New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-11
SURPRISES IN STORE FOR MOORE.
HIS FIRST WIFE SAID TO HAVE BEEN
UNCOVERED BY THE DIsTRICT-AT-
TORNEY-REV Violations AS


,ocord,re ~ statements made last night by e. A
Rrvan District-Attorney Gardeners secretar''
some surprising developments are likely to occur IN
the ,,urse Of the second trial. which begins TO-
morrow morning of William E. A. Moore ana Ills
alleged wife Fayne Strahan Moore, accused OIL eN-
+ortinz money from Martin Mahon. a month ago. al
the Hotel Grenoble The first trial ended IN a DIS
agrae,ner, Of the Jury The secretary announced
that Moore's first wife 10 whom references were
wade q, tho FIRST trial had been found. The nrst
Mrs Moore is now according 10 the Distr'ct-At-
tornevs secretary in a safe pace IN Oohneo''ou'
where she can be found readily Berore eoins
there she made the following statement 70 me DIS
trict-Attorney; W.T.,
1904 and on that day we sailed on the steamer
{, Louis and went to Southampton we reg
istered as Mr. and Mrs. William A. T. MOORE
After three DAYS stay in London We went oS 'ne
steamer Dunnottar Castle for Cape Town. went 10
the Grand Hotel and then went to Johannesours
We left Johannesburg in February. 1897. and went
10 London and lived there as MI aiio WIS '
IN the Hotel Cecil.
We left there on March IL, 1907. My husband
abandoned me on that day. and came 70 America
leaving me in London without means IN june
1907 he returned to London with tayne Suanah
7 was in London AZ the time ~ his return. lie
came 10 the Hotel Victoria and asked me To return
e. him rerused because OF his treatment OF me
4, Cane Town He left me there and the American
Consul raised money from the Americans 'nere
end sent me 70 London.
MY mother cabled money - return 10
America in july 1897. and in the same month ne
re,urned on the Teutonic with Fayne Strahan /
u,ent 70 the steamer heavily yelled. He came 10
me and said he did want 10 be seen Taking
n me and added that n said anything ABOUT
being his wife he would go 10 the grave for IT, he
said If did not go away he would call an ollcer'
and he did So declared that he was my nus
hand and the officer declined to arrest me.
He never worked at ANYTHING that know or
He ALWAYS had plenty Of money but never knew
how he got II. lie always played cards lie met
ma IN Cleveland first, eight or ten years ago.: he
denied 10 me that no was married TO Fayne Stra-
certificate His uncle is John Moore. a milnonaire
in Cleveland who transports ON the lakes
He Is very prominent, and near friend OF Mark
Hanna. and it through the latters innuence
agent Ar Durham While in Johannesburg Moore
got into serious trouble which viii not mention
Mrs r r. Johnson. Of No. 1863 West ffiy-sev-
enth-st the woman who figured prominently in
tho trial Of the Moores. In whose house Fayne
Strahan met Mahon and the so-celled negro, wa
summoned 10 the Distrtct-Attorneys office yes
Colonel GARDENERS secretary, she declared tina :
Z3chsrah Aldrich the sixth juror IN the hrst trial
Of Moore called at her house on certain lay, inc
exact date of which she refused 10 d.vulge. He
was accompanied by TWO men whom she knew I"
he his fellow -ilIrymen. having seen them in court
Aldrich went 10 her house. she said ostensibly -
take home his wife who had called there the same
dav on a Mrs Watson who lived in he house
During their stay in the house me tnree men
drank wine freely and discussed The Moore case
and sneaking Of Mrs. Moore or Fayne straher one
~ the ilrvrnen said. 1T good thing 10 have
her in court You couldn't keep your eyes on her.