The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-12

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ePnzxovIKLD. No.. Feb. ss.-The H.
quest over the remains of Mrs. sarah
| Graham WAS resumed II the courthouse
q nine o'clock yesterday morning and
The proceeding were watched with in
creased interest BY large throng o. peo-
pie.
The nrst witness examined was Peter
Hawkins. Z colorcd man who worked on
the Molloy farm from last July till Octo-
Der .. Among other things he testified
that when Graham returned home from
st. Louis. where he had been after his
two boys. he arrived alone at the house
after midnight and that two hours before
that time he heard two pistol shots fred.
apparently near the well where the body
was found; that some days after he re-
marked TO Graham that something smell
ed bad at the well. 70 which the latter re-
piled that he guessed Il was . hog and
that he was going 70 al the well up.
Hawkins testimony, however, Is not con-
sidered very reliable, Is his mind II not
altogether sound.
Roy Graham. the bright little six-year-
old boy Of the dead woman. was placed
on the stand and recognized some Of the
clothing and other articles found with the
body A. belonging 70 his mother. The
trunk that Mrs. Graham took with her
away from Fl. WAYNE. Ind. having been
found was brought into the courtroom,
and Rev. j. c. Plumb. pastor OF the Con-
gregatic1nl Church at North Springfield.
testified that George F.. Graham had left
II At his house, having asked permission
to do so.
Rov Graham. on being recalled, said he
knew the trunk and that II was his moth
er's.
Charlie Graham was also recalled and
recognized the trunk as belonging 70 his
mother. and said that the last time he
saw IL was at Fsy's restaurant, In North
Springfield. when his father unpacked II
and took out some clothing for him and
Roy. Then he fastened up the trunk and
left IL at the restaurant. Graham
stated that his wife took the trunk with
her when. as he alleges, she went on to
Kansas City the night Of the S0th
Of last September. He was seen BY your
correspondent last night, and when asked
about the trunk he owned up that he left
II AZ Rev. J. c. Plumb's some time last
November. and said he made the former
statement because he did not want 90 in
lure his case: that the night he and his
-. h..tk
what excited and forgot about the trunk
at the restaurant. and II being left he con-
cluded IL was best 20 leave Il at Rev.
Mr.. Plumb's until he could send II 20 his
former wife. He said that he had not
opened the trunk since IL was packed BY
her and did not know what was in IL.
The last witness examined last evening
way Miss Elite Molloy. who said she was
years old and had lived with
Mrs. Molloy ever since she was six. She
first met Mrs Molloy At Chicago, and had
lived at various places since that time.
Nothing Of any special importance was
elected from this witness. who evidently
manifested disposition not to tell all
she knew OF Mrs. Molloy and her associa-
ton with George r. Graham.
At the close Of the examination the in
quest adjourned untIl Monday morning.
Mr.. r. l.. Breeze and his wife. who Isl
sister Of the dead woman. arrived here
from Fort Wayne last night. and will re-
main until after the inquest and examine
lions are concluded. II having been an
nounced that they were coming . crowd
Of people, estimated 81 not less than one
persons. was at the North
Springfield depot to m eet them.
SPRrSGFTELD. Mo-, Feb. 2s.-Mr
Breese went out to the Molloy farm to
see the old well or cave in which Mrs.
Graham's body was thrown strange
In relation to the horrible
crime has come to light. when, on the
occasion Of r. L. Breese's former visit
10 this city officers went out to the Mol
10y farm on . tour Of investigation
Mrs. Molloy took her Bible 70 have fam
ily worship, and read the fourth chap ter
Of John, where there Is an ac-
count Of Christ's conversation with the
woman Of Samaria At the well, in which
be told her, "The man th0u hast u not
thy husband" An impression was made
on the mind Of John Potter. OF Brooklins,
and he afterward dreamed that the miss
Ing woman was In the bottom OF well.
The dream had part In urging him 20 the
search which resulted in the finding Of
The body.
GRAHAM's CONFESSION
Tonight Graham made q lengthy con-
lersion which, trimmed Of all verbia1c, II
that he alone IL responsible for the death
Of sarah Graham. He says that most Of
The statements he has heretofore made
are true up to the period Of the night Of
the S0th Using his own language, ne
then says:
ION that night Mrs. Sarah Graham and
myself walked from Springfield 70 the
Malloy farm. i've miles southwest Of
town. For the death Of Sarah Graham, !
am alone responsible. No one else was
with me In any way in the
matter. Mrs. Malloy and Mrs. Cora y.
Graham are wholly and entirely In
nocent Of any completely whatever
In the matter. Mrs. MaIloy was In
Kansas for ten days before and did not
return until two and half months after
ward. Mrs. Cora r. Graham never knew
or had the slightest idea that Sarah 0ra-
ham was ever within three hundred miles
Of the farm. Neither 81 them ever would
have IN any degree abetted or tolerated