Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-28
THE MOORE CASE.
Testimony ON tho Behalf Of the
PrOsecutiOm.

his daughter Laura were present.
Mr.. J. M. Damron, the defendant'l
attorney, moved for a continuance
upon his own affidavit to the effect
that witness E. L. White was now
absent from the Slate and residen,
Of Janesville, Texas. The motion
was denied and the case was called
for trial, and the entire forenoon was
taken in securing the following jury.
men: Abel Sutton, John Snodgrass
d. o. Maxwell, John Arick, A. j,
Mead, J. J.. Mansfield, VIM. A. Sack.
EFT, Jas. d. OFT, T. w. Ellis
M. r. Gaddy, A. L. Thurmond
and Jno. j. Chapman. The de-
fendant's attorney asked that all
persons except the officers of the
Court and parties Immediately inter
ested in the case be excluded. The
court denied the request.
The first witness introduced by the
prosecution was Fred. G. Smith who
testified as follows: l reside at 21
South Main street. am Constable
in Judge Austin's Court. l knew H.
G.. Moore and his daughter Laura.
first became acquainted with them
when 1 arrested them at their place of
business which is situated under the
New Dennison house on Main street.
They occupied two rooms there and
were running fruit store. l know
nothing about the facts charged in
the information when l went to
their place. l found the defendant
and his daughter in the fruit stand.
was not in the back room but looked
in from the door and saw the furniture
which consisted of several trunks,
chairs and a cot. That was all 1
noticed.
On October 9th, the day of the ar
rest, while l was taking Moore up to
the Police Station, he stated to me
that Laura was his daughter. Laura
Moore was not then under arrest. l
asked him if they lived in the same
room, and he said they did, but occu
pied separate beds.
Gus Hess was next called, and tes-
titled: reside at Pasadena. During
the month of October, 1887, 1 was
working at the New Dennison Hotel,
in this city. l know HI. G. Moore and
Laura Moore. They lived under the
hotel and kept a fruit stand. l do not
know what relation they bear, but have
heard Laura call Mr.. Moore "papa."
Some time in October was occupying
a room adjoining the room in whic h
Mr.. Moore and his daughter were
living. One night after l had retired
l heard noise in their room. There
was partition about six feet high
between our rooms filled above with
a mosquito bar. / heard the noise in
their room and got up and looking
over the partition, l saw Moore and
his daughter in compromising posi-
ton. Several times prior to that night
/ watched them and know they occu-
pied the same bed.
Observation-Disclosures was a
strip of cloth on top of the partition.
There was small hole in the cloth,
and saw what have related through
that.
Alexander Arkmanson being sworn
stated: reside at Long Beach. l
was working at the New Denison in
October, 1887, as waiter. l became
acquainted with Moore while working
at the hotel. l heard the girl at diff
ferent times call Moore "papa." II
used to 60 in Hess's room to read be.
fore retiring. frequently looked
over the partition, and always saw
Moore and his daughter occupying
the same bed.
Mrs. Watson was called al d
testified: l have been in the fruit
store and the back room occupied by
H. G. Moore and Laura Moore. There
was a hree-quarter bed in the room
and cot, which stood near the bed,
folded up. l visited the room after
Mr.. Moore was arrested.
G. p. Dunham testified: am po-
liceman. Have been on the force for
about four months. 1 know the de-
PENDANTS. First saw them at their
fruit store under the New Denison
Hotel. was notified of the suspi-
cious circumstances under which they
lived and on night of tho 25th of Octo-
ber, 1887, and for the purpose Of in
vestigating the matter l went to the
rear Of the Denison Hotel, entered a
room adjoining that occupied by
Moore and his daughter and watched.
They came in about 10 o'clock, and
both retired. l saw no other i'm
proper conduct. At the request of
the defendants attorney Laura Moore
was at this time permitted to leave
the room before further testimony by
Mr.. Dunham. went back the next
night at 10 P NJ, and again watched
them. They spent some time blow
ing insect powder about to kill the
flies, after which Mr.. Moore went to
bed. Laura soon followed his exam
pie. Witness here related evidence
unfit for repetition.
At this stage of the case the prose-
cution rested it's case.
Mr.. Damron in placing the defen-
dant's position before the jury, stated
that they denied the accusation
and that the defendants would be able
to refute evidence tending to prove
such, further that they would estab-
lish as fact that Laura Moore was in
no way related to the defendant, but
stepdaughter, and as such, she had
always lived as his daughter, which
accounted for her addressing him as
papa.
The deposition of A. j. Dodson, of
San Diego, late of Janesville, Tex, to
the effect that at the latter place Moore
bore good reputation, was read, to-
gether with the stipulations as to the
truth Of the depositions not received.
Amos Teba, carpenter, late OF
Janesville, Tex, swore: / know Mr..
Moore. l have known him for seven or
eight years. know his general repu-
tation for honesty. integrity and chas-
tity, and consider it good. AT this
stage the jury were placed under the
usual inst, uctions by the judge and
the court adjourned until 10 A. NJ. to-
day.
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
A LabOrcr kllled at RubtO
station.