The Portland daily press., 1901-02-04
GRAFFAM DID IT.
verdict OF Coroner. Jury In Mo.hs.
Case.

A bit OF evidence which may prove Of
some value in the Moshsr murder case
was learned yesterday. The hackman
who took sheriff Plummsr and GRAHAM
20 the jail after their arrival from Massa-
chusetts, found in his carriage the next
morning an old wallet. He did not know
but that 10 had some bearing on the case,
and returned it 10 the officers. 10 was re-
called that among the missing articles
described by Mrs. Mosher was wallet
which had been purchased by her Inns.
band, and which the son carried. The
pocketbcok found by the hackman
answered the description of the one Mrs.
Mosher s'ad had been stolen, and 1t was
shown to her. She said that It resem
bled that owned by her sun, but she was
unable 20 identity It positively. Mrs
wesoott also said she thought 1t was her
brothers. pocketbook
The wallet with the PARTIAL identifioa-
tion will be put in the Cass for what 1t
| is worth
THE INQUEST.
The Mosher murder inquest was COM
pleted Saturday morning with the exami-
nation Of six witnesses, including Deputy
Plummer, Joe" Kelley. Mrs. Fred Har-
mon of Saeo, and Mary welchman of
Westbrook,
Kelley made an excellsnt witness, stick
ng closely to the story told the prison
oyerseer concerning GRAHAM s proposition
to him that they cooperate in getting
money from deaf old lady.
Mrs. Harmon identified GRAHAM as the
man who came to her house In Saco with
Ed. Kelley on the afternoon OF January
II, and borrowed n boiler.
Deputy Sheriff Plummer's evidences
was along lines previously outlined In
statements from him.
The INQUEST was concluded about ii 30,
| when the Jury returned Verulct Jnat
/ Clifford Mosher OF Gorham, IN the county
of Cum berland, on the 18th day OF Janu-
ary in the year of our Lord. nineteen
| hundred and one, at said Gorham came
| to his death by means of q blow on his
head Inflicted by u certain blunt instru-
ment in the hands OF William Hands anc
Edward GRAHAM, late OF said Gorham
then and there held and welded, ana the
| Jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths afore-
said, therefore do say that the said
William Hands and Edward Graham, on
the satd twelfth day OF January at said
| iorham, in hand upon the body OF the
said Clifford Mosher. feloniously, will
fully, and of their malice aforathoughS,
did make an assault upon him, the said
clifford Mosher then and there felon-
| iously, wilfully, and of their malice
aforethought did kill and murder against
the peace Of said state. and contrary TO
| the form of the statute in such case made
and provided.
In testimony whereof, the eaid coroner
and the jurors of this inquest have here
with set their seals the day and year
| above said;
Eben n. Perry, Coroner.
Fred A. Giddins. foreman.
Frank p. johnson.
Arthur Il. Richardson,
Frank o. Morse,
Wells 4. Potter,
Simon u, Guthrie.
HEARING ON MOSHER CASE.
No new Developments transpired in the
GRAHAM case yesterday. The inquest
charging both GRAHAM and Hands with
the murder of clifford Mosher was
concluded Saturday morning and the
state is all ready to present its evidence
at the preliminary hearing that is to
come OF at this mornings session Of the
nun icipal court Many witnesses will
be examined but 1t is thought the
hearing will be concluded today. Coun-
~ Attorney Whitehouse has no doubt
whatever that the evidence win be so
convincing that both Graffam and
Hands will be held to the grand
Jury of the May term OF the superior
court.