The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04
Mahon's Testimony.

AIahOn's Testimony.
From the New York Sun, Dec. 9
The proprietor of the New Amsterdam
Hotel revealed himself as a middle-aged
Irishman mid Of manner, slow OF COM
prehension of the questions put TO him,
and considerably embarrassed. He said
that he first met Mrs. Moore at a dinner
party at his hotel three years ago. QIe
rose here to Identify her and she looked
him straight in the eyes without a ire
mer). She left ring at his hotel by mis-
take and came back after it, on which
occasion they became better acquainted
and the acquaintance was kept up, but
lapsed when she went abroad. Three
months ago they met again at the Wal
dorf and again became friends. To her
request for diamond horseshoe pin which
he was wearing, he responded by letting
her take the pin to wear, lending 1t, as
he understood the matter. Thereafter she
called at his hotel several times, and he
mentioned the matter of the pin, but she
always succeeded in turning the CONVEX
sation to other subjects. On Nov she
called him up by telephone and asked him
to meet her at the Metropole, saying that
she had matters of importance to talk to
him about, and also that he could get his
pin there. SO he went. Getting there late
Mrs Moore sitting on a sofa near the
window talking with a man who was
standing outside.
AT this.poitl Mrs Moore, who was sit
ting at the rear of the room almost hid
den from the spectators, leaned forward
and seemed 10 listen with more interest
than she had before evinced. Mr.. Nc
Intyre asked:
could you recognize this MANI"
.1,fa Ia+,
What did he do at that timer
"As soon as 1 came in he left the win
dow, and Mrs Moore walked across to
me, said that / was late, and so / was,
for il was nearly and she had said for
me to be there at g."
did you remain long at the Metropole?'
"About half an hour. We had dinner
there Then she said for me to come up
to her rooms at the Grenobie. 1t was not
far, she said, and she would be glad of
my company there, as her husband was
in Washington, and she was lonely. We
might play a little game of cards, she
said. and when 1 asked her again about
the pin she said l might get that, too"
"And you went with her to her room?'
yes, sir" the witness answered with
some reluctance.
what did you do there?"
''Well-we played cards"
How was MIS-. moore uTeSSeu
"She went into the other room and I'M
dressed, and put on some kind of wrap
per thing. 1t was a gown, or a sack, or
something maybe. Then she came out and
we played cards"
did she sit on your lap?'
"Well-yes, she did"
"And she kissed your
"Well-yes, she did.
Here Recorder Golf began to show signs
of uneasiness, and at the next question
he suggested that all the women in the
court leave the room. Al the instance of
the court officers, who interpreted the re-
corder's words as something more than a
suggestion. the women, protestingly. de-
parted. Mr. Mahon then tod of the APP
pearance of Moore upon the scene.
Mrs. Moore coughed and the defendant
ran in and got a big pistol out of the
drawer. He held it to my head and asked
me who l was. / told him, but he didn't
like it. and hit me over the head and told
me to shut up. Then he told me to sign
confession. / signed it because
thought he was going to shoot. He said
every minute that he would blow my
head off. and he swore ugly. He put the
confession in his pocket and told me I'd
have to settle $4,000 on the woman for
the wrong l had done. He said he could
never live with her after that I told him
7 didn't have that much. He turned 10 Mrs
Moore and said: What the hell kind of
millionaire is this you brought me?
He can't give up for ten thou Every
minute he was swearing that he'd kill me,
so I signed a note for s., 900, half to be paid
sunday and the rest Monday He wanted
70 make IL payable the next day, but I
begged for time and he gave il to me- By
that time / thought maybe he was through
with me. but he wasn't. All that l had
with me he took from my pockets. 1t
was $40 and some odd change, l forgot
how much exactly. The change makes no
difference What with the hit he gave
me nv collar was all blood, and they
washed my face for me and gave me a
clean collar and necktie to wear so I'd
look all right when l went down."
The witness was taking now without
any relics OF his former embarrassment,
and he was about to continue the tale Of
his misadventures when recess was
taken. AZ the afternoon session Mr.. Nc
Tntyre soon got him into the swing of
his narrative again and he told of his
leaving the hotel. Meantime there had
been wild rush for seats, and the room
was so crowded that the Recorder ordered
the doors locked In the rush the court
officers had a hard time, and Capt. Wheel
ock of the squad had his hand badly
wrenched in his efforts 70 preserve order
Mr. Mahon continued his testimony:
After left the hotel Moore came after
me- HOW do you feel now? he says. J
told him / wasn't feeling very good and
he treated men 10 a couple OF drinks He
told me he was relative Of Mark Hanna
md q personal friend OF President Nc
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