The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14
MOOR found GUILTY:
GETS DEATH PENALTY
Verdict Is Returned After
Jury DeIiberateS for
Is Hours.
SENTENCE IS DEFERRED
New Trial Plea Likely;
Blamed Dirty Dishes
for Killing Wife.
By Times Special

By Times special
MARSHALL, ILL.,, Jan. Ia.
Hubert c. Moor, Robinson
Qll.) school teacher, who con-
feSsed he shot his wife, Mar
lorie, to death because she
left dirty dishes in the sink,
was found guilty of first de-
gree murder and ordered to
death in the electric chair by
"a jury in circuit court here
today.
Jurors had deliberated sixteen
hours before returning the verdict
at noon.
Moor, who was brought into the
courtroom handcuffed ten minutes
before the jury returned its verdict.
showed no emotion. He gave no
sign of weakening, and maintained
the Stalid attitude he had held since
the trial started Monday.
New Trial May Be Asked
During the short wait for the
jury to report, Moor presented
pathetic figure as he sat alone at
the counsel table. For the firz
time since the trial began, he
celved the sympathy of the crow.
which had packed the court room.
His almost Sullen attitude and
lack OF feeling in discussing the
murder Of his wife and his dra-
matte confession that God told me
TO shoot her" had reacted against
him with spectators.
announcement of sentence and
fixing time for the execution will be
deferred until the first of the week
to permit the defense to prepare A.
motion Tor new trial, Circuit Judge
Charles A. Shuey said.
Father to Carry on Fight
Continuation of the fight for
Moor's life will be carried on un--
der direction of ]. D. Moor of In
dianapolis, his father, who declared
he would carry on the legal battle
"aS long as necessary"
A strong attempt was made by
the defense to show that Moor is in
sane.
Early today the rumor was cur
rent in the court that vote of the
Jury stood 9 to for death in bal
lots taken Friday night. The three
jurors were in favor of life imprison-
ment, it was said.
Doubt of Moor's sanity and guilt
was not expressed by jurors at any
time, it was said.
Slain WOman's Mother Sobs
Mrs. A. E. Wrentmore of Indian
apolis, mother of the slain woman,
was the only member of the FAM
lilies to exhibit any emotion when
the finding was read.
AS the verdict was read, she
leaned toward a spectator and
sobbed, If Marjorie was here,
know what she would say. She
would say, Oh, mother, please for
give him"
Mrs. Wrentmore sobbed for sew
eral minutes after the verdict was
read. Mrs. Moor showed no emo
ton.
The younger Mrs. Moors body,
with two bullet wounds near the
heart, was found in the Moor auto
mobile on road near here on the
morning of Aug. Is. Authorities
were told by Moor that he and his
wife had been attacked by bandits,
who knocked him unconscious.
The Moors we're returning from =
visit to indianapolis with their
parents.
Says God Ordered Killing
First loophole in Moor's story
was found by investigators when
the watch, which he claimed was
taken by the robbers, was found in
his possession. After continued
questioning, he broke down and
confessed to murdering his wife
because the sink always was full
Of dirty dishes"
The confession was repudiated
later and bitter fight resulted over
its introduction as evidence. How
ever, Shuey, after hearing several
hours argument, ruled the confess
sion was permissible.
Later Moor dramatically confessed
the murder from the witness stand
after the insanity plea had been
formulated He declared that the
shooting was directed by God and
that an unseen power prevented him
from passing the spot where the
Staying occurred.