The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-05-29

lowing friends of DR.. Moore went to
Sioux Falls on the early morning train
Tuesday to take charge of the remains,
DR.. Harry Sayre, Henry, Swering, F. e.
Youngburg, Philo Hall, A. P, Nord and
Eugene Kelly. A coroner's jury was
impaneled Tuesday and after viewing
the body it was turned over to the
Brookings party for shipment here, ar
irving last night on the late train. The
jury did not hear any evidence, as
they were awaiting the outcome of the
woman's injuries.
The news of the tragedy seemed
almost unbelievable when it first reach
ed Brookings and the friends and
neighbors of DR.. Moore were shocked
and ~astounded, as he was one Of the
most highly respected and best liked
men in the city. In the opinion of his
friends here he was a victim of cir
cumstances and while he was not
blameless he was not nearly so bad as
the tragedy would lead n to believe.
1t seems that DR.. Moore became
acquainted with the Evans oma at
Aberdeen some months ago, becoming
entagled with her as men often will
with an adventures, and his friends
here believe that she had been sys-
op,otioan, hlaclypo;1;pr hin, n +ha
threat to come to B~rookings and ex.
pose him. DR.. Moore left here Satur.
day morning for Sioux Falls, evidently
with the object of having a final set
and severing whatever rela-
tons he had had with her. That he
about to leave her when she fired
the shots is evident. He was sitting in
chair fully dressed and it was plain
ly his intention to take the late train
for home, which would have brought
him to Bookings Tuesday morning.
The woman was no doubt desperate
at the thought of losing her prey, or
perhaps she was infatuated with him,
and throwing eason aside she killed
him and then turned the revolver on
herself.
DR.. Moore had been a resident Of
Brookings for fifteen years, coming
here as a young man of twenty-five,
and in that time he had gained the
respect and esteem of the people OF
Brookings. He represented the Fourth
ward on the city council the past two
years, and but a few weeks ago he
was a candidate for mayor Of the city.
No word was heard that his private
life was not all that it should have
been and apparently this vas the only
occasion that he ever deviated from
the straight and narrow path. In dis
the case with a member of
the college faculty and a personal
friend Of the dead man, he said: 81
have been with DR.. Moore in Chicago,
Minneapolis, Sioux Falls, Mitchell and
other cities, but did | see one
act Of his that would cause %reproach.
He was never vulgar or unclean in his
talk or actions, but a gentleman all Of
the time and l simply cannot under
stand this one lapse" His neighbors
and friends here who knew him best
will mourn his death long after the un-
fortunate circumstances are forgotten,
and a deep compassion Is felt for the
family.
DR.. Moore was born at Burlington,
Scotia, December 25, 1873. He
his early education in the public
Of his native town and after
ward entered Cornell university, grad
with the degree of B. s. in 1896.
The following two years he was a stu
dent at Columbia University, New
York City, taking the degree of D. v.
there in 1898. He came to Brook
that year to take a position az
head Of the veterinary department,
which he had held continuously since
that time. He was regarded as one
the ablest members of the faculty
and had always been active in veterin-
ary work in the state. He was a mem
Der Of the state board OF veterinary
and was in charge of the
work Of making hog cholera serum for
the farmers Of the state, for which
money was provided by the legislature.
He was one of the most popular in
structors the institution ever had and
was loved and respected by every stu
dent who took work under him. He
was married in 1899 to Miss Anna
Parker OF Brookings, and she survives
him, together with two daughters and
q son. He LIS also survived by an aged
and a married sister who re-
side in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The funeral will be held either Sat
urday or Sunday, at the home, definite
arrangements being made as soon as
1t is ascertained when Dr.. Moore's sis
ter will arrive from Novia Scotia.
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