The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-22
A Strnnge Tale.
lBroomington (Illinois, Psntosraph.

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About three years ago a man went
from here to Bloomington, Indiana. He
left the train at the latter place between
the hours of six and seven O'clock in the
evening, and went to a hotel in that
city and applied for entertainment for
the night. The landlord saw that the
man was considerably under the influ-
ence Of liquor at the time. The man
said that, he had no money, but would
have plenty in the mornings The land
lord asked why it was that he had no
money at that time. He answered that
-he had been chased by some men and
had left his money, which amounted to
81 700, in the hands Of the station agent,
but would get it in the morning and pay
hisbill. u, ..,t Si' " Ssa s'N lia"aoe " s3i
The landlord said he could stay, ask
ing him to register his name, but this he
could not do, as he was too much intoxi-
Gated at the time. The landlord regis
tered for him, and he gave his name as
either William" or "JOhn Moore,
Bloomington, Illinois" The hotel has
since. been burned, and with it the regis
ter, and for this reason the landlord can
not remember the name distinctly, but
il was either William or John. The
next morning Mr.. Moore stepped out OF
the hotel, and after short stay came
back with money apdi paid his bill.i CO
The landlord inquired of the station
agent about Mr.. Moore and the sum OF
money that had been left in his posses.
sion for safe keeping. The agent said he
had received large quantity of money,
but as he was not especially responsible
he did not count it, but would judge
that there was seventeen hundred dol
lars, or very near that sum. cy
MIR. Moore staid in the city around the
hotel for some time, and finally said that
he had a friend in the country, and he
was going out to see him. He met his
friend on the street in a short time, and
his friend told him that he. would be GO
ing out soon, and he should go along,
and also cautioned him not to drink
anything more before they started. The
friends then separated, and that was the
last time Mr. Moore was ever seen. o
Only a few weeks since n man deserted
his wife there, and to revenge herself
upon her husband, the wife then told the
story that Mr.. Moore had been murdered
in a saloon in Bloomington, Ind, and
that her husband was implicated as one
of the parties. She said that her husband
had told all the names, and described the
manner in which the fearful crime was
perpetrated. They had coaxed Mr.
Moore away and caused him to become
intoxicated, and then, when under the
influence of liquor, and unable to defend
himself, the saloon keeper and foui
others had stabbed him with their knives
until they killed him. They then made
off with his money
Three of the parties had been arrested
and pat in jail on Thursday. On Friday
Mr.. /. J. Spaford, of this city, was at the
Essex House in Mattoon. On the night
previous the officers came in, bringing
with them as captive a man, by the
name of Jonson, who was implicated in
the murder. He was captured in Doug
lass county, where he had been for some
time. During his stay in Douglass he wa'
taken very seriously sick, and when, al
he supposed, he was just on the verge o
the grave, and liable to pass into it a
any moment, he confessed to the crime
and, in his confession, told the same story
that the woman did. But he did not die
and when he found that he was no
about to pass in his checks, he denied TIT
story which. he had confessed. He wa
put in irons and forwarded to Blooming
ton, Indiana, and the officers went on t
Arkansas where the fifth man is supposed
to be staying. The prisoner is described
as being very powerful man, and in ap
pearance most wicked, indeed; capabl
of doing dark deeds of villainy.
This is truly strange statement o
facts, and a tale that will be of great in
terest to the members of this community
Who Mr.. William or John Moore wa
we do not know. If any person can Civ
any information upon this subject. o
knows of Mr.. Moore who suddenly lef
this section of the country about thre
or four years ago, we would be very gla!
to have them leave information at thi
Office, by which the tangled skein ma.
be.nraveled, and perhaps the ends o
justice turthered. "a