Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-12
A CORY STORY,

OF this clty for several week.
had a startling sequel in the discoyen.1 {
the body OF Mrs. Sarah Graham o
the wives Of the defendant, in >e
abandoned we'll on the farm nj
Emma Malloy, the wcll-known teun,a'
aritator, even miles from tow, n
body was nude and in an uJyo,1
state OF decomposition, but no douh, ~
tertained as to it's identity. A unn's,
wound was found in the right breast, ~
Graham's clothing was also found in !
well. The unfortunate woman disapna,
several mouths ago under circums, +, ~
which created the suspicion that she i
been foully dealt with, and pointed j
strongly to Graham as her murderer.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Mnllov WA
rested on Il charge OF being concerned
the murder OF Mrs. Graham, and y
alterward her adopted daughter, Cora h
Graham's second wife, was locked nal
the same charge. They take their arI
very hard, declaring their innocence,
The story is II remarkah'e ono, anHI
some respects, it is believed, without
precedent in the criminal annals OF |
county. A dozen or more years
Sarah Gorhanl, the daughter of a nj
porous mechanic in Fort Wayne.
was married to George Graham, a nal
of that town, a member OF q resi-
able family, but himself somewhat I'd
rlous as II scapegrace. Two years !
Graham abandoned his wife and driiied
this city, where he speedily rose into p1
incnce as n temperance agitator. He nj
many speeches throughout Western
souri,, and in Kansas as well, and Wild
gagged in these laudablc efforts to red
his fellow-men met Mrs. Malt
the well-known temperance worj
and the two prosecuted i
labors jointly for a considerable
Rod, delivering many addresses .from|
same platforms. In themeantime Grad
welded the daughter of Mrs. Mallov /
took up his residence on her farm, ncarl
city, where the body of his first wiie1
Just bccn found.
\ few weeks since his wife learned d
Graham was in this city, and opened a
munication with him. Graham denied
story of hissecond marriage. and expired
II desire to become reconciled to his I
The latter, at his request, lett Fort Wd
with their two children, and met hid
St. Louis some time last fall.
was never seen alive by any |
who knew her after her mcei
with Graham at the Union depot.l
Louis. lie took the children to the il
in this county, and soon afterward d1
pcared. About this time the facts al
his former marriage leaked out, and
Indictment for bigamy was letil4
against him. Graham was traced by
GERS to st. Louis, thence to Chicago, |
finally to Fort Wayne, where they lost|
scent. 4 few days later he reappcared
this city, and was placed in Jail, whed
has remained ever since, pending his i
1t is thought III attempt will be madV
lynch him.
characterization was busily engd
writing all the afternoon until late intd
night. The document on which he wad
gagged proved to be a full and comp
confession OF the murder OF his wife,
is addressed to the circuit Judge and n
ecuting attorney. Itcovers several pagj
foolscap closely written. He starts OUT
sayingthat the confession is made in d
tosavc innocent persons and to curtail
inquest and save further expense to
county. For himself he says he has nd
cuse OF apology to offer. He then
onerates Mrs. Malloy and Cora Lee d
all completely in or knowledge
the crime. He says that VI
they arrived ut the Malloy farm from
Louis, he entreatcd his wife to notruirl
by going to the house, but she !
she would go there and clean td1
out. He says he was whiting Il y
with a penknife and she had a N
limb in her hand. Angry words pad
and she struck at him with
limb. He threw up his hands to ward
the blow and the knife struck her i'll
neck. Shescreamed that he had killed
and hethen caughthold OF her and threw
violently from him. STOPPING oven lm1
saw blood squirting from her neck and 4
he knew then it was all over with HIM
he showed the knife into the wound the
length and finished her. He then undrc]
the body and carried it to the well, VII
he threw it and dropped the clothing
after it.
THREE CASES OF A
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, March 1.-Theo1
Rich, OF Coblcskill, N. Y, shot his wife
himself dead in the Astoria Hotel at 4
O'Clock Saturday night. Mrs. Rich e!o1
from Cobleskill II January Goth with
H.. S. Gale, a physician. The fug1
couple went to Bismarck, D.
where they remained until February
when they came here and took ROO
at the Astoria. A few weeks Q 4
Rich began suit for divorce from he
band. y Cobleskill girl visiting the
nival recognized Mrs. Rich and in!o!1
Mr.. Rich OF his wife''s whereabouts. i
arrived here Saturday morning 4
sought out the and her li
mour. Mrs. Rich offered her hush1
five thousand dollars to leave her. iie|
copied the offer and went away. EeturaI
about nine O'Clock he sought a prNI
interview with Mrs. Rich, during WHEEL
committed the awful crime. Rich ana
wife and DIR. Gale were all people OF COZ
quence in Cobleskill. Mrs. Rich was a w
tlflsl blonde about thirty-eight years
1T is said she owned two large farms"
Cobicskill and five thousand dol.;n'I
cash. She was the daughter OF III
Smith, IL prominent lawyer OF Albany,Nt
= PHILADELPHIA. March 1.-Gottlicb La
a German, residing at 2542 Sepviva SUI
cut his wife's throat with a razor
evening and then shot himself with i
volvcr, both dying instantly. The tr'2
Il the result OF jealousy on the par
the husband.
CLEVELAND, O., March 1.-Frank In
shot his wife, Cynthia Burgel. at Mass'L
o., Saturday night. The police sE'1
the town i'll search of Burgel, ard
numerous kilograms to other cities ri
a description of the supposed iu-'l
About seven O'Clock yesterday mornl"s
dead body was found lying in the
within forty rods OF. his own house
throat had been cut from ear to ear,