Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-10-01
Mrs. "~Thompson" Dead.
JOSEPH, HER son, WILL CLAIM
GRAHAM'S ESTATE.

pated-Mrs. Thompson
Knew Her Husband
Was Married.
The following letters from Fred
e%ricktown, Mo-, in reference to the
life OF Charley Thomson, while
living there, are of interest at this
time. There appears to be a
doubt IN the minds of many people
in regard to Thompson and Ora
ham having been one and the same
person; but DR.. Lanius, who knew
Mr.. Thompson, of Fredericktown;
and knew Mr.. Graham here, says
that the man who committed sui
eide and the one whose name was
Charles L. Graham, vas the same
man who lived in Fredericktown
and called himself Charles Thomp-
son. The first letter is from Thos.
Holiday, attorney, at-law of Fred
ericktown, Mo-, and is as follows:
To The Editor Of the Ledger.
FREDERICKTowN, Mo-, Sept. 90
DEAR SIR: Hon. w. B. Allen, Pro-
bate Judge, handed me your letter
and clipping. Chas. Thompson mar
ried Miss Malinda Compton, in Iron
County, about twenty-six or seven
| years ago. She was raised in this
County. He got into trouble and into
Jail for obtaining money under false
p~retenses. I bailed him out and de-
Tended him in the prosecution, obtain
ing his acquittal. He deserted his
wife and child, named Joseph. His
wife, in the course of time, obtained a
divorce, on the ground of desertion,
and married Robert Moore, of this
| County. She died at Willianlsville,
Mo-, about nine years ago, leaving
three children by Moore. Her SON,
Joseph Thompson, remained with her,
and now lives at or near Grandin,
Carter County, Mo. If not at J. B.
Whites saw mill, Grandin, he is at
some of the saw mills in that vicinity.
He lived at Wiliiamsville before going
TO Grandin. He is a quiet, industrious
young man, has friends, and will as
sert his interest in Thompson's estate.
I will cheerfully render him my aid
and influence in the premises.
Yours Truly,
THOS. HOLLADAY.
Mr.. Holiday Is an attorney of
Fredericktown, and has been
State Auditor of Missouri.
The second is from A. D. illars,
Circuit Clerk and Recorder for
Madison county:
To the Editor of the Ledger.
FREDER1cKTowN, Mo-, September
26.-DEAR SIR: Charley Thompson's
widow is dead. His son is living in
an adjoining County. This I learned
from Mr.. Compton, a citizen of our
town. The statements made to you
by DIR. Lanius are correct. More par
ticulars will be forwarded as soon as
we can see the young man.
Very Resp,
A. d. VILLARs.
A great many wild statements
and lots of sensational stories have
been told in regard to the amount
of Graham's insurance and the
Number Of wives be has had. We
see no reason for mislsprsseating
the truth or in attempting to be
sensational. Mr.. Graham had
$4,000 insurance and owed three OF
four thousand. 5000 of this In
surance was made payable to Mr..
Edmonston without reference to
any creditors. If Mr.. Graham was
Mr.. Thompson, oil Fredericktown,
Mo-, he has had two wives at the
same time, his first wife now be.
ing dead. Joseph Thompson will
likely be in Mexico shortly and
t will bring parties to identify him
r We presume that there will be
plenty of proof to corroborste DR.
Lanius' statements without disin'
: terring the deceased. DR.. Laniul
says that just after he came tt
} Mexico, less than twenty years ago
. he saw Graham and knew that he
. was Thompson" He says Ora
ham was then married and his
daughter born. The doctor say
he saw by a Fredericktown paper
9 that Mrs. Thompson was suing
J for divorce on account of desertlon
, He then wrote to Judge Peterson
0 her attorney, and told him tina
s Thompson was here and married
again. The doctor says he did no
hear from this letter at all. |
would seem from this that the wifi
:, down there did not want her hus
band but wanted q divorce. /
would appear from this also tina
there could have been no need 70
Charley paying any hush money
even if he was Thompson, if b
did, unless some one was threaten
40 ing to tell his present wife. TIL
affair appears to be getting wors
and more mysterious.
o.. Charles Hill. one of Audraln'