The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-25
ST0LEMY WIFE, HUSBAND CRIES
TRUCK DRIVER ACCUSES III. q.
MOORE, RETIRED MERCHANT.
Breaks Into MoOre's House and Takes Him
by the ThrOat-Arresied and Released.
GOes Back Again--This Time He's Held
for Asssult--SEistake, Says Moore.


by the ThrOat--Arrested and Released.
Goes Back Asain--This Time He's Held
for Assault--Nlistake, Says Moore.
Henry Gibson Moore, retired merchant
living at 200 West Ninet y-seventh street,
appeared in the West Side police court
yesterday afternoon to charge James
Deegan. truck driver, of 1i4 Eighth ave-
nue., with assault. Moore, who is elderly
and gray-haired, drove to court in car
rtage. He wore a frock coat and silk hat
and carried cane. Deegan went to court
in the patrol wagon.
He came to my house last night looking
for some woman" Moore explained to Mag
istrate Mayo when the truck driver was
arraigned, II told him that didn't know
anything about her. He shouted great
deal about my having taken his wife from
him. and finally broke into the house. He
seized me by the throat and pushed me
back over table. | called for help and
my man servant got a policeman from
the street. They pulled this man away and
the policeman took him to the station.
IL know" said the Magistrate. "He
was arraigned here this morning and
discharged him because no one appeared
to complain against him. What happened
to-day?"
This morning." continued Moore, Il
was talking to Detective Seaman when
this man came again. He managed to
enter the house and got hold of me Then
the detective arrested him and came down
here to appear against him"
While Moore was telling this story Dee
gan became more and more excited. Finally
he broke in:
look at him." shouted the prisoner
Hes millionaire and I'm only poor
truck driver But he's got my wife
Haven't Il right to look for my wife,
Judge? He's got her, and she's not the
first woman--'
He got no further, for the Magistrate
told him to tell what had happened.
Hes got my wife and | know it," per-
in carriage, with diamonds all over her
hands, She's with him and l went there
last night looking for her. She used TO
be known as Annie Belmont.
when | got to the house of this man
standing there, Henry Gibson Moore, l
they didn't know her. They wouldn't
let me in.
Il went around to the side and got in
through a window. got hold Of this here
Henry Gibson Moore and told him wanted
TO know where he'd put my wife. He says
he didn't know her and didn't know no
Annie Belmont. Then the policeman pulled
me away and locked me up"
But what about this morning2' asked the
Magistrate. "You were arraigned here
and discharged. What did you go back
for?"
Il want my wife. Judge" replied the
prisoner. "He knows about her. Hasn't
man right to find his wife? Amt l got
a right to go there? didn't hurt him
don't mean no harm, but want my wife
/ know that he's got her"
ado you know the woman he speaks off"
asked the Magistrate Of Moore.
Il don't know his wife, nor do know
any Annie Belmont" said Moore. there's
no woman in the house but a colored SER
want"
The Magistrate held Deegan In $500
bail for trial. He was led away protesting
that he had right to look for his wife
Moore hurried out of court and drove away
in his carriage. He would not talk about
the case nor could he be seen last night
1t was said that he came here from Phila-
delphia