The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-10
THE ST. LOUIS SCANDAL
Editor Moore 0verhauled BY Telegraph and
Placed Under Arrest at Topeka, Kan.

ST. LOUIS, July "a dispatch was received
this morning by Mr.. William Thornton, an init.
mate friend of Henry W. Moore's. dated Kansas
City, and signed Henry W. Mason. asking him
to forward certain trunk. Of which he had
knowledge. to Henry w. Mason, Copeland House,
Topeka, Kan. This revealed to Mr.. Thornton
the whereabouts of the runaways, and he mads
the matter known to proper parties at once.
Mr.. Norton Immediately swore out a warrant
for the arrest of Moore. charging him with
grand larceny in stealing sl5, 900 in money and
about $500 worth of diamond jewslry. Chief of
Police Husber :hen telegraphed the chief of DO.
lice at Topeka to arrest Moore. This evening
Judge II. d. Laughlin Mr. Norton's attorney,
will leave for Topeka, where he will replevin the
property.
dispatch from Topeka says that Moore.
under his alias OK d: w. Mason, was arrested
az the Copeland Hotel between and o'clock
this afternoon. The dispatch says that Mrs
Norton was also arrested, but as Mr.. Norton re-
fused to make . charge against her, or to hsvs
warrant issued for her, the report of her arrest
must be mistake She is said to have taken
the arrest or Moore very hard, having broken
completely down and refused to be comforted.
Moore was not taken to Jail, but both he and
Mrs. Norton will be guarded in their room at
the hotel till an officer arrives from ST. Louis.
Mrs. Caswell. an old friend of the Nortons &C.
companied Judge Lsughlin to Topeka tonight,
and will use all the influence she can to ind rce
Mrs. Norton to return to this city, or at least
attempt to get her out Of tho clutches Of Moore.
Mr. Norton says that he is now satisfied that his
wife has had spells of weak mindedness since
tho birth and death of her child. about two
years ago, and that this has had much to do
with her fall.
The Post-Dispatch this afternoon prints a re-
view of the developments in the sad case. and
gives several of Moore's intimstes most scath-
ing going-over for the part they took in the
affair. charging at least one of them with not
ouly aiding to debsuch the WIFE, but to ruin If not
rob the husband.
In On interview with Moore at Topeka this
afternoon he said that he had stopped at that
place because he did not think any b ody there
knew him. and that he intended to start West
at noon tomorrow unless he was arrested be-
fore that time. He said he had not attempted
to elude the police, and that If they wanted him
they could find him there tomorrow. He pro-
fessed indignation at the false statements which
he said had besn put In circulation about the
affair. and said that the idea that he and Mrs.
Norton had brought SAC. 900 from st. Louis was
preposterous. He promised to send the Post
Dispatch true statement of the case either
The correspondent of the Republic. at Topeka.
Kan, furnishes that paper with the following
telegram: Henry w. Moore. managing editor
Of the St Louis Post-Dspasch. and Mrs. John
Morton at $50 ose at this sn. oes
land Hotel. in this city. where they had
registered az W. H. Mason and wife. Philadel-
phia. The arrest was made by Chief Of Police
Carter, in response to a telegram from the
chief of police of ST Louis, directing that they
larcency. 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
the Republic, who was the first to recognize Mr..
Moore, having met him at his hotel shortly after
he and Mrs. Norton took dinner. They were in
their room at the Copeland when the chief Of
police and his deputy arrived with the warrant
The officers were admitted to the room, and be-
out questioning them as to their identity, the
warrants were read to them, charging them
with grand larceny.
'You now in my custody" said the officer,
where We will take good care of you until the
parties from st. Louis arrive"
No sooner mad the warrant been read than
Mrs. Norton broke into tears and cried bitterly.
Moore placed his arms about her and attempted
to console her, but she continued to sob for sew
eral minutes. Moore then appealed to the of
fcer not TO take them to Jail, and said: 1T
will break her heart" The chief at first
declared that they must go. but finally consent
ed that they might remain in their room at the
hotel under surveillance of an officer. This had
the effect of suieting Mrs Norton. Then she
began to ridicule the idea of their arrest on the
charge of grand larceny. "All We took, said
Mrs. Norton, twas $500, which was my own
money, and my jewelry. do not see what he
Morton expects to make out of this l would
have gone into his house Friday NIGHT. but he
threatened my life. do not want to die yet.
He said he would kill me- Friends came out OF
the house ana said he was four.shing butcher
knife"
81 tell you what would like to do" said Me.
Moore; II would like to 60 right back to st.
Louis and face whatever music there is. We
can prove then that no money was stolen"
'But he will kill me-" said Mrs. Norton.
'You can put him under bonds" volunteered
officer Gardiner, IF he has threatened your
life"
"Oficsr,n said Mr.. Moore "you see our va
lises; you see we have touched nothing That
is my satchel" pointing to one on the bed y
''aud this 10 minen said Mrs Norton taking up
Mr.. Moore then inquired where he could en-
ploy good attorney. The names Of severa
were mentioned. and at Mr.. Moores request ar
officer was at once dispatched for Judge Henry
Keller who soon arrived and consulted privately
with the runaways. Moore did no
have as much to say about the
escapade as Mrs. Norton. When the officer in.
quired what led to the elopement he said he had
nothing to say at this time. He was somewhat
nervous. and acted like q man who had
either been foiled in a plot or regretted
what he had done, and lost heart to carry
it TO contamination. He said the charges
against him and Mrs. Norton were unfounded
They brought nothing belonging to others away
with them. They had not $40, 600; he wished
they had $4,000.
Since he came here, he and his companion hat
gone about the city much the same as an!
strangers visiting the city wouId-promsnadinl
the public streets and riding on strestcars
They had not tried TO conceal their identity
They came over the Wabash direct from St
Louis to Kansas City. and thence here. He sait
they had intended to 60 West to- morrow at noon
but would not say what their destination was
AS to the story that they had started 4
Australia he laughed. and remarked tina
Topeka would not be very convenient place 4
take passage from He said that it was bat