Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-03-04
THE GRAHAM TRAGEDY.


dered Mrs. Graham - Damaging Testa'
mony I'm Regard to Graham's Movements
ronowed by q Confession by tho Latter
Of the Crime and its Entire ResponsiDiity
--Lynchfng Talk.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Feb. 2s.-The IN
quest over the remains OF MIS-. Saran
Graham was resumed at the courthouse
at nine O'Clock yesterday morning and
the proceeding were watched with IN
creased interest by large throng OF peo-
pie.
The first witness examined was Peter
Hawkins, a colored man who worked on
the Molloy farm from last July till octo-
Der 8. Among other things he testified
that when Graham returned home from
St. Louis, where he had been after MS
two boys. he arrived alone at the house
after midnight and that two hours oefore
that time he heard two pistol shots fired,
apparently near the well where the body
was found; that some days after he re-
marked to Graham that something smell
ed bad at the we'll, to which the latter re-
piled that he guessed it was hog and
that he was going to fill the well up.
Hawkins testimony, however, is not con-
sidered very reliable, as his mind is not
altogether sound.
Row Graham, the bright little six-year-
old boy of the dead woman, was placed
on the stand and recognized some OF the
clothing and other articles found with the
body as belonging to his mother. The
trunk that Mrs. Graham took with her
away from Fl. Wayne, Ind, having been
found was brought into the courtroom,
and Rev. J. C. Plumb, pastor OF the Con-
gregationaI Church at North Springfield,
testified that George E. Graham had left
It at his house, having asked permission
to do so.
Roy Graham, on being recalled, said he
knew the trunk and that it was his moth
er's.
Charlie Graham was also recalled and
recognized the trunk as belonging to his
mother, and said that the last time he
saw it was at Fay's restaurant, in North
Springfield, when his father unpacked 1t
and took out some clothing for him and
Rov. Then he fastened up the trunk and
left it at the restaurant. Graham
stated that his wife took the trunk with
her when. as he alleges, she went on to
Kansas City the night OF the 30th
of last September. He was seen by your
last night, and when asked
about the trunk he owned up that he left
it at Rev. C. Plumb's some time last
November, and said he made the former
statement because he did not want to in
lure his case; that the night he and his
wife separated here they were both sOme-
what excited and forgot about the trunk
at the restaurant, and it being left he con-
Guided it was best to leave it at Rev.
Mr. Plumb's until he could send it to his
former wife. He said that he had not
opened the trunk since it was packed by
her and did not know what was in it.
The last witness examined last evening
nineteen years old and had lived with
Mrs. Molloy ever since she was six. She
first met Mrs. Molloy at Chicago, and had
lived at various places since that time.
Nothing of any special Importance was
elected from this witness, who evidently
manifested a disposition not to tell all
she knew of Mrs. Mollov and her associa-
ion with George E. Graham.
At the close of the examination the in
quest adjourned until Monday morning.
Mr. T. L. Breeze and his wife, who is a
sister of the dead woman, arrived here
rom Fort Wayne last night, and will re-
main until after the inquest and examina-
ions are concluded. 1t having been an
bounced that they were coming a crowd
If people, estimated at not less than one
persons, was at the North
springfield depot to m eet them.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Feb. 2s.-Mr.
,reese went out to the Molloy farm to
zee the old well or cave in which Mrs.
body was thrown. A strange
in relation to the horrible
rhine has come to light. When, on the
occasion of T. L. Breese's former visit
o this city officers went out to the Mol
oy farm on a tour of investigation.
IRIS. Molloy took her Bible to have fam
y worship, and read the fourth chap ter
f John, where there is an ac-
cunt of Christ's conversation with the
roman of Samaria at the well, in which
e told her, "The man thou hast is not
by husband" An impression was made
n the mind of John Potter, of Brookline,
nd he afterward dreamed that the miss
1g woman was in the bottom of a we'll.
he dream had part in urging him to the
earch which resulted in the finding Of
ne body.
GRAHAM's CONFESSION.
Tonight Graham made lengthy con.
ersion which, trimmed of all verbiage, is
hat he alone is responsible for the death
sarah Graham. He says that most of
he statements he has heretofore made
re true up to the period of the night of
he Goth Using his own language, he
len says:
"On that night Mrs. Sarah Graham and
lvself walked from Springfield to the
[alloy farm, five miles southwest of
own. For the death of Sarah Graham, 1
m alone responsible. No one else was
with me in any way in the
latter. Mrs. Malloy and Mrs. Cora E.
raham are wholly and entirely in
ocent OF any completely whatever
! the matter. Mrs. Malloy was in
,ansas for ten days before and did not
eturn until two and half months after
ard. Mrs. Cora f. Graham never knew
r had the slightest idea that Sarah Ora
am was ever within three hundred miles
the farm. Neither of them ever would
ave in any degree allotted or tolerated
ny such thing.
LYNCHING TALK.
The talk of lynching Graham con.
nues as common as ever. Men
penly express their readiness to
lin mob and argue that trial might
ost the State several thousand dollars.
hereas lynching would not cost over
We dollars for a rope and repairs to the
DOR of the county Jail.
How They will Evade the Law.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 2s.-The Ohio
alley Telephone Company, which con-