The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-02-02

When the coroners jury sitting in
San Mateo last night at It's inquest
into the death of j. ]. Moore, the
wealthy coal merchant and clubman,
returned a verdict which merely stated
the fact that Moore "came to his death
from the effects of a gunshot wound
from the hanrs of S. r. Timothy" the
mystery of the end of the husband Of
the unhappy home was deepened-not
cleared Timothy. the slayer, received
no vindicatfon, no credit for self-de-
fense as his part in the tragic duel in
FL Canine Real at San Maeeo Satur-
day night
Mrs Lillian L. Moore, the widow,
was not present at the inquest last
night yet she was the figure of great
est interest in the case. and about her
movements on the night of the fatality
there was more curiosity expressed and
more mystery developed than concern
ing the doing of the men, who with
| flashing pistols disturbed the suburban
household could give no clew to her
whereabouts on that day from ? o'clock
in the afternoon until after 10 o'clock
that night. Then her loyal maid, Lena.
Behrman. found her on the porch of
the home, with a raincoat on, almost
immediately after the first shot was
fired by Moore at the chauffeur.
| Maid Saw Mrs. Moore
! Moore's dying statement. which was
read, declared that his wife was with
s. r. Timothy, the chauffeur. when he
surprised them in front of the house.
| Lena Behrman, the maid, who went
through the divorce trial with Mrs.
Moore, was the most enlightening wit
ness at the proceedings last night Not
only did she tell of Mrs. Moores
peculiar absence from home on satur-
day and her more peculiar reappear-
ance simultaneously. with the begin
ming of the revolver duel. but she told
OF a conversation she had with the
be1ligerant husband and the man on
the other side of the road" who was
moment later to give Moore his fatal
wound.
| Lena was upstairs In the Moore house
when she heard the first shot. She
rushed down and found Mrs. Moore on
the porch, screaming. The girl contin-
ued her Investigation. She rushed to
the road There was Moore standing
by the automobile runabout. Some one
road.
She Saw Men at Bay
The man across the street" Lena
testified, said. Get away from there.
You better mind your own. business
He was speaking to Mr.. Moore.
II called back to him." continued the
girl. why don't you go away your
selfT"
She testified that Moore was not
wounded at that time.
The authorities pointed out tonight
that If the chauffeur was SO active in
his own defense he might have escaped
them. without remaining to parley with
Moore.
I To one OF the physicians who was
called to attend the wounded man after
he was shot Moore said that he was
shot at a range of so feet.
While in his wife's home, right after
the wound had been inflicted. Moore
sent for the woman, that he might say
to her: Now you can see what the
result of your actions have been"
The coroner's inquest was matter
of third persons. none OF the three
principals were there-Moore is dead.
Timothy in jail AMI Mrs. Moore pros
trated
Swarf Now Undecided
Mrs Moore was not present to deny
her husbands charge from beyond the
gate of death. There was no one to
contradict the solemn and final words
of the man between whom and she
there waged the bitterest, most cruel
| divorce ever fought In the California
courts. Timothy. the vigorous young
chauffeur was not present either. He
il in the county jail at Redwood City.
! District Attorney Franklin K. Swort.
who has freely admitted heretofore the
possibilities of Timothy being able to
clear himself Of murder on the ground
that he fired in self-defense. appeared
last evening. to be seriously consider
ing more sinister aspect OF the case.
| He admitted that much.
1--WE have in this inquest opened up
new channels OF invests gated he said