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Show SHOT WHILE WAITING FOR DIVORCED WIFE J. J, Moore, Wealthy Coal Dealer ot San Francisco, Fa-lalh Fa-lalh Injured by Chauffeur. SAN MATKO, Csl.. .Ian. T. S. J. Moore, a wealthy Fuel dealer of Sau PVanotsco, was shot ami probably fatally toandsd tonte;ht near Ihe tesi-denesj tesi-denesj here of his wife by J, Timothy, a ehaufTcnr employed by Wealthy neiclibor of Mrs. Stoore. Moore iys carried into tho residence of his wife nnd later tnktD to I hospital, where it was announced he could not live. Timothy surrendered and is now in the custody of the sheriff of San Mateo count'.'. Mrs. Moore rf.cciitlv sued lor divorce, charging Moore with extreme cruelty. Her husband, In Bross-complslnt, al-legjed al-legjed habitual intemperance. Tho names of several men socially prominent promi-nent in San Francisco figured in the ci.se. including h'ear Aflmiral Thonins 8. Phelps. According to the story told by Tim Othy, he was driving past the Moore residence when his engine tailed. As ho was bending over the hood of the ear a man stepped from behind a tree on the side of the road opposite the Moore home ;nd. calling out, "Tou'ra the I'm ia.v'mir for!" fired two shots. Timothy hid behind the car. he Bays, in time to escape two more bullets Timothy asserts that be Ihen drew his Own revolver and tired once. The bullet struck Moore m the abdomen, but be did not fall Captain H. , Boyden of a military mili-tary sehool nearby, ran to the scene and I'onud Moore stan.line by the road. With the assistance, of Timothy and a maid from the Moore residence, the wounded man Was earned into the house. Shortly afttirWard, Moore was removed re-moved to a hospital, where he made a statement to Qiw Attorney 'harles M. Kukbride. Thi statement up to a late hour tonight had not been made public. Timothy surrendered to CbicJ' of Po lice Poland and was taken to Kedwood City b the sheriff, Only- one chamber of Timothy's revolver re-volver had been discharged. City AAtorney ECirkbnds rafuBOd to make public all of Moore's statement, but in part it is ga follows "1 saw Mrs. Moore in the car slopped it and ordered her io ge.l out of it She refused and I began shooting. shoot-ing. ' ' Timothy, it was said. (tonight, had been seen frequently purchasing one or more bottles of champagne in local saloons. Timothy is a daputj oon-stable. |