The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-27
A WOMAN'S CORPSE In ACAVE
Sensational Chapter in the Mystery Con-
corning George Graham's Wife.
The Nude Body of the Woman Found on the
Molloy Farm-A Murderous Bullet
Hole in the Head of the Victim.

Springfield tNo.) Special to ST. Louis Republican.
The body of Mrs Sarah H. Graham, missing
wife of George e. Graham. was found to-day.
John Potter and other citizens of Brooklyn, un-
der the direction of Detective Ed e. Davis ex-
plored deep sink hole or cave on the farm Of
Mrs. Emma Malloy, about four miles southwest
der the ground the nude body of woman which
was partially decomposed. Near the body in
the cave was also found the womans clothing
and small hand-satchel. Coroner Van Hoose
summoned jury and repaired to the
scene, and on examination found that the
woman's death was caused by pistol shot that
entered the right side of the breast and passed
through the heart. Other wounds had evidently
been inflicted on the unfortunate woman. who, it
is thought beyond doubt, is the missing Mrs
Graham, whose husband was married to Cora
Lee. an adopted daughter of Mrs Molloy, in this
city, on the 18th of last July, and was arrested
on the charge of bigamy month since and
lodged in jail, where he is now confined, awaiting
his trial at the May term of the Circuit Court
When arrested Graham claimed that he was di-
vorced from his former wife, and that she left
Fort Wayne, Ind. with him as his mistress; that
they first went to Elgin, ILL.,, thence to Washing
ton, Kan, where he and Mrs. Molloy. who is
known as kind of temperance lecturer and
preacher, engaged in the publication of paper
called the Morning and Day of Reform. The
paper not proving q success he and Mrs. Molloy
came to this city about year ago, and his wife
returned to her people at Fort Wayne. tsking
their two boys, aged respectively thirteen and
six years The latter part of last September
Graham wrote to his wife at Fort Wayne, re-
ouesting her to meet him with the children at
ST Louis. He also sent money to pay her fare
Mrs Graham did as requested, and her people,
not learning anything of her whereabouts since
then began to suspect foul play and made Wig
orous search to find the missing woman. whose
brothern- law, T. l.. Breese. came on here and
caused Graham's arrest. The latter stoutly pro-
tested his innocence, and stated that the last
he saw of his former wife she was standing
in the Union Depot in st. Louis when
he and the two children boarded a
Frisco train and came on to this city. Graham
and his second wife resided on the Molloy farm,
where the body was found to-day, and when he
was told of the startling discovery he turned
pale and looked down at the floor, protesting
that he could not get justice here. The case has
been worked up by Detective Davis, who has
acted On the theory that Graham quietly brought
his wife on here, and, taking her out to the
farm, brutally murdered her; that ne had taken
the clothing from her body for the purpose of
burning it to destroy any evidence of the crime
out, being near the roadside, he became fright
ened at the approach of some one, and threw the
clothing down into the cave with the body.
Hundreds of people visited the spot this after
noon, and much excitement exists both in town
and country Considerable talk of lynching
having been heard among the people, Sheriff
Donnell has placed Graham in the strongest
steel cage in the Jail and appointed extra depu-
ties for the night.
The remains of the murdered woman were
brought to an undertaker's here this evening.
and the inquest will not be concluded until her
relatives from Fort Wayne arrive next Saturday
morning to identify the body
In an interview with Mr.. T. L. Breese, of Fort
Wayne, brother-in-law of the dead woman, he
stated that George E, Graham, who is about
thirty Ave years old, was married to Miss Sarah
Gorham, at Fort Wayne, in 1871, and that Ora
ham was sent to the penitentiary for horse
stealing in 1873 While he was in prison his
wife procured divorce, and after his release, in
1878, the two were remarked and left Fort
Wayne the following year. He expresses the
opinion that Graham has developed into an un-
scrupulous villain, and that his statements re-
garding the disappearance Of his former wife
are tissue of falsehoods. Mrs. Molloy has not
been here since the arrest of Graham, and it is
stated that she is ecturing in Peoria, Ill. 1t is
predicted that further developments will likely
implicate others besides Graham in the brutal
crime that was unearthed to-day.
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