The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-23
FAYNE STRAHAN MOORE
ON TRIAL FOR ROBBERY.
The Defendant Denies Any knOwl-
edge of Her Husbands Having
Taken Money From MahOn.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2e.-The taking of
evidence In the case OF Fayne Strahan
Moore, accused of robbery in the first de-
gree, was resumed today before Recorder
Goff. Three witnesses gave testimony con-
frlning that Of Martin Mahon, the alleged
victim of the badger game. Then Mrs.
Fannia f.. Johnson. who lives on West
Fifty seventh street, where it is alleged
Mahon took Mrs. Moore. said she knew
Mah0n, and also the defendant. but did
not know William f. Moore. She testified
that she had asked Fayne Moore in the
Tombs why she did not turn states evil
dence. Mrs Johnson broke down at this
point and shed tears In reply 10 ques-
ti4n she sad Fayne Moore said she would
not turn states evidence because she was
afraia Moore would kill her The rest Of
her testimony was given ny TO answering
questions more or less irrelevant 10 the
case and then a waiter from the Metropole.
who served dinner 10 Mahon and the alie.-
ed Mrs. Moore, was pat on the stand.
This ended the case for the prosecution,
and Mr.. Levy, the attorney for the defend
ant. moved for dismissal OF the com
plant on the ground that the prosecution
had failed 20 establish its case. Iae mo-
ton was denied.
Annie Fitzgerald. rnatrou of the city
prison. was called as the next witness TOR
The defense. she denied having heard Mrs.
Johnson advise Mrs. Moore to turn states
evidence and also denied other parts OF
Mrs. Johuson's evidence. At this point tAe
court adjourned.
Later in the evening the court was again
called to order and the time was devoted
ID the continued testimony OF Mrs fItz-
gerald. After her came Rev ogden
IIomas rector Of s.. Mathews Protestant
Episcopal church, In West Eighty-Tourth
street who testified on April I. ls91, that
he performed a marriage ceremony between
William T.. Moore and Fayne Strahaa. lie
said the defendant Was the woman. Moore
was brought into court and Mr.. Homas
Identified hin, as the man.
Favre Moore was then called 10 tho
stand ana examined by Mr.. Hiil. She said
that sae was horn on February u, ISL Her
father was ridge Ct the supreme court OF
Oregon when ne 3ied in july. iSS, She
then removed TO Atlanta. Ca. and came 10
New York in the spring Of l&s Size came
here she said. with the intention Of COM
pleting her rnusieal studies She went 10
Eur0f,e returning in Jaiy, tsv6. She said
that sha FIRST met Mahon In August. lAt6,
on t9e occasion OF a musicale al the Am
stertsagn hO;Si. She said that MS1on had
until invited. called upon her when she
was living az GTamercy park. Mahon, she
said. told her re WAS p married man. but
was no. living with his wife.
He frequently took her carriage riding
and 20 the tneatcr, She went then 10
atlanta AMI on returning took room at
Mrs. Iohuson's house at Mr. Mahon's
suggestion. She said the last tIno she
had seen Mahon previous 20 her marriage
70 Moore was in January, lHaI. She told
II her trips with Moore ia this country
and abroad. Sne then said thai on the
ti%-St 'Fit4~ va ~NVs'ftfs@'fs Fst@ i1eSift-i II
telephone message from Mahon asking
her TO take supper At the Metropolis. The
rest Of her testimony recO&nte6 the sup
Per "a the rooms of the GrenoaIe. TO
watch hote. they had LAYER gone and the
one in whlcl Moore appeared and de-
mau4ed MONEY from Ma0oa- she also
spoke u the soens between Moore and
Detectives Cu1 and AcNau2ht. but 3s-
ulesa knowing Ihat Mahon had given any
money To Xocre When ASKED bv Mr.
TEI 4 she knew o; any scheme OF AOore's
10 extort money from MlAhon or whether
SHE had entered into any conspiracy fog
the purpose. sne ans Nered ein. no c5a@iy
IN she negative.
NJ H.8 lA=a announced thai the de-
Tense rested.
Recorder Es=sE announced that the case
would 30 cor5iDus<i tomorrow. when Mr.
MLatyre VIII cross examine Fayae Moore.