The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-16

Readers of the papers will remem.
Der the press dispatches of a few days
ago announcing the discovery in Salt
Lake by an alleged reporter of the
Daily News, of Chicago, of John
Graham. of that city, who became
famous in connection with the alleged
attempt to fix the jury in the world
famous Cronin case. for which he was
indicted. Graham left Chicago. for
| feiting his bail, and came west. For
five months he has been right here IN
the city and yesterday left for his
home via the Union Pacific
Before leaving he told his story to
/ Herald man, who had discovered his
identity.
Graham says that ne came here for
! his health. He is afflicted with a bad
attack of liver complaint. which at
I times is very distressing and, learning
of the Hot Springs here, concluded to
try them.
He was surprised one day while
walking about town to meet II. NJ.
Ryan, the well-known mining man.
who recognized him at once. having
seen him several times. and asked him
what be was doing here
Graham, being in total ignorance OF
what had happened in his case since
he left home, was at first alarmed lest
Ryan should reveal his identity; but
upon the latter's assuring him that
he would do nothing of the kind, he
unbent himself and related briefly his
history since his sudden departure
from tha windy ritv
Became n Wanderers.
Graham first went to Chihuahua.
Mexico. While there he contracted
malaria. Failing to obtain relief, he
made journey to Victoria, B. c.
While there he was stricken with a
fever Although he tried in vain to
get rid of the disease. which gradually
developed as time passed. his
efforts were futile, and at the
end of four years he left for
San Francisco. where he remained
a little over three months, coming 10
Salt Lake in the early part Of last De-
cember.
While in Victoria Graham kept ac-
counts and did manual work for liv-
ing.
Acting under Mr. Ryan's advice he
took baths at the sanitarium and i'm
proved very fast, and when he left yes
terday looked like new man. In the
meantime Ryan wrote to Chicago and
learned that the indictment against
Graham had been nolle pressed and SO
informed him. He at once determined
to go home.
Story of the Case.
1t was about five years ago that Ora
ham, Al Hanks. Bailiff Solomon and
L. I. Smith were indicted for consplr-
af q ind
Hanks. Solomon and Smith sduealed.
Graham left Chicago in haste, and has
| been away ever since. In the mean
time the prisoners charged with the
Cronin murder were convicted. Suisse
ouently the supreme court OF limos
reversed the conviction and granted q
new trial for error in the admission Ct
evidence.
Bourke and o'Sullivan died in the
penitentiary before the decision was
handed down. but Coughlin awaited
himself of the new trial. and he was
ACQUITTED. The principal witness
against Graham was Smith. who about
two years ago became the CHIEF lnstru-
ment in the manufacture of wholesale
perjury by means of which nre lnsur-
ance companies were swindled.
Graham says that while it was true
that he left Chicago after the indict-
ment, it was not because he was
guilty, but because he could not obtain
a fair trial, in view of the charges and
their relation to the Cronin case He
declares Smith was associated with
Divorce Lawyer Goodrich, for whom
Graham, with another lawyer, was en-
gagged in trying the case; that Smith
talked to him about getting Judge Nc
Connells special bailiff to put him and
a friend of his on the Cronin jury, if
paid for it.
Il told him. said Graham, II had
no money to pay him, and sustained
no relation with anyone who would
pay for such services"
After this Smith hunted UP others to
deal with in order TO place a man on
the jury to sell him to the highest bid
der and when he was detected he i'm
mediateiy sought immunity for him.
self by accusing others. including my
self The last case in which Smith
was indicted for perjury shows him to
be the main man in the scheme to rob
the insurance companies, yet he was
allowed to squeal on some more crooks
and obtain his liberty at the expense
of theirs.
Loved His Family.
Graham was much affected when his
family was mentioned. He has not
seen them for five years now. Il
think now that this load is off my
mind that I will get better" he said
Graham was we'll known to the
police by sight. but none of them sus-
pected his identity. He wore a dark
cap pulled down over his eyes and
although . somewhat changed was
easily recognizable.
Teeth filled without pain by Dr.. E. NJ.
Keysor, l, 2, 8, Scott-Auerbach building
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