The Portland daily press., 1896-09-10
GRAHAM FOUND GUILTY.
j nryi Decides He Assaulted His Wife's
Sister.

Inc traverse jury came In yesterday
morning and is composed OF the follow |
,ing citizens of the county:
John g. Camel, foreman. Naples.
Joel Gould, Brunswick.
VIM. FL. Jones' Westbreok.
Charles o. Knight, Gray.
Frank f. Larrapee, Scarboro.
Albion K. P. Libby, Gorham.
Crawford H.sLord, Falmouth.
Charles MCCARTHY, Jr., Portland.
Albert Morton, Deering.
Frank 81, Peabbles, Cape Elizabeth.
Grin G. Plummer. Bridgton.
Amory Fl. Rogers, Portland.
UPERNUMERARIES
James d. Rogers, Yarmouth.
Jonathan A. Snow, Pownal.
Ralph Soule, Freeport.
Benjamin II. Stuart, Harrison.
Lewis Weelbs, Windham.
Edward GNaffam, who will be remem-
bered as the principal witness for the
government in the trial of James Lew
is for thu murder of Byron G. Coburn,
was put OF trial yesterday morning,
for an attempted criminal assault on
Almira A. Lowell, a young 16-years old
sister of Graffam's wife.
GRAHAM was living at Pine Point where
he was digging CLAIMS for living. he
had at that time young child about
year old. On the day of the alleged
assault Mrs. Graffam was at Saco to have
some teeth exstracted, and Almira Low
ell, who was there on visit, took care
Of the child. Her story was TINT Graf
fam came home about s O'Clock In the
after noon somewhat under the inhuen ce
of liquor, took the child and went up
stairs and laid down upon the bed while
she set about preparing supper. While
child CRY and went up stairs and got 1t,
GRAHAM being apparently asleep. When
supper was ready she called to GRAHAM
to come down. He asked her to come
up and she asked what for. He said /:
Come, up and see.'' She went up and
Ehe made imprager advances to her which
| abe indignantly refused. He thereupon
grabbed her and struggle ensued, but
she escaped down stairs. GRAHAM pur-
sued her and another struggle took place
down stairs. Her screams soon brought
a neighbor, Mns. Barker, who attempted
to enter the front door, but it was
| locked She wanted to know what all
the screaming meant, when in few seq
oEds the Lowell girl came running out
of side dour with her hair disheveled,
her dress badly torn ard crying. Mrs.
Baker took her home where she stald
that night, but on solicitation of her
sister went back to the GRAHAM house
| the next day where she remained four
days.
Grafram's story is that the relations be-
tween him and the Lowell family were
never very pleasant, nor very unpleas-
ant; that they all opposed his marriage
with Josephine Lowell. On the after
noon of the trouble he came home and
found his baby sitting on the floor cry
ing, with no one in sight; that he took
the child up stairs on the bed. Shortly
after the Lowell girl came upsafteI it.
4 He told her to go away and let him
Il alone; he would take care of his own
child. He told her to go away or be
would MAKE her. Shessaid If he laid
hand ON her her father would come there
and not leave enough of him to swear
by. Then no took hold of her by the arm
and shoulder and pushed her down stairs.
He followed her, but DIDN'T lay hands
on her, and she ran out the back door.
He denied emphatioally that he ever
thought of or intended any criminal
assault.
He said that since the trouble during
the four days the Lowell girl remained al
his house, she appeared as she always
had, good-natursd and talked with him
as before. On Sunday afternoon she went
with him and his wife to Libby's beach
in boat. She had walked up to the store
with him and to the post Office and hai
SGT with him alone in the front Of hi
house. She had also been down on the
marsh with him after strawberries.
Almira Lowell was recalled by th,
state and said that when she went dowT
on the marsh after strawberries her sis
ter, Mrs. GRAHAM, was with her.
Benz b. Clsaves, Esq, of Biddeford
and J. A. Snow of Soarboro, appeared
as counsel for GRAHAM. Mr.. Oleavel
admitted in hissargumsnt that GRAHAM
according to his own story, was guilt.
of an assault and battery, but claimed
he should be found guilty of no more.
.. CountyssAttorney Charles A. True con
Quoted the case for the prosecution. TIL,
. jury were out about half an hour AMI
returned verdict Of guilty.