The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-12

of both recommendations; he was educat-
ed above the ordinary police standard, and
he had acquired from actual residence
In trade-a complete familiarity with the
metropolis and a long list of acquaintance.
SO when, In FebIuary lSS.a very trying
the chief Office of the criminal investiga-
ton department he soon made Roadway.
, nnres years later, in accordance with the
one of the divisions to take local charge
of detective work, and 1t was In the p
gagged in pursuing Inquiries originating in
that large district. In April. 1883, he was
recalled to headquarters and advanced to
inspectorship. Among his most cherished
possessions are two valuable gifts, one from
Earl Spencer and the other from Sir George
Trevelyan for services rendered in connec-
ton with the Phoenix Park murders.
SOME NOTED CASES.
Many of the cases in which he has been
prominently concerned during the past
couple of decades have not yet died out OF
public recollection. One of his earliest was
the notorious Wimbledon poisoning tragedy,
when DR.. Lamson. In 1881, administered
aconite in capsule to his crippled cousin,
Percy Malcolm John, a schoolboy, and aft
erward coolly walked into Scotland Yard,
never thinking that he would be detained,
or that guilt could be brought home to him.
Perhaps no officer had more anxious work YORK
Jack the Ripper Whitechapel murders
than Mr.. Moore, but he is reluctant to talk
of those trying times though in common
with his colleagues he has formed shrewd
creant. who is now dead. Stil more re-
at Touion the Frenchman Ravellot, who in
october, 1884. murdered, in Old Compton
street. Father Gabriel U; Seoul. Then.
| setti at house in Castle street, Long Acre,
| in November, 1897. it was Mr.. Moore who
secured the arrest, near Turin, of Giuseppi
| Of thirty years imprisonment for the hor-
| rible crime, the motive of which was TO
secure the old shoemaker's boarded gold.
Mr.. Moore appeared also in the proceedings
| against DIR. Collins, charged with having
caused the death of Mrs Uzielli.
| Murder alone, however, has not been the
retiring chief inspectors speciality. 1t is
sufficient to recall his investigation of the
Langtry jewel case, and the part which he
| and Inspector Richards played in tracing the
| perpetrators OF the great stock transfer
stamp frauds at Somerset House nine years
| ago: and also his successful exposure Of a
notorious biackmailer, Charles Grandy. alias
! LIE Grande, whose victims were titled ladies
| He has had pass through his hands upon
their arrest an ex-London county councillor
| and former lord lieutenant OF Worcester
| shire Mr.. Moore was engaged. with ex-
| Chief Inspector Tonbridge and Inspector
Froest. in the mass Of work entailed by the
| steps to procure the conviction OF Wright
| Hobbs, Newman and Balf0ur IN connection
with the Liberator frauds, and he tells an
| amusing story in relation to the return OF
| Balfour to this country:
EvADED THE PRESS.
when Balfour was expected at South
ampton the order was given that no press
man should be permitted to get near him
! F'rocst and / hired launch. and while the
| reporters were looking all round the hotels
for me We were lying off the Isle OF Wight
waiting for the ship with the prisoner on
| board to come up in the morning Then
| the press tug came down, and the men
aboard did not realize that Balfour was on
| my little launch that steamed past them
| Suddenly they suspected Ii, and then began
| a chase to Southampton. The tug pass d
| US, but went into the Empress dock. while
| i slipped to another place. where a carria &c
| was waiting. and so We evaded the whoae
| crowd OF intervewers."
| Did -ou ever stand in danger of your
| life, Mr.. Moore?"
II think / did when / jumped into the
| van containing the fifteen ingots OF silver
| Two men we're at the back. That was in
the case where thirty-one ingots, valued at
ei.s00 had been stolen from a Midland
Railway van In 1855, and some OF them
| were found In the possession of a man who
| recently committed suicide. IL was then
| that | made Sergt. Harris represent him
| self as buyer. and / !ntrusted him with
| fl,e00 In bank notes TO show the men who
| held the bulk of the silver. They might
have murdered him had they suspected his
| IDENTIFY
| What has been your most extraordinary
clew?"
81 recall a case where man was want
/ cd I'm the West Indies. He was traced 10
| Pimlico. but l found he had gone away
| from the house an hour or so before / ar
rived. The only clew was that he had TAX