Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-10
PROBE OF MYSTERY
Death of Nathaniel Moore.
Son of Financier,
BOTHERS CHICAGO POLICE
Coroner Takes Personal Charge of
the Investigation.
NEWS SUPPRESSED IL HOURS
Young Man Had Been Drinking and
Police Believe he Had Been
Dragged.
BoTHERs CHICAGO POLICE
NEWS SUPPRESSED IL HOURS

CHICAGO. January 1O-Coroner Hoff-
man personally took charge Of the inves-
usatlon OF the death OF Nathaniel r.
moore, son of James Hobart Moore, lead
er OF the Rock Island group of finan-
clers. Young Moore was found dead in
room at south side resort under some
what mysterious circumstances. News of
ms death is said to have been suppressed
py' the police for twelve hours. He is
- SAID 10 have died yesterday afternoon
ana lt was not until early this morning
lhat the police gave out the news.
According to the police. Mr.. Moore en-
tered the house from taxicab at .
CLOCK Sunday morning. He had been
ana at am. complained that
nc was III. Dr. W. F. Murray is said to
nave a''enoed him and later Mr.. Moore
announced that he was feeling better.
MI. Moore continued drinking late YES
'eroav afternoon, saying he was feeling
Ill again.
Dying When Physician Arrived.
Dr. Murray was again called. and when
ne arrived, the police say, Mr.. Moore was
dylng. DR.. Murray worked over him. but
ne died short time later. The BODY
was taken to the Moore home in a pri-
vate ambulance.
There are many circumstances i'm con-
hectlon with the case that require ex-
pianation," said Coroner Hoffman TODAY.
Apparently Mr.. Moore died of heart dis
ease, but l will not be satisfied until nv
doctors have made a post-mortem ax.mi,
nation"
The inquest was opened at 10 O'Clock
this morning at Mr.. Moore's apartments
on Lake Shore drive.
Mr.. Moore was known as liberal
spencer. and did not confine his spending
w. W any one section of the country. When
lie was twenty-one years old, in 1905. he
was given a check for $4,000 by his
1ather He spent this lavishly, and
many thousands more are said to have
followed.
Police Have Theory.
Inc police are said to be work',,, ~,
the theory that drug, often used u
Keep liberal spenders avian. ~ ..,.,s
SO that theI would continue to buy drinks
freely, may have been the cause Of Mr..
Moore's death. The drug is not con-
sidered to have a serious effect. nut
sometimes the application of it has UNI
expected results.
When Moore failed to revive. if is said
the physician gave him two hypodermic
injections of morphine.
Mr.. Moore is said to have given Vic
torla Shaw, the proprietor of the resort
IN which his body was found, a check
ior $l,JoO two weeks ago. Police report
that there was only 800 in the pockets
on the DEAD man, though he had a repu-
tation for always carrying large amounts
OF money.
Among Best Known Spenders.
The death of Nathaniel Ford Moore in
Chicago yesterday ends the career of one
or New Yorks best known spenders. Tir-
ing Of his meteoric career, Moore left
for the west, saying that he was going to
Mt himself to aid his uncle, Judge Moore,
in his railroad interests
HIS marriage to Miss Helen Fargo in
1903. followed a romantic courtship and
a motor trip through the south of France
under the chaperonage of the young wo-
mans aunt
Young Moore caused Broadway to yasp
in the winter OF 1907 by giving a twenty
thousand-dOllar dinner to select few
Gold and diamond sleeve buttons were
given away to the guests At dinner
given on his twent-first birthday Moore
gave away to the guests pearl necklaces
costing several hundred dollars each.
When Broadway palled on him Moore
went west and began to- hustle freight
Tor the Rock 1salnd to learn the railroad
business. He got $40 month