The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-24
ATTORNEY HILL APPALLED,.
DEEPLY AROUSED OVER CHARGES
AGAINST FAYNE MOORE.

The Defendant stoutly Denied the
Charges Brought Against Her
characterized the Paris story As
FaIse-Was Sure That Moore Did
Not Rob MahOn-MOOre's Sentence
Deferred by the Court.
New York. Dec. 2S-william A. e.
Moore, convicted of working the badger
game on Martin Mahon at the Hotel
Grenoble. was TO have been sentenced to-
day, but the trial of his alleged wife,
Fayne Strahan Moore, accused of COM
plicity in the crime, being still in progress,
Recorder Golf announced when court con-
vened that the passing of sentence would
be deferred. the time to be set later in the
day.
The cross-examination of Fayne Moore
was continued, The assistant district at
torney, Mr.. Mcintyre, sought to elicit
admissions that Mrs Moore came from
Atlanta with a man named Ryan, said to
be a gambler; that she introduced him to
Mr.. Moore, and that she arranged a game
of Billiards between the two men, in which
Ryan lost $1,000 to Moore but to all the
questions put by Mr. Mcintyre, answers
were given in the negative.
Mrs. Moore refused to give the name of
the man with whom she went to Europe.
She denied that she had ever Travelled
from Europe to the United States with
cOnfectioner from Memphis Tenn.
Mrs. Moore also denied various allega-
lions of immortality implied by questions
OF the cross examiner. An entry from her
diary gave evidence of her intimacy with
Ellis, the Cuban, who has been frequently
referred TO during the trial
Mrs. Moore said she knew there was a
woman who travelled with Moore and who
claimed to be his wife. Mrs. Moore stated
that this woman had told her that she
was not Moore's wife. She thought Moore
had left this woman in South Africa
Denied the Paris Story.
Mrs. Moore Indignantly denied that she
and Moore "badgered" jules Alexandra
witch out of 1900 francs in Paris she
also denied that MOores papers of appoint
nnent 10 the consulate at Durham were
cancelled as the result of any complaints
made regarding their proceedings in Paris
She said Moore had interests in the Great
Lakes as well as mining interests in South
Africa, and that she owned a two-story
building in Oregon. Moore had a desk In
his uncle's office in Cleveland.
Mrs. Moore repeated her story of yes
terday of the meeting with Mahon on
Nov. 4. She again described the details
of her conduct with Mahon previous to
Moore's sudden entry. She was sure that
Moore did not rob Mahon She averred
that Moore did not strike Mahon with the
revolver but with his fist After
lengthy cross-examination Mrs. Moore was
excused and the defense rested its case
A motion to acquit was denied.
HiII's Sympathy Aroused.
Late in the afternoon Mr.. Hill began
summing up the case for the defense. He
told of his professional services in Geor-
gia and said he had al one time resolved
never again to take part in criminal pro
ceedings.
I'm this case" he said, my sympathy
was so profoundly and deeply aroused that
l volunteered to come here at the request
of the widowed mother to help defend this
girl. Every fibre of my nature was fired
with indignation at the treatment received
by this young defendant The great press
of this city has raced headlong over the
wounded and bleeding body of this girl
The detective force of this city have been
busy with her life, and the great powers
of the district attorneys Office have been
brought into play against this woman.
Scandal and defamation have been al
lowed to run riot over her. and 1 confess
that I was appalled, and thought that the
Anglo-Saxon blood would have CONCEALED
in the veins of the assistant district at
torney before he would make all the
sweeping charges, direct and by innuendo
which he has made against one of his own
race"
After reviewing the testimony Mr.. Hill
referred emotionally to the prisoner, whom
he termed "a weeping child" and made
an eloquent plea 10 the jury to give her
the benefit of the doubt and not to send
her away convict to repne in prison
cell.
Fayne Was IN Tears.
After Mr. Hill concluded a recess was
taken until $50 o'clock, at which time
Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre ad
dressed the jury for the prosecution.
Il distinguish this woman" said Mr..
Mcintyre. scathingly. from ideal woman
hood. She does not do justice TO her sex,
Cor she threw aside the veil of virtue and
honor and is not above the commission of
crime"
He told the jury that it was their duty
TO render a verdict in accordance with
the evidence, but that they might temper
their verdict with a recommendation for
mercy.
"A minister of God" shouted Mr.. Nc
1ntyre. pointing to Fayne Moore, whose
face was suffused with tears, could be
lured and inveigled by a designing wo-
man."
Mr., Mcintyre spoke for fully three hours
and al the conclusion Of his address the
Recorder said he would not charge the
jury until tomorrow morning.
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