The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-03
FATE OF BETRAYER MOORE.
The History of the Case as Far rs
Can be Gathered
Here.
The Friends of Reynolds Ready ia
Contribute Money for His
Defense.

The shooting of Bert Moore by Albert
Reynolds at Allegan, Mich, on Monday,
the brief account of which was publish
ed in The TRIBUNE on Tuesday morning
was the talk of the city. All the parties
were well known in this city where they
resided for nearly four years. Mr.. Rey-
nolds and his wife came to Great Falls
about -four years e and livei in a
house on the south side. Shortly after
arriving he commenced to work for W.
}. Winters. "A plastering contractor and
continued with him up to the time he
went east. January 9th last. Mr.. Win
tiers speaks in the highest terms of him
as a workman and an honest man. The
same opinion is expressed by every man
who knew him. His wife was thought
well Of by every one who knew her and
the two lived happily together.
Shortly after Reynolds moved to
Great Falls, Burt Moore, IA painter, and
an acquaintance of the family in Allegan,
Mich, arrived and secured a room and
board with the Reynolds family. He
soon went TO work for Rubottom ~ Gil
christ. painters and decorators, and CON
tinucd in their employ about a year and
a half when they discharged him for his
reckless habits. He then worked on his
own hook, taking Jobs wherever he could
get one. He was IA fair workman but
his incorporate habits and bad temper
kept him in constant trouble with men
who wanted to be on friendly terms with
HIM.
There was no suspicion on the part of
Mr.. REYNOLDS that his wife was nIayinp
him false and he had imnlicit contidenre
in her. while he treated Moore as an in.
innate friend of the family. 4 connie
of weeks before Christmas Mrs, Revn.
Odds left Great Fails TO visit her narenis
reared at the same time. hut Mr. Revn.
Odds houghG nothing strange ah,ut his
departure and believed that his wife had
zone to the home of her parents. His
suspicions were aroused a short time af-
from Mrs Reynolds' father STATING that
h had not arrived. This letter vas a
, sumner to Mr.. REYNOLDS and he started
on the trail of his wife and Moore, The
Allepan Mich.l Gazette gives the follow.
ing particulars of the escapade, wn,ch
no doubt we're procured from Mr.. Revn.
Odds. The Gazette saws.
"Shortly before Christmas. Bert
Moore arrived in Allepan from Great
Falls. Montana. on a visit TO relatives
and friends. after an absence of sevnral
wears. Not having been married If would
be naturally supposed that he would
come ms .companied bv any female
companion. but DEVELOPMENTS within tho
last few DAYS have shown nrettlv clearly
that he had a COMPANION and that her
name was Cora ID. REYNOLDS. the wife of
Albert REYNOLDS of Great Falls Mrs
REYNOLDS was formerly a resident of This
township. and had arranged TO come
home on a visit. 20 Mr.. REYNOLDS wrote
TO her father. but the letter arrived he.
fore his wife did. Her father wrote 10
MIR. REYNOLDS that she had not arrived
and he, suspecting something wrong. be.
gan to investigate and found sufficient
clue to warrant him to follow his wife
who. it appeared. left on the same train
with Moore. and was probably carryinu
out a plan matured weeks before. Mr.
REYNOLDS traced the couple. finding sew.
eral places where they had stopped anc
registered at hotels as EBERT Moore and
wife" He arrived in Allepan Jan, Is
the evening of the iremen's masquerade
ball. at which place he found his wifi
and Moore masked and partIcipatipr in
the dance. lie took no action then. bul
a short time after. it is understood, Mrs
REYNOLDS confessed TO having come will
Moore as aforesaid, Feb. !, Reynolds
made COMPLAINT anainst them. cansino
their arrest on the charge of adultery
They we're taken before Justice stock
dale. but waived examination and wer,
hound over to tho February fern nj
circuit court for trial. giving bonds fo,
appe4rance then, Though this is onl,
one of the MANY like escanades occur
RING daily. il seems more like a romance
because Of it's holiness, However, shou 1
the trial result in n verdict of guiltv AND
a sentence of one or more wears in nrisor
be imposed, the romantic bart of il will
suddenly disappear,"
The only PARTICULARS about the shoot
ing affair are given in a ST, PAIL snecia'
Of Feb, d. which saws:
"Bu,t Moore, a handsome voung mar
% years of age, was shot down today in
a saloon at Allegan, Mich, without ar
instant's warming. A pistol bali pierced