The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-31
MOOR ACCUSED
IN NOTES LEFT
BY Slain Wife
Fear of Murder at Hands
of Mate Expressed to
Brother.

evidence ito send Hubert C. Moor
to the electric chair" letter is ex-
pected to be placed today in the
hands of Victor Miller, Clark coun-
ty states attorney, Marshall, Ill,
who is prosecuting the former Rob-
inson Qll.) school teacher.
Moor has confessed the Staying
of his wife, Mrs Marjorie Moor
The couple formerly resided in In
dianapolis.
The Rev. Alison E. Wrentmore, 221
South Ritter avenue, father of Mrs.
Moor, described the letter, which
was written by her and addressed
to her brother, L. l.. Wrentmore,
South Bend. While the father re-
fused to disclose the contents in
full, it is said fear of being killed
for the purpose of collecting insur-
ance- is the theme.
This is the second misssive dis
closed as the grieving father en-
deavors to aid in sending Moor to
the chair.
ACAGIS W OtiltT VII
Another letter, said by the min
lister and his wife to have been
written May 5 by the daughter, was
found Tuesday in the Moor home
at Robinson while the parents we're
collecting personal belongings of
the daughter. preparatory to bring
ing them to INDIANAPOLIS
1t refers to a third Letter which
has not yet been found, but which
the Wrentmores say was described
to them by the daughter as having
been written by young Robinson
girl and containing matter which
Mrs. Moor declared she could Use
amy time to obtain a divorce"
The second letter, the parents
said, was found beneath book on
tea wagon. 1t discloses a fear Mrs.
Moor held that she narrowly
escaped poisoning May S at the
hands of her husband.
Hints at Poisoning
In part, the letter is as follows:
"To whom it may concern:
Il feel quite certain that some
suspicious which I have entertained
of late relative to the safety of my
life are not without foundation. In
addition to information contained in
the accompanying letter I will add
this. This evening when H. c. Moor
came home I hid behind the bath
room door as I often do playfully.
After making a search of several
rooms for me, he stopped in the
door of his room which leads into
the kitchen.
Il looked in the bathroom mirror
and saw him working with some
small object held between his
thumbs and forefingers. In a very
short time he raised the object to
his mouth and blew as if to remove
dust. I could not see the object"
Went to Mecicine Chest
The letter then relates that Moor
went to cupboard in the kitchen
and opened it. On a shelf in the
cupboard, Mrs. Moor kept capsules
of bicarbonate of soda which she
used as medicine.
Moor turned from the cupboard to
face his wife, the letter continues.
Il made my presence known at
once, the miSsive states, land he
faced me with rather a surprised
look on his face. Then 1 asked him
what he had done when he opened
the cupboard and he made no re-
ply"
Near the envelope, Mrs. Moor
picked up a capsule, but says her
husband would not permit her to
keep it, and he twisted her wrists
to force her to return it to him. He
placed the capsule in a pocket, the
letter states.
Spend Week End Here
Moor, son of Mr.. and Mrs. joseph
D. Moor, "a South Irvington avenue,
with his wife, was a guest of rela-
tives here the week END OF Aug. IA.
Late in the day they started for
their home IN Robinson by motor.
Early in the morning of Aug. Is,
ne appeared at a farmhouse near
Marshall, saying he and lis wife
had been ROBBED and that she was
slain.
Confession of the Staying was
signed Sunday by Moor, after he
had called States Attorney Miller.
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