The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-23
The Long Chase Of an Injured Hus-
band After an Eloping
Couple.
A Seattle Music Teacher Runs or
With His Benefactor's Wife
ana Child.
Caught In Now York He Leaves the
Woman to Her Fate and Looks
Ont for himself

New YoRK, Jan. 22.-The elopemspt Of
the wife OF prominent official of the
state OF Washington with music teacher
who deserted his wife. the fight OF the
guilty couple across the continent with the
erring woman's daughter, the purauit by
the husband and his capture Of the child.
following close upon the attempt of the
mother TO destroy herself and the little ono
Is a romance OF real life that ended in IN
east side lodging house last Thursday morn
ing. Assistant Attorney General Paul
Dhisrry. Of Washington, the injured hus-
band. with his daughter Orba, now occupies
room st the Hoffman house. Mrs.
Dhierry, until last evening, was still at 163
Third avenue in = room over restaurant
whore her husband found her. Under the
threat OF instant death Edward g. Morse,
who eloped with Mrs. Dhierry, led Mr..
Dhierry and friend to thu house whore hs
had been living with Mrs. Dhierry and then
disappeared.
Dhisrry, two years aRo, secured the SER
vices Of Edward G. Morse as music teacher
for his wife. Tho wife became infatuated
with the musician. though the husband had
no reason TO doubt her until week after
the slopement. Through the efforts of
Dhierry the musician secured many sohol-
ars among the wealthiest people Of Seattle.
When hrs income was sufficiently increased
Morse sent to San Francisco for his wife
and daughter. Morse's child died about
year ago and Mr.. Dhierry paid the ex-
psnses Of the little girls illness and funeral.
When Mrs.. Dhierry asked her husband last
November for permission to como east to
visit relatives in this city, he
readily consented. Without his knowledge
Mrs. Dhierry. sold two cottages In
realized $40. coo. Mr.. Dhisrry gave her $500
moro in cash before she left home aud gave
her tickets over the Northern Pacific for
herself and daughter. Orba, who 10 nine
years old. Accompanied by Morse and her
n.sa daughter Ter. they wen. to o. San Frsn.,eo.
E. g. Morse and wife. While there Morse
got all Mrs. Dhierry's money and spent il
,lavishly. Dec. l the guilty pair went to
Chicago. thence to Washington and Phila-
delphia.
suspected the truth. What st nrst
seemed q coincidence. of Morss's disappear
ance. gave him the f.st hint that som ethinr
was wrong. When he could secure no clew
to her whereabouts by telegraph or writing.
with warm FREUD. John Carson. a lawyer
- ceo0'ac' NC O0o Jus W oAsooVeI u11 Wl1es
After q long journey the pursurers arrived
in New York last Sunday. He next ascer-
tanned that Morse and Mrs. Dhierry had
taken apartments in the East Twenty
First Street boarding house, where
they remained till Jan. 13. Mr.. Dhisr-
ry accompanied bv Carson went
to the boarding house last Wednesday. II
was through the landlady, kind-hsarted
Frenchwornsn, that the father finally reoov-
cred his child next day. The landlady said
that during her stay at the boarding house
Mrs. Dhierry had been detected. and on ono
occasion tried to kill herself. The couple left
the house Friday the 18th. leaving trunk
as security. When Mr.. Dhisrry called she
sent word to Morse to come and get the
trunks. He came. and was confronted by the
wronGed husband, who demanded and OBJ
tanned the child. Morse fed, leaving the
erring woman behind him to shift for her-
self.