The People v. Moor

Plaintiff in error in the circuit court of Clark county was found guilty by a jury of the murder of his wife, Marjorie Moor, and his punishment fixed at death. His defense was insanity. He brings the cause here for review, assigning error in the rulings of the court on admission of evidence and instructions to the jury.

Marjorie Moor was killed early on the morning of August 15, 1932, at a point on the highway about six miles south of Marshall, Illinois. She was shot twice through the heart with a revolver. On August 13, 1932, Moor and his wife drove to Indianapolis to visit their parents. On…