The St. Louis Republic., 1905-09-29
mrs. SPRACUE SAYS LOVE FOR LITTLE BOY
PROMPTED HER TO SHOOT AT MORTON
She Tells Of a Strange Conference
at Hotel. Where the Man Was
to Choose Between His Wife
and "the Other Woman"
AUTO COAT coNceALs PISTOL.
Beautiful Woman Who Loves q
Married Man Will Be Ar
raigned in a Police Court
Charged With Using
4 Firearm.
MAY CAUSE HORIZONS ARREST

NAY CAUSE M0RT0N'S ARREST.
ny NAT LILLIAN sPRAClE.
:: - ~ : :. seq. .'.''' ''''.s the '<'.'''
an not a had woman. I found q man
Enn,a Sams l loved better than loved my hus-
tina; IS worth living for
TIE ssIy eie which hoIds ne b ~
s.sar-sD4 Boy. ~ eesld have Aiss
else. even the 1as Nhoa Z love.
j: was my desire ;o obtain possession Of
ny boy that mad. m- shoot at GeorS,.
Mofto, las r!ght.
3 have aiwas. Thought that whea
I've persons isd that thes love eseh
20 q. is 90 foster shss love ~ses
shs'siS stanS h the way.
IhrouShoUt tie time during which
tween m- and Mi. Moftc, is.re vas n.ve-
a 4. ni"ins nj whe. ! did not hope and be-
h.,xs that ! would one day be his wife.
Hhsieyer The Judgment Of the wn.l'
may D.. ! can trui.fG.ly say that love has
cen my only motive. I ccu!d rot help
.Ovi;S George Morton. no matter what ~.
n1sin m,sh, % 90 IT,, !" 'ns hnvs ,rie! ,i,ne and
q. comes close 80 IRE the influence OF a..
tove which Is between " r. 50 great that
I cannot.
.hs.oe him asS theo KAN wysesf.
WAT good WO0la that der We
ssIxht die Together anA Re- s~ne.
~here scx~shrr. bst We eoald aos
earth.
When Mr.; Sprsgue o:,tain~d his divorce
from me believed that would have the
custody % "f my boy ] vas in the. F:as,
issued We stopped ai Youns:s Hotel Al
Atlantic City and We registered there as
NJ; ~. ard Mrs. Morton.
We nave travelled a great deal together.
aHc Mr- Morton always Introduced me ~
his ~ife Here In -. Louis ne introduced
me As Mrs. Sp-ague except to per>,ns
wh" came from ou, OF the city. They
only recently I have begin TO look a
things IN . difYeren, light. ! feel tnat I
could lead different life II had MY 1T
is 10 place myself IA such a financial posi-
lion that can go into court and truth
fully tell rhe Judge fha; I am able to
support my son.
raat fer the srrrst S6 Nr. NoP1oo o.
. charge ut aSsaule and hattesys aWs
oscraose . hate him. bas bera0se !
shtn6 ANY msaa who treats . woman
punished.
In the City Hall Polio. Court this morn
ing one q! 'h. defendants who will be
Spa que. Who. on wet;a.< <lay night. f,red
two SHOTS Il, George Morton. general
passenger agent OF ;a. Missouri Pacific
Railroad in the rear o! his home. at No.
..2s Icn I.rS.a avenue.
The accusation against her will he that
ss.e dis scha-Sei fIearn within 'he city
be, uuse Mr. Morton was unwilling to
prosecute her. Mounted Policeman
Patrick Hussey. AT whom she also SHOT.
believes that 81" did no; mean TO in;ure
sGfn- ;h" roi. of accUser-
MIS- SiraSiIs Was YESTERDAY afternoon
released from custody on a bond signed
s!ci:r.
Thr.. months aso Edward sp,axue OBJ
tain-i a tivorc" from Mrs. Slrasue and
son M:s. Sp.asue says tina: her love 10.
this i!itie boy MAS The reason for her &C.
Ton !g attempting 20 shoe, Morton
81. says thai, she still loves Morton.
though she iniends 20 Apply for a war
rant charging him With assault and hat
dark oorr.: =, Gooif,iiow ami Delniar
avenues 10 Sc. ;he man at whom she
a!terws IDS shot.
While che ssGsssl there she had .
- sN"sS"b Co0GeabcO - t0e 0Ou0S 81
her automobile coas. kas che says
that she did aos carry 10 for the par.
pose for which she afterwards
0sed t.
She says that no. until after sire had
been roughly handled and no: until she
realized TIA: ~. chance TO obtain posses
sion "i her hoy had been wr.sted from
her did III. thought of using the revolver
enter her mind
Sh. says that a man whom Morton in
to her as Mr.. Buren, Of Louis
Vile. Ny. saw Morton strike her and
knock her down jus; before she nred the
Mrs. srraSue exhibits hrusse. ana Dis
nn ~. right side o! her face
as 'Nl'.' :-C- ;iat she was struck.
t'-t"..~ o.: The s.Uniirc W.re told ex
,igsisriy IN Yesterdays Republic. Mrs.
Sr:agus Was detained a: ~. Mounted Pc-
'irs = taTt on from q clock y.,t. .:tiay iDOrn-
Ing Cn'i! l o'clock yesterday aft.rnoon.
| pn' h"i;!s released ~. went at once To
h.r nat a. No 52Si Page avenue.
The" sh. ri!k... freely and with ap2Af-
'Et fFanlIU"SS about the occurrences o. the
previous Hisht ami ,hc queer combination
~ circumstances that led '.p 70 them
Though ~ times she approached tear
fui-.-s ~h" k"pt h@rs@i: Ur.ic: control |
ard spoke ~ even tones. except VIXEN sh.
r"fsrre,. 20 her boy
COAT HIDES
WAITING woMAN's WEAPON
II have suffered great deal" sire |
lost ~. rlscs In society which wa. ,ni:.
~ rsHt- Nothing which I might say
'sa max. my condition any better o. any
ucI-.. | sho: g. Gg1rg" Morton and ]
th.ak hat mean: TO XII him. Yet Co |
cot wish that AIRY harm should come 10
him Low" him and h" knows IL. |
"Wednesday uiSht received 4 telephone
ri.sS7ge from him. lie said that il. could /!
10. rs,! here. as h" was going out auto |
mobile r:dirG with fr..rd. y" asked ne |
'O meet him az 'iCgG!rt.Dv and pelTar
avenues at half pas; . o'clock. J. WAS |
-atH"- an unusual r.gI.st aH' did not
know whst & -l.a1'., NJ curiosity vas /.
aroused ard :. sss parity for that reason !
INs- / h-p. the engagement
''S'uC. / hay. ben c.ivCrc"i | have never /,
-UEa Uu, q. night 81 N .n. company
2 Er No-tof. | had revolver vh.cS l
-. Morton had ctvra ne. ana took his
rits N. 70 projection. carefully cnnc.ai-
- :, Under ms automobile coat.
= pc=t 20 the arr'oir:s'i place. Su: W.,
Morton G.d not arrive - he time which /
=. hal set Between l":G and II o'c!cck ]
lis tg-prr,N''a ;Q-S.d fr~ corner ~1-
,~.,r.si HIM 70 st'C. b.: \" did not Ee
sen: -'cac on 20 tie Sjsh!. II the rear oS \
-ls -.sf!s,.s fcIisEsH and found Nr
st!-.-. WITH hin / asked N.rn Why re ia |,
7nr sop a, ths co--ler and =. eaid tha: 4
. vas 80 dark be cSult not - me TA:s 4
,.-r,~-, rss-unah,. ard did not question
e statement We did rot quarrel aoccs /
RS yo!4:
I .sA.a him vAr =. h,s hr,-sh. he |
,rtnr1chfis home instead q leaving .: at /
"a. garage. where TO rad ky: I. wsie h;s 1
'a-1,iv Va. a~zy- lie to-! y. !: was be- 4
Use rs z;:- s-i children bad returned \
.0r< from E.6ors.o sp.,nss 30. where
~. he-sus- I though :hs, ;. ana his \
s',- Rat sg-s~i 20 S.is-a,e.
'sw. :aIs - FOR az hiie. srf I askst Mr..