Year: 1872

would nave TO send him some mnu6.


THE PREY IS CAUGHT.


The future actions OF the prisoner seem TO prove
that his letter was favorably responded to by his
faithful wife, for we next hear OF him at the house
on Dean street, at which his wife, known as
Lizzie Stevenson, was engaged as head OF the
aomestlcs On the morning OF the oath January,
the afternoon Of f"fs" The same day left the house
keeper accompanying him. She informed some


she Say S
ever saw her again. In the last days OF that month
Moore and his hrst wlfc made their appearance In
in the house OF Miss Sailie Coepici until the latter
part oil February. The villain at this time had laid his
I1E s ws ts
u. and her liege reluctantly complied. While at
this place Moore seems to have treated his unior-
part OF the time confined to her bed and tho SER
vices OF physician called in.


MURDEROUS PROPOSAL.


The murderous Intentions Of Moore were here
frst plainly revealed. He told the physician that
this woman was was In fair way to ruin him, and
with the doctor il she She should die. The @
and said notSng Rvaeny tie Woman had been
taken to the place with the worst of purposes; but
being thwarted In the attempt to secure physi-
carry his victim to some lonely spot and carry into
execution his bloody purpose. Following the chain
o. evidence wound around the prisoner by yya the
registering as IN. Moore and wife, Pha-
ateiphia." Next day they. purchased tickets .as
train at Mineral Point. ON the morning of the
lst OF March the body Of the murdered woman was
found and the tracks OF the murderer led directly
to the door OF Michael Moore's dwelling, while the
boots he wore measured exactly the length of the
assassin tracks. The spectacles and other arti-
fed as the property of Mrs. Moore alias Lizzie
Stevenson The trunk which Moore alleged was
his property was proven to have belonged to Mrs.
ilantifia6 mAnV
witnesses. The chain against the prisoner was
complete. His guilt was clearly. demonstrated,
although no human ear was by to near the last
despairing cry Of his conAding victim.


THE MURDERER'S CAREER.


Michael Moore is about fifty years Of age, OF Irish
birth, but came to this country when he was quite
young He has lived in Cambria county In various
sections for the past TWENTY-FIVE years, his last
scene Of the murder. W His s general reputation has
been bad, and his name Is not unknown to the
criminal record. In 1852 he was tried for the at
station, on the Pennsylvania Railroad The prose
t!. cntlon In this case was founded on the stab
bayonet at row on the ~ precedng @ New Year, @ He
was convicted and sentenced to the Penitentiary
or ter term Of but was out
OF other murders, but the proof was not sufficient
or comprehensive enough to convict him. He is of
medium height and siZe iron gray hair, beard and
mustache OF q reddish hue, and has bullet-shaped
head. His eyes are deeply sunk in their sockets
and oyerhung BY shaggy brows, and his general





to that class Of people known as prize fighters"


HIS TRIAL


commenced On Tuesday, June A. and lasted about
ten days. In court, though excessively nervous,
he maintained bold front and returned stare 1Or
stare. The court room during the trial was greatly
crowded by persons anxious to see a man charged
with such fearful crime as he was. Since the
commission OF the murder fears have been enter
tanned tnat the terribly excited state OF the public
mind would cause IL to break out in some unlawful
act, but happily the laws OF the land have not
been broken and justice has been dignifed by the
expIatOn OF the criminal in the manner and form
commanded by the Commonwealth.


THE PRISONER IN JAIL.


After the finding Of the jury, which was "Guty of
placed in a strong cell OF the Jail at this place.
which is structure of no great pretensiOns. Ii he
' snen ana brutal before & MS trial ne ne became
the Sherlffrs deputies to visit him. If a visitor
would approach his cell door he would likely get
refuse water thrown In his lace. The Rev. Father
Christy mild, even-tempered priest, commenced
to pay the cuprit visits after the Court refused to
grant his application for a new trial. The holy
man for a long time failed to make any impression
on the desperate ANIMAL but at length succeeded
in making him realize his terrible position, and
eventually heard him ask the Almighty God to par
don his sins and cleanse his soul that it might be
worthy to appear ut the bar OF heaven. This was
before the receipt OF his death warrant, and o
delay Of the document caused return OF his old
ferocity and characterization that caused the
prisoners In the adjoining cells to wish Moore
safely hanged, and the PRISON officers heartily
approved OF the general sentiment OF the jail.


HOW He RECEIVED HIS DEATH WARRANT.


Upon the arrival OF the prisoners death warrant
lie pr0essed great contritiOn fer his wicked lie,
admitting that lie was a bad man, but most posi-
lively and persstently did he deny the crime of
ment arrived the culprt, ut the approach Of any
person to his cell, would be discovered on his
and his lips moving as If in prayer. This proSra-
ton was ieint, as it was afterwards discovered,
to misiead the aler as to his real Intentions. For
nearly week II was observed that he kept his cot
standing upright in one corner OF the cell and this
at once led to the suspicion that ne was


ENDEAyORING TO EFFECT HIS ESCAPE
from his narrow dwelling by digging through the
wall. An examination OF the locality revealed an
entire absence OF the pastering that adorned the
the masonry had been carefully scraped away,
leaving some OF the stones quite loose. The nsru-
ment used by the prisoner In his work was piece
OF iron about four or five inches in length and less
than an inch in diameter. This he had secured
from the metal ventiator Of his cell, and to secure
1t must have cost him deal Of application and
labor from the fact that it was post diiNcult OF
and required patient skill to effect its dis
Judgement. further search brought forth from
his straw mattress portion OF the metal water
pipe that runs through the cells of the prison.
This was nearly yard In length and about two
m ana g sars nag t been
escaped the prisoner the moment the hands OF one
oil the prison managers alghted upon it. When
the death warrant arrived the Sheriff, who was
only awaiting It's coming in order to more securely
coatlne the prisoner, determined to elicct his re-
moyal.





Another CELL in a more formidable part OF the
structure, had been properly fitted for his reccp.
ton, the Sheriff considering that now that the
dread day had been finally determined upon he
should take every precaution to secure him. Ac-
cordingly SheriT Bonacker summoned to his as
sistance his three deputies, and these four gentle
men repaired to the cell OF the condemned man,
where their wish to remove him to another apart.
mont was made known to him by the
Sheriff. From this proposition Moore very en-
phatically dissented, and rs he very fooshly
had been allowed to retain the murderOus piece OF
pipe before alluded to, threatened to take the life
OF the first person who entered. The desperation
OF the man, whose face was livid with rage. made
the officers afraid to approach him, and therefore
1t Is not strange that the party withdrew for con-
sultation and to give the prisoner time for the
sober second thought. The next visit soon after
was met, however, by Moore In the same spirit,
and, as moral suasion seemed to be OF avail, it
was resolved to try


THE EFFECT OF COLD LEAD.


Armed as the crm mol was, the fer0city OF his
disposition and the numerous brutal threats he mad
made towards the Keepers Of the prison had
tendency to make them fear to approach him.
Seeing that he was determined that none should
enter his cell, and tearing that II not at once re-
mnypU