The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-09-19
History of the Crlme e.

The Norfolk Virginian, of Sunday, con-
tains very full account of DR.. Moore's
ficndish crime and his escape, from which
we make the following extracts:
The young lady for whom the entire
county of Northampton is now in mourn
ing, is nineteen years of age and MEM
her Of one Of the most aristocratic fami-
lies that ever breathed the air on the
Virginia shores. Her beauty and her
charms have seemingly won the hearts Of
all who knew her Her most delicate Of
purest skins, her laughing LACK eyes,
with their long slender lashes her wavy
head Of dcep-brown trcsses, and her
merry smiles and sweet expression have
won hearts until she has had dozen
suitors for her hand in marriage.
Moore, of all men, seemed to be most
smittcn with her charms. He proposed,
time after time, only to be refused. His
last time was the tenth or twelfth, and be-
ing refused again, with lunatic's frantic
grip and "d--n you, if you don't marry
me you shant marry anybody else" his
fingers were in the helpless girls throat,
and she was made inscnsible by his grasp.
When her senses returned her virtue was
gone. Moore had robbed her of it.
To tell the story briefly, Moore had been
in love with the young lady, as had many
others, for several years. His attentions
were noticed by everybody and furnished
talk for all the ncighbors. So much talk
indeed did the outward signs of the mans
love bring about, and so obnoxious be-
came his attentions that the young lady's
brother prohibited him from entering her
home. This, however, did not prevent
Moore from continuing his attentions
when the young lady was away from home.
No matter where he saw her he would be
ut her side, and there he would stay.
On the 28th Of last February the scene
which has now caused Moore to fec for
his life took place. The pair met, no one
was around, by bulldozing and abuse, with
physical strength added, Moore choked
and gagged his victim and ono report says
chloroformed her, and committed his
heinous offence
Frightened and alarmed the young lady
fed to her mothers house, which is in
Eastville, but she failed to relate the
story to hor Since that time, according
to her statement, Moore has forced her to
submit to his demands, and rather than
let hor family know Of her disgrace she
remained silent. 1t was only when forced
by her condition that she gave the secret
to her mother. That took place last
Sunday.
A family consultation was held. Tho
young lady's brother started off armed
to the tooth in search of Moore, but the
hunted gorilla seems to have gotten wind
of the brother to run up with him, and
that worry day made every effort to escape.
His efforts were successful, and Monday
morning the aid Of tho law was invoked.
kilograms were sent to oil portions OF
the State and parties Of enraged men
hunted through the woods for the man.
Reward after reward was offered for his
capture, until the sums total amount to q
thousand dollars, but Moore had success
fully eluded all attempts Of arrest and
has vanished from view like tho very
mist.
Moore's escape was one attended with
hardships. AS soon as he heard that the
girl had confessed he at once took to the
woods. he remained all day Sunday in
hiding in q swamp and lurked in the
shadow from the moonbeams Sunday
night. Monday morning just as day was
dawning he embarked on u sioop at Hun
gar's wharf, two miles from Eastville, and
was landed the same day at Gloucester
Point. From there he went to Wesi
Point, and since then oil trace of him hal
been lost. Some say he went west from
West Point, and another report is that hi
came to Norfolk last Tuesday and re
manned here oil day.
The sloop which Moore escaped in wa
owned by Captain Miles. On the tril
over, the captain inquired of Moore VIII.
| he Was 80 anxious to get away, and his re