Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1888 — ARRESTED IN KANSAS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ARRESTED IN KANSAS.

Editor Moore and Mrs. Horton, the Eloping' Couple, Taken Into Custody at Topeka. They Deny That They Carried Away Any Property but ?heir Own—The Woman's Allegations. [Topeka (Kan.) special dispatch.] Henry \V. Moore, ex-managing editor of the St. Louis Post-Dis-patch, and Mrs. John W. Norton, were arrested at the Copeland Hot;l, in this city, this afternoon, July 9, where they had registered as W. H. Mason ind wife, Philadelphia. The'arrest was made by Chief of Police Carter in response to a t elegram from the Chi f of Police of St. Louis direct ng that they be arrested on • the charge of grand larceny. They were in their room at the Copeland when the Chief of Police and his deputy arrived with the warrant. The officers were admitted to the room, and before any conversation had been had, and without* questioning them as to their identity, the warrants were read to them, charging them with grand larceny. “You are now in my custody,” said the officer, “and you may accompany me to the county jail, where we will take good care of you until parties from St. Louis arrive.” No sooner had the warrant been read than Mrs. Norton broke into tears, and cried bitterly. Moore placed his arm about her, and attempted

to console her, but she continued to sob for several moments. Moore then appealed to the officer not to take them to jafl, and said: “It will break her heart. ” The Chief at first declared that they must go, bat finally consented that they might remain in their room at the hotel under surveilance of an officer. This had the effect of quieting Mrs. Norton. Then she began to ridicule the idea of their arrest on the charge of grand larceny. “All we took,” she said, “was $3,500, which was my own money, ana my jewelry. I do not see what he (Norton) expects to make out of this. I would have gone into his house Friday night, but he threatened my life. Ido not want to die yet. He said he would kill me. Friends came out of the house and said he was flourishing a butcher knife." “I tell you what I would like to do,” said Moore. “I would like to go right hack to St. Louis and face whatever music there is. We can prove that no money was stolen.” “But he will kill me,” said Mrs. Norton. “You can put him under bonds,” volunteered Officer Gardiner; “he has threatened your life. ” “Officer," said Moore, “you see our valises; you see we have touched nothing. That is my sachel” (pointing to one on the bed). “And this mine,” said Mrs. Norton (taking up the other one), “and what it contains is mine.” Mr. Moore then inquired where he could employ a good attorney. The names of several were nentioned, and at Mr. Moore’s request an officer was at once dispatched for Judge Henry Keller, who soon arrived and consulted privately with the runaways. Moore did not have as much to say about the escapade as Mrs. Norton. When the officer inquired what led to the elopement he said he had nothing to say at this time.

He 'was somewhat nervous, and acted like a man who had either been foiled in a plot, or regretted what he hod done, and had lost heart to carry it to consummation. He said the charges against him and Mrs. Norton were unfounded. They brought nothing belonging to others away with them. They had not *40,000; he wished they had *IO,OOO. Since he came here he and his companion had gono about the city much the some as any strangers visiting the city would, promenading the public streets and riding on the street cars. Mrs. Norton moved uneasily about the room at first, sitting in a chair, then going to abed, where she fumbled with bits of laces, gloves, a fan and other trinkets of female adornment. She appeared to be sad and half sorry that she had committed the rash act. ' Indeed, the conduct of both parties warranted the belief that they regretted their departure from St. Louis, although Mr. Moore tried to appear jolly, and wanted to leave the impression that he was undisturbed, and that love, not he, is to blame. He spoke bitterly of the St. Louis papers, and said he had read their idiotic fiction with pitying delight. The stories about his debts in St. Louis worried him considerably, and he was more anxious that charges relating to them should be denied first of all. As to the consequences of what they had done, he was resigned. A St. Louis telegram states that Norton has nothing but pity for his erring wife, but for his false friend his hate is implacable. It has leaked out that Moore borrowed about $1,5X1

from hiR friends duriug the past two weeks, and many of his associates on the Post-Dispatch are on the list. Mr. Norton said that he would prosecute “the gang” and moke them disgorge their ill-gotten gains. While Mr. Norton has been robbed of all his ready cash, his financial standing is not impaired in the least. He will continue his theatricabbusiness if his health does not fail. John A. Dillon, editor-in-chief es the Post-Dispatch, prints an editorial paragraph referring to the villainy of Moore, and expressing regret that Moore had ever been connected with the paper. Under the laws of Missouri Moore is liable to a five Years’ term in the penitentiary.

MRS. NORTON.

MR. NORTON.

EDITOR MOORE.