The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-11
THE ST. LOUIS ELOPERS.
How They We're Caught-Their Action
After Arrest.

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After Arrest.
TOPEKA, July lO.-The arrest OF the st.
Louis elopers, exchanging Editor Moore
and Mrs. J. W. Norton, yesterday after
noon, was affected by the assistance OF q
newspaper correspondent.
AS the dipatch did not give the as
sumed name under which Moore was
travelling, the police were unable to find
him. They were informed OF his where
abouts, however, by the newspaper man,
the first to recognize Mr.. Moore, having
met him at his hotel shortly after he and
Mrs. Norton took dinner.
The couple 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 before any conversation had been
had, and without questioning them Us
to their identity, the warrants were read
to them, charging them with grand lar
ceny. -,
4You are now in my custody" said
the officer, "and you may accompany
the to the county jail, where We will take
good care OF you until the parties from
St. Louis arrive"
No sooner had the warrant been read
than Mrs. Norton broke into tears and
clied bitterly. Moore placed his arm
about her and attempted to console her,
but she continued to sob for several mo-
mcnts. Moore then appealed to the
officer not to take them to jail, and said,
at will break her heart"
The chief at first declared that they
must 90, but finally consented that they
remain in their room under the surveil-
lance of an officer. This had the effect
OF, uuieting Mrs. Norton. Then she be-
gan to ridicule the idea Of their arrest
on the charge OF grand larceny. "All
we took" she said, twas $500, which
was my own money, and my jewclry. |
don't see what Norton expects TO make
out OF this. would have gone into his
house Friday night, but he threatened
nv life. I DO not want TO die yet. He
said lie would kill me. Friends came
out OF the house and said he was flour
ishing butcher knife"
'I tell you what would like TO do"
said Mr.. Moore; 81 would like to go
right back to st. Louis and face what
ever music there is. We can prove then
that no money was stolen"
"But he will kill me-" said Mrs.
Norton.
WYou can put him under bonds" vol
unteered Officer Gardiner, "He has
threatened your life"
"Ofticer," said Mr.. Moore, "you see
our valises; you see we have touched
nothing. That is my satchel" (pointing
to one on the bed). "And this is
mine," said Mrs. Norton taking up the
other one), "and what it contains is
minc."
Mr.. Moore then inquired where he
could employ a good attorney. The
names OF several were mentioned and at
Mr.. Moore's request an officer was at
once dispatched for Judge Henry Kel.
Ter, who soon arrived and consulted
privately with the runaways, Moore
did not have as much to say about the
escape as Mrs. Norton.
When the officer inquired what led tc
the elopement, Moore said he had moth
ing to say ut this time. He was some
what nervous, and acted like man who
had either been ioiled in a plot or re.
gretted 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 $4,000; he wish
ed they.had $4,000.