Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-08-13
TO SQUARE ACCOUNTS That is What Mrs. Graham
 Tried to Do. Draws Gun on the Prisoner in
 Court.
Herald

She testified that she was at home on
 the morning of August 2, and noticed a
 large man riding large bay ho SC pass
 going west dressed in cowboy fashion
 carrying a rife in a scabbard on right
 side of horse, and carrying two pistols
 in his belt. She spoke to him, saying
 good morcing. To the best of her
 knowledge it was Ed Tewksberry.
 She also saw Rhodes riding into Tenn
 pc about 7:3O &. m. He rode up to a
 gentleman at the Tempe hotel and
 spoke to him. The man hs spoke to
 was MT. Penn.
 Rhedes rode a bay horse with heavy
 saddle. She also saw the man she had
 Seen early in the morning, and whom
 she thought was Tewksberry, little be-
 fore riding east.
 The horse he was riding was covered
 with foam and was at the time going at
 hard gallop. She did not notice the
 color of his hat band but thought that
 his hat was light felt. He had dark | hanjFerehief knotted around his neck. She has known Mir. Tswksberry for
 some tune and he had visited her house some time ago with a Mexican. She d'd not know exactly how long since. but thought that 1t was four or five years ago.
 She does not know the Mexican who
 was with him by name but has seen her | frequently since. Here the attorney for
 the defense crOss-questioned the witness and tried to get her to contradict
 herself, but failed to shake her testi-
 moLy.
 The next witness called was F. G. Frankenburg; he lives about three miles and a half southeast of Tempe. He started for Tempe by Mill avenue at 7:4O. Rhodes passed him ill front of Ryder's lum be- yard in the suburbs of Tempe. Rhodes came across a yard and when almost up to Mill avenue stopped behind the bushes and looked up and down the road, and then rode toward Tempe at a jumping gait" Rhodes rode bay horse that was sweating a great deal. He met man when about mile from home riding horse that he thought was bay, but was sweating so much he could DO: tell. The man wore light bat with red band and was dress ed ID silver gray alpaca coat. He took the man to be & Mexican. Hs did not rOtice that the man carried s gun. AL so did not notice that R5odes carried a gun.
 F. B. Adams was called. He saw Mir. Rhodes in Tempe hotel with Mir. Bowen at 6:30 or 6:45 o'clock a m.. August 2 He saw Rhodes when at Jones' correll later and asked him if he was on the war path. He turned pale and became so nervous he could not unciuch his horse when witness mentioned Grahams murder. He walked 10 the hydrant for a drink but owing to his hands shaking, could not turn the water of. As he threw himself from the saddle the wit ness noticed a six-shoOter stuck from the waistband of Eis pants under his vest.
 During the process of the trial, about 3:15 o'clock, a very sensational scene took place Tn ths court room which
 came very near resulting in quite 6 tragedy.
 Mrs. Graham, the widow of Tom Graham, was sitting beside her father near the reporters table, absorbed in tue proceedings, when she suddenly put her hand Tn her dress pocket and pull ing out a H-calibre revolver, sprang to- ward the prisoner with the intention of | putting out his light. And she would have been successful had not her father caught her arm be- | fore she could do the deed that would | have avenged her husbands death. When her father caught her arm she | cried out: Let me shoot him! let me shoot hG! for Gods sake, let me kill Eimr'
 Mir. Porter MOffett threw up a chair at this point, between her and the pris oner which saved Rhodes life, as in an other second the pistol would have been discharged.
 Mrs. Graham was led from the court
 room by her father, crying out to him
 70 let her kill hlm. Her father said 70 reporter after the | incident that she was fairly crazed with grief, and did not realize what she was | doing.
 Wher she wa3 being led down stairs
 she kept crying ont "Why don't they do something? He has killed my husband!
 They will let him gor' Mrs. Graham has the sympathy of | the large crowd of people who saw her
 today, and do not believe that she was aware of what she was trying to do. She has sat quietly during the examln- ation of Rhodes up to thIs time, sppar-
 entity taking in every point that caue up.
 She is easily known by her heavy
 mourning and her graceful and dignifi- ed bearing. which she has maintained | thrOuOhOut fha trVip0 tima The court room presented a scene of 1 wild cOGfusion for few moments and
 so graet was the excitnent that it was
 some time before order could be re-
 stunned.