The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-25
KILLED IN GETAWAYS PARK.
DAVID MOORE LURED TO ms DEATH
BIZ LABORER'S WIFE
She Appoints q Time TO Meet Him. and
Tells Her HusbRnd-He and His Pals kn
and Hob the VIctIm-IHcr Confession.


She Appoints q limo TO Meet Him. and
Tells Her HusbRnd-Hs and His Pals XIII
and Hob tho VIctIm-IGer ConfeSsion.
OTTAWA, ILL.,, Juno A-David Moore OF
Omaha. a. travelling salesman for the i. Is.
Scott Lumber Company OF Merrill Wis, was
murdered and robbed OF nearly $1,000 in Alien
Park In this city last night. He left his hotel at
~ o'clock. and not until his body was found
In Allen Park at 6 o'clock this morning was he
scen again. Little Matthew Brown, son OF the
tenant OF the park was sent to look for the
cow and a moment later ran into the house to
tell his parents OF the discovery OF man
lying In q pool OF blood beneath tall tree. his
head apparently battered to a jelly. The dead
mans clothing was In great disorder, the
pockets hayng been turned inside out On
tho ground near him lay coupling pin COW
cred with blood Up under the hillside was
womans purse containing t205 and a blood
stained handkerchief. The body was identi-
fed as that Of Moore and taken to the Clifton
Hotel. who:o 1t ives seen that bic skull had
been broken. Five terrible wounds had been
inflicted upon tho back OF the head. each
puncturinR the skull
When Moore was last seen he had fine gold
watch. several diamonds. and carried over
t1,10O 10 money, all but $40 OF which had been
placed in an envelope and pinned to the Inside
OF his vest. These valuables were missing.
The police and deputy Sheriffs were sent in oil
directions to apprehend the murderer. Finally
Deputy Sheriff Reed noticed an excited woman
rushing about near the hotel and, becoming
suspicious. he arrested her. She proved to
be Mrs. Ford, the wife Of a laborer. 1t was
remembered that she had been seen tearing
paper into bits and casting it into the gutter
near the Court House. The bits were recov-
ered and, being placed together by States At
torney Blake. proved TO have been the map OF
Moore's route. The woman was searched, aud
bloody h9ndkerGhiet was taken from hex
his partner, Calvin S. Carr, were also arrested.
The woman broke down, and made a clean
north end Of the illinois River bridge and
% Go an IN 6sB snspDr sSo no Sf his st
him 10 be man Of wealth, told her husband
t e ca hEf earr an2 b Diff 4S{ into tic
affair, SO that they might make sure thing Of
Fr Mans a% ana dR t
Ford, Mrs. Ford. O'Brien, and the Wondering
woman walked across the bridge at the NJ
pointed hour Carr should go down into the
Toward evening Ford got an old-fashioned
S0nGG n Wbbtph oore In
meeting place Ford walked away and the wo-
man beckoned Moore 10 20 with her. They
went down into the Park and Moore and the
woman separated from O'Brien and Minnie
Wondering. A moment later Ford rushed out
from a cump OF bushes. and selling Moore de-
manded that he either give him $50 or suffer
death.
:" ] won't pay you a dollar"
Ford knocked him down. but IN tho scufle
which followed Moore was gaining the mas
tory when O'Brien ran up and struck him n ter
ribe blow on the temple with the coupling pin.
Moore fell. but the men continued beating
him until they were satisfied life was extinct
They then seized tho diamonds, watch, and
pocketbook and ran ont Of the park.
When fairly out OF sight OF their victim they
began qualTelling about the spoils. OBren
wanted the lions share. and got the pocket
book Carr. who had taken no part In the MUIR
der other than that Of an onlooker, received
the watch. while the lords took tho di Almonds.
Armed with tho evidence furnished by the
woman's confession; States Attorney Blake
ana at O'Clock succeeded In ,bagGing oBrien.
the wieldcr OF the car pin. The watch was re-
covered from Carr but O'Brisp ind the Fo1ds
hiding place OF the diamonds and money in
tense excitement prevails throughout the city
and talk is heard that the bodies OF the MUIR
derers may yet adorn the trees.