The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-03

CHASTITY Conclusion Of the Union Between Wild
over Moore and Widow Helbig at Nation.
Special 70 the Indianapolis journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
NATION. ILL.,, Oct AT breakfast time
this morning Robert +. Moore attacked his
wife in the kitchen at their residence. III
Wabash avenue, aud inflicted serious in
juries about her face and head with a six
pound flat-iron. The frightened woman
rushed from the rear of the house aud he
followed her until she fell near the front
gate, when he dealt, as he no doubt
thought, a few finishing blows and retreat
ed to the house. Recovering consciousness
she ran TO the residence of her sister. Mrs.
Chapel. q block away, her face and head
streaming with blood. There she received
proper attention and viii recover.
Marshall Carey soon repaired TO Moore's
residence. but was refused admittance by
the would-be muir derer. He stood guard n
half hour while an assistant secured n war
rant, but when they again sought admit
lance ali was quiet within. Forcing an en-
TRANCE. they searched the house. and found
the door of an upper room locked. They
broke 1t open. and beheld the lifeless form
of Moore, dressed In a clean shirt and
black. suit. lyingupon a bed. with his hands
folded peacefully across the breast. An
empty glass upon the wash-stand. In which
there were some crystallized dregs of prussic
potash, told how he had ended his misery.
and a letter In his pocket. addressed to the
public, showed the Respondent frame of
mind he was in.
The deed was caused by his domestic
troubles, which began shortly after the
date OF his marriage with Mrs.
He had deliberately planned the deed. and
his wife made a hairbreadth escape. He
places all the blame upon the woman, and
alleges she deceived him in regard TO her
past marital relations, which were severed.
as he alleges, by her first husband under
circumstances not creditable to her. her
husband having secured a divorce at Terre
Haute. Moore moved to Nation from a
two-hundred-acre farm twelve miles SOUTH
west OF the city, two years ago, and his
three almost grown daughters kept house
for him: The deed to the farm was in his
first wife's name, hence be had only a
dover interest in it, but they lived happily
until, he concluded to marry, when tho
At the time of Moore's marriage with Mrs.
Helbig he decided a house and lot in this
city to her. though at the same time he
placed a S400 mortgage upon it with
out her knowledge. The grown daugh-
ters of Moore soon left to ind
homes at other places. and the family
q%uarrels continued TO become more and
more aggravated, until life was a misery to
both. He alleges in his letter that she had
not slept In their home but one night IN
the past ten weeks. and had not cooked a
dozen meals for him in that time. They
had talked of an amicable separation, but
could not agree.
The father left a letter addressed to his
children, in which he asks them to forgive
him for bringing an unworthy woman over
them for q step-mother, inclosing a check
for funeral expenses and directing as to
business matters and the cement of
the farm, which will now revert to them.
Tn funeral will occur at Efingham to-
morrow morning. where Moore formerly re-
sided, and the body will be placed beside
that of his first wife.