The Portland daily press., 1901-02-05
Preliminary Hearing in the Municipal
Court Yesterday.
Graffam Charged With
Gorham Murder.
Some of the New Things the
State Has Against Graffam.

Edward GRAHAM was arraiRned In the
municipal court yesterday fore' oon on
che charge OF numbering Clifford Mosher
of Gorham. Hs was cool and collected
and his position did not seem to cause
him much uneasinsss. The court room
was crowded with people, every seat be-
ing occupied and every available spot OF
standing room being taken. Judge Hill
presided and County Attorney Robsrt L.
Whitehouse and his assistant SCOTT Will
son appeared for the state, while GRAHAM
was represented by Charles A. True and
James A. Connellan.
MIR. Wniteh9u briefly reviewed the
case and, gave an outline of the evidence
the state was to present to connect
GRAHAM with this crime. Then when the
evidence was presented the state first
showed thai the crime had heen COM
mitted, described the condition Of affairs
at the Mosher house after the murder, In.
troduced the testimony Of the surgeon who
performed the autopsy and who told OF
the wounds inflicted. Then the state
went on to how that Graffam's alibi
made in his sworn statement was not
true and traced him from South Fran
ingham on Wednesday, January 9th,
where he was seen with the negro Hands
to Saco where he arrived with the
negro on Friday noon. Then the pair
were followed into Portland where they
had supper at a restaurant on Commsr-
ciAl street together. After that the stats
pickfd up the pair about the midd lie Of
Saturday afternoon and traced them by a
succession or witnesses many Of whom
recognized GRAHAM and the negro on
their way towards Gorham. The testi-
mony in substance as 1t was presented
was as follows:
Arthur l.. Richardson, farmer of
Gorham, testified that Mrs. Rufus
hosher came to his house about IL clock
on the night of Jan. IL, 1901. he took
Mrs, Mosher into the house, and then
stlrtsd for Mrs. Moshsr's house. On the
way up TO the house he found that there
were two sets OF tracks, one going up and
the other coming back from the Mosher
house, ana towards Westhrook.
He then described how he notified the
Westbrnok officers, and the visit he naiu TO
the scene OF ths tragedy. He said that
In Clifford Mosher's ROBIN were found
wallets and pocketbooks. all empty and
covered with bloo1. Mr. Richardson's
description of the interior OF the Mosher
house was very graphic and complete,
He said he found the hemlook stick
about two feet and a half In length, in
the parlor, just as they went into the
door, and on the table at the foot of the
body of young Mosher was found the
large hardwood club, about four fest In
length. Mr.. Richardson then described
the body. and said that there was some-
thing wrapped about the neck. He said
shAt the furniture in the parlor where the
body was to1nd showed that there had
been struggle there.
He then described ths tracks which he
found about the house. The tracks first
went past the house, as though the people
who made them did not intend to enter
the house. Tnen they turned In above
the COW barn, and one OF them went to
where there was pile OF stakes, hack Of
the barn. The other track kept on to a
sled IN the rear of the bATn, and then
went in towards the barn and inside of
1t. ie
Mr.. Richardson described how the
tracks went about the house and round
to where this window was broken in.
Under this window there was box on
which the men had stood to jump into
the kitchen. and on this there was blood,
and Also blood around the corner of the
house. One OF these tracks was made
by foot larger than the other, and one
was made bv a man wearing q pair of
rubbers almost new. This track was
made by a medium rounded tos. He fol-
lowed these tracks down to the Windham
railroad, on towards Westbrook At one
place, behind a willow tree, he had found
blood marks, where they had rested for
a minute or SO.
He said that 1t seemed to him that the
tracks from the Windham road to the X
& X. X. X. had been made by the men
walking backwards, down the hill.
On cross examination Mr.. Richardson
said there was revolver In the Mosher
houss. He said that he couldn't tell