St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-08
Some Of the Transactions of Martin and
Moore, Prior to the Stock Yards
Tragedy.
How the New Gable Car Ordinance Will
Affect Property Near the
Gable.
Some Details of MT. Langevtn's New
Opera Travellers VINO
Talk.
The Insane OF the State--Addiuons TO
the Loyal Legion--" Fra
DiaValo.1
MARTIN AND MOORE.
History of Their stock Transactions
..O1hnrs Said 10 BIO I'm pl Icated.


--OtherS said 10 DO am IMPLICATED.
The preliminary examination of j. ID.
Martin for the murder of Buchanan Moore
will come up to-day before Judge Cory
Facts are gradually coming to light when
seem to indicate that prominent people In
Iowa were implicated with Martin and
Moore in questionable stock transactions.
Several of the stock deals of Martin IL
Moore have already came to light. LII Is
established that on the 90 or FEBRUARY last
one stallion and two mares were purchased
of j. j. Elwood of DeKalb, ILL.,, for VIII
a mortgage was given by Martin and others
on land near Burlington, represented TO be
worth So. 600. Investigation proves the
land on which the mortgage is given to be
not worth over $3.50, as it is swampy and
not tillable. Another deal is the purchase
of two stations and two mares from j. Z.
Duncan of Norma, ILL.,. the price being
81, 800. To secure this mortgage is given
on 1876 acres of land in Clarke county, Mis-
souri,. and three town lots in Hartley's adj
dition to DesMOines, La. This trans
action was on Dee. so, 1885, and
the land is represented as
valuable and the corner lots reported as
valued at 81. 100. The lots are actually
worth $3.50 each and the Missouri land is
all but valueleSS. The mortgage which
secured the purchase is given by Moore TO
Martin and transferred by them to Duncan.
Five Mormon horses were also purchased
by Martin and Moore from Park Bernard
OF Sheritan, la. The price for the animals
was s., 800, secured also
BY SWAMP LAND
above Burlington and other land in Clarke
county, Missouri. AS far back as April 4,
'S5, a case has been found where the two
purchased a fine stallion from NJ. w. Dun
ham of Wayne, Dupage county, Illinois.
The price was Sl,S00, secured
by a mortgage given by Chas. b.
Roberts to j. ID. Martin. Roberts,
it is thought, was Buchanan Moore.
Other transactions appear in various hctl-
tious names, which have been traced to
Martin and Moore, as well as showing a
guiding hand far above these two in posi-
ton and prominence. There is evidence, it
Is said, that Martin and Moore
were engaged in securing fine stock fraud
ulently; that Moore came ahead to meet
stock which was expected; that the deal
miscarried and the stock was sliced; that
exposure was imminent and Martin came
on and murdered Moore, the latter being
feared, as he was known to be weak
man, used as a tool and who would
''peach." That there was danger of
exposure is shown by the following note,
left at the Prospect house in Burlington,
and to which no signature is attached:
MARCH I2.-J. A. Martin: Don't show up.
They are after you. Let me know where you
are, but keep scarce for awhile.
The letter is dated the day before the
murder at the stock yards. The entire
facts will be developed at the trial and show
a combination duplicating men of charac-
ter and standing. When the full particu-
lars are published it will read like story
and pretty thoroughly shake up portion of
Iowa.