New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-03
NOORES' ACCTSER UNDER FIRE.
SAYS HE ONLY RECOVERED HIS SENSES
WHEN DRINKING WITH THE MAN
WHO HAD ROBBED HIM.

Martin Nobon the complainant in the trial OF
william A. +. Moore Consular Agent at DurDd''
South Africa and his wife. Fayne. for ROBBERY III
the frs, degree. was again called to testify al
Moore's trial soon after the case was resumed DE-
fore Recorder COZ. in Part " of the General Ses-
sions yesterday. The complainant alleges Una.
while he was with Mrs. Moore in her apartments az
the Hotel Grenobc on the night o. November .,
Moore entered. and. after hitting hin on the hca"
with A revovcr robbed him and then made MIN
sign confession and give him promissory note
for 5000 His testimony yesterday regarding THESE
ALLEGED facts was substantially the same as that
given by him the opening Of the trial.
Mahon was taken I'm hand yesterday by Abra-
ham Levy. counsel for the defendant. ana was So
verely crOss-exanined as to the time he spent IN
Mrs Moore's apartments at the Groenobe on the
night i'm question. what did when he was
stopped by Moore as he was leaving the MOTEL ana
as to a conversation they had in saloon "here
they drank together He could not remember JUST
how long he had been in the Moores' apartments
but he thought that for one whole hour Moore
kent telling him that he would Kill him. He said
that he did not regain his after being struck
with the revolver until he was drinking at taole
In a saloon with Moore. 1t was then that ne tolo
Moore. he testified. that his own day had come
and that Moore had had his. Under cross-examl-
nation Mahon also testified that he had called at
house in Fifth-ave since the alleged robbery and
assault. and in the house at the time was MIS-
Alonzo ". Foster. manager Of the New,Amster-
dam Hotel, was the next witness called ne , swoiv
that he reported the case TO the Detective buIeSu
by telephone on November ;. He "as followed ny
Detective Sergeant Cuff and Detective McNaugn..
who arrested the Moores Detective Sergeant uil
testified 10 having knocked on tho door or ne
apartments occupied by the Moores. on me nsme
OF the arrest. and to having said in answer 10 On
inquiry from Moore as to who wanted 10 see mn
that gentleman from the Hotel Metropole wanteu
10 see him special business. Gun swore tha AZ
Moore opened the door a little, and was apoui 10
close it when he Ghe witness! forced his way mo
the room While he was entering Moore StruTh mn
three times on the head with revolver IN NJ"
in the room was Mrs Moore. smoking cleareln.
When questioned about the arrest OF the MooIes,
Detective Mcknight swOre that Moore sald ~ MS
presence that he would not have MT Gun II ne
had known that he police officer tontlnu<,
ing McNaugnt testified that when he tod Moor" OF
the complaint against him. Mrs. Moore jumped
have been stolen was given TO her by Mahon. and
that Moore then said that Mahon had scattered
some money around the room and that he didn't
know what II was for.
Before an adjournment was taken until 1880 a.
m Monday the prosecution announced that n
rested it's case but this announcement was some
wnat modified a little later by the statement that
the People would retain the right 10 call witnesses
on Monday. Among the spectators IN the court
room yesterday were Governor-elect McMilln, OF
Tennessee Henry Winthrop Gray. Special Commits
sioner OF Jurors; DR.: william T. JENKINS, Of tho
Board Of Health. and Judge Martin T. Mcmahon,
who sat beside Recorder Golf