St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-16
The GRAHAM SCANDAL.
IT B05S UP AGAIN IN ?HE POLICE
COURT.
MIR. CLINTON G. NICNELLs,

a Kansas City Druggist, Arrested
in Mrs. Graham's Residence
on the Charge Of Adultery
The Husband Swears Cut the
Warrant-Hack From Wahpc-
toa-A Considerable Sensation.
The Graham family scandal, which
has furnished SO much food for Sensa-
tional articles in sensational papers, is
revived again, and this time in so me-
what startling and decisive manner.
Some few weeks ago a sensational
weekly paper. published in Kansas
City, published ali article several COL
unns in length, in which was given the
history of Mrs. Graham, her husband
and her supposed lover, Clinton u.
NickellS. This article was copied in
part by local papers, and since that
time small articles have appeared. Mrs.
Graham is the wife OF Willis Graham,
the proprietor and manager of the Nov.
city emma company Oh First avenue
south, near the corner of Sixth street.
Some time ago she LEFT him and went 10
Kansas City. From there she went to
Wahpeton. 5. d., and Instituted divorce
proceedings. 1t was said that Clinton
Nickells went with her. and that he &C.
cupied the same, house which sheltered
her.
Two weeks ago Mr.. Graham swore
out d warrant Tor Mr.. Nickells Oh the
charge Of adultery with Mrs. Graham,
IL Tn han Is nj "a
family residence at the corner of
Twenty-secOnd street and Adrlch ave-
nue.. The residence, by the way, be-
longs to Mrs. Graham, and she overs she
! Will sell 1t as soon as possible. MI.
! Graham was under the impression that
his wife was in the city and at her resi-
dcnce in company with Mr. Nickells.
| but his surmises prov, wrong. Sew
eral days ago, however. the couple ar
lived in the city from WahpetOn, and
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Graham swore
out another warrant for the arrest OF
! Nickells OH the charge Of adultery. Ii
was placed in the hands OF inspectors
Courtney and Morrissey, and they pro-
ceeded at once to the residence.
The inspectors found the fashionable
Mr.. Nickels nicely installed i'll the
Graham mansion and Immediately
placed him under arrest. They v0uch
tor the statement that the parting be-
| tween NickellS and Mrs. Graham was
very affecting. He was escorted to the
Central police station and afterwards
arraigned in the police court, bail being
fixed at $500, which he furnished with
out much ado. He was asked what ht
had 10 say about the case. and stated
that his attorney had advised him to say
| nothing.
That l shall deny the allegations il
the warrant, you may be sure" he said
Mr.. NickellS is a wholesale dru@Eis
of Kansas City. He said he had knoMl
Mrs. Graham tor fifteen years ami that
his present place of residence Is Wahpe
ton. He did not deny, however, that he
did business III Kansas City. He is Sale
to be well-to-do. 1t is conceded tina
Mrs. Graham is wealthy. She OWNS the
AldriclI avenue residence and has ne
emu OF money. AT least. SO it Is said.
When Nickclls was released upon The
furnishing of the necessary bail money
another warrant in the hands of Jailel
Bradley was flashed, which charged
the same OfTenSe, committed at time
not specified i'll the first warrant. Nick
ellis was chagrined at the turn Of affairs
but his attorney cheerfully put up al
additional 800. and the Kansas CITY
man walked out of The lookup.