The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-07

TIE BlgAmcas WIFE, u srd~rer Ink~a Prom
SAIL by = Mssksd Mob and Hang 10 :
Trse--sse R~lserrtrs tn sh~ Last the In
nocence az Cora Is~e and Mr.. N.lioy %
Psrssrspsslea % Gai1sy kaswisdgs.
SrEIScFiEIp. Mo-, April a. Shortly
before two o'clock this morning mob u
about one hundred masked men rode into
the city from thc west and took posi-
tIon on College street directly opposite
the jail. where George y. Graham. the
wlfe-muricrcr. was confined. They were
heavily masked and armed With shot
guns, rifles and rcvolvers. and promptly
halted al persons approaching. CON-
manding them "a throw up their hands
and stand or clear the streets. A dcpu.a.
ton forced an entrance 20 the room n
sheriff Donneli, which Is IN the Jan hus.
Ing. and demanded the keys. which Mere
refused.
Two men held the sheriff while another
party went 10 the bureau. the drawer az
which was locked. They then took the
key from his wife. and opening The draw.
er. found a bunch Of keys. Leaving
Sheriff Donnell In charge 81 a guard thew
went 10 the jail taking the guard whom
they had compelled 20 accompany them
10 the sherif's room. along with them.
In less than ten minutes the door To Ora
hams cell had been unlocked. rope had
been placed about his neck and he VA
outside In the hands ~ the mob N.
was hurriedly placed In a wac N and
| driven 10 grove in the northwestern
part OF the city, stopping AZ the lrsi ac-
odating TREE that offered.
| Graham being given an opportunity a.
| talk reiterated his statement that neither
| Mrs. Emma Molloy nor Cora Lee knew
anv thing about the murder ~ Sarah era
ham until after the discovery Of her body
| m The well on February %.
| When asked II he wished 10 make prayer
he replied: "No, Cd Il. I'm not
4 afraid.r
| brief prayer was offered. however, ~
some one in the crowd, after which tie
| rope was thrown over limb and the
body pulled up. He made no appeaI %
the mob for mercy and died apparently
very short time.
Sheriff Donnell, who. with his night
guard. rode with the party on the wagon
10 the place Of cxccfion. made strong
appeal 10 the mob 20 allow the law 70
take its course, arguing that Graham hay
Ing fully confessed his crime, Il was only
4 question ~ q short time when he would
be punished In accordance With law and
the good name Of the people of Spring
field be indicated His appeal. how
ever. had no effect beyond causing brief
delay.
Pinned to the body was the following
notice:
AEBtrRSnr NOTICE.
when the coroner l. IN possession of THIS
paper Geo ". srAham will ~ deal. AMI -
little punishment viii have been indicted ~
n he mad been hanged ~ legal aufhorifY II
IL a matter Of right 10 the COMMUNITY A. =
Justice 70 humanity that We. trc "lrre
Hundred ignore the law IN tbs in~tAlrf
We recognize the fact that our CRIMINAL
statutes are not equal ~ AZ "ccH~r 81
Therefor. We have resolved " rrfnQf" tfnin
our midst tme worst criminal Who hA- ever
infested our county. He gets TIE ~itneNt ~
clerry." that We may hereafter ani forever
live and be without hts prs-cnce ~ Vicious
influence. We heartily welcome Al -ffAn
gers - citizenship who are pura ~
purpose a-A rC. IN good faiih. nAt
we give thi- 20 the woiii ~ MAfnin-
10 ex-convict- and murtierrrs nho Mas
hereafter Invade county o. impose w
our creduIity. We also give rarninx that
. any person or persons 81 any RANK or 80
ton y no dare 90 discover the actors n t..-
tragedy Will be surely. AMI -prrNlN ,l -,
patel 20 hell where All Things ars revealed
| 10 the curious IN Justice 70 tht mfmMrt III
sarah Graham. loving wife AM dear ~ " .
e.. v hose life was sacrificed a the AliAf ~
Heoate. We subscribe ourselves ",
CITIZENS or sKFF~E Col NY ~.
To- SHKRfFF Do<~ELfs-krep Your mv-In
&hrt II YOU recognized any VI ~. ox yoA
viii die the death Of a dog