The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-11
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D|Es IN DISGRACE.
nfhaniel Ford Moore, Whose Father
ID Part Owner Of Rock Island,
Pound Dead in Levee House.

CHICAGO. Jan. lO.-lt Is expected
<1haf evidence will be brought out at
@1ke inquest over the body OF Nathaniei
Pord Moore. 26-year-old son OF James
xohart Moore. capitalist and part q" u
3 ~ Of the Rock Island x racine .an'
rad. who was found dead IN PED III
i house In the Twentysecond-st. ieves
Il district owned by Vic" Shaw tna-
& win cause the police to make whoie-
1oa1e raids In the district. the enl.fe
b nolice detail OF the south side Is an
/. Vestigating the death OF the young MIL
X 1Ionaire but there We're no marks Oh
+. Violence found on his body.
# Mrs.. Moore. who was formerly MISS
HELEN Fargo a member OF the We'll
k known Fargo family OF New YORK. is
today under the care OF physicians.
When notified OF her husbands death
nhe swooned away and was uncoh-
ocious for Ave hours
The body of young Moore, who was
golf expert and a leader or tue
xounger set Of Chicago's elite. was DIS
covered by an inmate OF the Shaw
xoman's house about four hours AFTER
he arrived there early Sunday morn
ing.
Every effort Is being made to sup
press the details OF the young mil
!, lionaire's death, and as near as II can
+, be learned death came following a
\ supper at which Moore spent money
I1avishly. Moore's friends today are
recalling another dinner which ne
rave at Rector's in New York on MS
'twenty-third birthday. There were AZ
{chorus girls invited TO this party
which was described In the news
papers as the $4,000 skidoo dinner.
On young Moore's twenty-hrst birth
Aay his father, the capitalist. placed
476O,OOO under his Plate at his birth
( day party. Young Moore was LAVISH
opender and was known far better
along Broadway in New York than In
Chicago
Several months ago IL was an
uounced he had taken a position IN
The Rock ISLAND Offices at salary OF
80 month with the intention to
work his way 10 the top.
Heart disease is believed TO have
been the cause or death.
The body was found by young wo-
nan when she went TO Moore's room
20 awaken him late in the afternoon.
she shook him but was unable 70
arouse him and later investigation
showed he was dead.
NEW YORK. Jan. 10.-When Ma
sfhaniel +. Moore left New York In No
vsmber and announced that he was go
ffng TO mt himself to aid his father and
Ms uncle. Judge William III. Moore. In
the MANAGEMENT OF their vast railroad
interests. men and women who had
watched his interesting career in New
York began 10 renew their interest In
the young fellow. Moore said he was
going to start at the bottom and work
his way up.
Young Moore was one OF the most
picturesque spenders of the gay white
way Nothing was too good for Moore
and his friends and when he was CIV
iux suppers at the all-night restau-
rants. he never had to seek friends
Il His marriage to Miss Helen Fargo,
daughter of William Congdell Fargo,
of New York, followed a romantic au-
fomobile courtship The young couple
met while Moore was on an automo-
lille trip to Hot Springs, Va lie at
once arranged for a motor trip through
Europe with Miss Fargo. who was
chaperoned by her aunt. Upon their
return to New York they were mar
r1ed Nov. 8. 1905.
On Feb. 2. 1909. young Moore gave
dinner the like OF which New York
has seldom seen. II was given to a
select few at Rectors and cost $4,000.
Gold necklaces. set with pearls that
cost $1,000. were the favors for the
women. and diamond-studded cdff but
tons were the favors for the men.
Most of the women were actresses.
The dinner started at IL o'clock at
might and ended at the next morning.
when all the diners went to Churchill's
Sor coffee and liquors.
When Moore tired of scattering his
fortune along Broadway. he announced
that he was going to hustle freight at
Chicago. starting at $40 month. His
1rat lob was loading freight cars