The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-13
VIRGINIA..

Horrible Murder near NOrf0Ik-Destruc-
tive Fire in North CarOlInR-PersOnRIs
FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. 11.--A 6endish MUIR
der was committed in Newtown, a small village
adjoining the Gosport Navy Yard, night before
last, the particulars of which, as near as we can
ascertain, are as follows:-A man by the name
of Edward Moore, an employe in the ordnance
department of the Navy Yard, and who is ad-
dlcted to drinking 10 excess while in a state of
gross intoxication, came to his home on Sugar
Hill, and deliberately murdered his wife,
Johanna Moore. The weapon used was neither
the knife nor the bullet, for the brute literally
kicked her to death, or, as one of the witnesses
before the Coronersinquest testified, danced on
her body until her breath went out.
1t appears that while in a state of Intoxication
domestic brOils are of frequent occurrence, and
this attracted little attention at tirst but
the woman's cries grew louder several Of the
neighbors came to the door, but were prevented
from entering by Moore, who stood in the door
with a diIk-knife in his hand, with which he
threatened to rip open any who might attempt
to enter. A police officer was at once sent for,
who, with two others, soon arrived on the spot,
and while one of them stood guard at the street
door, the other two forced an entrance through
the back door. On entering, the first thing
Moore, stretched at full length on the floor of
the passage, her face horribly mutilated, an
her skull fractured by kick from the heel of
| her husbands boot. search was at once in
stituted for the murderer, whom they found in
an adjoining room, lying on the bed, with hi 5
child, an infant some six weeks old, clasped in
his arms.
When arrested he made no resistance, but
asked the officer what he was arrested for. He
was then conducted to where the dead body of
his wife lay, at the sight of which he became
| very much distressed, knelt down. and mplored
her 10 awake, and could not seem TO realize that
she was dead. He was then conveyed to the
lookup, where he remained all night.
The following morning a Coroner's inquest
was held, and q verdict of death from fatal vio-
lence at the hands OF her husband was returned.
Moore is an Irishman about thirty years of
age, and served during the war in a regiment
from Wisconsin. When sober he is said to be a
quiet civil disposed person, but when under the
influence of liquor he becomes crazy, and his
best friends give him wide berth.
large hre broke out In Wilson, North Caro-
| lima, ON Sunday night last and destroyed pro-
| perty to the amount of $75, 900 or 500, 900. 1t
originated in a dry goods store owned by Mr..
Walton, from which it rapidly communicated to
the adjoining buildings, and as they were all
frame, they soon became mass of ruins. Tnere
is no engine in the place, and there was no
insurance either upon the buildings or goods;
hence the loss will fall very heavily on the Goa
| munity.
The FIRE is supposed to have been the work OF
an incendlary.
General W. F. Barry, commanding the fort,
lett last evening for Washington, on a brief
visit, on business connected with the depart
| ment,