The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-03-05
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Shocking Crime Cnesrthed Near Spring.
field, Mo.-CareeP 0f . Despicable VII
lain.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Feb. 26.-The mystic
rious disappearance of Mrs. Sarah Graham,
wife of George E. Graham, was partially
explained yesterday by John Potter and
other citizens Of Brooklyn. who, under the
direction Of Detective Ed. C. Davis. ex-
plored deep sinkhole or cave on the farm
Of Mrs. Malloy, about four miles southwest
Of this city. and discovered about fifty feet
under the ground the nude body of woman
which was partially decOmposed. Near
the body in the cave was also found the
woman's clothing and small hand satchel.
Coroner Van Hoose summoned jury and
repaired to the CHASTITY scene, and on ex-
animation, found that the woman's death
was caused by a pistol shot that entered
the right side of the breast and passed
through the heart Other wounds had
evidently been inflicted on the unfortunate
woman.
1t is thought beyond any doubt the
woman is the missing Mrs. Graham, whose
husband was married to Cora Lee, an
adopted daughter of Mrs. Malloy in this
city, July IS last, and was arrested on the
charge of bigamy month since and lodged
in Jail. where he is now confined awaiting
his trial at the MAY term Of the Circuit
Court. When arrested Graham claimed
that he was divorced from his former
wife and that she left Fort WAYNE,
Ind, with him as mistress;
that they first went to Elgin. ILL.,.
thence to Washington. Kan. where he and
Mrs. MallOy, who is known as kind OF
temperance lecturer, engaged in the publ
cation of paper called the Morning and
Day of Reform. The paper not proving a
success. he and Mrs. Malloy came to this
city and his wife returned to her people at
Fort Wayne. taking their two boys, aged re-
spectively thirteen and six years.
The latter part of last September Graham
wrote to his wife at Fort Wayne. request
ing her to meet him with the children at st.
Louis He also sent money to pay her fare.
Mrs. Graham did as requested. and her peo-
pie not learning any thing of her where
abOuts since then, began to suspect foul
play and made vigorous search to find
the missing woman. whose brOther-in-law,
T. l.. Breese, came on here and caused
Graham's arrest. The latter stOutly pro-
tested his innocence and stated that the
last he saw of his former wife she was
standing in the Union Depot at st. Louis
when he and the two children boarded
Frisco train and came to this city. Ora
ham and his second wife reside on the NAL
10y farm, where the lady was found to-day,
and when he was told of the startling dis
covery he turned pale and looked down at
the floor, protesting that he could not get
justice here.
In an interview with Mr.. T. L. Breese, of
Fort Wayne. brother-in-law of the dead
woman, he stated that George E. Graham,
who is about thirty-ive years old, was mar
ried to the woman now dead at Fort Wayne
in 1871. and that Graham was sent to
the penitentiary for horse stealing in 1878.
White he was in prison his wife procured
a divorce, and after his release, in 1878.
the two were remarked and left Fort
Wayne the following year. He expresses
the opinion that Graham has developed
into an INSCRIPTIONS villain and that his
statements regarding the disappearance Of
his former wife are a tissue of falsehoOds.
Mrs. MallOy has not been here since the
arrest of Graham, and it is stated that she
Is lecturing in Peoria, III. 1t is predicted
that further developments will likely inn
plicate others besides Graham in the brutal
crime that was uneartled yesterday.