The Portland daily press., 1895-01-31

expressions do not rise to the seriousness
of this offence.
1T seems that Graffam did not tell of
il riIl sometime afterward, and denied it
to various officers. He knew nothing
when he sees that the evidence points
more tn him than Lewis. Then, under
the force of his uncle, he tells this story.
| What does his uncle say?
A MOST REMARKABLE STATE
MENT.
The uncle says, Eddie, you're in a
box.n He replied. "yes, am" That is
the only evidence that shows that
Graffam knew that he was in a serious
position. Then the uncle tells him that
he must confess, and that if implicated
he will not be screened by him. Al first,
Graffam says that he had told the offic-
ers all he knew about it. and he had not
told them at all. He said. that, when
his uncle was Calling Ior spotless truth
his uncle then spoke of his low associ-
ations, and that he couldn't help him il
he was guilty. Do you realize the
BURDEN PUT UPON THAT YOUNG
MAN.
by that statement of his uncle. He saw
that the only way to save himself was
to implicate Lewis. He knew that the
officers suspected Lewis. He, GRAHAM,
had kept his mouth shut hitherto. The
officers didn't notice that. Do yon be-
lieve any part OF that purported confes-
sion? Has not the defense shown syon
that not a word of it can be true. By
some way or other, and we can hardly
| see how it came about, Mr.. Graffam, the
unrle. got it in his head that Lewis said
| he went through the window. After
wards he claims that he was mistaken.
| How did he get that impression? Did
the officers find that there were
NO TRACKS ON THE MANURE PILE
under the window, and then Graham s
statement is changed to the "door?"
Now, gentlemen, how much stock are
you going to place in this purported con-
fession told by man that the states
own witnesses have shown has repeated
| ly falsified? Is it not a fact that from
his false statements, from the foolish
statements that he claims Lewis has
made, from his own conduct, from his
story OF staying in the Cobnrn house an
| half hour-do not these show that no
confidence can be put in his word?
| Why, the
ROPES WE'RE T1GHTEN1rSisSSEs g.
+, % AROUND HIM. s,rot
He was :" in box" He saw .thatsihis
only hope was to accuse a man whsaaad
befriended him; who gave him e, Shirt
! ~. -. ,,oado6 a. ~ tR@ tIukA
Why, look at those clothes (ho1ding up
the dirty garments taken from Graffam)
He was dressed up. when he came in
| here But that is the way he was going
around 1T is claimed that he had other
clothes, hut that is the way he was go
! ing around. [ want to sum up aVfew
more of his statements. He volunteered
to one witness MIR. Patrick, that he was
| at the Lowell house all the evening. He
had not spoken to Patrick before for a
year and half. He volunteered it and
showed anxiety.
BUT HOW ABOUT HIS MONEY.
BE pawned coat for sl.75. He got
from Charles Hanson S2.75. although
Graffam says he gotss s3.35: that is, he
tried to increase the amount of money.
On his two trips to Portland and for
buying candy, cigarettes, etc, he ex-
pended S3.05; subtract from the 81. SO
this So. 05, and you get 81. 10; add to this
the amount that we
KNOW WAS IN COBURN'S POCKET
81. go, and you get 3d. 05. He had So on
his person. But soma will say, what be-
came of the SIS and $40 bills that Durand
paid him, and that was seen at the store
in Gorham? That money must have
been disposed of somehow. He said on
the morning of the 18th, when he gave
Lewis the So, that he had very little
money. And in this connection the fact
ia very marked as to how Graffan ex-
plains his possession of the 81 bilh9a He
says in Portland he got Sd bill
changed, with plenty of change an his
pocket. / wonder ifothat story is as true
as his story that be pawned his coat be-
| cause it was too small for him. Yet
cold weather was coming on, and lie
told Mr. Hanson that he must 90 to
Portland and get his coat. Now awhaU
of these stories shall We believe2od e5'
NOW HERE is ANOTHER POINT.
One OF these very Lowells, who would
be friendly to him, testifi ed that he
asked Graffam for 80 cents OF the SIS he
had owed that little boy for year and
a half. He said he didn't have any
money. But on this stand he says he
had money left over from his sea voyage.
Do YOU believe that he had any mon
ey? lie says be had money in his pocke
when he asked Mr.. Hanson for those
sums, yet he was going about in these
clothes and borrowing money for "a
/ shave. and said here he got money from
Mr.. Hanson for he needed it.
Let us consider the early life of this
resnondent. 1t is a sad thing when we
see child turned out upon the world to
struggle with it alone. That spectacle,
gentlemen, will arouse our pity, if any
thing will. This respondenr does not
remember his father, only slightly re
mem hers his mother, and does not know
sureIy where he was born.
Here Mr.. Seiders rehearsed the story
of Lewis's life.
Ali of mis- schooling was obtained be-
fore be was ten years old. After that
not an hour was passed in the school
room. Yet he writes a fine hand, he
uses correct words, his language is such