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The herald., 1897-11-09
A SIMILAR CASE
Antoine Wood the Degenerate Boy
Murderer Of Colorado

The attempted assassination Of Dr.
P. r. Moore by 15-year-old Wilfrid Glow
er at West Glendale had its counterpart
in Colorado a few years ago. A compar-
ison of the two cases would indicate that
young Glover is degenerate, like his
Colorado prototype.
About five years ago two young men
started out from Denver one bright day
in early fall on short hunting trip.
They were still in their teens, but were
experienced hunters and thoroughly ia
miliar with the country they were about
to visit.
They had occasion to pass through the
ranch of a man named Wood, a few
miles from Denver. Here they met An
tone Wood, lad of u years, who ex-
pressed desire to accompany the young
men.
Permission was readily granted and
Entone. charging his muzzle-loading
shotgun, made haste to join the hunt
ers. Reaching the hunting grounds the
young men separated and went in differ
ent directions, one of them being ac-
companied by Antoine. That was the last
time the other ever saw his friend alive.
Upon returning to the farm house few
hours later he found that his friend had
not returned. A short time afterward
Antoine came running toward the house
IN I. slaLy VI great Excitement. ne said
that the young man with whom he had
been hunting had accidentally shot him
self and that he was then lying dead q
few miles away.
A party was at once organized. and
upon repairing to the spot indicated by
The herald., 1897-11-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Call Tel. Main 243 for ambulance.
kregelo & Bresee, Sixth and Broadway.
Robert Sharp & Co, fune, al directors
Telephone 1929. ,sess..,.~.
Watches cleaned. IS cents; MAIN
springs, so cents; crystals. 10 cents
Patton. PA South Broadway.
Kregelo & Bresee were called to La
Crescenta Sunday to take charge of the
remains Of Thos. r. Elliott, who died
there suddenly.
Adams Bros. dentists, 20S1s South
Spring street. Plates from 81 Pain
less extracting, so cents. Filling a
speciality. Hours to 8; Sundays, 10 to
H.
II. c. Lichtenberger, the picture
framer. at 202 South Spring street, has
just received his fall stock of new styles
of picture frame mouldings. If you
have any framing to do call and see this
beautiful line.
DR.. Rebecca Lee Dorsey, Stimson
block. first floor, rooms 1873, 1874, 125.
Special attention given to obstetrical
cases. and all diseases of women and
children. Electricity scientifically used.
Consultation hours, 1 to s. Tel. 1927.
We Stand Corrected.-In the Sundays
advertisement of the Hub Clothing Co.
there was mentioned as special for the
juvenile department batch of chill
dren's all wool suits for SO. 1t was a
misprint and The Herald would let it's
readers know that the suits can be had
at the Hub SO. They run in ages from
+ to Is years. Sale will continue till Sat-
urday night.
The herald., 1897-11-09
A BAD BOYS DESPERATE DEED

concerted the young degenerate, for in
stead Of attempting to remove his jewels
| and purse he turned and ran away. He
| met George Moore.
| Moore.
missed" was the reply.
Where Is my brother?"
"Over there" said the boy, pointing in
the opposite direction from which the
report had come. Just go UP that way,
and you'll come to a road. can't stay
any longer. l must go back to my work
or my boss will fire me-
Mr.. Moore started off in the direction
indicated, but after climbing hill and
finding no road concluded that he had
been misdirected and returned. He
again saw the boy crossing field and
called to him. The lad pretended not to
hear and started to run, but when he
saw that Mr.. Moore had taken after
him, he halted. Again Glover insisted
on hurrying away, saying that ''his boss
would fire him." Mr.. Moore began to
suspect that something was wrong, and
told Wilfred that he would have to go
back with him. Then the boy said
"Your brother has shot himself. He Is
lying down here little way" He then
led the way to the thicket in which DR..
Moore had been shot. The injured man
had dragged himself a few feet from
the spot on which he had fallen down
to the waters edge and lay there, when
his brother arrived, unconscious and
covered with blood.
COOL AND CALCULATING
When he saw his victim apparently
dead. young Glover still showed no signs
of fear or remorse, but kept protesting
that he could not stay-"His boss would
fire him." Mr.. Moore promised to make
the matter right so far as that was con-
cerned and ordered the boy to help him
carry the bleeding doctor back to the
carriage. When Glover again started
to leave, Mr.. Moore asked him for his
address, stating. that he wished to re-
ward him for his assistance. The boy
stated that he worked for rancher by
the name of Wilcox, who lived across
the river near Tropico. which statement
was afterward found to be false.
The doctor, still unconscious, was
placed in the buggy and made as COM
Portable as possible, while the drive to
this city was speedily accomplished.
AS soon as he reached a telephone sta
ton Mr.. Moore stopped and called UP
DR.. J. w. Hunt, who arrived at DR..
Moore's house shortly after the injured
man was carried in. He found that DR..
Moore had been shot in the back of the
head and that the bullet had entered
near the right ear and passed around the
skull, coming out on the left side of the
skull. 1t was not thought that the skull
had been fractured.
ARRESTED AT HOME
The following morning the facts were
placed before Detectives Bradish and
The herald., 1897-11-09

body to pieces with knife. Then he put
it in the smouldering ashes of a recent
clam bake. He was sent to Charles
town prison for life and has grown to
manhood there. His repeated attempts
to escape have startled the country. He
is still in prison, educated but unrepent-
ant. No governor has dared to risk
pardoning him out.
Ohio has 7-year-old murderer of the
most cool and bloodthirsty character
in Carolyn McElhinney. This murderer
was left at home with the baby and
Tommy Laidd, visitor at the house,
while the folks went to church last Oc-
tober. Tommy was IA, but was cripple,
helpless in an invalid chair. The 7-year-
old grew angry at Tommy, and hunting
up his fathers shotgun got cartridges
from a bureau and deliberately blew off
Tommy's head. This murderer is now in
the Xenia reformatory.
Charlie Hays, a 12-year-old boy Of
Indiana, Pa, on December IL, 1896, killed
the 1O-year-old daughter of Mrs. Guest.
He said he did it for fun.
Robert Shearon, s years old, of Liv-
erpool, was deprived of his clothes by
his mother and locked in his room for
PldyluS LIuduls l1C cSCdPCO lIOll tuC
house, wrapped a sack about him and
joined Sammy Crawford, 9 years old.
They took Robert Eccles for a swim.
then they drowned little Eccles and thus
secured clothing for Shearon.
Last June Willie Schneider, 10-year-
old boy at Evergreen, N. Y, confessed
to pushing 8-year-old Josie Miller into
bonfire that had been built near the
village schoolhouse. Willie had been
excused that he might go for drink Of
water. Suddenly the air was rent with
screams from the yard, and rushing out
Principal Drummond saw the young
girl enveloped in flames. Everybody as
sumed that she had gone too near q
brush bonfire and that her skirts had
caught. She died the next day. When
the school assembled the day after the
funeral the janitor told Principal Drunl-
mond that as he carried Josie to her
| fathers cottage she moaned the name
of Willie Schneider, and cried out again
and again: Don't Willie; don't burn
my Clothes"
The principal that afternoon told the
children the story of the awful tragedy.
Then he asked, solemnly:
IF any of you had anything to do with
setting Josie Miller's clothes on fire, /
want you to speak out"
There was an awful silence: then a
big, dirty hand was raised, and every
eye turned upon Willie Schneider.
"All right, WILLIE" said the principal,
carelessly, II guess you didn't really
do it."
''Yes, did; done it, and I am glad of
n resnouded the lad nromnt1v Anil
then he offered to show the teacher just
how 1t happened 'You see," said he.
when he reached the pumphouse, II
stood in the doorway when Josie came
out. First wouldn't let her in Then
she pushed me and that made me mad.
and when she was drinking I lit match
The herald., 1897-11-09

and illustrated just how the deed was
done.
Shortly after the boy was taken back
to Jail his mother visited him in his cell.
While she was with him he shed few
tears, the first and only sign Of sorrow
that he had shown since the crime.
The boys father is now an inmate of
the Soldiers Home near Santa Monica,
Mrs. Glover secured divorce from him
about two years ago. The poor woman
| is heartbroken over the affair. Wilfred
has a bad reputation in the neighbor-
hood of his home, and has constantly
been in trouble. One Of the neighbors
said when he heard of young Glover's
arrest: well, from what I know of
that boy would not be surprised at his
doing anything"
A MEDICAL OPINION.
Wilfred Glover was visited in his cell
last night by DR.. Ralph Hagan, who, at
the request Of The Herald. made an ex-
animation of the boys head to discover
If there were any signs of physical de-
formity or degeneracy. In his report DR..
Hagan says:
my examination Of Wilfred Glover
QlSClOS6S ITO dUIOTIIldk USV6lOpIlGutS.
He is in every way an ordinary boy, ex-
cept that he is somewhat overgrown for
a boy of fifteen years, standing feet IL
inches high. 1t is plain from his fea-
lures that he is hot-headed and proba-
bly, rash. His size makes him at first
appear stupid, but when his years are
considered his actions in this respect do
not appear unusual.
1.-THE boy appears utterly unable to
realize the enormity Of his offense. When
visited him he had been sleeping peace
fully for an hour, and when talked
with him he answered my questions as
any boy of his age would.
"In appearance he is, as have said.
tall, and has red hair worn quite long;
his face Is freckled and red. He has
keen blue eyes, a prominent nose and
lips of about the ordinary thickness. AL
together, he seems a very ordinary
youth"
A complaint was sworn to yesterday
charging Wilfred Glover with an at
tempt to commit murder. and he will be
prosecuted on the charge.
Last night DIR. Moore was doing as
well as could be expected, and every
hope is entertained for his ultimate re-
covery.
The herald., 1897-11-09
Deliberately Shoots DR..
Paul R. Moore
DEGENERATEWIL GIL OVER
HIS CUNNINGLY LAID PLANS OF
CRIME
Was Anxious to Commit Murder to
Redeem a Previous THETA
Medical Opinion

Bent on robbery to repay money that
he had previously pilfered, Wilfred
Glover. 15-year-old boy, attempted tc
murder Dr. Paul r. Moore of this city
last Saturday The deed was almost
successful, and DR.. Moore now lies at
his home 1l17 Santaee street, closely
watched by fellow physician and ten
derly cared for by the members Of his
family. Glover, who has proved him.
self a precocious prodigy Of evil, occu-
pies tank in the city jail, and coolly
admits that he tried to murder his VIC
tim for the purpose of robbing him. The
boy had stolen fifteen dollars. The
theft had been discovered and traced
to.shim.r Part OF the money was re-
TUNED, and lie was threatened with ex-
posure and arrest unless he made the
remainder good. The idea occurred to
him that he could secure the necessary
balance by killing DR.. Moore, and he did
not hesitate to attempt the awful deed.
The boy shows no signs Of remorse. and
only once has he shed a tear since his ar
rest. That was when his mother Wis.,
tied him in Jail.
EXTRAORDINARY CUNNING
DR.. Moore was out hunting with his
brother, George w. Moore, of Boston,
who is spending the winter here, when
the attempt upon his life was made.
They met the Glover boy, who at once
developed extraordinary cunning in the
manner by which he contrived to sep
arate the brothers. The fact that they
wore diamonds in their shirts led him
to believe that they had money, and his
mind was at once made up. Thence
forward he never faltered in his plans.
1t was undoubtedly his intention to
murder both men, and the fact that his
plan miscarried is supposed to be due
to the fact that his first shot failed to
kill DR.. Moore. When George w.
The herald., 1897-11-09
CMY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS
Chronioled ON Page. :. 8. . and IL.

Earl Riddles lucky escape.
Fire hose contract awarded.
"Poker" Davis tries another court
william Hoffman on trial for bur-
glary.
Balance in the city treasury, $685.
o7o.0o.
All Louie's case against Police
Owens.
Unsanitary condition Of the city
schools.
The Spring street resurfacing or
dinance passed.
The jewels of the late Mrs. Emma
Tolfree in court.
Engineers exempt from the coun-
ellis jurisdiction.
Eight arrests for breach Of the
hitching ordinance.
Prospects for coast trade with Mex
leo not encouraging.
Superintendent Wells talks Of the
Santa Fe hold-up at Grants station.
Despondent minister takes his life
because Of failure to secure pastor
ate.
Merchants and manufacturers dis
cuss the San Francisco Freighting as
ISOLATION scheme.
The extraordinary shooting Of DR..
P. r. Moore by a fifteen-year-old boy.
Southern Pacific must refund on land
contracts.
The herald., 1897-11-09

Antoine the body was found. The cir
cumstances were such that upon the re-
turn to the city detectives were put at
work on the case. 1t was soon discov-
cred that the dead man could not possi-
bly, have shot himself. Furthermore his
gun and watch were missing.
Suspicion was at once directed toward
Antoine and the lad was arrested. He
some time, but finally confessed that he
had killed the young hunter In order to
get his watch and gun. The gun was a
very fine one and the glitter of the watch
had excited his cupidity. Allowing his
victim to go on ahead, Antoine dis
charged the contents Of his own gun into
his victims body, killing him instantly.
Secreting the gun and watch, he hast
ened back to the ranch and gave the
alarm.
The boy did not manifest the slightest
sign of repentance in telling of the ter
rible deed he had committed. He wanted
the watch and the gun. He could not
get them in any other way and so he
committed the crime.
Antoine was kept in Jail a few weeks
and then was tried on the charge OF
murder. He was great favorite at the
county Jail, never making the slightest
trouble. At the trial great interest was
taken in the case by medical experts,
especially those who had made spe-
cial study of degeneration in the young
Several specialists came from the east
to examine the boy and take notes on the
case.
The degeneration Of the youthful MUIR
derer was clearly established. Still 1t
could not be said that he was insane.
and SO he was.sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for life. He is now at the peniten-
tiary at Canon City. About year age
a Denver attorney tried to arouse pub
lie interest in order to get the boy re-
leased from the penitentiary, but most
people were of the opinion that the boy
is better off where he is.
The father and mother of Antoine were
ordinary farm hands of little education
but there was nothing to show from
whence the youthful murderer's degen-
eracy sprung.
The herald., 1897-11-09
w1LFRED GLOVER

Moore finally found his brother lying In
q pool of blood young Glover declared
that the doctor had shot himself, and
helped to carry him to the buggy. After
giving a wrong address he returned
home and went to bed. He was dis
covered there Sunday by Detectives
Auble and Bradish, who placed him un-
der arrest. The boy at first positively
denied that he had anything to do with
the crime, but has since admitted his
guilt.
DR.. Moore and his brother drove out to
Burbank Saturday, leaving the city
shortly after o'clock. Failing to find
any good shooting, they came round TO
the Los Angeles river, near Tropico,
where they tied their horse. A few
doves were killed here. and the hunters
decided to return home. They were
crossing a field when a boy walked up
to them and asked for the time of day.
It was Just twenty minutes past &
o'clock.
"Got much game?" asked the boy.
mo: very poor luck" returned DR..
Moore.
"Well, I can tell you where there are
stacks Of cotton-tails," said the boy.
and seeing that the hunters were about
to go, remarked: you've got plenty of
time yet. 1t amt late"
DELIBERATE CRIME
The doctor and his brother decided to
follow the boy Glover led the men up
the river bank for little way, talking
volubly as he went. He said that his
name was Wilfred Glover. and that he
worked in the neighborhood, herding
cattle After they had gone a little
way the boy suggested that George
Moore take one direction, while he and
the doctor take another The arrange
ment was agreed upon. DR.. Moore and
Wilfred had proceeded only a little way
down into a thicket where the rabbits
were said to be plentiful, when the lad
dropped back, and, drawing a revolver
from his pocket, fired point blank at DR.
Moores head. The shortness of the
distance 10 shown by the fact that the
hair was powder-burned around the
wound made by the bullet.
AT the same instant the young devil
shouted: "Oh, I'm shot"
''No, I'm shot, said DR.. Moore. as he
turned around, staggered and fell
PREPARED PREvARICATIoN
4 The fact that he had not Instantly
killed his intended victim must have dis
The herald., 1897-11-09
Y. N. C. A. Concert

An enjoyable concert was given last
evening at the auditorium Of the Y. NJ
c. A., before large and enthusiastic
audience. Mr.. and Mrs. Rowan, who
arranged the concert, opened the pro-
gram with duet and each sand solos
later in the evening. Miss Shepard, So
prano, Miss Haines, pianist, Miss Grace
M. Perry, accompanist, and Arthur Per-
ry, violinist all gave artistic assistance
and the concert was successful in every
way,
The herald., 1897-11-09
INFANT .MoNsTRosrTIEs
Cases Where Criminal Instinct Was
Apparently Unborn in Children

In the case Of Antoine Wood, the cupid
ity led to the commission Of the crime Of
murder In other instances the desire
to kill and torture seems to have been
inborn. The case of Jesse Poraeroy, is
still fresh in the minds of middle-aged
people. AS little boy he delighted in
enticing smaller children into the
woods, where, after tying them to trees.
he beat them with sticks, stoned them
and cut them with knives. At IA he
enticed 5-year-old Katie Curran into a
cellar and killed her. hiding her body in
an ash heap. A few months later he de-
coyed 12-year-old Horace Miller into the
marsh back Of South Boston and cut his
The herald., 1897-11-09

Auble. With the brother OF the injured
doctor they went out to Tropico. Inquiry
at the Wilcox ranch showed that what
young Glover had said about being en-
ployed there was false. 1t was learned,
however. that boy named Glover lived
over at West Glendale with his mother.
The officers went there and found Will
fred in bed. At first he protested that
DR.. Moore had shot himself, but later
admitted that he had done the shooting
and claimed that it was accidental. He
gave the detectives the revolver, a 3S-
caliber six shooter, and said that he had
been holding it in his hand as he walked
along behind DR.. Moore in the hope OF
seeing a rabbit, and that it had gone
off accidentally. Wilfred was placed
under arrest and brought to this city,
arriving here at 10 o'clock Sunday night.
He was confined in one of the tanks at
the city Jail.
A CONFESSION
Yesterday morning, when visited by
the detectives, Wilfred Glover said that
he had concluded to tell the truth and
wanted to make confession. He was
not at all frightened and seemed per.
fectly cool. nor did he seem to have felt
any remorse. He stated to the detec-
tives that he had intended to kill DR.
Moore for his money. when I saw that
he had diamonds I knew that he musl
have money" said the boy, land
needed the money to pay off debt" HI
coolly admitted that he had stolen ST.
from a; man at Glendale and had beer
able to pay back SO. He had been toli
that If he did not pay the rest he woulG
be arrested, and when he saw the two
hunters he concluded that he could gel
1t from them, even though it might in
volve the murder of one or both of them
After he had completed his confession
the boy expressed desire to see DIR
Moore and apologize" as he expressed
| 1t. His wish was complied with, ant
the lad was taken out to the physician's
house. When the boy came into thu
room and saw his victim lying in bee
he began twisting his hat awkwardly
and finally said. in low tone, Doctor
I've come to apologize" He soon begai
to talk quite freely and told the doctor
that he had thought that the doctor
must have money because he wore q
diamond, and that he had determined tt
rob him. He said that after he had firet
| the shot he had been afraid to strip his
victim lest he should be caught in ths
\ act. The lad took the empty revolver