El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-03
MOORE WAS
MUCH MARRIED
Maggie Claims He Was More
Married To Her Than
TO DELILAH MOORE
Each Plaintiff Wants Moore s Money
And Life Insurance Company
Spends More Money To Save
Moore MOney-More About
Moore.

Moore.
The case of De1ilah Moore against
the Travellers Insurance company was
begun in Judge Goggin's court yester-
day. The suit is brought to recover
81. 500 insurance money on the life of
George Moore, who, Delilah Moore
claims, was her common law husband.
Moore appe ars to have been a much
! married man, for Maggie intervenes in
the suit and says he was her lawful
welded husband. All the parties con
cerned-except the insurance company
are colored.
The facts as brought out in the testi-
mony seem to show that in 1897 Moore
was employed in the G. b. roundhouse
in this city, and was injured by gettin g
a piece of fling in his eye and went to
the compsny's hospital at San Autoo 10
for treatment. On his last trip he fell
off the train and received fatal MUIR.
ries. At the time of the accident h g
was carrying policy in the Travellers
Insurance company.
.Delilah Moore says she was marri ed
to Moore in 1895 without the formality
of license or minister. Moore simply
made out a written statement that
made out another similar statement
which was attested by witnesses. Both
contracts were lost by the plaintiff, but
one of the witnesses, Mrs. J. 81.
Wright, testified that she witnessed
the certificate. Several colored shop
keepers testified that Delilah Moore
purchased things from them which
Moore paid for and that Moore
always introduced the plaintiff as hie
wife.
After Fan extended argument be-
tween the attorneys in the case as to
the sdmissibility in evidence of the
deposition of Maggie Moore, this morn
ing, the case proceeded. The jury
was excluded while the argument was
heard by the judge. Judge Goggin
allowed certain portions of the deposi-
tion to be introduced. The marriage
license and a photograph of Moore
were also introduced in evidence.
l.
of whom were colore1, was very funn y
and kept everyb body in the court room
laughing, Fannie Hall was the fir st
witness. She said shs knew Della h
Moore five years ago as Mrs. Lila b
Bias. She said that Moore called at
her house two or three days before he
was killed and that she
had asked him why he
didn't marry the plaintiff or
give up his lodge. It appeared that
Moore had had trouble with the lodg
of which he was a member on account
of living unmarried with Delilah.
Moore told her he couldn't marry her
his living wife. Judge Small wood in
cross-examinipg the witness asked her
how Moore came to be so confidential
with her. She answered.: "Well, he
always liked to come to nah house. 1
treated him we'll, an bein' older than
him Civ him advice"
"Do you treat every body that wsy?"
asked Judge Smallwood.
"Yes, sab. If you all come to nah
house Ah'l make it as pleasant and
comf'table fob you as All kiu,'' at
which there was q general laugh.
Haven't you ever been in court be-
fore?''
"Yes sab. 1 wuz here onct
chsghed with bumpin' a niggah g
haid with q rock"
"Weren't you trying to make love to
Moore ycurself?"
mo sab. Alive got one nigg ah
livin' somewhat in the worl' an All
dom want no othah niggah."
Mrs. Ssllie Lewis testified that size
knew Delilah Moore first as Mrs. Bias.
She said that Moore boarded with her
and that Mrs. Bias frequently came to
her house and into his room. She said
that Moore made no secret of his being
married. On one occasion,
she said, she was ''hurrah-
ing black niRgshs." Moore and
the plaintiff were present and Moore
said. Eyes, Alive got one black mig
gah in Houston that All wish Ah could
get rid of.' Mrs. Lewis said she was
always "hurr ahing black niggahs.
"Ah don't want no black niggahs
comm to nah doh on Monday mohn-
ius. It's bad luck,' she told the
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