The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-04
SHOOTING OF A WOMAN
POLICE CALLED TO INVESTIGATE A
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
Men, One of Whom shoots Her
No Arrests Made.

The police and detectives were called
upon about IL o'clock last night to inves-
tigate a shooting affair, which UP to a late
hour proved puzzle. Mrs. Matilda Caroline
Moore, divorced, living at 500 East New
York street, was shot about 1O:45 o'clock on
the street at the corner of New York and
East streets. Her assailants were two men,
one of whom handled the revolver with
which the shot was fired. They disappeared
at once and were not found last night
The bullet entered the left side of the
woman's nose and came out about the
center of the right cheek. When she was
shot Mrs. Moore uttered a scream and at
-cnce ran toward her home, which was
about seventy-five feet away. Her daugh-
ter Pearl was standing on the steps, and
claims TO have seen the shot fired, after
which she screamed and ran to her moth
er's assistance. Doctors were summoned
and the police advised. Mother and daugh-
ter were much excited, and when the police
and detectives arrived at the house they
claimed to know nothing of the shooting
except that Mrs. Moore had been shot.
From that time on all information gained
was in piecemeal. there being an indication
that both wanted to withhold something.
Mrs. Moore finally said that she had gone
down town with her sister, Mrs. Victor
HI. Rothley, who lives at S54 Ash street.
She came home alone and met two men at
the corner of New York and East streets.
She talked with them for several minutes.
and shot at her. She said one was a large,
overcoat and black stiff hat, and the other
was taller, lighter in weight and wore a
light overcoat and soft hat She claimed
not to know either of them. but would not
say what their conversation was and why
she had talked with them. The daughter,
who was asked to explain what she knew
Of the affair, said she saw the shot fired
and that she helped her mother into the
house She described the men as did her
mother, but said she did not know them.
Both said they would know the men should
they see them again. There was great
deal of hesitancy on their part In telling or
things that had happened in the family,
and ii was evident that the mother, daugh-
ter, son and l.. w. Holloway, who has
boarded with Mrs. Moore for three years,
knew more than they would tell. Neigh
bors were called upon and they could tell
nothing of the family or whether or not
any trouble had occurred there.
Walter Z. BranSon, who boards at 2l5 N.
East street. said he saw the shot fired and
ran to the corner to assist the woman, but
by the time he reached the corner she had
gone into the house and the two men had
disappeared. He tried to follow them but
failed to catch sight of them again.
The only thing learned by the detectives
which would show motive for the shoot
ing was the case of a painter who had
boarded with Mrs. Moore some time ago.
He painted the house and In payment took
his board and a gold watch. He claimed
that the materials used in the work had
been paid for at the time of settlement,
but a bill was later presented to Mrs.
Moore and she had the painter arrested
and ne served term in the workhouse.
II is said that he threatened to ''get even
about two weeks ago. He had been at the
house once since that time, but ii is
claimed there was no trouble.
Mrs. Moore's divorced husband lives in
Brightwood. They had trouble, the sister
claimed, because he failed to support her
and their children. He frequently visited
the house to see the son, who is about four
detectives that he was possibly jealous of
the attentions shown her by the boarder,
Holloway. but the woman, her daughter
and sister maintained that he coNld not
have done the shooting, and had he done
so they would have recognized him. There
tween the mother, daughter, son and HOl-
loway, and when questioned separately
about what had been said there was a
great variance in their stories.
1t was thought by all who looked into
the matter that there was a love affair
back of 1t.
The woman is not seriously injured and