The times., 1898-12-02
THE MOORE "BADGER' ChsE:n
MahOn. Tells the Court of Mrs
Moore,s TaIxing Ways.

MahOna Tells the Court of Mrs.
Moore's TnlxinE Ways.
| New York, Dec. 1.-The taking of The
testimony in the case of William A. e.
| Moore, who. with his wife. Fayne
| Stranhan Moore. is accused of robbery in
the first degree. began this morning b.
fore Recorder Goff and a jury.
The workSof selecting the jury was doae
with great care. The majority of the
| jurors are men of middle age.
The court room was crowded an hour
| before the case was called this morning.
Martin Mahon. the complainant VINO ac-
cused Moore and his wife of working the
badger game on him. was an early ar
rival. Several friends of Moore's wife
from Atlanta were also present.
The defense is in charge of Abraham
Levy.
Moore looked clean shaven and logged
In appearance, as usual. His wife.
dressed nattily, had a seat away over in
the corner of the court room. She look
ed at ease and laughed and joked with
those near her.
Prosecutor Mcintyre opened his case by
addressing the jury. He warned the wo-
MEN in the court room if they did rot
want to hear unpleasant things they had
better get out. -
They all stayed. Mr.. Mcintyre retited
the charges against Moore and then de-
clared that Martin Mahon was not the
plaintiff in the case, but a State wit
ness. He declared that Moore knew Of
the relations between Mahon and the NO
man, and that Mahon's relations with
the woman were broken off because of
her friendship for negro.
He said the woman broke off her rela-
tions with the negro to take up With an
instructor in a riding academy who is
known as Count Batoni. who is not a
count.
The woman in the case listened to all
of these charges with scornful sm lie
on her face.
Mcintyre then led up\to the incidents
that. 1t is alleged occurred in the Hotel
Grenoble. and told what he would prove.
Moore told Mahon," said Mcintyre.
that he had no fear of prosecution He
said he was a relative of Mark HannI
and a friend of President Mckinley. who
had appointed him vice consul recently.
Mahon said that he intended to pros ecuta
him and complained to the police"
Mcintyre then told of the arrest of
Moore and the woman. Mr.. Mcintyre
called as his first witness Martin Mahon,
the proprietor of the New Ans terdam
Hotel. Mahon was nervous. He told of
his meeting with Mrs. Moore three years
ago at a dinner party. He did not see
her again till three months ago, when
she borrowed diamond pin of him. 1t
-.
her apartments in the Hotel Grenob,e, on
November 4Iast Mahon said they played
cards for while and then Mrs. Mo IRE
took off most of her clothing. put on a
wrapper. and sat in his lap. Then lie
said she coushed and Moore entered sud-
denly. He held a pistol to Mahoa's hesd
and made him sign a confession of guilt.
Witness said Moore demanded he settle
s50,GO0 on Mrs. Moore
Mahon told Moore he did not own that
much and was finally let OF by giving
his note for ZOO. and Landing over his
ready cash.
When court opened in the afternoon 800
people jammed into the room like wild
animals. and fought for seats. Court Of
ficers were tramped on and the affair
was pronounced the most disgraceful ever
seen in the criminal court. Mahon con-
tinued his testimany. He said, after leav-
ing the hoteT Moore came out and Joined
him. He told Mahon he was a thi ty-
third degree Mason. a relative of Mark
Hanna, and a particular friend of Presi-
dent Mckinley. Mahon testified that
Moore also said: 1T is well you were not
that Count Batoni or that negro Ellis. or
l would have shot you dead At no time
during the testimony did Mrs. No re
blush or show any discontinue. The
names of Ellis and DOuras, a lawyer. said
to have acted for Moore to collect Ma
hons note. were then called. but they
were not present.