The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-23
THED'HEIRRYAFFAIR
MOrse's Father Tells a New Yer.
sion Of the Elopement.
DETECTIVE TRACKED THE WIFE.
A Report That d'Heirry Wanted . Pre-
text for Divorce-Mrs. Morse
Trusts Her Husband.

&c tedCDer, anu Oh tnelr DeiT z OFefLdken III
New York by Mr. d'Heirry, caused E sem
sation among the many persons who
know them here. The young mans
father defends him and tells a story which
puts the affair in very different light
from that in which il appears in the New
York dispatches. Morse lived on John
street. and his father was seen there by q
PosT-INTELLIsEscEE reporter yesterday.
He said that the report Of his sons eiope-
nnent with Mrs. d'Heirry had fallen heav-
lily on Edmund Morse's wife and cast
gloom over the whole family. Continuing,
he said:
/ feel il is = duty owe to my soas wife aad
family to give true statement Of the facts in
regard 20 his elopement with Mr.. d. Henry as
known to d'Hsirry and myself think the first
knowledge / had Of Mrs. d'Heirry's aud ny
sous doings was last July. / az once called
Edmund Moore and the party who gave me the
information TO my Office and demanded an ex-
PLANTATION. The party stated 20 Moore and
myself that d'Heirry had planned this
thing In order TO .criminate his wife
and by so doing obtain O divorce and
then get possession Of his child. He further
stated that d'Heirry had told persons that he
had detective on their trac&. Mr.. d Heirry. in
order to quiet the story, went TO the informer's
house with Morse. and then and there they both
charged the Iniormer with telling lie. ! could
let il drop. DIeirry, however, III order TO con-
vince Morses wife that the whole story was a
lie, mad Morse bring his wife TO hiE house, and
taen and there Henry stated that the iniormer
Has liar. and that he had made the story out
OF whole cloth. / advised Morse to discontinue
giving Mrs d'Hcrry music lessons, but Mr.
d'Hcirrg wanted aim to continue.
Notwithstanding al this, the informer still
insisted that d Henry a shrewd man and
working HoHse IN order that he could find
cause for a divorce and also obtain session OF
bis cbsiG. l ala not know Helrry al THIS
time, but later saw Morse and party go into a
saloon. ] followed them and found them at the
oar said to the bartender that Morse not
Il fit person to give liquor TO AID, II he con-
iinued would prosecute him. l learned after
ward that the man with Morse was Henry.
Time went on and one sunday noticed state
ment in the Posi- lNTEILIGESCER that Paul
dIieirry and child had gone East Ny previous
informer also mentioned the fact. few days
later met Mr. d Henry and he asked me where
Morse was. / said he had gone either to Alaska
or East said that had noticed in the Posi-
lsrELLIGEScRE that lie had gone East He re-
piled that ii was a mistake in the paper and
that his wife and child Ind gone.
Later he called at my office, but was busy.
he wished me TO call at his office, and did SO.
Then he stated to me that be feared his wife and
Morse had gone East together. H. said that he
had followed her by telegraph aud letter from
place to place, and that she had changed her
Northern Pacific tickets for Southern Pacific
tickets, and he thought something wrong.
He stated that she had sod her house and
effects, and had about $500 with her. When
asked him why he signed the deed, he
showed me kilograms and letters that
he had received from parties from time
10 time concerning her Whereabouts. but none
OF them stated that Morse was with her About
this time Mfs. d Henry Was ia Philadelphia. l
wrote a letter to Morse stating the talk Of my
inforiner aud the talk with Mr. Henry. |
registered the letter ia an envelope eddrei sed
TO Mrs d'Heirry. The address was given me by
Mr.. d'Herry. also wrote a second letter to
Morse addressed to New York city. showed
Mir. d'Herry the registration receipt for this
letter. did these things that might get some
cine 20 Morse's whereabouts
Mr. d'Heirry insisted that Morse's wife should
know what he thought of his wife and Morse
said: awe must nrst be positive of the facts"
Now when look over the cruel article in the
observation-disclosures it recalls to my mind the
story first told me by the nformer OF the wrong
doinga Now, with the knowledge of tho facts,
letters and kilograms which he had OF his wife's
whereabouts from time 10 time. and knowing,
as be did, of the talk about his wife, why did he
place in her hands, as the Observation-Disclosures
says, the sum OF $3.50 and seuu her East. he
fact of his tracing her shows suspicion Why
did he not stop her at Spokane? Why not re-
spcct the love for his own caiid and at least
show a spark OF humanity Tor the wronged wife
aud children of Morse?
In regard to the statement in the New York
Herad. reprinted In the Posi- -lNTELLIGENcEs
THAT Mis-. q Henry paid the funeral expenses al
Morse's lite child, would here state that that
is absolutely false. / ordered the funeral.
bought the lot, had IL pu, in shape a. my own
expense. and Mr.. d Henry has no papers TO show
thar he paid one cent for such expenses. am
as fully able - settle my bills as Mr.. d Henry
is to settle his. and can lay TO him this sad az
fair. Again. III regard TO his getting my son
helped him IN the least Edmund was fine
musician aud could get scholars without his
assistance.
when your son left the city. Mr. Morse.
did he go suddenly and secretly or openly
and with definite objects III view?" was
asked by the reporter. Mr.. Morse replied:
We'll, there was nothing at all secret aud we
knew his destination was New York. His prep
aratons were made openly and he cxpres scd
hope that he would have success with his p,av
In New York told him VIVA tever he did to DO
careful OF wine and women. H wa. brillian,
fellow. but easily led, ana always tried my
best To keep him away IRON wine and the gam
Ing table
Mrs. Edmund Morse knew nothing of
the state OF affairs until Yesterday morn
Ing, wnen she read it IN the Posr-INrEI-
LsENcKR. She had intended 10 so 10 New
York to join her husband last month. but
was detained by her father-iu-law, who
was waiting To learn the facts OF the case
OF Morse and d Heirry's wife While Mr.
Morse and the reporter were talking Mrs.
Edmund i. Morse came into the room,
She had evidently been weeping and
showed the effects Of the shock in her face
She is u tine hooking woman and shows a
spirit that would command the respect of
any man. Her black eyes fairly shone as
she sad:
Notwithstanding the reports thy belief in nv
husband il U0sasken. II was hts desire TO nat
splsy ths; h had written on ,ue stage that has
LED him into This trouble. IL re has hxd snv re-
iations with Mrs. dHe.Cry, firmly believe TIA;
they were ia relation 20 this matter, Aui that he
expected her 20 furnish means 20 have the nay
sut upon the stage. l have = letter he wrote
from New York only short time age IN which
he speaks Of the success be anticipates, and con
sluiss by saving that he hopes - have b 5 lam.
Gs with him IN New YORK IL a short time
trust him We; and shall stsTt for Ecw Yo.k in
.ro weeks 10 meet him.
As Mrs. Morse retired from the room =
pretty little girl came - the door and. in
response 20 question about the children.
M Morse replied that there were three.
twins-a boy and a giri--aged 10 years. and
n little girl, aged : They were born in