The evening world., 1904-01-20
MIfe of Henry Gibson Moore, the
Eccentric Philadelphia, Has
Commission Appointed to De-
termine His Sanity.
SHE CANNOT COLLECT HER
ALIM0NY OF $4,000 A YEAR.
Says Spouse Is Under the In
. fluence of Another Woman
His Daughter Succeeds in Lo-
eating Fathers Whereabouts.

Henry Gibson Moore, the eccentric
Philadelphian who takes champagne
baths and gives dinners at $3.50 q plate,
ret declares himself so poor that he can-
not pay his wife's alimonv Of $4,000 a
year. will appear before a commission
consisting of Samson Lachman. Clar-
snce S. Elverhard, NJ. D., and Edward
Duffy. for the purpose OF determining
his sanity.
The commission. aided by n Sheriff.
Jury, will take evidence in the Supreme
Court on Feb l. The order directing
Moore to appear before the commission
was issued Dec. 8. and day and night
since that time Leila. his beautiful sew
enteen-year-old daughter. has searched
for him. Process-servers long ago gave
up the chase, but the girl hung on ten
aciously. Yesterday the telephone in
Lawyer Emanuel Friends ONCE jingled
and a voice said:
1--WE got him"
''Got whom2" queried the surprised
lawyer.
why. my father. Of course. Send a
process-server up to mo at once.
Tells How IN Succeeded.
The owner of the voice was Miss
Moore. and in a few moments she told
Mr. Friend how she had at last sue
ceedcd in her search.
Miss Moore is being educated in the
Convent villa Marie at Westchester. Pa.
She returned to the convent yesterday.
Assaulted Moore with Pistol.
Moore is fifty-three years old He has
been before the public for some time.
About three months ago u man who
said mis- name was DeeSan broke into
the apartments OF Mr.. Moore. at No.
1863 West Forty-eighth street. and as
Baulted him with u revolver. AT the
Bame time the nan demanded that Mr..
Moore return to him his wife, who. he
INSERTED, mad been enticed from her
home by the Philadelphian. Moore had
Deegan arrested. Deegan was tried in
The Court of Special Sessions, and at
The time of the trial Moore declared
That he did not know n woman named
Deegan.
Mrs. Moore last month asked for the
appointment OF a commission to inquire
tnto the sanity of her husband. she al
ieging that he was completely under
The influence Of n woman named Dee
ban. Mrs. Moore complained that, while
thc Deegan woman had all the luxuries
of life furnished to her by Moore, she
and her daughter had to struggle to
obtain from him what was r~ightfully
.heirs.
Couldn't Collect Her AIimony. .
Mrs. Moore was divorced from her
husband in Philadelphia in 1902 and was
awarded $1,000 a year alimony. Moore
moved to New York, and Mrs. Moore
has not since been able to obtain nny
money from him. She says that he is
not only s~quandering his income on the
Deegan woman but is also wasting his
principal as well.
Moore is the son OF Andrew NJ. Moore.
formerly proprietor of the Girard House
IN Philadelphia. Andrew Moore died in
1896, leaving IA fortune OF 81, OOO, 900 for
division among three sons. The money
was left in trust and an income of $l2,-
o00 Il year paid to each Of the boys.
Moore first became known to the pub
lie through Al suit brought against him
by Major Taegel. his valet. During the
progress of this suit Taegel testified
that he used to give his master cham
payne baths.