Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa
Thursday, January 9, l896*

MR. TIMOTHY MOORE, a well remembered character of southeast Decatur County in former years, arrived Wednesday afternoon direct from the Fort Madison Penitentiary, where he had served under a sentence of five years from Decatur County, for an attempt to murder his wife by chopping her head off with an axe, while they resided in Leon. He had received the benefit of discount for good behavior while in the pen and had only served about three and a half years. He is about 86 years of age and returns looking hale and hearty and better dressed than he was ever known to be before his incarceration. His wife, who was formerly SUSIE ADAIR, a well-known character of this vicinity, now lives at Trenton, Mo., and is reported to have married a time or two without the formalities of divorce, but "Old TIMOTHY" is said to have no inclination to pose as an Enoch Arden on that account. He had been a pensioner for many years, and the $l2 per month he received has more than provided him with extra comforts during his stay in prison, leaving him a snug little balance to secure him from future want.

--Lineville Tribune.

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