Butte semi-weekly miner., 1886-07-24

A-Door through which Henderson passed
few seconds before the first shot was fred.
B-SpOt where Moore is supposed to have stood
when he fired the fatal shots.
C-Stairway leading to the yard below Whel
Moore's body was found it was lying on the plat
form the head hanging over the edge and almos
touching the stairs.
TWO INQUEsrs
were held. That upon the remains OF Hen
derson was before ustice Lippincott with q
jury consisting of John Caplice, James G
Evans, Thomas II. Judge. NJ. G. Cohen, NJ
H. Sullivan and Sam Martin. The inquisi
ton into Moore's death was held by actins
Coroner Nicholl with jury consisting oi
Elias Lytle, Louis Jabelman, T. B. Harper
L. c. Silsby, Fred Brown and jeremiah
Roach. The testimony was in substance
the facts given above, and both verdicts
were to the effect that Moore killed Hen.
derson and then killed himself.
THE CAUSE
Of the killing was evidently crankiness on
the part OF Moore. 1t seems that Hender.
son and Moore knew each other in Phoebe,
Nevada, and the latter claimed that Hen.
derson owed him 81, 900 for political work
done. This debt was denied by Hender-
son, who tolk several parties that he did
not owe q cent to Moore.
HENDERsoN's HISTORY.
The murdered man was a son of ex-Sena-
tor John B. Henderson, of Missouri, and
was born at Fulton, Galloway County,
Missouri, forty years ago. He removed to
Phoebe, Nevada, several years since, where
he married. He was clerk and recorder
OF Lincoln County. Nevada, for twelve
years, and enjoyed the respect of all knew
him. About year ago he came with his
wife and child to Butte, and opened the
store in which he was murdered yesterday
Three weeks ago his wife and child went to
visit relatives at Eureka, Nevada, and yes
terday they were informed by telegraph of
the shocking death OF the husband and
father. They will arrive here Sunday
A brother vi deceased residing
at Fulton, Missuri, was also notified OF the
tragic occurrence, and he is expected in
Butte next Tuesday morning. The re-
mains OF the murdered man have been en-
and will be inferred at his birth.
place in Missouri.
SOMETHING ABOUT MOORE.
The murderer and suicide had lived in
Nevada for about eighteen years previous
to his arrival in Butte about q month ago.
He was q sort OF itinerant school-teacher
in the early days Of Nevada's prosperity,
and was generally known as ''crazy
Moore" He was a man OF some educa-
ton, but not enough to secure for him
q teachers certificate in an intelligent
community. He dabbled in politics, and
nad a religious hobby OF some kind which
Influenced all his actions. Where be was
BORN is q mystery as yet unsolved, and
,hough he claimed to have wife nobody
'ver saw her. He was q quiet sort of fel-
ow, whose mind seemed to be affected. He
old several people in the city that Hen.
lerson owed him s., 900, and even went 80
ar as to employ an attorney to enter suit
or the amount. Night before last he
vrote a number OF letters, and at various
lines he threatened to do up'' Hender-
on: His remains were inferred yesterday
's they were found, and, strange to say,
10 search OF his clothing was made prior
% interment. There was some talk yester.
lay afternoon of exhuming the body and
the clothing, but nothing further
vas done in the matter.
THE WEAPON
Nth which the double deed was done is
srmidable looking implement. Originally
was an ordinary double-barreled shot
un, but its barrels and breech had been
ut off, leaving it about foot in length.
This work VAS performed by q local gun
mith, from whom Moore got the weapon
It 10 O'Clock Thursday night. 1t is pre-.
umed that Moore then loaded both bar
els with small bullets, and wrapped the
un in the blankets upon which he was
itting when Henderson first saw him yes
erday morning; that just before passing
through the side-door he slipped the
7eapon from the blankets and threw the
after behind the counter, where they were
fterward found, and that he waited in the
assage for his victim.
TIE FATAL WOUNDS.
DR.. Hammond, who examined the body
i Henderson, found four holes in the re- |
ion of the heart and the left wrist horribly |
tangled. 1t is presumed that when Hen |
erson saw Moore With the gun pointed at |
i'm he threw up his left hand, and that the |
lugs passed through his wrist and into the |
ody. One of the holes in the breast was |
vidently made by two of the slugs.
Moore's body presented q sickening spec
acle as it lay upon the platform where he
reathed his last. After shooting Hender-
on, he had evidently placed the muzzles of
he weapon against his own abdomen and |
red. and as he fell threw the gun away
nth violence. The charge passed through
is body and through frame partition BE-
ind him. The lower portion OF his body
'as torn away, and pieces of flesh bespat-
cred the walls behind him. The frnnk
a. almost severed.