The herald., 1893-01-22
A SENSATIONAL ELOPEMENT.
The Escapade of a Seattle
Mans Better Half.
She skipped the Tralaloo With Her
Music Teacher.
The Husband Followed the Guilty
Couple to New York Where he
Recovered His Child-The
Woman Deserted.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
New YORK, Jan. 21.-The Herald
says: The elopement of the wife of a
prominent officer of the state of Wash
ington with music teacher who de
serted his wife; the flight of the guilty
couple across the continent with the
erring woman's daughter; the pur
suit OF the husband and his capture OF
the child, following close upon the at
tempt of the mother to destroy herself
and the little one, is romance in real
life that ended in an East Side lodging
house last Thursday morning.
Assistant Attorney General Paul
d'Heirry, the husband, with his daugh-
ter, Orba, now occupies room at the
Hoffman house. Mrs. D'Heirry, until
last evening, was still at 163 Third ave-
nue., in room over restaurant, where
her husband discovered her. Under the
threat of instant Death, Edward c..
Morse, who eloped with Mrs D'Heirry,
led Mr.. D'Heirry and friend to the
house where he had been living with
Mrs. D'Heirry. aud then disap peared.
D'Heirry two years ago secured the
services of Edward @. Morse as a music
teacher for his wife. The wife became
infatuated with the musician. The hus-
pand had no reason to doubt her until
weeks after the elopment. Through the
efforts OF D. Heirry the musician secured
many scholars among the wealthe at
people of Seattle. When his inco ne
WAS sufficiently increased Morse sent t.
San Francisco for his wife and daughter.
Morse's child died about year ago and
Mr.. D'Heirry paid the expenses OF the
little girls illness and funeral.
When Mrs. D'Heirry asked her hus-
band last November for permission to
come east to visit relatives in this city,
he readily consented. Without his
knowledge Mrs. D'Heirry sold two cot
tsges in Seattle belonging to her, on
which she realized $40 600 Mr.
D'Heirry gave her 5000 more in cash be
fore she left, and gave her tickets
over the Northern Pacific for herself
and daughter Ocbs, who ls 8
years old. Accom- panied by Morse and
daughter she went to San Francisco,
where thev stopped at the Palace hotel
as E G. Morse and wife While there
Morse got all of Mrs. D'ueirry's money
and spent it lavishly. December 1st
the guilty pair went to Chicago, thence
to Washington and Philadelphia.
1t was nearly three weeks after Mrs
D. Heirry's departure that her husband
suspected the truth of what at first
seemed a coincidence. Morse's disap-
pearance gave him the first hint that
something was wrong. When he could
secure no clue to her whereabouts by
telegraph and writing, with John Carson,
a lawyer of Seattle and warm friend, he
set out to discover his wife. After a
long and tedious journey the pursuers
arrived in New York last Sunday. He
next ascertsinei that Morse and Mrs
d. D'Heirry had taken apartments in East
Twenty-first street, a boarding house,
where they remained until January 13
Mr.. D'Heirry, accompanied by Car
son left the boarding house last Wednes-
day. 1t was through the lsndlady,
kind-hearted French woman that the
father finally recovered his child next
day. The landlsdy said during her
stay at the boarding bonse Mrs.
D'Heirry had been detected, and on
one occasion tried to kill her
self. They lett the house last
Friday, leaving their trunks
as security. When Mr. D'Heirry called
che sent word for Morae to come and
get his trunks. He was confronted by
the wronged husband, who demanded
aud obtained his child. Morse has fed
leaving the erring woman to shift for
herself.