No. l55 Broadway, and he is
about to cause Mordaunt's arrest. Suit
will also be brought against the Mail and
Express for libel, the grounds being the
publication of an interview with
Mordaunt, accusing Nine. Huels-
kemp of being black
mailer, the papep having refused to make
correction. The interview with Nor
daunt was to the effect that Nine. Huesa-
kamp had asked him to make q bogus
contract that she might show to her
father, and SO secure $4,000 on con-
dition that she would not go on
the stage. Letters written by Nor
daunt to lady on West Twenty
West Forty-eighth street, are in Mr..
Burke's possession, and by means of
these and verbal testimony he says he can
prove that Mordaunt tried to get one of
the ladies referred to in his power, in
tending to separate Nine. Huelskamp and
her husband and to secure a reward from
Mr. Morosini. Mr.. Burke says the plan
no To-
MAKE VIOLENT LOVE TO ERNEST,
while Mordaunt looked after Nine.
Huelskamp. Failing in his purpose he
made the statement to the Mdil and EI-
press that it was Nine. Huelskamp's in
tention to blackmail her father. The
only conclusion that Mr.. Burke could
draw from the fact that the paper re-
fused to insert correction, was that
the intimacy between Mr.. Cyrus w.
Field, the owner of the paper, and Mr..
MOrosini was close enough to prevent the
publication of anything detrimental to
Mordaunt while he was in the employ OF
Mr.. Morosini. The lady on Twenty
eighth street, whom it is alleged Nor
daunt tried to use as tool in his at
tempt to separate Victoria and Ernest,
received the following letter from Nor.
daunt:
sDEAR BERTIE-It was impossible fol
me to get there at four O'Clock Saturday,
as did not leave the Surrogate's office
until 4:15. Therefore, I am positive that
when I see you personally and explain
why, you will pardon the breach. Now,
EN-, must see you this afternoon or
evening, sure. am on piece of work
in which there is
VERY BIG MONEY,
opd mad tho Of n tyuo Lowell
smart woman, such as you are. There
will be big money also for you. This is
our business. l assure you that the past
experience has fully taught me to avoid
all and everything where there is even a
shadow of risk. Should you have any
other engagements break them, but at all
hazards meet me sure"
Mordaunt then turned his attention to
the West Forty-eighth street lady, to
whom he represented himself as Freder-
lick r. Thorne. He wrote that he was to
star next season in the dramatization of
Ouida's novel, "Strathmore," and want
ed the young lady to play the part of
Marion Vavasour. He told her to address
him in the care of "Mordaunt, No. 80
East Fiftieth street." Mordaunt's char
acter became known to the lady also, be-
fore she had known him long, and
When his interview was published in the
Mail and Express these ladies commune
Gated with Nine. Huelskamp's lawyer,
and furnished him with the letters that
Mordaunt had written, and told the
story of his plans. One of the
letters to the lady on West Twen-
ty-eighth street was signed ''Schwab."
MN. Huelskemp said yesterday: "My
husband and have fully satisfied our
selves that Mordaunt is the man who was
sent to the Penitentiary, and l learn that
be had just been released when he at
tempted to make money out of US.
We are continually hearing of
evil things he says of us, and as
the Mail and Express refuses
to retract, we will sue the paper for dam
ages, and Mordaunt criminally. We
would begin the case at once, but am
sick with terrible sore throat, and have
had to cancel three engagements on that
account. l must sing before the Balti-
more Press Club on Friday, and it may be
a week before we can take any steps,