The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-05-04

Further Particulars of the Lynch
ing of George Graham at
Springfield.
He ExOnerated Mrs. MOllOy and
Cora Lee from Compile
ity i'm the Crime.
Sheriff DOnnell's Story i'm ReIa-
tiOn to the DOings of
the Mob,

pie OF Springfield because oil me Iynchlng
of Geo. Graham at an early hour this
morning by mob of 200 or more men.
The following additional particulars have
been CLEANED, as it was impossible to send
out other than a brief account for this
mornings papers.
The mob proceeded with Graham to the
northwest part Of the city, where there is a
grove, beyond the WOODEN mills, and stop
ped at the first suitable tree they came to.
As to what Graham said while on the
wagon nothing is known, but spectators
were near enough to hear the mob ask
Graham If he wished to make any csnfes-
sion. He said:
Gentlemen, you all want me to tell the
truth"
There was chorus of loud answers in
the affirmative f,om all.
He then said that Mrs. Emma Molloy
and Cora Lee knew nothing OF the murder
Of Sarah Graham until February %. This
was the date OF the discovery of her body
in the we'll.
| He was asked if he wished to make any
prayer, and replied:
"No, G-d-it, Pm not afraid"
Some one offered a brief prayer, after
which the rope was put over a limb of the
tree and his body hauled up. He made
no entreaties for them TO spare him, but
went to his death coolly, and died appar-
emily without any struggle. In a short
time his breath had fled. The mob and
spectators then dispered in all directions.
PINNED To THE BODY.
The following n"ticc was pinned to his
body:
arbitrary Notice.-When the coroner
is in possession OF this paper, Geo. Z. Ora
ham will De dead. and as little punish
ment will have been inflicted as if he had
been hanged by legal authority. IL is
matter OF right to- the community and
justice io humanity that we, the "Three
Hundred ignore the law in this instance.
= recognize the fact that our criminal
statutes are not equal to all occasions
Therefore we have resolved To remove
from our midst the worst criminal who
has ever infested our county before.
te gets the benefit of clergy that we may
her, after ~ d forever live and be without
his presence and vicious influence. We
heartily welcome all strangers 10 citizen
ship who are pure of purpose and act in
good faith, but We give this ~ the world
as a warning TO ex-convicts and murderers
who may hereafter invade our country TO
impose on our credulity. We also give
warning that any person or persons of any
rank or station who dare to discover the
actors in this tragedy will be surely and
81 ee1ily dispatched to hell, where all
things are revealed to the curious. In JUS
tice to the memory of Sarah Graham, q
loving wife and dear mother, whose life
was sacrificed at the altar of Hecate, we
subscribe ourselves,
CITIZENS OF GREENE COUNTY, Mo.
To Sheriff Donnell: keep your mouth
shut II you recognized any of US or you |
will die the death of dog"
THE sHERIFF's STORY.
Sheriff Donnell tells the following story {: |
Il was In bed asleep when they came /
Ever since Graham has been in Jail for the
murder have had guard who come on
at midnight and remains until daylight,
while / remain up until midnight myself.
This guard is r. w. Douglas. He was up
when the mob came. The first thing /
knew i heard them coming in, and as soon
rs could Jump out of bed aud put on my
pants, they were passing into the room,
holding Douglass tight and fast. Two big
they were big ones, too
grabbed my hands, while two others caught
me behind. / never saw 80 many shot
guns and navies before in my life, and
hey handled them in a way that was too
careless for comfort. All the men wore
cloth masks. One of them said:
al want the keys"
81 haven't got Them" / replied.
"There is no use of being foolish about
the business" said the masked party. eve
Ire friends, but we want Graham, and we :
ire going to have him." II
"Then they went to the bureau drawer |
Fhere kept the keys, but il was locked. !,
They took the key to the drawer from my
wife, and then opening the drawer they
ook out bunch of keys, and leaving two
men to guard me, they took Douglas out
With them and went back to the Jail. j 8
oppose they were gone about five minutes :
nd when they came back Douglass came ,
n and gave me the keys. didn't see Ora
lam when they took him out. I should I
hink there were twenty-five in the room.
When they were ready to leave they re-
eased me and skipped"
II is said that Cora Lee had been inform
d that an attempt to lynch Graham was
roposed, but she did not inform the au- I
horities.
A LATER ACCOUNT.
Kansas City, Mo-, April 27.-The Stars I
pringfeld special has the following re-
arding the Graham lynching A reporter
no was among the crowd kept back by 8
,e regulation guard asked If there was a u
nance for an interview with the prisoner. 4
[e vas told that Graham was past talking. Z
The question was then presented as to =
neither he had made any statement before
is death, when the oracle with shot q
in answered as follows: "
ale said that he was not alone guilty of s;
le murder Of his wife, but that he did r
't care TO say that any one else was
,ilty."
Shortly before O'Clock the guard rode
T west, and the by-standers, approaching a,
n free found Graham ansnenda1 70 ouo | "a,