The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-02
OF the 18th ot last July by Rev. j. c. Plumb. L
did not know that Graham had bean REMARKED


to his former wife after they were divorced before
/ married him. He advised me of the divorce
from his former wife, and pleaded repentance
for having lived with her in adultery since they
left Fort Wayne in 1879 until she went back
from Washington, Kan, more than year ago.
No one can truthfully charge that | have
wronged or mstreated in the least Graham'a
two little boys, and Sheriff Cox there knows
how much they both think of me. The younger
is one Of the brightest children l ever saw, but
the. great pity is that he has the very nature OF
his father, and if he is not carefully guarded he
will follow in his footsteps. When you see Geo.
Graham this evening ask him, for me, to confess
all he knows about the murder of Sarah Graham.
de knows am innocent, and should do this in
Justice"
Promising to do as requested the writer with.
drew, and visiting Graham in his cell to-
night found him busily writing He got up
from his scat, and remarked: 'Well, I'm fixing
up another scoop for you tonight" This proved
to be the confession he promised your cores
pondent last night, if he concluded to make one.
he had heard of what Mrs. Moloy had said
against him to day and on being informed of his
second wife's request, he appeared both surprised
and worried, and began to think that they were
both ready TO abandon him to his fate. Then,
sitting down, he hastily, in smooth. lady-like
hand, wrote the following note, which he asked
should be taken at once to the person addressed:
FEBRUARY %, 1886.
"Mrs. Moloy-I have been getting all day
Baker talk this morning | am prepared to do
you full justice, also to Cora; but you must not
make an exhibition of your feline qualities
against me. You cannot, with impunity, take
part In any attack on ne.
Yours as am treated,
geo. E. GRAHAM
Graham remarked sententiously, when he fin
ished the note: THAT will fetch her."
Your correspondent proceeded to the residence
of Deputy Sheriff Williams. and read the mis-
CIV IN MrO xnhn dali fhnMnt ntA
answer was: 'Tell George l am powerlcss to
help him; my property is all in the hands Of
Judge Baker for debt l stood by him and
thought him innocent until the dead body was
found in the cave. Now do not know what to
think"
When her message was delivered to Graham
he remarked: "Well, it's just about as | expect
ed" and then resumed his writing. He COM
pleted his confession shortly after IL o'clock, adj
dressing it to the circuit judge aud prosecuting
attorney. and requested that the copy be re-
turned to him for them early in the morning.
GRAHAM's CONFESSION.
"SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, March 1. Y
''To the Hon. w. #. Geiger Judge Greene, Circuit
Court, and John A. Patterson. Esq Prosecuting
Attorney Circuit Court:
"Gentlemen-In order to save innocent people
from the suffering entaled upon them upon my
account, aud to curtail the length and expense Of
the inquest pending over the body of Sarah Gra-
ham, l come to you, gentlemen, as the highest
complete and exact recital of all the facts in the
case. For myself have neither apologies nor
excuses TO offer. In behalf of Mrs Emma Mol
10y and Mrs. Cora r. Graham / wish to state
most decidedly and emphatcally that they are
entirely and completely innocent. both morally
and 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 have always
acted with the utmost honesty and good
faith. l am informed that both of them
hare turned against and are
the loudest in their denunciations
but shall allow nothing to prevent my doing
them full justice.
twill be necessary in order TO give you clear
history of this case to trace events back to the
spring of 1885. At that time the paper with
which l was connected in Washington Kan, be-
came financially embarrassed and it became inn
possible to conduct it. Mrs. Sarah Graham and
myself had never lived together as happily as
we should, and perhaps might have DONE if each
had been forbearing with the other At this
jnncture we mutually agreed that she should go
to Fort Wayne, Ind. with the children and live,
while would remain in Kansas and get what
could out of the paper and support her as far as
/ was able. She came East, and about April !.
also went to Fort Wayne, but only there two
days, during which time | stopped with my
step mother not living with Sarah Graham
at all. From Fort Wayne went down into
Ford county, Kansas, for the purpose of locating
a claim. Not being suited there, | returned to
Fort Wayne, and renamed about ten days,
again stopping with my step mother, though
calling several times at Mira Sarah Graham's. to
see my children. / then came to Springfield
Mo-, reaching here June /. just before coming
to Springfield passed few days in Concordia
KAN, and from that point wrote to both Mrs
Moiloy and Miss Lee that l had never been re-
married to Sarah Graham since the divorce in
1873 This was untrue. but both Mrs. Molloy
and Miss Lee placed implicit confidence in me,
and believed it, In their minds, therefore no
Lee, which ceremony occurred on July is, 1885.
Some time in August received letter from
Sarah Graham, advising me that she knew of
my marriage to Cora Lee, and proposing to
make things warm for me. l wrote to her de-
nying the marriage. She replied, inclosing
a published notice of the marriage, and
insisted that / send her money or she
would expose me, but reiterating her state
ment that she would never live with me
again. sent her money at different times until
about Sept. 20, when | proposed to her that
would pay her a sum in lump. and assume the
full care and expense of the children. She
brought the children to me at st. Louis on the
evening of Monday. Sept Is, 1855. We re- Z
manned in st. Louis until the morning Of
Wednesday, Sept. 30 l endeavored to persuade
her either to return to Fort Wayne go to her
uncle's, in South St. Louis, and at one time she
was so far persuaded that she removed all the
chidrens clothing from her trunk, and placed it
IN a vaiSe, which the Oldest boy and myself went
up town to purchase. She changed her mind
half dozen times during the stay in st. Louis,
and at the very last. protested she would go
with me- was powerless to stop her. and she
embarked on the same train with myself and the
children. Expostularion and entreaty were Of
no avail. She came clear through
to Springfield with u.s. l had arranged with
Mrs. Fay before left for st. Louis, TO save
room for the children at her restaurant did
not at that time have Sarah Graham with me.
I dared not leave her in the depot, and so | went
back and asked her what she proposed to DO.
She replied that she was going wherever went
told her she would haye good time if she fol-
lowed me, as / was going to walk five miles
across the country. She said she guessed sheI
could stand it if l did, evidently not believing n
intended to walk. We came over to South,
Springfield, and / took her to a restaurant for
supper. / went over 20 the grocery store of W..
l. Banks, on Walnut street. We talked quite a
yxhla ahout the ST Lonis Exnositiar and I than