The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-21
"PEI's" WICKED HUSBAND.
He Wanted to Badger Barney BAR
natO in South Africa.


From the New York Sun, Dec. 10.
The trial of Fayne Srahan Moore. the
alleged wife of William H. E. Moore, for
completely in the badger game at the
Grenoble Hotel, will begin to-day in the
General Sessions. Moore's sentence will
also be pronounced some time to-day
Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre said
last night that just as much pains would
be taken in the prosecution of the woman
as in the case of the man.
The woman was fully as culpable as
the man." he said, land We shall do eV-
erythinS in our power to convict her of the
crime with which she is charged. A good
deal of evidence that We gathered for
Moore's trial will be used. 1 do not , =
lieve that Fayne Strahan Moore is go
ing TO make a clean breast of everything.
1t would be a very poor defense to make,
and nothing that l have heard leads me
to believe it is even in contemplation by
her counsel.
1t was learned yesterday that in case
the defense concludes to put Mrs. Moore
or Moore himself on the witness stand the
prosecution will call the daughter of Mrs.
Margaret Cav of Cleveland, o., to the
stand, and also Mrs. Cav, herself. Mrs.
Cav and her daughter have supplied the
prosecution with an account of some of
MoOre's doings that will prove interesting
if opportunity is given 10 bring them out
in court Mr.. Mcintyre was informed
yesterday, on very good authority, that
Moore intended to testify in his wife's de-
tense. In that case the prosecution will
be enabled to call the daughter of Mrs.
Cav. According to the statement made
by the woman, who says she is Moore's
wife she and Moore went to school to-
gether in Cleveland. She lost sight of
hin, for some time after that, until she
received word that he was in New York
Three years ago she and her mother NOV
ed here and Moore came to live with
them. Mrs. Cav soon after this was
led by both of them to believe that her
daughter had become Moore's wife.
Moore took the girl to London finally
promising to marry her when they got
there They remained five weeks in Lon
don and Moore induced her to go to South
Africa with him. where he said they
would get married and settle down. They
took the Castle Line of steamers 10 Cape
Town, and for two weeks stopped at Sor-
tais, watering place near
there. At the end of that time
thew went to Longs Hotel in
johannesburg, where, as the woman says,
the two We're finally married.
Barney Barnato, the diamond king, was
living at the same hotel, and about five
days after arriving there Moore got an
introduction to him, and also presented
Barney to his wife. Moore then explained
to her that he was in desperate fix and
was in need of money, and that by ten
minutes work they would be able to get
$50 900 out of Barnato He then explained
to her the same game that was tried on
Martin Mahon at the Grenoble. His wife
refused to be an accompice in the crime,
at which he exclaimed, What do you
suppose I'm supporting you for?" and pull
ed out a revolver with which he threat
ened to shoot her. But the girl dedied
HIM and Moore weakened. Three days
later Moore deserted her and disappeared,
leaving his wife pennless. subscription
was taken for her and she was sent back
to London. While she was at the Victoria
Hotel there Moore called on her and she
consented TO go back 90 him. He was
living then at the Charing Cross Hotel.
Kid Mccoy, the pugilst, was at the
same MOTEL. 1t was reported that he had
considerable money with him and Moore
decided upon him one of his victims.
He got Mccoy into the room, but his wife
refused to assist him and Mccoy knocked
Moore out Moore has broken nose and
a scar of his head which Mccoy inflicted
by striking him with his own revolver.
Mrs. Moore left her husband Immediately
after and cabled her mother for money
with which to return home. She went
at once to Cleveland and heard nothing
more of Moore until the beginning of his
trial here The woman has copies of some
johannesburg newspapers in which APP
pears the account of her dilemma in that
place when Moore left her and the names
of those who befriended her. She also says
that before the attempt was made to get
money from Barnato Moore went out one
night and returned very much excited with
a handkerchief cut into a mask and,
throwing himself into a char, exclaimed;
There! / told you I would get money.
and I've got it," The next day the papers
had an account of the robbery of an army
officer. Before suspicion was fastened
on Moore he had left Johannesburg, ana
the mystery was never solved.
Mr. Mcintyre admitted last night that In
addition TO the evidence of this wife of
Moore, he had detectives looking for a
woman living on Winter street in Boston
whom Moore married many years ago. He
said he thought she could be found. and
would be of assistance possibly in the pros
ecution of Fayne Strahan.