New-York tribune., 1886-04-28
LYNCHING 4 WIFE MURDERER.

/ FOUR HUNDRED ARMED MEN HANG GEORGE L.
| GRAHAM-AN OBITUARY NOTICE.
| SPRINGFIELD Mo-. April PA mob of 400
armed surrounded the county Jail at 1880 o'clock
| this morning and began pareyng with the sheriff fol
the surrender of George Graham, the Evangelist and
wife murderer The sheriff would comply with their
demands, but they battered in the doors and
cured the prisoner At o'clock the men, with Graham
in their midst, started OF to and less than
after attack made the jail the prisoner
hanging to tree In the city limits. Graham went
20 his death cooly and died apparently without
struggle. The mob dispersed in all directions The for
! lowing notice was pinned to the body:
OBITUARY NOTICE.
When the possession OF this paper George
T. Graham Will be dead and aisto is little punish;
be had been hanged by legal authority
humanity that ignore the law in this instance We
recognize the fact that our criminal statutes are not
remove midst the criminal who has ever
county. that hereafter aud forever
live and be without his presence and vicious influence
worthy Of it. We give this too as warning TO eIcon-
victs aud murdercrs who may hereafter invade our
county TO impose upon our credulity. We also give
warning hat any or on y any RANK r
be surely and speedily dispatched TO h, where al
memory OF sarah Graham. loving wife and dear
mother whose life was sacrificed at the altar or iccae.
CITIZENS OF GREENE COUNTY MISSOURI
To SHERIFF DoSNELL: Keep your mouth shut. II.
Graham had been divorced from his wife Sarah In S73
but appears he had remarked her. Leaving her again,
however, he married Cora Lee, telling her and Mrs
Maley, on whose farm the body OF Sarah Graham was
found last February unused WELL that he had not
remarked his first wife Immediately upon the dis
covery OF the pody aud the arrest of Graham and the
two women Graham made a confession declaring that
tie two women had knowledge OF the crime.
According TO this confession Graham received q
letter In August, 1885, from Sarah Graham threat
ening to expose him to his second wife, He said he
succeeded by means OF money Ia keeping sarah away
from Sprin gheld until September. she then met hiul
Louis where he WAS To pay her certain sum or
money and take their children. But on reaching 81.
determined follow him. At Springfield he was
still unable have her depart IN peace Alast leaving
the children In town, he started walk 10 the Maey
farm i've miles away, about D. IN. MIS- Graham r0l-
lowed him. When near the pasture gate between ana
. a. III. october l. he stopped and entreaed MS wire
ruin him by going to the house but she sad sue
would 20 there and "clean things out lie was
whiting stick with penknfo and she hsd small
stick In her left hand. Angry words passed ana sue
struck him with the stick He threw up MS hanu
10 ward off the blow and the kDfe struck her IN the
neck She screamed he had killed her aud lie then
caught hold OF her and threw her violently from him.
stoopng over her blood spur ting from her neck
and says no knew then IL was over with hin SO nc
shove kuife into the wound tho ful length ana
finished her" lie then undressed tho body and carried
IL 10 the well where he threw IL In aud dropped the
wrote: The mistakes errors worries and crimes OF
my life are nearly With NE the past is failure
aud the future hopeless blank. May God have more
mercy on Inc than have evor had on myself"