Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-20
George Roscoe Moore Held
for the GfaIld Jury
For Assault With Intent to
Kill On Deputy SheFifs.
Affair Occurred Sunday Might Moore Re.
leased on $4,000 Bail.

George Roscoe Moore answered in the
police court before Judge Larrabee
yesterday morning to two charges of
assault with intent TO kill. One war
rant charged assault on Deputy Sher-
III }. ). Tyler OF Augusta, the other on
Deputy Sheriff F. Morris Fish, city
marshal of Hallowell. Charles L. An
drews. of Heath & Andrews, Augusta.
appeared for the defendant, ana
County Attorney Thomas Leigh for the
State.
The assaults We're made Sunday
night at the home of James Moore. cor
ner or washington and Maple streets,
where Mrs. Moore went under the pro-
lection OF the two deputies and in the
company OF her brother, c. Z. Blakely,
TO get possession OF her little daughter,
brought here by the father after the
custody OF the child had been granted
the mother by a probate court Of Mas
sachusctts. TO both charges Moore
pleaded not guilty.
Deputies Tyler and Fish were the on
ly witnesses who testified. Mr.. Biakely
was also in court. AS the officers told
the story, plans some time ago were
made by Mrs. Moore to visit the house
get her child. c. L. RIakely of Angus
ia. Mrs. Moore's brother. requested
that protection against assault be CIV
en- Mrs. Moore during her efforts To OBJ
tain the child. Deputies Tyler and
Moore We're assigned to the duty and
with Mrs. Moore and Mr.. Blakely they
Went to the Moore residence Sunday
evening. They found the door unlocked
and walked into the hall. After looking
In one or two rooms. the officers told
Mrs. Moore that she would have to find
the child herself. since they were there
simply to keep the peace and had no
right to aid in the search. Mrs. Moore
then began the hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. William II. Moore and
their son Roscoe, We're in Il front room.
the door of which Roscoe opened and
after telling the officers that his ia
Their was sick. he practically demanded
their departure. Deputy Tyler said:
1--WE are officers of the law" and ex-
planned his presence. Moore declared
that he would kill the first - that
took the child from the house.
IN the meantime Mrs. Moore found
the child in the kitchen with a woman.
Somebody shouted: They have got the
BABY" When Roscoe heard this he
started with an open knife in his hand
toward the room from whence the voice
came. Deputy Fish started after him
and told Tyler to look out for the
knife. Roscoe met his wife in the sit
ting room and made a lunge. saying
that he would kill her if she did not
drop the child.
Deputy Fish caught Moore, and Dep
uty Tyler. In protecting Mrs. Moore. re-
ctived three wounds, one in the wrist,
one in the leg and one in the abdomen.
Moore was thrown to the floor and in
this position managed to cut Deputy
Fish. The knife ripped the deputy's
sleeve and continuing downward made
a Gour-inch cash i'll his leg.
The struggle was made exceedingly
hard for the deputies by the fact that
Mo3re's mother threw her arms around
the officers and by pulling. hauling.
scratching and diggiug," divided their
attentions to such an extent that
neither she nor her son could be held
securely.
The officers tried to make Roscoe see
the folly of his ways in resisting an Of
ticer with a knife. He gave no heed 10
their words. however. and continued TO
fight. aided by his mother. The OIL
GERS said that Moore told them ne
would have shot the whole bunch II
he had possessed a revolver. His whole
mind they said seemed TO be occupied
with the sole idea of killing somebody.
The last struggle of the series
brought Moore almost in reach Of
great butcher knife which he tried with
all his strength to procure. Seeing tha'
gentle means would never subdue the
man, Tyler hit Moore on the head Win
his club. The blow seemed to nave nc
effect and again Tyler struck and ther
Moore ceased to resist.
The officers testified that although III
the struggles they both found II neces'
sary to repeatedly push away MRS
William Moore, who did all III mel
power to assist her son by hinderina
them. they did not strike her nor did
they see Mr.. Blakely strike the woman
as was inferred. However. she has o
sprained right ankle and bruises IN
Vulnerable.
Judge Larrabee found probable cause
and held Moore in $500 bonds on eaci
charge for appearance at the Ap,
tern, of the superior court. Late III .ii'
afternoon Frank f. Wakeileid am
Harry n. Wakefield furnished surety
for the $4,000 and Moore left the station
All through the hearing Moore sd
with calm countenance and after mar
ing his plea Of not guilty he did no
say word. 49,
The court room was crowded 10 IN
utmost limit of its capacity by thro"'
OF the curious.
In the house where the fight tool
place considerable damage was dol
to the furniture. Mrs. James T. MOOT
naturally is not pleased because sue
an affair occurred in her home ana oe
daughter. Miss Georgia. was aHec'e
seriously by the excitement.
Sumner Cunningham.