Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-14
THEY IRE STILL AT KANSAS CITY.
More About That Eloping Couple From
st. Louis-Negotiation

More About That Eloping Couple From
st. LOuis-Negotiation
ST. LOUIS, July l1.-A dispatcb from,
Topeka, Kansas, says the hearing ON tho
application in the writ OF habeas corpus
IN behalf OF Moore and Mrs. Norton. has
been postponed till tomorrow. Mrs
Norton is said TO be very nervous TO-DAY
and clings still closer to Moore, and most
feryently AYERS that she will not be sena.
| rated from him.
Moore and Mrs. Norton were NOT in.
formed till this morning, and if was
| known to no one but the officer. that
complaint was fled by County Attornev
Curtis late last evening, before Justice
Searle, against them, charging them with a
violation OF the State law under section
IL, In relation to marriage, which makes IL
mlsdemeanor for unmarried couples to
i've together as husband and wife, and
nAes a penalty at not less than $500, nor |
more than 81, 600, or not less than thirtv |
days, nor more than three months, i'm.
prlsonment. Had they heen released to- I
day they wonld have been immed;.
ateiy arrested on the above charqa
1t is not likely warrant will he
served until they are released
Il don't have much faith Il, these habeas
corpus proceedings" said Morse to a cor
this morning.
Then you will probably have to on hset
with officers, [
Well 1t looks that way must admit
But, my God, do hate to return to St.
Louis" {
What is your objection2"
wen, had made up my mind l would !
never set my foot in st. Louis again, I
don't hate to go back because have to {
answer to the charge Of grand larceny. !,
John w Norton cannot bring one iota of
proof against me. Butit is going back to q
st. Louis that dread, for there has been /
70 much said about this escapade of mine
u st. Lo tiis nat no not want to see the z
lty again; nor do | want to see anybody y y
here
Judge Laughlir, attorney for Norton. Q
md Ca plain Joh son attorney for Moore, y
eld lorg consultation his afternoon in u
udge Lau2l'!in's rooms and Captain John
on said al he close of the consultations
Negotiations are if progress between us II
,hich may lead 70 settlement of affairs I'll
he coBdItina ON which Judge Lauehii;, u
roposrs to settle it witaOut going into the r
Durts Is that Moore shall leave the coup- NJ
ry, and that Mrs. Norton shall return to ~
t. Louis aud give up the papers she has in a
er possession. ol
This proposition bas been made by Nor 10
IN, but neither Moore nor Mrs. Norton
III agree to it. Still have hopes we will a
title the matter without aid of courts.n os
Both Moore and the oman declare that 10
ley will not separate.
THE INJURED WIFE RETURNS. m
Mrs. Moore returned from Manitau wi
brings, Colo, to-day and vent to her o@e @
ISOLATE home on Chestnut street with her 20.
tile boy. 1t is not known what her plans &c
r the future are.
Mr.. Norton visited her this afternoon,
id the interview was a very pathetic one. WI
le injured wife, like a true woman, pleaded we
r her erring husband and her child. She O.
gged Norton to drop the prosecution OF ~
pore for her child's sake. and during her Ge
uching appeal never offered word of up
insure for the man who had SO baseIy brt
eated her.
Mrs. Moore clung TO the hope that he mi
,uld see the error of his ways and return rer
the home he has wrecked. The interview brt
Is brief his