The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-16
THE LATE ST. LOUIS STIR.
THE MooRE-NoRToN AFFAIR AP-
PEALs TO DIR. @. A. KANE.
Some Inside History OF the Sensation
That Has Moved the Public to Great
Deal OF Talk-It VIII XIII the Hus-
band and Probably Moore.
DIR. G. A. Kane is in town.

his name.
DR.. Kane does not take his title from a
knowledge and practice of medical science,
not ii the court knows itself. lie is
tourist in the fullest sense OF the term,
having been in nearly every country un-
der the sun of civilization, including
prison-a military one.
81 am here to take on wood and water"
was his salutation to an APPEAL man last
night az he came into the Office 10 shake
hands with old acquaintance and form
new ones "FiNed for steam, shall con
tinuc the run rs though nothing had hap.
pencd, though am seventy years OF age.
"Wherc is the terminus OF your run?'
modcstly inquired the reporter.
"The grave, thirty or forty years hcnceY'
was the laconic response. I'm the mean
time, the devil only knows where ! will
hang up. Some nice place, though, you
can bank on that
"Where from TO Mcmphis2"
"St. Louis"
DIR. Kane has been in the show and
theatrical business since 1926. What he
doesn't know about characters and the
works in which they have figured during
~
entertaining volumes.
"llow long in st. LOUISE
"OH and on, several weeks"
ever heard Of John W. Norton, his
wife and one Henry w. Moore, the latter
newspaper manY'
know them all very we'll"
"lleard anything about scandal in
which Mrs. Norton and Moore enacted
star rolcs?'
Know the whole business, from soda
10 hoe"
"Tcll me about II, ch2'
"Don't care II ! do, though the papers
have about exhausted the subject. :"
Inside details maybo?"
ayes, muchly."
AZ DIR. Kane slowly and solcmnly
paced the floor, bordering over varied ex-
pcriences for near thrco-iourths Of
century, he ratified away as follows, Ms best
the reporter could hold him:
Mrs Norton is baltimore product
She was variety actress, driitcd in the
legitimate, Norton saw and loved her,
they were married. believe IL was n
love match. have known John Norton
twenty-five years. At the beginning of
our acquainianccship he was not the ma.
tionally famous man, actor and manager
lac Is today. On the contrary, he was
poor, almost unknown, struggling, but
ambitious young actor. He was clever,
generous, frank-a bohemian out and out.
| owe him 500 II dollar, tens and TWEEN.
ties borrowed from time 90 time, but lac
don't expect II paid. II he did couldn't
do H. lie also holds notes from RAYMOND
aud Others 10 the value Of some $500, none
OF which arc worth the paper ON which
they are written That's all right. John
wouldn't have the stuff. aud only refer
10 i TO show how opcn-hcartcd tho man |
Is"
care those the dctails2"
Keep your collar on young mani warm |
l conccdc, but I'm coming To the details.
lcts see, u WAS five years ago that was
one OF u large party that spent one DAY nj
Tricks Cave, picknicking and drinking
beer ] say drinking beer botNusc did. |
got somewhat intoxicated. Among the
purity wcp Norton. his wife and Moon.
i sized MP Mn. Norton ~ a vain, weak.
frivolous woman, incapable Of anything
like substantial aud abiding affection inr
any one except herself. John got sick
year ago and wont on tn New York. To
my surprise and delight, his wife accom-.
panied him and proved faithful and eli.
Gent nurse. II caused change in my
iirst impression Oi her IN Obedience to
which ] made them known 10 the invalid
husband and apologizcd 10 him for giving
them place IN my mind. Norton's reply
was characteristic Of the man and owl.
dcncc of the all.powcrlul love ior her
she Is the best wife In the world The
patient and nurse returned 10 II. Louis,
aud here is the sequel; noticed Mt the
time Of the visit 90 Tricks cave that
Moore was particularly devoted a. Mrs.
Norton, and while the husband was sick,
the trcachcrous brute inyciglcl himself
into the wifc's good graccs and blasted the
previously happy household.
"But there h also AN under current 10
the affair" continued ~. Kane. "Nor.
ton, You know, managed Forl's thcatcr.
DR.. Spalding controlled the Olympic. Pat
Short, a sickcning sycophant, aud ALWAYS
ready with With 'Crinh Heap business
ingratiatcd himscliinto the favor oi Spald.
ding When the latter died, hc left Short
5000, aud instructions Go his surviving son
and heir, Ia keep short in a job. Then
came along Charles u. Pope, Who built q
thcatcr and gave Il his name. Spalding
said 10 Norton. We will pool our thcatcrs
and crush out this new coming fellow
They did -, and Pope caycd. when
Norton got sick, all his property. real and
personal was made over to his wife. This
WAS another incentive for Moore 10 take
advantage Of her"
why don't Norton end Il all by killing
Mo0ru2'
III he ever gets chance, and Is able 10
hold pistol steady, hc will 10 Il, ~ sun
~ fits. II has broken his heart, anil may
Kill him. lie Is still sick. The affair was
prccipiiaicd NJ a hal time. anyhow. oven
though u must have come at al. Norton
has n proicgc, Miss David. Of Louisville.
KY, who abounds In promise 10 become a
second Mary Anderson. fear bis amhi.
ton n this line Is crushed and killed by
the blow"
"lIoW 30 you think the legal part Of the
matter will tcrminalc2'
''Puliizor has tclcgraphcd TO Charley
johnson, Moorc's attorney, that be- will
stand 10y him 10 the bitter end. johnson
will get him out Of It, just ~ he did Cock.
rcll out OF the slayback killing. Moore il
IN Topeka now. lie says when he rvts
back lac will expose Norton and Short: in
other words, turn S'atcs evidence That's
pretty business now, isn't ia regular
baby act No matter what Norton and
Short may have done, that does not excuse
the wretch who threatens tocxpusc them. -
What docs Moore mean by his thrcat?"
simply this, that be will cndcayor to
prove Norton guilty Of continued aud no.
tonous acts of adultery. Hut he cannot
do u. What he directly has reference 30
" the Bower 81 Love II was a sort Of
club OF professional men, at whose rooms
drinking and smoking was the order
loose women were invited up there pro-
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