The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-20
|HIRD EDITION.


II The Case Of Deserter Moore.
Tho case Of deserter william L.
Moore, which at first was cloud not
14fRcr than mans hand, Is develop
3uf Immense proportions. On Tues.
~ 4 statement OF the case. with the
NV governing the police officers In
f1furcnce to reward or other e0mpen-
salon than that paid by the city was
&6hlished, to which Captain Kerseyt
and Sergeant Wigglesworth took ex-
G4ntiona. They called at the REPuBLIcANl
o{ico and their side OF the question:
vas published in yesterdays Issue,
and TO this Chief Francis takes excep.
lions, especially that part which in
uinuatss that he was paid money byl
\ Moore to keep him from being de-
1lsered up to the United States au-
thorlties.
WILL PREFER CHARGES.
In consequence OF Captain KerseyI
md Sergeant WiggleewOrth's state
{SSnts. Chief Of Police Francis will;
Sr6fsr charges against each OF them
< &oforo the Police Commission this
Y &5sning. OF characterization, and con-
i &uat unhecoming an officer. He will
6l6s charge them with trying to per-
3psde deserter ". L. Moore to swear
mt he gave the chief money, for
r[{XNA@A4 kAS wac w 1Staho Hto kNicacV.
Inc chief also has one or more afflda-
his concerning the matter. which II
fue. IA not yeditable to the captain
md III gsant.
s3SffS1s no doubt but the matter
4 Will BE- fully investigated by the COM
tssion. and everything concerning it
Wrought out.
WILLIAM l. MooRE's STATEMENT.
Tbs following st itement made by
zODfa Is published at bic request:
n HI AN ID ARTICLE III the REPUBLICAN
Xhkf9 }of1e ono said ], W. l.. Moore,
Nd sQps one else besides Lawyer
Z @Ihohs Tor my release | wish to
1te. however, that it Is falsehood,
Il SA4n up by some persons to try to
4 l8NX the public that Chief Francis was
liz by ne for my release.
S asQklet Frah6is never received pen
II toll th4 truth. Tor promised other
4Spl9 to keep my mouth shut,
lfhlA they claim. was my explanation
&of.Rpt FILLING them who / had paid
txtt4s6 lawyer Emmons.
III VIII take q bolemn oath that
ntY6F uttered those words In my life
mt I hive this to say, that there was
+ appellee off1eer who came to my eel
XAteRid - me, have something to
eeM Fou, but 1t Is between you and
Z ~, They say that II you will take oui
t45das 1t that you paid Chief Francis
Asf your release they will let you go
Msaid, what do you take me forf
elll never swear TO lie and ge
Chief Francis in trouble. Then he
says no, do not do 1t. These fact
Twill swear to. w. L. MooRE.
TAKEN TO PHILADELPHIA.
Moore was taken to Philadelphi
4his morning by Captain Keraey to b,
eelivered to the military authorities
IN that city, where he will be held t.
await the action of the U. $. adiutan
general on the appeal made for his 10
lease, In order that he may be enabled
b look after and support his widow
"a mother. who badly needs his as
Instance.
There Is every probability that h
will be discharged. as Adlutapt Gen
efAl Williams was very fayorably In
pressed with the argument OF Harr,
Emmons. the prisoner attorney, VIII
had hearing before him in Washing
Ton yesterday.
It Is said that Captain Kersey Ii
bends to claim the reward offered b
the United States Government for d,
nsfters, and II successful in getting
will divide with Sergeant Wisg lei
worth.