Evening journal., 1889-05-31
BEAUTIFUL, GUT vgeY NAUGHTY.
That is what Moore says About the wife
He Ran Away With.

That is What Moore says About the wife
He Ran Away with.
About year ago the elopement of
Henry w. Moore. then managing editor
OF the st. Louis Post Dispatch, and Mrs.
Emma Norton, the wife of prominent
theatrical manager of that city. caused a
decided sensation. The sequel of this
affair was the simultaneous announce.
ment in st. Louis paper yesterday that
Manager Norton has secured a divorce
and that Mr.. Moore and Mrs. Norton had
parted after a saddening series of quar-
rels.
Mr. Moore and Mrs. Norton came to
this city soon after the excitement over
their escapade had subsidized. and have
been living together in fiat at No. 145
East Forty eighth street. Moore engaging
in newspaper work in this city.
When called upon by Press reporter
yesterday Mr.. Moore was reluctant to
speak Of his relations with Mrs. Norton
He, however, confirmed the statement in
a st. Louis paper that he had left Mrs.
Norton finally on Thursday last. This &C.
tion, he said, was In consequence of sew
eral successive discoveries which con-
vinced him that Mrs. Norton was as capable
of betraying him as of unfaithfulness to
another. Once he went home unexpect-
edly at p. m. and found that his wife
had been absent all the afternoon, having
left word with the servant that she in
tended calling on friend and would re.
turn at .. After waiting several hours in
vain Mr.. Moore strolled down Lexington
avenue and saw Mrs. Norton and man
come out of restaurant and enter a cab.
He stopped the vehicle attacked the
man and took Mrs. Norton home.
On another occasion, according to Moore,
the lady returned home in cab very
much under the influence Of champagne
and accompanied by a man at $50 a. m.
| After bitterly reproaching her on this
last occasion he left her. But few days
after they had another interview. in
which her pleadings and solemn protes-
tions Of innocence induced him TO
return and resume their relations. This
step he took, as he AYERS. con
trary to the advice of his friends and of
those Of Mrs. Norton's friends who knew
her best. Soon after this he discovered
that Mrs. Norton's flirting propen.
stiles had not been subdued, and came
into possession of letters written by her
making surreptitious appointments to
dine and drive with male acquaintances
Then he parted with her finally, after
making provisions for her until she Sc
cures an engagement on the stage.
Mrs. Norton could not be found at her
fat in Forty eighth street yesterday, but
her side Of the story is given in the fol-
lowing statement sent to st. Louis
paper in reply to the publication already
referred to;
"For months Mr.. Moore has abused me
and made my life miserable by his insane
jealousy. This eliminated last Thursday
In a QUAR-, over a gentleman with whom
rode a short distance in a cab
on q purely business errand Moore
insulted the man and threatened
to blow his head off. The man knocked
him down and walked off On returning
to the house Moore threatened me with q
pistol took $l61, and, after cutting tc
pieces my fan, bonnet and parasol went
away. l had repeatedly ordered him out
Of the house, which was furnished with
my money. had stood his behavior as
long as l could. and told him would live
with him no longer"
Mrs. Norton is a blonde, of command
ing stature and great beauty. Before hel
marriage to Mr.. Norton she had achieved
! considerable success on the stage, nota
4 bly, in her creation of the heroine's par
y In THE Romany Rye. Though she ha
. been absent from the boards nearly fiv,
: years, she has srdently desired to resum,
7 her profession and for some time pas
has been negotiating for her early reap
pearsnce at theatre in this city.
Moore denines the charges Of abus,
and threats He declines to mention tn,
names of the men implicated, but say
7 thev are contained in letters of Mrs
Norton, which he can produce wheI
called upon. he adds that he has Offered
to abide by the decision upon these docu
ments Of any friend Mrs Norton may
have as to his justification in leaving
her.
A close friend of both the parties tolC
a reporter that Moore was passionately
in love with Mrs. Norton when they
eloped and was willing to sacrifice any
thing for her. He looked forward
eagerly to securing the sanction of mar
riage for their love as soon as they coulC
be freed by the divorce court Only thre,
months ago Mrs Moore secured divorce
which left only the decree granted Mr.
Norton on Monday to enable the eloperl
to marry.