The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-23
FAYNE MOORE TESTIFIES.
In Her Own Behalf in Her Trial on
Charge of Robbery.

New York, Dec. 23.-The taking Of ev-
idence in the case of Fayne Strahan
Moore, accused Of robbery in the first
degree was resumed today before Re
cOrder Golf. Three witnesses gave tes-
timony confirming that of Martin Ma
hon, the alleged victim Of the badger
game. Then Mrs. Fannie E. Johnson,
who lives on West 57th street where
it is alleged Mahon took Mrs Moore
said she knew Mahon and also the de-
PENDANT, but did not know William A
E. Moore. She testified that she had
asked Fayne Moore in the tOmbS why
she did not turn states evidence Mrs
johnson broke down at this point and
shed many tears. In reply to a question
she said Fayne Moore said she would
not turn states evidence because she
was afraid Moore would kill her. The
rest of her testimony was given up TO
answering questions more or less ir-
from the MetrOpOle who served dinner to
Mr.. Mahon and the alleged Mrs. Moore
was put on the stand.
This ended the case for the prosecu-
ton and Mr.. Levy, the attorney for the
defendant, moved for a dismissal of the
complaint, on the ground that the pros
ecution had failed to establish its case
The motion was denied
Annie Fitzgerald, matron of the cftv
prison was called as the next 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.
Later in the evening the court was
again called to order and the time was
devoted to the continued testimony of
Mrs. Fitzgerald. After her came Rev.
Ogden Homas. rector Of st. Matthew's
Protestant Episcopal church in West
Eighty-fourth street who testified that
on April 4, 1897, he performed marriage
ceremony between William A. E. Moore
and Fayne Strahan. He said the de-
PENDANT was the woman.
Moore was brought into court and
DR.. Homas Identified him as the man.
F'ayne Moore was then called to the
stand and examined by Mr.. Hill. She
said that she was born on February
%, 1877 Her father was judge of the
supreme court Of Oregon when he died
in July. 1887. She then removed to At
lanta. Ga, and came to New York in
the spring of 1896. She came here, she
said, with the intention of completing
her musical studies. She went to Eur
Ope, returning in July, 1896. She said
that she first met Mahon in August.
1896, on the occasion of a musical at
Amsterdam hotel. She said that Ma
hon had unlimited called upon her when
she was living in Gramercy park. Ma
hon, she said told her he was a mar
ried 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 a
room at Mrs. JOhnsOn's house at Mr..
Mahon's suggestion. She said the last
time she had seen Mahon, previous to
0eF marriage TO moore was III JdnudIg.
1897. She told of her trips with Moore
in this country and abroad. She then
said that on the morning of November
f. she received a telephone message
from Mahon asking her to take supper
at the Metropole. The rest of her testi-
mony recounted the supper in the rooms
of the Grenob1e to which hotel they had
later gone and the one in which Moore
appeared and demanded money from
Malone. She also spoke of the scene
between Moore and Detectives Cuff and
McNaught but denied knowing that
Mahon had given any money to Moore.
When asked by Mr.. Hill if she knew of
any scheme OF AIoore's to extort money
from Mahon. or whether she had enter
ed into any conspiracy for the purpose.
she answered emphatically in the mega
tive.
Mr.. Hill then announced that the de-
Tense rested.