The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-13

her. But they are beat on this case"
This letter was written just twelve days be-
fore the body was found, and Graham was still
protesting to Mrs. Molloy his innocence Of the
bigamy
Cora writes Mrs. Molloy Feb. 5:
II am altogether too heart-br0ken and torn in
pieces to write you long letter this morning,
but will try to write you longer one after get
ont home The preliminary examination was
held Yesterday, and George was bound over to
appear in May The bond is 81, 900 and cannot
be touched by anyone, as the public are 50
prejudiced by the newspaper articles aud the
transaction about the notes. Everything looks
as though there had been a remarriage in 1878,
although the lawyers say it is possibly a forgery
George still declares to me that he
never was married to Sarah"
On the 9th she writes:
1.-The fact that George bound over, and
the possible thought that he is guilty OF so abus-
ing my confidence has about worn me out"
She also writes
'Mr. Breese was out here nearly all morning
He asked me my opinion of where
Sarah was and | very honestly assured him
that didn't know, bnt that my candid opinion
was he and all her folks knew said, I do not
wish TO offend you, but you asked my candid
opinion and you have it, He then told me that
his opinion had been that she was concealed here
but de didn't think so now told him If ne had
any such thought now, or any one else had, that
wanted proper authorities to come at once and
search the place for her.
Cora writing to Mrs Molloy Feb IS, said:
II went and had talk with George, and he
just chung to me and begged me for Gods sake
not to desert him. He cried like child, and
said If it would be the means of my sticking to
him he would go before Judge Geiger or the
prosecuting attorney and plead guilty or any
thing said for him to do. / wrote him letter
after came home and told him if he would do
this, in case he was guilty, that | would stand
by him as long as could breathe, but that if he
was not guilty he need not do 1t. / further
stated that if he told me he was not guilty and
was afterward proven guilty beyond doubt,
should cut loose from him forever. The attor
ney thinks he is guilty and said if he could be
induced to confess, that it would make differ
ence OF one to one and one-half years in his SEN
tence. 1t is just killing me by inches.
If you could 60 to Fort Wayne and examine the
records, not letting them know who you were,
it is just barely possible that the thing is
fraud. The attorneys do not give me particle
of hope"
Again on the 10th she writes:
"FoR Cons SAKE DON'T LET WORD OF THIS
BE KNOWN BY ANYONE
And again she writes:
"My Dearest Mother-Bereft Of everything
save God, will try to write you word today.
Ny strength has failed me, and have been sick
all day. George told me all yesterday, and the
Fort Wayne record is all right, and have been
sorely deceived. have no word of reproach for
him, and pitied him so when he chung to me and
prayed for me not to hate him. OF course feel
just as l always have felt / cannot write you
all about it, but ] must you. Don't write
any one word about this but me. Won't you
come home and do try to get things arranged so
that won't go entirely insanea / hope George
will 60, before the prosecuting attorney and
Judge Geiger and tell them, and thus get a
lighter sentence. Oh, pray you in the name of
God don't say ANYTHING harsh or unkind of him.
Do let me hear from you at once He said he
would have told me at the very first, but he
thought it would be mercy to me If could go
through the rest of my life and not know it. He
said when he saw me, and saw how completely
crushed was, and how fast this was wearing
me out that he could not stand it without con-
Tossing everything to me- On he has suffered If
he has done wrong. have everybody else to
fight now; for Gods sake in this awful despair
don't desert me. cannot write more. Come
home as soon as you can. If could only fnd
some one who feels as do to talk with about 1t.
Yours as ever, only covered with clouds of de
spair. c.
Mrs. Molloy, in letter to Graham dated Feb
g. writes:
II am convinced of your innocence, and you
shall not be convicted on false evidence il it is
in the power of man to help it. Anything can
do will be gladly done" And again on the 10th
she says, "Tell me what your lawyers are dolng2
have they tried to get transcript of the court
record for 1879 1t seems to me il no such Ii
cense is recorded that would entitle you to
new hearing, and would Immediately release
you Don't put on any fair outside but
tell me the worst. This agony of mind is killing
me- / cannot think you could do so insane a
thing to marry Cora, when you knew there
had been second marriage, but cannot under
stand why it has not been proven by the alb.
sence of the record Of it IL this were done,
don't see how they could hold you a day."
These letters written in all the freedom and
confidence of affectonate members of the same
family, conclusivey prove that these ladies were
ignorant of both the second marriage with Sarah
and of the murder and that George Graham had
deceived them and persisted in his effort to
ceal from them the second marriage and the
murder
My own personal knowledge of Mrs. Molloy's
business matters and her whereabouts is suffi-
cent to convince of her innocence of any
completely in the murder. She left home the
10th day of September last to fill an appointment
at Fostoria. Kan. She preached there every
night for three weeks, and went from there to
Abilene, whore she conducted revival services in
for about four weeks She went
from there to Council Grove, where she re-
not have been present at the time of the murder
on the Both day of September have personal
knowledge of the fact of her leaving home on the
10TH and had frequent correspondence with her
during her absence She preached at Fostoria
on the night of the 3Oth to crowded house.
Before she left for Kansas | received letter
from her asking me to indorse promissory note
of hers for 800, and have it discounted In bank
to raise money to pay Graham's expenses to Fit.
Wayne and back, and informing me that the OBJ
ject of his trip to sell certain real estate of
his in that city. also received note from
Graham to the same effect. He told me that he
owned the undivided one third part of tract of
land situated in Fit Wayne that had been ap-
praised at $21. 600. This he informed Mrs. Mol
10y he proposed to turn into money, portion of
which he proposed to settle upon Sarah Graham
and the eldest son, Charlie; that by agreement
he was to have the youngest boy. and he ex
pected to have enough left to pay for the farm
and settle the debts which had been accruing in
the purchase of farming implements, teams etc.
/ saw him several times after Mrs Molloy left
and he told me he was arranging his work so as
to make the trip. Before me lies postal card
to Mrs. Molloy at Fostoria, Kan, dated as fol-
lows
FORT WAYNE, Ind. 9-2S-9P. NJ.
"Just reached here awful tired. Received
yours about the Holton parties and your many
trials just as was leaving see your route is