Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-10
EASTERN EVENTS.
A Guilty Pair Apprehended
in Their Flight.
EDITOR MOORE AND MRS. NORTON
A Deluge in Observation-Disclosures
Alleged Dynamiter
Arrested.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALr

ST.. LOUIS, July GA correspondent of
the Republican at Topeka, Kans., fur
nishes that paper with the following in
teresting telegram: Henry Moore, ex-
managing editor of the st.. Louis Post
Dispatch, and Mrs. John w. Norton
were arrested this afternoon at 8 80
O'Clock at the Copeland Hotel, this city,
where they had registered as w. HI. Ma
son and wife, of Philadelphia. The ar
rest was made by Chief of Police Carter,
in response to a telegram from
, the Chief at st. Louis, directing that
they be arrested on the charge Of
grand larceny. As the dispatch did not
give the assumed name under which
Moore was travelling, the police were
unable to find him. They were informed
of his whereabouts, however, by the COR
respondent of the Republican, who was
the first to recognize Moore. They were
in room at the Copeland when the Chief
of Police and deputy arrived with war
rant. The officers were admitted to the
room, and before any conversation had
been had, and without questioning them
as to their identity, the warrants were
read to them charging them with grand
larceny.
"You are now in my custody" said
the officer, "and you may accompany me
to the County Jail, we will take good
care of you until parties from st. Louis
arrive.''
No sooner was the warrant
produced than Mrs. Norton
broke into tears and cried bit
terly. Moore placed his arm about her
and attempted to console her, but. she
continued to sob several moments.
Moore than appealed to the officers not
to take them to jail, and said:
cit will break her heart" The Chief at
first declared they must go, but finally
consented they might remain in the
room while under surveillance of an Off
GER. This had the effect of quieting Mrs.
Norton; then she began ridiculing the
idea of their arrest for grand larceny.
"All we took" she said, "was $35, 900
which was my own money and my jew
elry. 1 do not see what he (Norton) ex-
poets to make out of this. would have
gone into his house Friday night, but he
threatened my life. / don't want to die
yet. He said he would kill me; friends
came out of the house and said he was
fourishing butcher-knife."
"I tell you what would like to do"
said Moore. 81 would like to go right
back to st. Louis and face whatever
music there is. We can prove that no
money was stolen"
"But he will kill me-" said Mrs. Nor.
ton.
Moore then inquired where he could
employ good attorney. The names of
several were mentioned, and at Moore's
request an officer was at once dispatched
for Judge Henry Keeler, who soon ar
rived and consulted with them.
Moore did not have much to say when
the officer inquired what led him to do
the act. He was nervous and like q
man who either had been foiled in plot
or regretted what he had done, and had
lost heart to carry it to consummation.
He said the charges against him and
Mrs. Norton were unfounded. They
brought nothing belonging to others
away with them. They had not taken
$4,000. He wished he had $4,000.
Since he came here he and his COM
panion had gone about the city much the
same as any strangers would, promenad
| ing the public streets and riding the
street cars. They had not tried
to conceal their identity. Came
over the Wabash direct from st. Louis
to Kansas City, thence here. He said
had intended to 60 west tomorrow at
noon, but would not say what their des-
tination was. As to the story that they
had started to Australia, he laughed and
said Topeka would not be very con-
venient place to take passage from. He
said it was sad affair, but since they
are into it, will have to make the most of
it. 'No one knows what he will do for
the woman he loves" said he.
Mrs. Morton moved uneasily about the
room, at first sitting in chair, then 60
ing to bed, where she fumbled with
bits of laces, gloves, fans and other trim
kets. She appeared to be sad and sorry
she had committed the rash act. The
conduct of both warranted the belief
that they regretted their departure from
st. Louis, although Moore tried to appear
jolly and wanted to leave the impression
he was undisturbed and that love, not he
was to blame. He spoke bitterly of the
st. Louis papers and he said he had read
their idiotic circulation with delight.
The stories about his debts in st. Louis
worried him considerably, and he was
more anxious that the charges relating to
them should be denied first of all. AS to
the consequences of what they had done
he was resigned.
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