Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-01-13
MRS, sTRAHAN,
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ln darkness. But there IS quite a
large minority sho know the truth,
and this minority will ever condemn
the press. believe all who know me
give me credit for the truth. The
principle OF honesty ls the one have
cherished above all Others, and II
there be one person 10 all this Union
who can successfully contradict thi'
statement. now is his or her time 10
speak
Now "a 10 facts: My daughter
never left Atlanta with man by the
name Of RYAN. Mr.. Ryan is a gentle
man who has resided IN New YORK
for q number Of years, and a member
Of family Of prominence and wealth
who are pioneers Of Atlanta. Tie has
known by little girl from childhood.
The billiard story Is q mere canard.
Mr.. Ryan vas 40 acquaintance Of Mr.
Moore before my daughter had met
him, and vas witness ~ the mar
rlage 10 81. Matthews church. Ny
daughter went 20 New York with 40
elderly lady friend who promised 10 be
a mother 20 her 1 was On tue train
With them till II pulled out of the
depot. Three weeks later I vent 70
New York and was with Fayne
TN the moment OF sailing
10 Europe. This same chap
eron accompanied her through
the whole tour-from dock 10 dock
and I state unquallhedly. there was no
ma. init. went 70 n, Y. for the
purpose Of going with Fayne abroad,
but was overcome by the intense heat
and found myself unable to endure
further fatigue. The report says 40
entry Ia Mrs. MOore's diary gave
evidence OF her intimacy with Ellis,
the Cdban. As / remarked In the be-
ginning, hold you blameIess because
the report was directed by McIntyre
10 this assertion. But / say unto you
that there IA not one sentence la her
diary 81 connect her with any I'm
proper Intimacy with any one. Fayne'
purpose Ia keeping diary was sim
ply ~ recall dates and names OF per
SOUS whom she'd meet abroad and 10
N9w York, wishing 10 bring me ex-
act news OF her journeylngs.
Her memory Tor dates and names
was defective. There never was a
more dastardly act--One far beneath
the cloth Of an honest prosecutor
than that ot MCIntyre taking the
child's lnoffenslyely kept diary into
court and make a flendish effort u
establish her guilt before jury that
was sitting In robbery case. And
were 10 not q lamentahle fact that
Recorder Col seems ruled by the
District Atty's Office, IL would not
haye been allowed. The prosecutor,
Mcintyre. had his purpose In placing
an evil construction on every act Of
Mrs. Moore's life. Just remember he
Is paid % conYlct. And also, that
"eyil IL 10 whom evil thinks" Doubt
less he has had career Mrs. Moore's
diary Ia an innocent memoran-
dun which anyone may examine
The report further stated that "GoG
took into consideration MUore's char
actcr and criminal REGARD, the fact
that his profession was that Of u
gambler, a card sharp, bunCo steeret.
bigamist aud general allround scoupd.
rel; aud doubtless Too the manner l0
which he used his young wife, the
weak aud fascinating Fayno Strahan,
10 the accomplishment OF his base aud
criminal designs" Now, would ask.
who knows Moore's criminal record
There was no evidence introduced TO
sh0 wit, The woman Cav, who swore
falsely out OF revenge aud whose tes
tlmony was stricRcn OUT, certainly
could not be considered. Moore was
meyer married TO that woman's
daughter which can be easily proven
when Moore Is given the shadow OF a
chance. 10 Is the y. y. press, which
has biased the minds OF the populace
tlll It's next TO impossible 70 get an
unpfeludiced Jury. All these stories
OF Count DE Noyack, brooklyn
black mail'- The johnson woman's
false testimony etc, are absolutely
false without shadow OF foundation
Ia fact, atd investigation is Invited.
Fayue Strahan has Inherited the
gift OF honesty and II cannot Le
tampered with, She Is broken hearted
at the way the press has tried 10 make
her a base criminal, when her mis-.
take was simply thai OF being mlslead
by Martin Mahou, who was old
enough tol her father aud should
have uo0orably protected the father.
less stranger la New York Instead OF
taking the advantage OF her childish
confidence. Can her "weak" ur What
you Ike there isl touch la nature
which makes rs ali akin. aud when
men grow sufficiently strong 10 coz.
Irol that weakness, We shall Invite one
Of thelr member 90 east the hrst stone
Hut dop z 40 dodging around Eve with
hoe airs OF purity till sou cease 10
make women even children, your
victims. Mere 10 not lor the demon
ileshop which come between Mr..
ADD Mrs. Moore, and the advantage
Mahou took Of the situation, there
would have heen no beating aud /
.lgnod confession that night AL
Hotel Gnuohle Mahon should have I
'een with his wife aud children. whom
"a alNaYs denied tIrints ,.ltb ,..t.