New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-22
THIRD MOORE TRIAL IN HAND
COURT SITS ALI. DAY AND LATE A. Hi'
TO MAKE PROGRESS-THE PRiS-
ONER WEEPS

Tho work Of getting jury TO try the case Vi
Favne Strahan Moore. which is Mt hearing oe'o'e
Recorder Golf in Part " or the court Va ~
Sessions was completed yesterday AFTERNOON az
tho trial proper began then. continuing WIN w
rocess until 1890 O'Clock last night when court wa"
adjourned until this morning. Inc "o'ha" -
charged with robbing Martin Mahon, proPre'o, %
the Ncw-Amsterdam Hotel. in the Grenooie' u"
yember a. by working the badger sA"e o'
Her husband was convicted last FridaE oi Inc n
crime Getting jury for her case began OH ''o"
,ay Tho iury obtained is thought by those ABOUT
tho court who have seen many Jur'es W Nv ~
or the best ever obtained In any case IN 'he 'ou'
-, caror,i Sessions The Jurors were not iockeo
-, when the court adjourned last night Inc
Recorder announced that he woun ''uS' '"e" VII
their honor citizens
y. o'clock Yesterday afternoon when AS
,s,a,+ Attorney Mcintyre opened the case
for the prosecution. He had scarcely begun nov"
ever when the Recorder interrupted him TO allow
the accused woman few minutes consultation
with Mr. Hill. associate counseI TOT the oe''h0e III
an enteroom Of the Court. When they emerge"
Mrs Moore,s eyes looked red. II she had been
crvrc and Mr. Hill looked solemn also. Inc
woman took her seat next to her lawyers ana
loaned her head on her hand. She had handker-
chief In her hand. and as soon as Mr.. Mcintyre
began referring 10 her as this unfortunate "o'"
an she covered her eyes with her handkercn'ei
and began to sob Utterly, or at least 1t appeareu
minutes Then she removed her handkerchief
showing her eyes TO be extremely red Next she
had recourse TO q large green bottle OF s"ei'i'.s
salts Mr.. Hill did his best TO comior' hei' -
wa. apparent as soon MS the sobbing began what
part OF the defence was to be. but the jurors
though they watched the woman. appeared 10 I've
more interested In Mr. McIntyre's speech
Mr. Mcintyre told all about Martin Mahon. MS
character and history. described his meeting with
the woman, why their relations were broken o'
their subsequent meeting and how Mahoh was
lured 10 the Grenoble Three times MT. mcintyre
infinitely described the circumstances when leu up
TO the working Of the badger" game IN 'he
Grenobe exhibiting the confession extorteo from
Nohon and the big revolver used by Moore 10
force him 10 make IT, Once, while the Assistant
District Attorney talking. MI iiiIi arosc "''u
protested against the language ne ehpioSeu
declaring that anything that occurred pe'"ee"
Moore the convicted co-defendant and Mahon, IN
,bc absence Of the woman was madmissible. MT
Mcintyre replied that II was cohuhuous AZ
rls D'' the statements of the Assistant District
Attorney except in such cases where they Will NC
NJ McIntyre in closing. impressively asked the
jury to disregard the fact that the prisoner
said and it was within the discretion of The Court
to sentence her if found guilty TO one DAY IN the
Citv Prison or twenty years in the State prison..
He spoke for nearly two hours and on ci3 shn
called Martin Mshon to the three
years ago and proceeded to repeat the taie ne
ali told twice on the NlDeSs-SldIIu. Ciieei
he made damaging assertion. he locked straisnsi
al Mrs Moore. and with gesture asked IN d ,ch
ing him closely and drinking in his testimony WIS
nrevented from replying by her counsel. ,
4 recess for an hour was taken AT O'CLOCK, anu
Mrs. Moore was led across the Bridge OF signs ior
dinner , A., ,,.ho, In hand
for the third time for cross examination Mr.. LevE
again made him tell the story Of Moores assault
az hin, and admit having begged Moore not TO
xiii him "for Gods sake" The struggle between
Wr I evy on one side and the witness and the AS,
ss;ant District Attorney the other lasted untli
,hn attorney for the defence confessed himself eX-
hausted and after two minor witnesses mao peeH
called the ca again adjourned.