Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-28
ii19ERER MooRR's STORY.
An, Of His Remains and Find.
ESD"Say Very Remarkable Ante.
Mortem Statement.
uo Pursued Henderson With the
b% ,.p,ath.Grip Tenacity Of a
Bloodthirsty Hound.
,I Start in With q Man l Stay
w;,n Him to the End "a
Determined Ayenger.

With Him to the End -
Determined Avenger.
..usnt of the remains OF Moore,
1uslar.r and suicide, Friday after
the a;.hout a search OF his clothing
no"r' made for letters or other evidence
p Sn:eh might reveal the motive Tor his crime,
8D'" n%rocpeding without precedent, and
was considerable uniavorable comment
e,s the city. 1t seems thai tine
"'roner. pr. WhitiOrd, Jr.' was at Ana,
'''u"' nhon the tragedy occurred, and that
eonu ,n.,abouts was known to a great
r ~ people in Butte, among them, 1t is
,,,s, being at least on OF the TWO JUS
a"o IS The Peace who summoned juries
'',' ,ara ;~,ouests on the bodies OF Moore
anu Henderson,. Had Coroner Whitford
ANU summoned, the process OF holding two
.:aot ;~nouests where only one al neces-
world not have been performed, nor
say: IA yloore's remains have been buried
.ho,+ a search OF the clothing having
made. 1t is the general opinion that
Ox ;.nly TOO much haste was displayed by
eDIn oua.ntlsmen who acted rs Coroners in
iF iWhitford's absence, and without his
~aathorty'
c1,r Coroner Whitford arrived in the
N'yFriday afternoon the inquests were
M,adnd. and when he took charge III
i Sgp body he naturally presumed that
y, r.iotbing had been searched, and ordered
I%,+srmeat. That his presumption was
I t,,sd by almost everybody is proven
ssI tbp TACT that the corpse lay for
" .al hours in Singers undertaking estab-
s s,e and after it's removal to the
Nsllns ary Law in the charnel-house several
'shs"l bonr, while a grave was being pre-.
nolv Gov its reception. The body was
gSi:u1 ~ % II was found in real OF Hender-
uun's store. Last evening Coroner Whit
s y" resolved to satisfy public curiosity by
Saving the remains exhumed and the cloth
;ns searched, and the work was done IN
rr.sanre Of the Coroner, j.. e. Singer, w. l..
goott William Whalley and the grave
1;rrar The search resulted in b discov-
arS ri a lengthy statement written by
~, M'ora IN the evening preceding the tragedy,
" or;ain,i letter written by Henderson to
W. m,ore SIS in gold coin and $4.3O in silver
sD;n q watch and chain OF small value, a
,on Of cunpowder, a %pocketful OF buckshot.
"r,Sor and several triiling articles. These
articIes were taken possession OF by the
r,ronpr. and the body was returned to
ss,th where it will lie for all time.
A TENACIOUS AvEN0ER.
uoore's statement is given below. It is
rrttan in lead pencil, and fills six folios "f
soseIv written letter paper. Its con-
! ametion shows it's author to have been
,rssssed Of no mean literary ability, and
fs,nor proves him to have been a man
d uswerving determination as an
arnar. Whether his story is true,
] heaven only kuows, as the lips OF the man
! whom he pursued with such u~nrelenting
rs,opance is cold in death; but ever ii it
Was trus-even If he had been treated ten
fines worse than lie alleges to have beer
.rsatsd by the man he ~killed-no excus
"a, be made for his murderous retaliation.
THE MURDERER's STATEMENT.
BUTTE CRY, July 22, 1856.
"The following is a brief statement OF my
bvsinesss experience with j.. G. Henderson:
Henderson was County Recorder OF
Lincoln County, Nevada, when l first met
him. About nine months after thatl a
,r,mulated between $500 and 5000,
| when he suggested a partnership in the dry
mods business. Recognizing his superior
/ ~jusiness facilities for making purchases
iudpinq from the manner in which he was
then selling goods in Pioche-I readily as
spntod. lie elaine to be engaged in min
inc speculations land, in what afterward
proved to be a very queer way, he was) in
two amps and assured me there would be
q good opening for a store in the Hike
camp, and that he would put up hecapltal
and divide the profits with me. Mean
time he wanted me to stand in with him
in any way | could to promote his inter
ets, as the store business was dependents
in great measure upon his success in the
mines. For three years | Travelled without
regard to comfort or convenience and UNI
asrveut hardships in order to help him
through. after which he was to help me. |
met my own expenses, and often did rough
work to earn IL travelling stake, when l
could have commanded genteel employ
nnt at from S75 to 500 per month.
Vu4 the pretext OF being deirauded by
hSuling partners-sOme OF whom were
Known TO be grand rascals-he succeeded
nshig nav sympathy and causing me
tsad the closer to him in what seemed
kEhOrtunes.
anderson, having the confidence OF the
nators of the l.. S. Mining Company, sue
t4ied in getting them to place their claims
nhishalds, and I, among Others. putting in
$50, protested checks. Henderson brought
an attachment in his own name upon the
mill and other property OF the company.
Other attachments were placed, and l was
neach instance appointed keeper. Under
the Henderson attachment there is due me
$500. Henderson's fair promises and the
TACT that we were partners induced me TO
leiinquish possession Of the property-in
short, all parties to the attachment claim
Henderson swindled them. He transferred
the business into the hands OF another
alter assessing and collecting to meet ex-
penses, and the creditors were left in the
lurth. When they write to him he refuses
To answer, and when they meet him he dis
gusts them with excuses and falsehoods.
The part he took in bringing the attach
lent madeh him popular, and he waselected
Nthe oiiice ofCOunty Assessor, at q salary
$4,000 a year.
The following May l started to Wood
hVer, to which place, il l liked it, he was
ashlp me goods from St. Louis store,
md we were to divide the profits. wrote
iaSorably OF the place, but he seemed tardy
IN answering. Finally he sent M a letter
aated June 10, and opened with the aftec'
uOnate address. Dear Moore The orlgl'
nal letter and a copy OF the same is hereby
saesased. was pleased with the PROPOSE
'Oa 1t contained, wrote Immediately &C
tFptns the proposition, and started ou'
10 hnd a location like the one sug
s;ssea in the letter, having BID,
!" IN my pocket. l worked a.
I!.hins honorable I could get tt
y Tor a week or so at a time, and thei
"a'eled on to post myself concerning eact
ny" feId. This l did for nine MONTH
aNer which ! remained stationary Tor thre
-oaehs. | wrote him on an average anou
Ore a week, and registered severa! IN
nOst important letters. to which l.. Q
.ouIse, got his return receipt; but the lei
Ter received when | was in Wood Rive
~as the last one, although it closed, wi
~ often had also sent two te'egrams
"Iga were treated with silent contempt.
Inc storms were unusually heavy tina
yJprlng' and in consequence the roads wei
npppy and walking difficult. shoulders
T.. nlahkets, however, and started out o
h ~. 10 lace a Journey OF rel 6Oo mi'e'
aYAra Tor Phoebe, to see the man VINO ma
lVGpnea the endearing ep:thet OF 'Dea
a Nus and promised to write often.
im inv nm living in IA nice residence. Hea
%so' my arrival. he hunted me up, ant