The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-05-06
BE FAIR.

The Albany Democrat assails the charac-
ter of Judge Moore, candidate on the repub-
lican ticket for supreme judge, in bold head |
lines and sends us q marked copy. We
know nothing about the case cited by the |
Democrat, but think that Judge Moore's |
action in breaking will that defrauded
motherless girls of their rightful inheritance
praiseworthy. If the customary one dollar
had been given to each of the girls, the
will could probably not have been broken.
Again was his action praiseworthy by per-
forming the wishes of n stepfather who no
doubt was exercising an undue influence
over dying woman, at the same time
knowing that the will he was making would
not stand legal test. The case cited seems
to be one where ''evil was done that good
might result" The other side of the story
may be different from the Democrats YER
sion.--Scio Press.
The Press attempts to come to the defense
of its candidate by mystifying and clouding
a matter that is plain and simple. 1t says;
I'VE know nothing about the case cited
by the DEMOCRAT, but think that Judge
Moores action in breaking will that deprived
motherless girls of their rightful inheritance
praiseworthy. But the Press should can
didly tell its readers that according to Judge
Moore's own sworn words as they appear
in print in appellants brief ina case tried
in the supreme court in 1890 entitled Ut II
Taylor VS. A Miles" II, tfst d,ew he
RaH himself and then took $1,000 to break IL
If it was praiseworthy to break the will il
certainly was not praiseworthy to write sucf
a viii in the.:6rst place. The Press and it
readers will see that its defense in this re
gard is no defense at ALL But its owI
words condemn Moore. The Press speak
of Taylor being stepfather, but there wa
no stepfather in the caseto exercise an n
due influence over dying woman. Moor
himself refutes the idea of the Pres
that he wrote the will in the way he di
knowing that it would not stand the test
The reason the will was invalid was becaus
the names of the three girls were omitte
. entirely and Moore says under oath that
drawing the will he. never. thought of then
The facts as they appear in his own evi
dence in the brief above referred to are a
follows: Moore wrote the will for Mrs Taylo
Mr. Taylor and two of the daughters WEI
a in the house at the time of the execution
the will. Mrs Taylor gave him mo dire
. tons whatever" as to ''how she wanted Il
y will drawn" but the ''only information
he '.had as to the manner the will shou
be drawn in was that given him by Taylo
himself and that was to give it all to hin
He read the will to Mrs Taylor after
completion and asked her if that was h
will, and he says he ''ERdeystood her to {;
i, yes; it was in a low, gasping tone.
said the only definite reason" that he hi
for not signing the will as witness W
that he Thought at the time the woma
,r was not conscious of what she was doing
q Moore after the death of Mrs Taylor (whi
~ occurred about two hours after writing t
rs will drew up the papers and had tie W
of admitted to probate and did not then d
ii cover that the names of the heirs had be
nt omitted. But some time after this he d
n discover through his clerk that the will W
invalid. He was the first to tell the gi
It that the Will was void. He made au agr
Is ment with them Ito try the question of
n, validity of this will and the title to the E
al Portland property in consideration of
he payment to us by them of athousand doll
!. should we win the case" He and his pa
AZ ner sold one daughter share to one Eos
ne and the other twoshanes to themselves. II
sold it fer 5000 and received $1,000
their services. The evidence showed
ed property to be worth from Sll 900 to. .Sl5.C
os- These are the cold, stern, facts and Mo-
. has not denied them.