The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-01-25
AN ERRING wIFE's EScAPADE

with Her Music Teacher and Money
Tracked to New York.
New YORK, Jan. 22.-The Herald says:
official of the state of Washington with
her music teacher, who had deserted bis
wife, the fight of the guilty couple
across the continent with the errins
womsn's daughter, the pursuit OF the hus-
band and his capture of the child. fol-
lowed close upon the attempt of the
mother 10 destroy herself and little one, il
the romance OF real life that ended in an
East Side lodging house last Thursday. As
sistant Attorney-General Paul de Henry
the injured husband with his dauRh-
ter Orba now occupies room No. SO
at the Hoffman house. Mrs. de Henry
until last evening was still at 1853 Third
ave. in q room over the restaurant Of
George Breiser, where her husband dis
covered her. Under threat of instant
death Edward G.. Morse. who had eloped
with Mrs. de Henry, led Mr.de Henry and
q friend TO the house where he had been
living with Mrs. de Henry and then disap
peared Morse's desertion of the woman,
WHO udu given - tAliAE AZ AlAC WOtAa
for him, Is the most despicable feature Of
the unfortunate affair. Beside this Morse's
treatment by the husband, who had be-
friended him. seems almost noble.
Assistant AttoTny General de Henry 10
known along the whole Pacific coast as q
LAWYER and politician. His wife is thirty
two wears old, about eight years younger
than her husband. Mr.. de Henry two
years ago secured the services of Edward
e. Morse as a music teacher for his wife.
The wife became infatuated with the
musician but the husband mad no reason
to doubi her until weeks after the elope-
ment Through the efforts of Mr.. de
Henry, with whom Morse established
himself on the best OF terms, the musician
secured many scholars among the wealth
lest people of Seattle. When his income
had sufficiently increased Morse sent TO
San Francisco for his wife and daughter.
Morse's child died about a year ago and
Mr. de Henry paid the expense OF the lit
tie girls illness and funeral.
When Mrs de Henry asked her hus-
band last November for permission to
come East 10 visit relatives in this city be
readily consented. Without his knowl-
edge Mrs de Henry sold two cottages in
Seattle belonging 10 her, on which she
rea lied $4,000. Mr.. de Henry gave her
$500 more in cash before she left home
and gave her tickets over the Northern
Pacific railway for herself and the dauga-
ter, Orba, who is nine years old. Accom-
panied by Morse and her daughter, she
went TO san Francisco. where
they stopped at the Pacific hotel
as +. @. Morse and wife. While there
Morse got her monev and spent it lavish
ly. Dec 10 the guilty pair went to Chi
cRgo, thence to Washington and Phila-
de Dhia. IL was nearly three weeks after
Mrs. de HeirTy's departure that her hus-
band suspected the truth. what at first
seemed the coincidence Of Morse's disap-
pearance gave him the first hint thai
something was wrong. When he could
secure no clue TO her whereabouts by tel
egraphing or writing. Mr.. de Henry, with
q warm friend, MIR. John Carson, q lawyer
of Seattle set out to discover his wife.
After long and tedious journey the pur-
suers arrived in New York
last SUNDAY. He next ascer-
tanned that Morse and Mrs. de Henry had
taken an apartment In an L Twenty first
st. boarding house whore they bad re-
main,d until Jan. l3 Mr.. dc Henry, &C
companied by Carson, went 10 the board
ing house last Wednesday. Ii was through
the landlady, a kind hearted French
woman, that the father finally recovered
his child the next day. The landlady Of
the boarding house said that during their
stay at the boarding house Mrs. de Henry
had been detected and on one occasion
had tried TO kill herself. They left the
house last Friday, leaving their trunks ss
security.
When Mr.. de Henry called she sent
word to Morse 10 come and get his trunk.
He was confronted by the wronged hus-
band who demanded and obtained HE
child. Morse has fed, leaving the errlns
woman behind TO shit for herself.
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