The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-31
TOOK A NEW HUSBAND
The Moore Divorce Case Brings
Out Strange Facts.
MOORE DRIVEN FROM HIS HOME.
ne "Cruel" Husband . Cripple-A Gay
Fireman in His PIace-Hunman
Restrained-The BIottsr.

The divorce suit of Lena Moore against
her husband, John n. Moore, assumed an
sutirely new aspect at the trial before
Judge Lichtenberg yesterday, from that
nut upon II by the woman's complaint.
Mrs. Moore. when applying for the divorce
on the ground OF cruelty, also obtained a
temporary restraining order to prevent
her husband from coming to her house at
Tenth and Weller streets, because she
feared that he would kill her. The evil
dence developed the fact that Moore was
IN inofensive cripple and had been driven
from bis home by his wife, who had in
stalled J. J. Sullivan, lieutenant of CON-
pany No. of the fire department, in his
place. The Judge vacated the restraining
order and dismissed the suit for divorce.
Moore's attorney, George Ii. For,son
give the facts of the case.
John n Moore, the husband, told his
story in his affidavit as follows: He had
been married to the plainti If since Decem-
Der 1, 1879. and they had one boy, IL years
Of age. They had always lived happily
until last September, when he went to
San Francisco to be treated for a broken
knee, caused short time before by a fall
from . building upon which he was
working as carpenter. Two or
three week. ago he came back to Seattle
and went at once TO his home. There he
met his wife, who. instead of meeting him
pleasantly, ordered him out of the house
BE refused to 60 and she told him she had
smother man who would see to it that he
wss put out. Moore then went to an at
torney and upon advice armed himself
with . revolver and went back
homs He said he would
not harm any one except the man who,
his wife said, was going to put him out of
his own house. Then he found the revolt
yer would not work, and went out in the
woodshed to put 1t in order. While he
vas fixing it, it went of. He claimed he
would not harm any one except j. J. Sui
Ivan, the man who had taken his place
while he was away.
Thomas o. Bird, former employee of
Noore's, made affidavit to having gone
with him to the mayors Office, where
Moore secured q permit to carry revolver.
Moore stated to the mayor that he wanted
the revolver to defend himself against the
attacks Of one Sullivan, over whom he
had had some unpleasantness with his
wife.
Eeice 0'Brien, policeman, made aft
davit that he had gone TO the Moore house
snd had found Mr.. Moore seated at table
quietly reading. Moore told him that he
vas going to resist If any one came to put
him out Of his own house and he wanted
to let the officer know about it. He would
hart no one but the man who had threat
med to put him out. The officers state
nent also related that Moore asked his
wife If be had ever hurt her in any way,
md she bad answered no.
Frank Germans statement was to the
eject that he had known both the
parties to be in trouble for eighteen
months, and had many times heard them
epeak in endearing terms of each other.
Mrs. Moore had often said that her hus-
hand was 1.-THE best man in Seattle" and
she liked him SO much. Moore had made
equally complimentary remarks about bis
wife, and they always got along nicely.
He knew that one J. J. Sullivan often
came to the house while Moore was in San
Francisco and would remain there until q
late hour at night, and that during the
past week Sullivan and Mrs. Moore had
been around together.
~. Sullivan is lieutenant Of Company
No. 8 of the Seattle fire department, sta
toned at Tenth and Main streets.
Judge Lichtenberg said facetiously when
giving his opinion, that if he made any
restraining order as all 1t would be againSt
Sullivan, requiring him TO stay away from
the Moore household. He then gave Mrs.
Moore kindly lecture. advising her to
make up with her husband and try to live
with him again.