Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-28
Annie Moore'S IuguIar Vein Sev-
ered' Windpipe Cut and She
Was DiSemboWeIIed.
HUSBAND HAS BEEN ARRESTED
No Signs Of Any Struggle in the Room
Where She Was
Found.

New York, Aus ga woman known
ds Mrs. Annie Moore Was found muir
dered early today Boo a furnished room
ct . Second street She had been
horribly crippled and slasaed. one
cash had severed the jugular vein in
the left side OF The throat. another had
almost severed the vindpipe. the breast
was badly slashed and a deep knife
thrust had ripped open the body, dis
embowlng g.
NO weapon was found and there were
few blood marks around the room.
James Moore, who had posed as the
woman's husband. was held by the
police on suspicion. 10 was he who
notified the police OF the murder lie
ran up two detectives az Second street
ana the BoWcry al O'Clock this morn
ing ana told them he had just gone
10 ms home and thought his sister-in-
Jaw was dead The police hurried 20
inc mousse aud began 10 investigate the
crime
Moore told the police he and the wo.
man had been living together for seven
years. The woman, he said. was the
widow Of his brother, who died 10 years
ago.
No one In the house could be- found
who heard any sounds as IL a struggle
was taking place. Herman Won Koh-
Ten, who has an adjoining room. was
aroused by the police and said he had
been In bed since o'clock iu tho after
noon and had heard no noises what
ever
The dead woman was 90 Years old
The horrible wounds found ON the
Wonah's body recalled al once 10 the
minds OF the officers and doctors. who
were callcd.the Jack the Ripper MUIR
defs some years ago. 4 hurried inves-
ugauon by The police showed no signs
Of struggle and the police concluded
that tho woman had been attacked I'm
her sleep. On pillow which lay across
her face was the imprint Of a bloody
hand. The victims hands were clean.
80 that the police believe the mark
must have been left by the murderer.
Moore maintains that ne Is Innocent.
lie told the police that DO left the house
iu Second street at O'Clock last night
aud went TO a Bowcry saloon. whore
he remained until o'clock this morn
ing. Police inquiries Al the saloon de-
Neloped tho information that Moore hal
been there until Just before 10 o'clock
when no LEFT. lodgcrs IN tho Second
street housa lold the police that Moor
returned homo al about 30 o'clock,
and that he did not go out again after
wards The murdered woman before
her marriage to the prisoners brother
Was Annie Fitch. After her husbands
death she went rapidly down the scale
or ltfo. Moore. the prisoner rs iu an
advanced state NJ consumption re has
% wife and two children living hardly
ston's throw from the scene Of The
crime
Three NE Insurance policies were
found Boz The ROOM They were issued
hF The Prudential company ON May !.
1900. one Of them. for 1915. was on tn
life of Inc woman. aud made payable to
inc prisoner The others were ON tho
life ~ Moore, payable to the woman.
James Moorcs son Edward. aged u.s.
was arrested aud technically held az a
witness in the Moore murder case after
Dis father had been examined hy tho
police The youth rs said 10 have SUI.
felcd from epilepsy Tor several years.
James Moore was held without bail
to await the action NJ tho grand jury
Moore's son, Edward. testified that his
father was accused by the dead wo-
man NJ having brutallv beaten her last
sunday Moore admitted striking the
woman.