Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-01-26
rAYnE STRAIN MOORE.
Two New Yorkers Offer to Bail Her Out
,of the Tombs.

! Two INV ADihNio 0AtNA ~ s~N' ~N~'
,of the Tombs.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25 Mrs. Faynt
Strahan Moore, ln all probability will
soou be free woman. Neill Campbell
big.hearted property owner, who' It
Is said, has never seen her or any one
associated with her in his life until
yesterday, has offered 10 become her
bondsman IN the sum Of 54C0. He
owns the houses Nos PAS and 24I
West One Hundred and Ninth street,
and No. 80 West One Hundred and
Sixteenth street, aud 10 Is estimated
Is worth $4,000.
He came forward voluntarily, and,
as he declared, simply in the Interest
OF fair play, thinking that Mrs. Moore
should not be imprisoned, 10 view of
the fact that she has not been con
ylcted.
lie wrote ~ Mrs. Strain, the
mother Of the prisoner. last Monday,
saying what he was willing 20 do, and
an interview was arranged between
them az the Broadway Central hotel.
~ can get your girl out Of the
Tombs II you want her out, " said Mr.
Campbell.
Mrs. Strahan bad been besleged by
straw bondsmen and all sorts Of people
who want money from her, She could
not realize that there was ary one left
who was willing 70 do anything for
nothing.
Eyes, she said, but what percetage
will you charger"
~ never came 50 near swearing in
my life before" said Mr.. Campbell
afterward, Then he explained that
he did not wish TO make any money
out Of the transaction. He went with
Mrs. Strahau TO the Office Of Abraham
Levy, Mrs. Moore's counsel and thence
With Mr., Harris, Of that law firm ~
the Office OF District Attorney
Gardiner.
"In addition to the badgerlng
charge, said Colonel Gardiner, "there
is a charge against Mrs Moore Of
stealing silver from the Wnldorf-As-
t1ria hotel We shall want $500 bail
IN that case also"
"I'ye started 10 this thing, aud I'll
see IL through II you want 100000
bail, required Campbell Then Colo
mel Gardiner said that he would de-
mand the forty-elght hours notice
required by the statute so that he
might Investigate the property quail
hcatlons OF The volunteer
Mr.. Campbell was presented to Mrs.
Moore Ia the Tombs He Is a big,
blum lrlshman, famous for his phil
anthropy aud he has frequently, be-
frlended families la hard luck aud al
lowed them 10 live rent free In his
fats.
can ask, he said, "ls that Mrs,
Moore remain IN the Jurisdiction Of
the court" The fair prisoner was
very grateful and gladly agreed 10 the
terms
While these negotiations we're in
progress Colonel "Boh" Ammon. Of
No. 30 Nassau street, telephoncd 70
Mrs. Strahan aud said that he
thought client Of his might arrange
the bond, Mrs, Strahan visited him
and learned that Frank Morrill,, the |
Ink manufacturer was
willing @ put up the security In
each.
Mrs. Moore declared that as Mr. |
had been SO kind she would |
take his Offer, but that she would like |
Mr., Morrill, 10 bail her out until Mr. |
could qualify IL Is likely |
that the matter Will be arranged to- |
day and that this afternoon Mrs |
Moore will move from the Tombs TO
A hotel,
III feel like bird" she said, joy. /
lusly 81 haven't been so happy slnce
was arrested, 10 looked us III had
)een deserted until these kind men
'ame forward"