The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-03-30

A walk through park with com-
panions from girls boarding schooi'
a meeting with an ardent admlrer IN
a park; a quick courtsnip and an en-
gagement; unyielding objection to the
match by the girls father; an elope-
ment through window from the
school: a hasty marriage and then
well then, awakening to the fact
that her husband was a safe blower
by profession. Did they live happily
ever after? The husband, ]. G. Moore
was shot to death at Trenton last
Monday morning when he was in the
act of blowing open safe and the
wife is a prisoner on the third floor
of the Richmond county Jail.
Mrs. Moore, who didn't care to give
her maiden name when seen yester-
day in the county jail, is a decided
blonde of sturdy type. She says she
Is 20 years old and even after having
undergone during the past two days,
close questioning at the hands OF off,
GERS who have been endeavoring to
procure information from her, she
does not seem worn or exhausted.
She smokes incessantly, lighting one
cigarette after the other and inhaling
deeply almost all of the smoke. There
was no evidence Of nervousness in her
behavior yesterday but she had been
given opportunity to rest during the
day.
Talks With Freedom.
AIRS. Moore makes no objection to
talking about her career with the man
who met death at Trenton while blow
ing safe.
ssI thought I loved him at first"
she said, "but 1 know now there can
be no real love unless there is re-
spect.
"You see, I was just a kid when l
met him. was attending boarding
school near Huntington, w. Va, sew
eral years ago, and the authorities
would permit the girls to walk out
through park.
..tOnce when we were in the park l
met Mr.. Moore. I was just kid and
he seemed very fond of 'me-he was
a prince to me. He wanted me to
elope with him, but told him to ask
my dad and he would give me to him.
.I was the youngest in the family
and / guess l was spoiled. Well, dad
nearly ran Mr.. Moore off the place
when he asked for me-he was sus-
piscious of him from the first. 1 was
taken out of school and was kept at
home.
stAfter some time I persuaded faith
er to let me return to school, and then
one, night got out of the window and
went away with Mr.. Moore. Since
that time we have been in every state
in the union, 1 suppose. For good
while I did not know what my hus-
band did-see, was young and igno-
rant.
N"He was a prince to me. Never
spoke cross word to me throughout
our acquaintance and while Iwould
sometimes get mad all over and fly
off, lhe always was kind and consid-
crate.
Wanted to Leave Him.
..sMy husband was always kindness
itself, but I wanted to leave him. l
tried to make him jealous-would let
him hear conversations over the tele-
phone so that he would get mad and
leave. But he was so kind and con-
siderate that could not make up my
mind just to quit him. .....
81 really was the cause of his being
arrested and serving time in Geor-
gia. One morning when we were in
Columbus, Ca, he came into my room
and laid s3S, 900 in cash and bonds on
my bed.
''I took some of the bonds to At
lanta with which to buy some clothes.
I was afraid to try to cash the $1,000
bonds so I tried my hand on one for
$500. It sold readily. was all puffed
up over my success; see, I was young
and ignorant. Then I tried to cash
more bonds, but these bonds had been
registered and between my visits
there had been some investigation.
Word had reached the Office to hold
me in conversation if came back
to cash more bonds. So the clerk
talked to me-tried to flirt-and
when I came down in the elevator it
seemed like the whole detective force
of Atlanta were after me. I squealed
then-there didn't seem to be any
thing else to do.
l. L.