The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-05
LOCAL INTEREST
IN MURDER CASE
Principal Girl Witness in Vim
cennes Trial Used to
Live Here.
THAW CASE PARALLELED
in MANY ESSENTIALS
Parents of Girl Who Owns Dis
honor to Aid Husband Well
Known Here.

Much interest is being taken here in
the trial st Vincennes, Ind, of Me1lo
f. Moore, a theatrical man, for the
alleged murder Of Charles Edward Glib
son at the Old Post, October 3, this
year. Moore shot Gibson far wrongiug
Mrs. Moore. who was Miss Arna V.
Padgett OF this city before marriage
The reason that the case is attracting
intense local interest is that Mrs. Moore,
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold j. Pad
.gett, now of Washington, Ind, lived
here several years.
Beginning about 1895 the Padgetts
lived here four or FIVE years. The
elder Padgett, now ono of the best
criminal lawyers in the middle west,
was well TO the front in the legal pro-
fession then and the family took
prominent place in society here. Mrs.
| Moore, now a stylish beauty, then was
only about IL years old. but scores re-
call her as little belle ON account
of her wlnsomeness. Among those who
remember the, Padgett family in Salt
uty county clerk. For the reason that
so many here knew and recall tho
Padgetts, the outcome of the Fincennes
case will be awaited with deep interest.
Parallels Thaw Case.
The state has rested on direct testi-
moDy and the defense is putting In it's
case now. The most interesting point
of the defense IS side has been reached
and passed That was the testimony
of Mrs. Moore herself. In the effort
to save her husband from the "gllows,
Mrs. Moore went onto the witness stand
| and barred hcr shame to the world. and
| in this point the NincenDes ease is not
unlike that OF Evelyn Nesbitt Tbdw,
| Indeed, the two cases arc parallel IN
many essentials. 1t was :; terrible OF
| deal for the Young woman 10 undergo"
| she is only ~ years old-and it CAV.
J the trial a solemnity seldom witnessed
in middle west murder case.
Mrs. Moore story had it's beginning
with criminal assault. as did Evelyn
! Thaw S story.
Mrs Moore said that Gibson pursued
her pcrsistentIy. Gibson, she said, toe
! her that her husband was not true t,
| her and offered TO prove it by taking
| her to country place on i certain
night last July, at which, he said, her
/ husband had an appointment with
woman. She accepted and they drove
/ in L buggy TO n barn on n lonely road.
! Her husband was not there.
Mrs. Moore testified that Gibson then
attacked and thereafter forced her to
continue relations with him by threat.
ening to expose her to her husband.
She made trips with Gibson to Cinciu,
natl and ST. Louis in her husband $
absence from home. Following her hus-
band s receipt OF an ANONYMOUS letter
advising that his wife and Gibson were
being talked about Mrs. Moore cou-
fessed TO Moore, she testified,
History Of Crime.
Gibson was shot and instantly killed
by Moore on the Union station platform
at Vineenncs early the morning of De-
tober 8. Moore threw his revolver To
the platform and boarded train inst
leaving for Washington, Ind. At Wash
ington the police intercepted Moore
ard be was returned to Finceunes and
lodged in jail,
4 Gibson s office and Moore S office
in Nipccpnes were IN the same bul- Ing.
Both belonged 10 the Vincennes lodge
of Elks. Often Mrs. Moore found il
convenient to be at her husband S Of
fee. and visits between the Offices are
alleged to have been frequent, Ten
davs before the shooting, 1t Is asserted,
/ Moore learned that visits TO his home
by Gibson also were common. FINALLY,
Moore, il is alleged, Intercepted tele-
gram from Gibson to Mrs. Moore. This
was The beginning Of fine end.
Moore is the man who startled Chr
caco with the Economy Street Cnr
Ticket company. which apparently sold
fares for a penny and brought large
returns The Chicago authorities found
it impossible to determine the company
n fraud, but after much litigation the
concern agreed TO quit. Gibson was q
native Of MattOOn j ii.