gon and as she pleaded for her life he struck her with the barrel.
She threw up her arm to protect herself and her arm was broken be~—
fore he knocked her to the floor, Ne then hitch hiked in to town,
borrowed a car and drove back to the farm. He pretended to dis~
cover the body and went and told Mr. Berrier. Moore was taken
into custody the ft day following Mrs. Berrier’s funeral when the
lothes in which he had been working on the day of the murder were
Scovered in his cabin bearing bloodstains. He confessed but
claimed that has motive in being in, the house was robbery. Convicte
and sentenced to die, he told Mrs. “errier’s two sons the day be-
fore he was electrocuted on April 29, 1932, that his actual motive
had been to rape their mother but that he had not carried out the
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THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH, Lexington, N. Ce Auge 31, 1931
Photograph in Auge 31, 1931 ey Ce
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gun and as she pleaded for her life he struck her with the barrel.
She threw up her arm to protect herself and her arm was broken be~-
fore he knocked her to the floor, He then hitch hiked in to town,
borrowed a car and drove back to the farm. He pretended to dis-
cover the body and went and told Mr. Berrier. Moore was taken
i custody the ft day following Mrs. Berrier's funeral when the
s in which he had been working on the day of the murder were
overed in his cabin bearing bloodstains. He confessed but
claimed that his motive in being in the house was robbery. Convicted
and sentenced to die, he told Mrs. “errier’s two sons the day be-
fore he was electrocuted on April 29, 1932, that his actual motive
had been to rape their mother but that he had not carried out the
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THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH, Lexington, Ne Ce Auge 31, 1931
Photograph in Aug. 31, 1931 ry, Ce
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tures up er arm to protect herself and her ara was Broken be
then
overed in his cabin bearing bloodstains. He confessed but
Claimed that has motive in being in the house a rosters Convicte
and sentenced to die, he told Mrs. “errier's
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ages tn es bad en reine on the
‘the day be:
fore he was electrocuted on April 29, 1932, ena raey ae aire
had been to rape their mother but that he had not carried out the
assault.
‘THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH, lexington, N. Ce Aug. 31, 1931
May 2, 1932
Photograph in Aug. 31, 1931 issue c.
MOORE, Dudley
DS core » & 19-year-old black man fron Yavidson Co., Ne Se, had begn
pect rnanos as a SKEXSAXE child and left in the care of a sister. One
of the sons of Mr, and Mrs. Jacob Berrier, a prominent Davidson Gos
farmer, took EXE Moore home when he was nine years eld and the 5err-
s ler family provided him witha place to stay and SSMXKZRXHEXERGEE and
clothes and Sed him from their table. Moore was raised on the farm
\\and allowed to do odd jobs for which he was paid. On Aug. 15, 1931,
‘he BISGSA worked on the farm that morning and after lunch left. He
‘ee BRAXEKSXEE while the 58«year-old Mrs, Berrier was resting
in the room of a son, got a gun from the pantry and slipped upstairs,
<j hiding the gun KXKE in another bedroom. He entered the roan where
Mrs. Berrier was sleeping with the intent of raping her but became
i frightened whan she stirred in her sleep and ran down the stairs.
oghe Looked out ow’ oo saw and he listened as she called
a daughter-in-law and to t we had been in the house. Mrs,
Berrier then went into the ree and when she missed the gun, picked
up the phone to call her daughter-in-law again. ‘Moore ri ped t the
— waxes from the side ote the house and ran back insi. ian
a@tagged Mrs, Berrier upstairs to the bedroom where he had idee the
Ce Lely SIA
MOORE, Dudley
xcore: a 19-year-old black man fron Yavidson Co., No Se, had begn
By rphanes as a BKEXSAXE child and left in the care of a sister. One
of the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Berrier, a prominent Davidson Goo
|. 0farmer, took EK& Moore home when he was nine years eld and the Berr-
der family provided him witha place to stay and EGUXKAMXEEXEKEAE and
clothes and #ed him from their table. Moore was raised on the fara
)\and allowed to do odd jobs for which he was paid. On Aug. 15, 1931,
She BIGKEA worked on the farm that morning and after lunch left. He
returned EKUXEKSXSE while the 58«year-old Mrs. Berrier was resting
in the room of a son, got a gun from the pantry and slipped upstairs,
hiding the gun ERE in another bedroom. He entered the room where
Mrs. Berrier was sleeping with the intent of raping her but became
ifrightened whan she stirred in her sleep and ran down the stairs.
qone oH aoe ee and he listened as she called
a@ daughter-in-law and to Y that we had been in the house. Mrs,
Berrier then went into the pantry and when she missed the gun, picked
up the phone to call her daughter-in-law again. ‘Moore ripped the
phone wires from the side of the house and ran back insides He
atagged Mrs, Berrier upstairs to the bedroom where he had hidden the
(a NAL,
_ MOORE, Dudley
jMoore, @ 19-year-old ee man fron Yavidson foes tre
jorphaned as a EKKXSAXE child and left in the of a sister. One
oe i San Cas ORE CP ersten a peer Davidson Gos
as nine years eld and the Berr-
and FOUKXOOCKEE and
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‘She Soaked ant ofa. inden’ snd smx idee ant he Listened as she called
“a daughter-in-law and told her that we had been in the house. Mrs,
Berrier then went into the pantry and when she mice the gun, picked
d i the to call her daughter-in~ the
ue vines trem A ng einen op
Eyed Hes ee ae to the bedroom where he had hidden the
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