The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-02
AL. MOORE BEING TRIED
FOR MURDER OF WILL Arm

. ~ N.'AF T. NAFMMHn NanHH fHHHrH
tAat Wa objected o. - ths court
CAN First wttns.s
At 1919 O'Clock court ,..s ...I.u-r..i
Until l-ls. az which time the Ju~s VS.
lae-n % the scene ~ the crime. accom-
p s.lea - the attorneys. court and pris-
enef The party returned from ths
scene % The shooting shortly after .
-, - :, ena h9y Mcsill. the first wit
paftF a. the Arn-purcy fishing camp
ana considered the most important Wit
- lssune5 .h.. BE- Win am. rurdy
80 'hhef- were "a e. camp below thIa
furdy were kiiled b. ~ M,sr, L. fF.g
pefe sitting lu their huaf az Ufa Shore.
Moore. te said. roNed up to ff. camp
ahn o. TIE upper side ~ Arm auI Purity. Il
yphhboel ihcy sat there and talked "a
lev minutes. The NlfurrH ruuId..f hear
~ they said but heard Moor. say You
hsH better put that iu this bat Moore
( STOPPED and picked from under e sark -.
ne bottom 81 the boat with hIs lsfJ
hand a revolver. iie turned th- gun.
IliI.9 t"ice ~ Arm and three times al
furd1 Arm. ths witness said. 81 tcsd hts
hnnd over HE breast and cried a8h my
God and fell forward with his head
over the side OF shl boat partially fr
81 the boat.
When the KUN was empty I started 20
- down Go the boat. Moore broke ths
gun ana vent through the motion Of re-
loading and leyclsd tho Eun on the Ay
vic, threw herself In front 81 mo and
Dreaded. Don't shoot any more Moore
dropped The gun and as h. left hc looked
AZ BIN and Harry and said. ''Bic you
thirNing -- Of --- die"
~, What time were Purdy and Arm killed.
Nr MeGia vas asked.
Anput : or o'clock
Who KILLED them
Al Moore
DO you see him Ia this court ROOM
Identities Moore.
y %. uf the end az Ia.
lias there been any change in biz au-
Yes. De had n mustachc on that day.
mar were Puruy and Arm Killed with"
Where we're Purdy and Arm when they
IN a boat was on tho bank about
Where had the men been
for r net '''"
Who, came TO the camp
ana ,S M%'T r., ne r1w"d beyond them
the PROV ur the boat aralusi tb..i. ''''
What did they aayr
Fired Shots.
AZ ! could hear wac You had better
Put that in this boat" Maorr Ur.d Ia
Arm aud then three times at ptr,t,1
ran down the bank. he went through tn.
tn y, ~ reioading his gun aud pointed
or me and said Don't shoot any NOR. -
men Moore started 10 row avrav he
sald. die. you thieviug -- Of -
ar. McGil said Arm was leaning ON
nls arm when the first shot was fIred
AIh halt raised when the second shot
the boat ''s' "'
How FAR apart was Arm and Moor,
when tho first shot was Hred@
About seven or ten feet
nat was Purdy's position
fr,,s Mas laGAng Arm about ten feet
Nm, MN ana ten or twelve feet from
ing away from Moore. Tnrag shots NJ.
lll eu AZ furdy. The shots wsr, nr.d
one two-one, two, three.
d,6 IN, my Was Moore's position when he
lie was standing
IA na furdy or Arm have weapons
nothing. '''''' i"idy
Was there any asht between bcs.
No
What DID you do after shnotlups
-, Held wounded Man
pulled Bills head out I'll ia. ,,-,t.r
ang held his head until hc died Ny
VIE helped Harry out or tho boat
HAIRY sgrsI M ~ u np ana then helped carry
Who came after Good and his wife,
IAN az not sure J think Dick Brown
came To MouudavilIa in "a .rfer ''i'
Cross Examiaa don
blu YOU see all that fTruII. fr..r., al.
uVe " began till il ended
Have You given the same ,..,,rnor,.
as az me other trial and "a th, coroner.
Yes
Xre you sure Al Moore was standing
Wa, Was the angle OF the revolver pointed
am not sure. Tn. araI. of ,s... ..
NolNer was pointed down some
h ny were you doing when you first
sitting ON the bank talking 10 my
What were YOU doing when ths m.,
sitting there
All the time"
No ] jumped up when the shooting
Did YOU hear anybody call Moor. to
David Good Called.
~ the conclusion uf Mcclure f.erT-
Wony. David Good was called GOOD
with his wife. uncle. SON and ,4uf-tt.-
w'r" ~ a fishing r4fup fuet s,'5..ls = IN, =.
river from the Arm. Furds ,fup and I'D
W. 'liu' OF inc shooting. was with HIa
We pm boat working az "trot" line.
Us esum"ny YVES principally aIpue fI.
line or about what trIk De- heard a. 1ar
umr the shooting occurred and Fr o.,
EHrd 70 any ttlk "r happening tHut took
place after b." bad some Co.. tI. a..r.. b.,
~" shooting. Ills story remained r,.
-has,n although cross examined very
Mrs. David Good was fr.r. ...r.5 ..t
her evidence was aI0-E th. sam. lime
although she did NOT seem tu b.. s. .l,,.
~ her st1t"meufH aa was Der Nu.l.I.F
me fourth witness called e.4u mic
Maud I'h.W. Who was al fI. fIaEtr..
camp, the guest OF Mrs Mccain fT.r
day. Although huf tNsIl, wears a. 49,.
nc told straight efurg. which was NOD
,hAhE'a much Boo The eros. l.amirafI.u.
TO- which she was subjected rF Ntturn.
Jacob Good. pu aged mon. OBJ, uurr. OFF
lHtid Good. from I.rIlsIr.. vsa fr.r
called and told about the Sam. story b.
Lh' other Goods. Who preceded him IA
THIS point judge lI.rE.F announced fHsr
o. recess would %. taken. If Then H.Ir..
{. 30 o'clock. until o'clock af ..T..I
lim' lh. court would convene fHr a
uight Session
NI iNf ft'uIua session col. fH. .H.HHf.
WWrh convened urHUHfI. H. u..r...
M.I. ana Thomas Is.H#. ." o. .|...r..
ghllnrgn Uf David t,uH... were Called
Irfi. huf their fr.tImuuE uHH U.r.
snort lsHE" ~HuUr.. chief u. police OBJ
NruWnuI. Was frn rsEf witness. anal
Ig.IhFf fH statement" made HH Moor.
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iH .tIf.urufH made UH Moor. rHI .I.r.
.nI..ruIrE H.# arrest
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