Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-12-14
FIFTH EDITInI
JACOB MOORE ,,r.

He Dies Suddenly a, : ao,
Apopiszy- Brief Sketch Of ~ - siss
kI-s,ates Attorney. ssn,,. aA
diei suddenly OF q stros sustai Y
last Fight, at Georestorr " apops
about Q O'Clock this norsi Oo isos
ing his death. gave no pa ,,ae, aula
SAD occurrence. As ,bs Y na d
death spread upon ,ha ., Jews d
walked with bowed heads sea y
nances radiant with Joy bso = ,ua scu
The deceased was the AN =, sOla
7, and Eliza 8. Moore ana ma ., Lou
Laurel, Del, November y W" ,aa bon
comfortable ciroumstancss,, 4s a,i ,on
son was . promising young r.a Y
termined 70 awe him a Ina. an ;.
ton. Accordingly the son .a 90
o. Union Collese. schenect.1ds,' 10y,
York. when but II years q; y.
graduated In 1850, and upon ~, ~,
home he selected Edvsrd nun nun
Esq, now associate Justice =, "oN
perior Court Of Delaware, a, s ~
ceptor and entered upon ths . ~
law. He Was ADMITTED to p,s s'aai
all the courts OF the State in Fi IsIs
also In the Federal Court 0
Politically he was a Ds,roo..
Fort Sumter was fred upop ~
Immediately left that party s,a su va
with the then young and v,a .u "a
publican party OF Delaware uas
have secured any position Alma,
honor and responsibility bss u u
mained In his old party, bui h. " y
ssul was fred with irdisr,,,tsssa
nothing could swerve him wv
purpote OF advocating tho Union -.
even though many OF his ferms s4 t y,
became alienahd from him y.
once started through the sta,s M =.
powerful union speeches, di.tipSni..
ior their eloquence and warmth M
vas In . great MEASURE OWNS ~
activity and influence that M.
was enabled to I'LL her quota a
diers. VI
At the commencement. u the ~,
united with William Cannon ~
wards Governor OF the SAT- ~
Democrat who, like himseli H.
bis party when the rebels 6,s y
Fort Sumter, and publ. he'd Ii, ~,
town Union, . paper that al J.
work for the Union cause. In ls
wss . delegate 10 the State Cop,rs
that nominated William CsrUs
partner in the publishing OF the U,s
for Governor, and It was ovjts IA
earnest and eloquent Unien ,peschsl
Mr.. Moore that his partner, ,,,gs.]
known as the War Governor a n.
ware, was elected by III majority
1858 Colonel Moore went sc.itsl,
work, and mainly through his lnf0euI
the Sixth Regiment OF Delaware VO,I
teers was raised TO serve for nine uop,i
The great bulk OF the regiment VA
Sussex County, and Mr.. Moore entsr
1t rs a private, hut was shortly she
wards elected its Lieutenant Colonel,
When the regiment was called on,
was assigned 10 duty In guarding n
P, W. 4 B. Railroad at HAVE /
Grace and Bush river, and was sts
wards on duty ct Fort Delaware d
september 3. 1854, his frisad, Govern
Cannon, commissioned him Attoraj
General Of the State of DeaKsn d
five years. He was the second AID
ney General OF that name In The sal
and both were rom Sussex Couni}
The other Jacob Moore vas sppOint|
Attorney Ger ersl by Governor JoA|
Penn In l177. Colonel Moore was Cd
OF the ablest Attorney Generals y
State ever had. CHEF Justice Glib
said Of him when be retired from oaiO4
'Ho has made good caieef aid ha
tried more important capita casss thai
were ever tried by any other Atoms!
General In the State, and Curing b
term Of office the Law 0. murder hi
been firmly settled.
On retirement he became attorney 4
the Junction 4 BrtakwAter and 4
Breskwater & Frsnkiori Hsilrti
Companies; also for the Old Dontull
Steamship Company OF New fOr
Since then he has held 10 public pa
ton, though be has often b.en solicit
to become the candidate Of the RepU
lican party for Congress. He was
member OF the Masonic fraternity iit
1854, holding several oficei OF ]
portance in the order.
Colonel Moore WAS married in 1907
Eliza r., daughter Of John ., Rodn'
by whom he has had hge children,
whom only two and the mother sufvl
him. Charles L the sen, was sdmli'
70 the bar o year or so ago, and Men
The daughter, 10 single and 81 bone
One OF Colonel MooFe's principal %
victions for murder in Delaware v
that Of Andrew ?. Armstresg OF u
county for the murder OF bis Wiis'
last white man hung In Delaware,
One OF the heaviest cases IN Tnica
was engaged as an attorney fof Ile
tense was the hsh house case 81 Lew
II was tried In 1894 and 1888. 0Vsi
witnesses were examined, sad ne Gu
which the county of Sussex ~ " y
amounted TO over 5000. MI nv
was attorney for the defendants, ~
Bros. and Brown & Co, and A'DlD
General rAynter were for ih7 osA'''