Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-23
PURSUIT OF THE HUSBAND.
Hunting The Guilty Couple Across The
American Continent
Az ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE
Tao Musician Abandons ais ErriDg
Partner Nnh ooiss ont for
NJ ImSeiL

NlW iohlN, Jan 81 ue HcFuu
says the elopment OF the wife Of a
prominent Official Of the etato OF
Washington with music teacher who
deserted his wife, the digit Of the
guilty party across tie continent with
the erring woman's daughter, the pur-
suit OF the husband and the capture Of
his child following close upon the
attempt OF the mother to destroy her
self, and the little one Is romance OF
rcnl life that ended In au east eide
lojglng.house last Thursday morning.
Assistant Attorney.General Paul
DeBirr., the injured husband, with
his daughter Orba, now occupy rooms
at the Hoffman House. Mrs. DE.
Hirry until last evening was still at
1853 Third avenue in room over the
restaurant where her husband dis.
discovered her. Under threats OF In.
slant death Edward G.. Morse, who
eloped with Mrs. DeHirry led Mr..
DeHirry and his friend 10 the house
where ho had been living with Mrs.
DE Hirry, and then disappeared.
DcHirry, two years ago, secured
the services OF ". q. Morse as music
teacher for his wife. His wife became
infatuated with the musician, but her
husband had no reason TO doubt her
until weeks after the olopemeat.
Through the efforts OF DeHirry the
musician secured many scholars
among the wealthy people OF Seattle.
When his income sufficiently in-
creased Morse sent 10 san Francisco
for his wife anu laughter. Morse's
child died about year ago and Mr..
DeHirry paid the expenEes OF the
little girls illness aud funeral.
When Mrs. DeHirry asked her hus.
band last November Tor permission 10
come east and visit relati YES In this
city, he readily consented. Without
his knowledge Mrs. De Hirry sold two
cottages in Seattle belonging to her, on
which she realized $4,000. Mr.. be-
Hirry gave her 5000 more In cash be.
fore she left home and gave her ticket,
over the Northern Pacific for herself
and daughter OrLa, who Is o years old.
Accompanied by Morse anu daughter
she went to San francisco, where they
stopped ut Palace house as II. q. Morse
and wife. While theirs Morse got all
Of Mrs. DeHirry's money and spent IL
lavishly. December last tho guilty
pair went to Chicago, thence to Wash.
ing,on and PHILADELPHIA.
IL was nearly three weeks after
Mrs. DeHirry's departure before her
husband suspected the truth OF what
at first seemed n coincidence. Morse,s
disappearance gave him the first hint
that something was wrong. When he
could secure no clue to her where.
abouts by telegraph or writing,
with q warm friend, John Gar.
son, u lawyer Of Seattle, he set
out TO discover his wife. After long
and tedious journey the pursuers mr..
rived Ia New York last Sunday. He
next ascertsined that Morse and Mrs.
DeHirry had taken al apartment In an |
East Twenty.ifst street BOARDING.
house, where they remained until |
January 10. Mr.. DeHifry, accom- |
panied by Carson, went to tho board |
Ing house last Wednesday. 1t WIS
through the landlady, n Handkerchief
French woman, that the father finally
recovered his child next day. The |
said during her stay at the 1
house Mrs. DeHirry had been
detected, and on occasion tried to kill
herself. They lett the house last
Friday, leaving n trunk M security.
When Mr.. DeHirry called she sent
word to Morse to come and got the
trunks. He was confronted by the
husband, who demanded aud
obtained his child. Morse fled, leav-
ing the efring woman behind to shift
or herself.
THE WIFE FORGIVEN.
The Herald says In regard TO the
tory OF Assistant Attorney General
Paul Detiirry's long chase after his
,loping wife from Seattle, that II Is In
ormed that DeHirry mas forgiven his
wife and Ia anxi us to have her return
With him ana Orba TO Seattle. Mr..
DeHirry believes his W ife left him dur
ng a III OF temporary insanity and her
for her music teacher,
Morse, was due not to any love
or the man, but to passion for music.
70 the French landlady that took care
u his wife and daughter while Morse
vas absent on a prolonged spree the
husband declared that Mrs. DeHirry
lad always been n loving wife and
mother. Morse IL not likely to meet
With considerate treatment at the
lands OF his deserted wife, Mrs. Morse,
The Herald reporter was told yesterday
hat she would take immediate steps to
btain divorce.