Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-29
MIDNIGHT PISTOL
DUEL FATAL To
HUSBAND
DOMESTIC DIFFERENCES
RESULT IN TRAGEDY

Shot Down BY CnaulIeufi
Wife Denies She Was in Cat
at Time of Midnight Battle,
IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire. I
san Francisco. Jan. 2S.-J.
Moore, wealthy clubman and Goa
dealer of san Francisco, who was
shot last night in Il revolver duel with
Samuel l.. Timothy, chauffeur
near the residence of Mrs. Moore, IN
Hillsboro. a suburb, died tonight.
The single bullet fired by Timothy
who was an employe of wealthy
ncighbor of Mrs. Moore and whom
the dying man accused of havins
been riding with Mrs. Moore, struck
Moore in the abdomen and lodged in
his back. An operation was performed
at a hospital shortly after the shoot
Ing, but the probe failed to reveal the
fatal bit of lead. Up to late houi
today attending physicians believed
Moore had a fighting chance TO re-
cover, But he was seized with sink
llB sptll az hiS 1T 'oiliN 'i' "A'N VIZ"
suddenly.
There are no known witnesses OF
the duel and the whereabouts of Mrs.
Moore at the time has not been def
initely revealed.
In an interview today Mrs. Moore
denied that she had been out riding
with Timothy.
Il was not out riding with Timothy
Saturday night or any other night
and when the time comes | can prove
it. she said. II was in my house all
evening. Ny husband was insanely
jealous of me and last nights hap
penings We're only part of series of
violent acts on his part. After our di-
Norce was denied in Redwood City he
threatened to kin all of my witnesses
at the trial Timothy was one of those
witnesses.
Il know little of the man Timothy.
He worked for us a year or so ago,
but | had no idea that he had enter
tanned any affection for me That |
would go out with him when | knew
my husband had spies on my trail all
the time Is absurd. / have been doEged
for year and half In all that
time my husband could not get any
witnesses against me upon which Ia
win his case in court. | am innocent
In this matter"
Mrs. Moore is immured in the
Moore residence. which she has oc-
cupicd since a sensational but unsuc-
cessful effort last fall to divorce her
h = "a nd IN
one but District Attorney Franklin
Swartz of San Mateo county, her at
torney. Swartz will not talk.
Soon after the shooting. Moore
made statement to city Attorney
Kirkbride, which as made public, fol
lows:
Il have been living at the Paclnc
Union club in san Francisco since my
separation from my wife, but have
made several trips here to watch her
Last night. lying in wait near the
house. | saw her in the machine with
this chauffeur. | stopped the car and
ordered her TO get out She refused
and ! opened fire."
Timothy in Jail at Redwood City,
sticks to his statement that his en-
gine failed him while he was driving
past the Moore house on .he country
road and that a man who he believed
to be highwayman opened fire on
him.
Timothys statement tina: he fired
but one shot is borne out by the
statement of Chief of Police Boland.
who arrested him, that only one.
cham her Of his ray,Ttr.r .rag fnr,,I TO
have been discharged.
Timothy was employed by Moore
for month about year ago. He is
now employed by II. G. Breeden, a
neighbor of Mrs. Moore. In
his room above the Breeder garage
were found two pictures. clipped
from newspapers, of Mrs Moore. and
be carried her picture in his watch.
u is said that of late Moore and his
wife had been seen in san Francisco
,ates dining in apparent amity.
Timothy in statement today said,
= did not want To Kill Moore 1
'nly shot i'm self-defense as he ad- |
anced and continued to fire at me-"
Mrs. Moore tainted when informed /
Df her husbands death by her broth 1
sr-in-law. Thomas EastlaHd. Reviv- !
ng she became hysterioal and was
hardly restrained from rushing to the /
hospital to see the body. Physicians 4
AIRED for her during the night
The divorce suit in which she !
fought freedom from Mr. Moore at 4
ractcd unusual attention because the 4
iame Of Rear-Admiral Thomas s.. 4
'helps, retired. was brought into the
ase IN Moorc's cross-comp plaint
District Attorney Franklin Swart>
u san Mateo county. said tonight that
ince Moorc's statement made IL clear
hat Moore had fired first. Timothy
would probably never b, convicted of
murder although such charge would |
'c brought against him.
u was said that Moore's friends
would Insist upon Timothy's prosecu-
lon.
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