The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-12
AT HIS WIFE'S FUNERAL
JOHN MOORE ATTENDED IN CUSTODY
OF DEPUTY SHERIFF..
Police Arc Confident that Moore Ii
the Man Who Committed
the Murder.

yesterday afternoon broke GOWN dIlu sODDeu
Historically. The occasion was the funeral
ceremonies over the remains of Mrs Moore.
which occurred at the house in which she
met her death. Long before the hour for
the rites a large number of friends and
quaintances of the dead woman gathered
at the house The body had been appro-
priately robed and bedecked for burial by
the ladies Of the Thomas Post, w. r. c.,
of which Mrs. Moore was recently made
member.
About 1870 o'clock Mrs. De Ruiter, her
sister arrived, with her medical adviser,
and was ushered into the room in which her
sister lay ready for interment. AS her eyes
fell on the dead face her feeble nerves gave
way and she wept and sobbed out her grief
regardless of her surroundings or her own
physical condition. Mrs. De Ruiter had
been told that her sister had died suddenly
of heart failure, and the fact of her muir
der was rigidly kept from her knowledge,
as her medical attendants felt that her
mental condition would not warrant the
shock of such disclosure
MOORE AT THE BIER.
Shortly before the ceremonies began
Moore, the accused husband, was led into
the house by Deputy Sheriff Chapman in
compliance with his expressed wish to be
present at the funeral. Mrs. Clawson, a
sister of Mrs. Moore who lives in Cincin-
natl, ard who came to this city on the first
news of her sisters murder, seeing Moore
enter, walked up to him and remarked that
III spite of public opinion she would not be-
lleVe him guilty until it was proved that he
was so. Moore, while not replying coherent
~, was visibly relieved by the attempt at
kindness.
Not haryf
maintained with regard to the murder be-
lore Mrs. De Ruiter, Moore was not sur
prised when she came up to him and said
with much feeling, John! You know 1 al
ways told you to take good care of Matte
Thinking that she meant to accuse him of
the murder he remarked with apparent
sincerity. well, didn't do it," AS an en-
tirely different construction was evidently
placed on his remark by Mrs. De Ruiter
any further chance for a disclosure of the
painful truth was precluded by Mrs. De
Ruiter being led away. Moore was then al
lowed to enter. the room where the casket
was placed in the company of Deputy Chap
man to look for the last time on the face
or his lifetime companion. AS he gazed he
broke down completely and sobbed. The
only ineligible remark he was heard TO
make as he bent over the corpse of his
wife was muttered, ''You know [ didn't
do it," Shortly after Moore retired from
the room Rev. G. A. Christensen, rector of
st, PauPs Episcopal Church, began the
ritual of the church. His remarks were
confined to generalties in which the quality
of life, the bitterness of death and the glory
of the future were blended in touching
manner.
The pallbearers then took charge of the
casket and carried it to the hearse in which
it was taken to Crown FILL Cemetery.
Moore stood beside the grave holding the
hand of his son and weeping. AS the body
was being covered with earth he seemed to
collapse utterly, and, accompanied by his
custodian and still clinging to his boy, he
was taken back to Jail, the boy accompany
ing him all the way. Arriving there they
parted and Moore Immediately sought the
solitude Of his cell.
A DETECTIVE IN THE HOUSE.
While the funeral rites were being per-
formed the arm Of the law was not idle
for Detective Gerber. acting under instruc-
lions, was making an active and thorough
search Of the premises for evidence. AS the
procession moved toward the cemetery he
was left alone, and he improved all his time
After the interment Mrs. De Ruiter re-
turned to her old home with her father and
II,
they sat and talked while the unconcerned
detective was exerting himself beneath the
same roof to secure evidence looking to
the punishment of the guilty one.
AT police headquarters the feeling contin-
ues to be distinctly prejudicial to Moore
superintendent Quigley states emphatically
that he has secured additional evidence
against Moore which he is not now in a
position to disclose, but which will, in his
One member of the family, however, re-
mains true to Moore in his trouble, and that
- rs MS u.s. pTT1sner-ln-iaW Wll f y; Clawson
maintains a perfect faith in Moore's inno-
cence and an abiding conviction that Derk
De Ruiter is the guilty party. Yesterday
he stated that so sure was he of De Ruiter's
guilt that he did not intend to return home
until he had secured his arrest The police
claim to be able to trace Moores move
mentS minutely from the time he came
down town, but until last night could not
determine to certainty when he left the
house.
HERMAN TURTLES EVIDENCE
The statement of Herman c. futile of
1914 North Illinois street, to superintendent
Quigley, however, establishes that fact in
the minds of the police. Mr.. futile is pos
tive that he left his own house Friday
afternoon at o'clock and boarded an Illi-
nois-street car at Thirtieth street When
the car reached Twenty-1irst street he saw
Moore enter and seat himself opposite. AL
though well known to him Moore did not
speak, but kept his gaze directed out of the
window. He is positive that the time when
Moore boarded the car was later than
O'Clock, as his Wife had reminded him of
the fact that he had an engagement at his
office shortly after 8, and the hour had just
struck as she commented IL.
Moore, when seen by reporter last night,
reiterated his former statement that he had
nothing to say, much as he wished to, eX-
cept that he was innocent.
DIR. Wynn, acting in the capacity of an
expert chemist, at the instance of Coroner
Brayton, yesterday made a critical exam
nation of the branding iron, which is
thought to have been the implement of
death lie was unable to ind anything on
it indicating the presence of blood. His
opinion is that the death wound, being a
confused one, the hemorrhage was not in
Simultaneous, and the slight loss of blood
from that point indicates that the heavy
the iron when it struck.
Or. Dodd, deputy coroner meanwhile
made careful examination OF deposit
found on the left ear of the dead woman's
head. 1t was at first supposed that it was
ordinary dirt, but when scraped off and
carefully examined il proved to be rust A
particle of rust was scraped from the brand
ing iron and microscopic examination of
both was made, when ii was learned that
they were identical. This leaves no doubt
in the minds of the expert that the brand
ing iron was the instrument which caused
the death of Mrs. Moore.
POSITIVE OF MoORE'S GUILT.
The Police Claim to Have Exclusive
Information.
Last night reporter approached Superin-
tendent Quigley with the remark that late