The times., 1898-12-28
NINETEEN YEARS FOR MOORE.
Heavy Sentence lmposec Unon Mar
tin Mahon,s Robber

TN MahOn's AObber.
New York, Dec. 27.-Wfiliam A. E.
Moore was sentenced by Recorder Goff in
Part " of the Court of General Sessions
this morning to nineteen years in State
prison. The maximum penalty for the
crime of which he was convicted is twenty
years. The recorders leniency was due
TO the recommendation TO mercy brought
in by the jury that convicted him.
Moore's case has been before the public
for over a month. His first trial began in
the November term of Part III. The
charge against him was that on November
he robbed Martin Mahon, proprietor of
the New Amsterdam Hotel, of $40 and
made him sign confession of guilt with
Mrs. Moore and a promissory note for
$1,000. II was alleged that Fayne Stra-
han Moore enticed Mahon to their rooms
in the Grenoble Hotel, and that there the
robbery took place. Moore and his wife
were arrested two days after the affair, in
dicted for robbery in the first degree and
placed on trial. The jury disagreed on
Moore's first trial, and 1t is alleged by the
district attorney that 1t was tampered
with.
Moore was convicted of the crime as
charged on his second trial. The wo-
mans case was before the court last week.
and after being out for twenty-five hours
the jury came into court on Christmas Day
and said that 1t could not agree. 1t was
then discharged.
The convicted man was white with rage.
His lips were tightly closed and his eyes
fairly cleaned as he looked around and
took in with single glance the district at
torney and the recorder. Moore was clean
shaven and dressed with great care. He
wore his Mason's button and all of his dia
monds. He carried his shoulders we'll back
and walked with a firm step. When he
reached the bar, however, he seemed a tri-
fie nervous and leaned against it for sup
port, eagerly watching everything that
happened.
District Attorney Gardiner arose after
the excitement had subsided and moved
the sentence of the prisoner.
long. low whistle went around the
court, although but few had expected a
lighter sentence. Moore said nothing He
merely looked at the recorder for moment
and then turned away and was led back
to the Tombs.
Mr. Levy went 10 work Immediately to
obtain an arrest OF judgment. Deputy
Sheriff Kelly had made arrangements to
leave the Tombs with Moore at l2:15
O'Clock and to take the 1:10 o'clock train
for Sing Sing.
Moore refused TO say anything for pub
lication after he had been taken back to
the Tombs. lie said the other day how
ever, that he would fight for a new trial.
and ask for bail in the meantime if he OBJ
tanned 1t.
Il am not penniless," he said, 81 have
property worth $50, ,0G0.'
Mrs. Moore also refused TO talk for pub
lication today, When she heard the sent
ence passed upon her husband she evinced
no excitement or interest of any sort.
Moore's sentence is not really as heavy
as 1t seems to be. The Communication for
good behavior for nineteen years is seven
years and three months, so that he has
really only eleven years and nine months.
He is thirty-four years old so that ne will
still be in his prime when he Games out
of Sing Sing, if he behaves himself. and
there seems no reason to doubt that he
will.