Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-03-04
oRAHAM.s GUILT.

The Springfield Bigamist and Wife Muir
derer Makes Full Conference.-The StOry
Of His Crime.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, March Mira Com
Lee Graham, wife No. 2 Of George E. Gra
ham, and her mother, Mrs Malloy, wer<
arrested Saturday, charged with being con
nected with the murder of Graham's wife
Sarah, whose body was found in a we'll on
the Malloy farm. In order to shield them
Graham made the following confession:
The prisoners confession says: For my sell
behalf of Mrs. Emma Molloy and Mrs. Cors
E. Graham, l wish to state most decidedly and
emphatically that they are entirely and com
pletely innocent, both morally aud legally. OF
any knowledge OF or completely in. the death
of Sarah Graham. Neither of them had the
| most remote idea that any crime had been
committed. Both of them had always acted
with the utmost honesty and good faith.
am informed that both Of.them have turned
against mo and are the loudest in their de-
nunciations, but shall allow nothing to pre-
necessary, in order to give you clear history
of this case, to trace events back to the spring
of 1885. at which time the paper with which
| was connected in Washington. Kan.
BECAME FINANCIALLY EMBARRASSED,
and it became impossible to conduct it. Mrs.
Sarah Graham and myself had never lived
together as happily as we should, and per
haps might, have done II each had been for
bearing with the other. At this 1uncture We
mutually agreed that she should go to Fort
Wayne. Ind, with the children and live while
could out of the paper, and support her al
far as was able. She came east and about
April l also went to Fort Wayne but was
stopped with my stepmother. not being With
| Sarah Graham at all. From Fort Wayne
went down into Ford County. Kan, for the
purpose of locating claim" Not being
and remained about ten days, again
stopping with my stepmother. though
calling several times upon Sarah Graham to
Mo-. reaching here June l. Just before
coming to Springfield I passed few days in
ConcOrdia, Kan, and from that point wrote
TO both Mrs. Mo1loy and Miss Lee that had
never been remarked to Sarah Graham since
| the divorce in 1873 This was untrue. but
both Mrs. Molloy and Mss Lee placed i'm
! plicit confidence in me and believed it. In
their minds. therefore no impediment
existed to my marriage with Miss Lee. which
ceremony occurred July 18. 1885. Some time
in August received letter from Sarah
marriage to Cora Lee and proposing to
MAKE THINGS WARM FOR ME-.
wrote to her denying the marriage. Sho
replied enclosing published notice Of the
marriage and insisted that send her money
or she would expose me, but reiterating her
statement that she would never live with me
again. sent her money at different times
until about September 20, when proposed
to her that would pay her sum in a lump
and assume the full care and expense of the
children. She brought the children to me at
1856 We remained in ST. Louis until the
morning Of Wednesday, September 30. I en-
deavOred to persuade her either to return TO
Fort Wavne or go to her uncle's in South st.
Louis, and at one time she was so far Fer
suaded that she removed all the children'S
clothing from her trunk and placed it in .
valsc. which the oldest boy and myself
went up town to purchase. She changed her
N nd half dozen times during the stay in
st. Lonis. and at the very last protested she
would go with me. ] was pOweriess TO stop
myself and the children. ExpostulatiOn and
entreaty were of no avail. She came clear
through to North Springfield with us. ] had
arranged with Mrs. Fay before left St Louis
to save a room for the children at her res
taurant. did not at that time have Sarah
Graham with me. dared not leave her in
the depot and so went back and asked what
she proposed to do. She replied that she was
going wherever l went. l told her she would
have q good time If she followed me as l was
going to walk five miles across the country.
she sa she r 70
walk. We came over to South Springfield
and took her to restaurant for supper. l
vent over to the grocery store OF W: !.
a while about the st. Louis exposition, and
then returned to the restaurant and talked
quite while to Sarah,
URGING HER NOT TO RUIN ME.
but to return to st. Louis or go up to Kansas
City. where would send her money to live
upon. She refused to listen to anything, but
with her to the Gulf depot, and again tried to
induce her to go up to Kansas City. ! could
do nothing with her. and ] started to walk
out to the Molloy farm; thought she would
never attempt to walk the five miles that
night. but she followed right after me. !
left the Gulf depot about $3.50 or nine O'Clock
p. III. and walked the entire distance to the
farm. 1t was probably 1880 q. M, Thursday,
October l, when the farm pasture gate was
reached. At this point stopped and said:
Now, Sarah, am just on the edge of the
would tear up every thing and could do you
no possible good 4" She still protested that
she would go up to the house and clear Cora
out. had picked upa stick and was whit,
one and a half inches long. She had small |
limb in her hand and when she was SO vehe- |
mently insisting that she would go up to the
house and Gear things out, ] reminded her !
of q liason she was engaged in at Elgin, Ill. |
This so angered her that she struck at me |
with the limb she held in her hand. threw |
up my hand to ward of the blow and the |
knife struck her in the left side of the throat. |
She cried out that had killed her grasped ,
her and threw her from me and she fell vio-
the Soed Wns
the wound in the neck. l knew then that 1t |
was all up with me sooner or later. for be-
lieved
MURDER WILL OUT"
! pushed the knife into the wound to its
full length and then considered long time
what disposition should make Of the body:
been done and the next moment afterwards |
would have given the world to recall it.
then undre ssed the body and carried it to the
Wen ana droppea IL IN o m h tro
Observat on there as elsewhere, dropped the
clothing in after the body. BY this time the
moon had just risen. 1 sat by the well and
pondered over the matter until the first si9ns
Of daylight began to appear. when walked
put onto the main road again and walked up
The Hill and past the house about one hum
the house, approaching it from the west or
Dorchester side, and stepped to the west he'd
room window when Cora and Eta Molloy,
who were sleeping together, awoke, and Cora
1 changed my clothes. which we're wet and
muddy. for dry ones: then called Peter
Hawkins, the hired man; then went and laid
DOWN on the side of the bed till breakfast was
ExoNERAr1NG CORA LEE
] wish to reiterate in the most emphatic
Or The slightest connection in anv way in this
natter of Cora Lee Graham. This loving,
trusting girl has remained firm and steadfast
aer aar snd 10 Is her
more than any other that this confession is
made. She is a thoroughly good. pure woman
Who has come into my life, and whatever OF
rome have ever had has been due to her.
have considered that after all the testi-
nony at the inquest there was still fight
ng chance" on plea OF not guilty, but
ar dearer than my own life l can
lot but abandon the fight. To her | COM
mend the care of my dear children, who are
IS near to me as any fathers children are.
,he is by my request their guardian and
would ask. gentlemen. that they are not sent
way from her against their wishes. She
owes them and they her.
GEORGE e. GRAHAM.
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