The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-23
TELLS HER OWN STORY
FAYNE STRAHAN MOORE TEsTIFIEs
IN THE "BADGERv CASA
Her Relations with the Man Who wsw
Convicted of Robbing the Propri-
etOr of New York Hotel.

NEW YORK, Dec 22-The taking of evil
dence in the case of Fayne Strahan Moore,
accused of robbery in the first degree. was
resumed to-day before Recorder Golf. Three
witnesses gave testimony confirming that
of Martin Mahon, the alleged victim of th3
badger game Then Mrs Fannie Z.
Johnson. who lives on West Fifty-seventh
street, where it is alleged Mahon took
Fayne Strahan Moore, said she knew
Mahon and also the defendants. but did not
know William A. e. Moore. She testified
that she had asked Fayne Moore in this
Tombs why she did not turn states evil
denee. Mrs. Johnson broke down at this
point and shed many tears. In reply 10 q
question she said Fayne Moore said she
would not turn states evidence because
Moore saiu he would kill her. The rest OF
her testimony was given up to answering
auctions more or less relevant to the case,
and then waiter from the Metropole, WI 0
served dinner to Mr.. Mahon and the alleged
Mrs. Moore was put upon the stand.
This ended the case for the prosecution.
and Mr.. Levy, the attorney for the defend-
ant, moved for a dismissal of the complaint
on the ground that the prosecution had
failed to establish its case. The motion was
denied. Annie Fitzgerald, matron of the
city prison, was called as the first witness
for the defense. She denied having heard
Mrs. Johnson advise Mrs Moore TO turn
states evidence, and also denied other parts
OF Mrs. Johnson's evidence.
Rev. Ogden Homas, rector of ST. Mat
thew S Protestant Episcopal Church, on
West Eghty-fourth street, testified that on
mony between William A. K. Moore and
Fayne Strahan. He said the defendant was
the woman Moore was brought into court
and DR.. Homas identified him as the man.
Fayne Strahan Moore was then called to
the stand and examined by Mr.. Hill. She
said she was born on Feb. 70, 1877. Her
father was judge of the Supreme Court of
Oregon when he died in July, 1887. She then
removed to Atlanta, Ga, and came to New
York in the spring of 1896. She came here,
she sad with the intention of completing
her musical studies. She went TO Europe,
returning in July, 1896 She said that she
first met Mahon in August, 1896, on the occa-
sion of a musicale atsthe Amsterdam Hotel.
She said that Mahon had, unlimited, called
upon her when she was living at Gramercy
Park MahoE, she said told her he was u
married man, but was not living with his
wife. He frequently took her carriage rid
ing and to the theater. She then went TO
Atlanta, and on returning took room at
Mrs JohnsonS house at Mr.. Mahons sug-
gestion. She said the last time she had
seen Mahon previous to her marriage TO
Moore was in January, 1897. She told OF her
trips with Moore in this country and
abroad She then said that on the morning
of Nov. she received telephone message
from Mahon asking her TO take supper at
the Metropole. The rest of her testimony
recounted the supper in the rooms OF the
Grenoble, to which hotel they had later
gone and the one in which Moore appeared
and demanded the money from Mahon. She
also spoke of the scene between Moore and
Detectives Cuff and Mcknight but denied
knowing that Mahon had given any money
to Moore. When asked by Mr.. Hill If she
knew of any scheme of Moore's to extort
money from Mahon or whether she had en-
tered into any conspiracy for the purpose
she answered emphatically in the negative.
Mr.. Hill then announced that the defense
rested. Recorder Golf announced that the
case would be continued tomorrow, when
Mr.. McIntire will cross-examine Fayne
Moore.