The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-24
GENERAL DENIAL
FROM MRS. MOORE
Returns Negative Answers to All
Charges Of immortality.
HER C0UNSEL'S EARNEST PLEA.
lie Came al the Request OF Her Wild
owed Mothcr--A Victim of the De
fcciive Force and the Ncwspa-
pers of New York.
HER COUNSEL'S EARNEST PLEA,

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-Wm. A. Moore.
convicted Of Working the Badger came
on Martin MahOn al the Hotel GrenO0le'
was 10 have been sentenced today, Dut
che tidal OF his alleged wife, fayne
Strahan Moore. accused % completely IN
she crime. being stan In progress Record
er Con announced when court convened
that the passage OF sentence would be de-
ferred. the time TO be set later IN the
day.
The REORGANIZATION OF Fayne Moore
was continued. The Assistant District
Attorney Mcintyre sought TO elicit admis-
sions that Mrs. Moore came from Atlanta
with a man named Ryan, said to DE a
gambler. that she introduced Ryan TO
Moore and that she arranged game OF
billiarG.s between the two men IN which
RYAN lost 5000 70 Moore but 10 an the
questions put by Mr. Mcintyre answers
were given In the negative.
Mrs. Moore refused to give the name OK
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.
DIARY FURNISHES PROOF.
Mrs. Moore also denied various ailega-
ti0ns Of immortality implied by questions
Of the cross-cxamincr. An entry from
her diary gave evidence OF her intimacy
with Ellis. the Cuban, VINO has been ire
quently referred 90 during the trial
Mrs. Moore SAID she knew there was
a woman who travelled with Moore, and
who claimed 10 be his wife. Mrs. Moore
stated that this woman had told her that
she was not Moorcs wife She thought
Moore had left this woman in South
Africa. Mrs. Moore denied that she and
Moore "badgerod' Jules AleXandrevtch
out Of $500 francs I'm Paris. She also
denied that Moore's papera OF appoint
ment 10 the consulate at Durband 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 In
terests IN South Africa. and that she
owned a two-story-building in Oregon.
Moore had desk I'm his uncles's Office in
Cleveland
MOORE DID NOT ROB HIM.
Mrs. Moore repeated her story OF yes
ierday of the meeting with MahOn on
November 4th. She again described the
details Of her conduct with Mahon pre-
vious 10 Moore's sudden entry. she was
sure that Moore did not rob Mahou. She
averred that Moore did not strike Mahon
with the revolver. but with his fist. After
a lengthy CrOss-eXamination Mrs. Moore
was excused. and the defence rested it's
case. A motion 20 acQuit was denied
late In the afternoon Mr.. Hill began
summing up the case for the defence.
He told Of his professional services in
Georgia and said he had at one time
resolved never again TO take part in
criminal proceedings.
AN EARNEST APPEAL
"In this case" he said. "my sympathy
was so profoundly and deeply aroused
that I volunteered 10 come here at the
request Of her widowed mother to help
defend this girl, Every fibre Of my ma
ture was fired with indignation al the
treatment received by this young de-
PENDANT. The great press of this city has
raced headiong over the wounded and
bleeding body OF This girl. The detective
force % this city has been busy with
her life and the great powers of tho
District Attorneys office have been |
brought into play against this woman. |
Scandal and defamation have been allow. |
ed 70 run riot over her. and I confess |
that I was appalled, and thought that |
the AneIo-Saxon blood " ouid have con- |
gealei i'm the veins Of the Assistant Dis |
trict Attorney before he would make all |
the sweeping charges. and by inuendo, |
which he has made against one OF his |
own race"
After reviewing the testimony MT. I'M |
referred emouonally 20 tho prisoner. |
whom he termed "a weeping child and |
male an eloquent plea TO the jury TO |
give her the benefit Of the doubt and not |
send her away a convict TO repine in |
prison cell.
After Mr.. Hin concluded recess was |
taken until $50 at which time Assistant |
District Attorney Mcintyre addressed the |
Jury for the prosecution.
A SCATHING ARRANGEMENT.
IT distinguish this woman said Mr..
Mcintyre scathingly. from ideal woman
hood. She does not do justice 70 her sex
for she threw aside the veil OF virtue |
and honor and is not above the commission |
of crime" lie told the jury that IT was
their duty to render a verdict In accord
ance with the evidence. but that they
might temper their verdict with recon-
mendation for mercy.
~ minister of God. shouted Mr.. Nc
Intyre. pointing TO Fayne Moore. whose
face was suffused with tears. could be
Iured and inveigled by designing wo-
man"
Mr.. Mcintyre spoke for fully three
hours. and at the conclusion Of his ad-
dress the Recorder said he would not
charge the jury until tomorrow morning