The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-24
Some Light Thrown Upon
the Moore Shooting.
CAUSED BY FAMILY JARS
The Father and Mother Separated
Many Years Ago.
BROTHERS TAKE OPPOSITE SIDES
The Senior Moore Said to Have
Favored George and Overlooked
Harry, the Wounded Man.

The shooting of young Harry Moore by
his brother. George j., on Tuesday even
Ing has aroused another family skeleton
from long siumber, and it is more than
probable that before again retiring to its
gloomy closet it will furnish enough Cos
SIP and sensation to render a temperance
entirely unnecessary for many years to
come.
That Harry, the wounded man. had
some serious purpose in view when he as
cended the steps leading to his fathers
insurance Office was never doubted from
the hrst, and was made doubly evident
when his brother appeared upon the scene
and made use of a revolver, which, it is
Claimed by many, he had absolutely no
use Tor In tbs ordinary routine of his
daily life. A simple disagreement and
quarrel between two brothers has up to
the present time been ascribed as the
only cause for the sensational shooting,
but little by little. in spite of the family's
endeavor to give the episode as little
color as possible, the aforementioned
family skeleton has persisted in bobbing
into view. until at present It's grlnning
presence Is clear and certain.
Judging from the chain of events lead
ing up TO the shooting a visit from Harry
was rather expected, inasmuch as he had
called on several prior occasions and was
not very warmly received by his relatives.
George A. Moore, the father of the
young men, has been married a second
time, his present wife being the mother of
Eugepe T. GuindoD, young man who was
shot and killed several years ago by a
stockbrOker named Gardner. who is now
serving life sentence at San Quentin.
His first wife. Elizabeth j. Moore, is still
alive and resides at 711B Hayes street,
she being the mother of Harry and George
and three other children. Several years
ago she was granted a divorce from
Moore upon her own complaint, and
In addition TO being given the Gus
tody of the minor children was
allowed S125 per month alimony. For
reasons, which afterward became plain.
the children, upon the separation OF their
parents, also divided themselves on either
side. George going with his father aud
Harry remaining with his mother. Friends
of the family assert that from that time
the brothers became more or less cool with
each other, and some go so far as to say
buob thO OluCI OcOTR6 TO
the extent of overlooking entirely the ad-
vancement or welfare of Harry. This is
denied by the family. but tuesdays shoot
ing is pointed to as proof of the i'll feeling
between the two brothers.
Some time after obtaining her divorce
Mrs. Moore filed petition in the Supe-
ior Court. praying that the decree be set
aside. but Judge Hoge, who heard the
case. denied the petition. Her story as
told is as follows: After obtaining the
divorce she claimed to have ascertained
that her husband was possessed of consid-
cradle property and she desired to obtain
a portion of it. She claimed that she was
compelled to apply for the divorce by her
husband, who was anxious to marry his
present wife, and after holding pistol 10
her head. he threatened to shoot if she did
not do as he commanded
She finally yielded and the divorce fol-
lowed. At the time of their marriage
Moore was praeticing dentist in Kansas.
and about fifteen years ago they came TO San
Francisco, where he entered into a part
nership with DR.. Griswold. He was not
successful, and after giving up the prac-
tice of his profession entered the employ
of the Pacific Mutual Insurance Company.
of which he is now president In her petit
ton filed Mrs. Moore set forth that her
husband while travelling In Humboldt
County met Mrs. Guindon. and from that
time forth the formers life was rendered
almost unbearable. But for the sake of
her children she remained impassive until
Mr.. Moore compelled her to obtain the di-
vorce referred to.
For Sc veral years. those in position to
know have been aware that George and
Harry have not been on the best of terms
owing to the parental middle, and the
shooting is simply the outcome of series
of misunderstan dings. quarrels and argu-
ments between the two.
1t seems to be the desire of the family to
attribute the quarrel between the brothers
to anything other than the estrangement of
their parents. George Moore, when seen
yesterday at his home, 1904 California
street, entirely denied any feeling on that
score, as did his wife.
"The divorce took place several years
ago." he exclaimed, land whatever may
have been said to the contrary. my brother
and / have gone ON being good friends ali
along. Why, he lunched here with me
on Wedn esday week, and that certainly
does not look as If we had not spoken for
years. As for our quarrel. it was the re-
suit of a momentary disagreement; there
was nothing more in it than that. We
had been good friends half an hour be-
FORE"
Mrs. George Moore corroborated all that
her husband said with regard to the
brothers having no i'll feeling concerning
the divorce. In fact. the couple alluded
to it as back number, that had no bearing
on the present relations of the family
Henry Moore, who is now at ST. Luke's
Hospital. was not In a condition too see