Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-06-12
BILL HANDS
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Hands began by Identifying Edward
! Graffam as the man who accompanied
him to the Mosher place on the even
Z, ing OF June II. He then testified that
: he first met Graffam at the police sta
| tion in South Framingham. Mass. on
| the evening of January 2. WHITTIER he
| had gone to obtain q nights lodging,
| He went to Boston with Graffam the
| following day and the two spent
| Thursday night in the Salvation
Army barracks.
Hands desired to ship aboard some
outward bound vessel but was unable
to get berth and Graffam proposed
that they so to Portland where, he ex-
planned. it would be much easier to
| find ship. He told Hands he had an
uncle who was an engineer on the
Boston & Maine and that it would cos t
| thcin nothing to so down. They went
to the freight yards together and stay
ed there until Saturday morning ut 5
| o'clock. when they took train for
Portland, arriving in this city about :
O'clock
They went to a place which Graffam
called Il SHIPPING office. Granam told
Hands that there would he no ship far
into the country with him while nc col
lcctcd some money that was due him.
Hands agreed and they started GU. ON
the WAY Hands purchase some J"uEh-
nuts at grocery store. When they ucrc
passing through town which Graifam
called "Saccara"p" the lat or asked
LANDS ,,n,, 70 chang9 m coats and hats with
They arrived at the Mnshcr house about
O'Clock ana Hands told Graffam Ia 60
in and collect his money. adding that he
.tAfI Is - In
side door aud raped and then wont
around behind the barn aud was gone
several minutes. Then he came hack ami
told Hands that there was no one at homr
but an old deaf woman ana proposed fhIt
they 20 in and get her rloncv. Hands
said he refused to do this aad resnIndcj
his coat and hat back.
GRAHAM then left HIN ana went around
the barn again. Shortly afterward
Hands beard Il crashing noise and goin :
to the soc door raped and rang thc bell.
He got no replv. So followed Graifanl' =
tracks roand tho barn. Mfcn he came
to the broken window he looked in ana
saw nothing. Attempting "a Climb IN m
fell and cut his hands on the glass. He
thcn ioolcd in again aud saw wongE
get tp OF the floor and enter room ad-
jaccnt 1" the kitchen.
Then traffam came out and threw
down his coat and hat and told him To
take lis 'd-d Old hat ana coat" Graf
fam went 10 fence and. pulling of a
picket. gave il tn Hands and ordered him
to go in and X u the old lady. Hands re-
fused. whcrcuron GRAHAM threatened
him with a revolver.
Finally Hands entered til" house. br k ,
open the door of Mrs. Masher's room aud
demanded her money. She told him she
had none and he l"it hc~ without In"leSt-
ing her in aaY way. As he came oft Mrs
up stairs. Graffam saw her and scni
Hands back I" comp etc his work Hands
re-cnt"rcd the house hut did not follow
the woman up stairs.
Hands and Graffam then lett tn El1cc
affam leading. When thcT arr!Vcd II
point on tho road below MoShc-s cor
Hcr Craffam gave Hands Il roll of bills.
a watch. a razor and few other artl":es
and told him to Go to he'll and not
bother me He then ran on ahead :tnd
Hands did rot scc Kim again. only at 4
distance. until they mct in Portland i1il
There was a short session OF court. this
aft, ruoou. adjournment being taken nj
80 in order to permit County Attorney
WhitchoIsc TO take a train.
The session orcncd at O'Clock With
Hands stu on the stand. ContiHuing ms
direct testimony hc stated thai GraTam
never told hu his name. Hands then
Identified one Of The governments < "Nhib-
its aS the pair Of shoes worn hy h'm "n
the night cf the crime ard sail "a" "th"-
pair IN the possession ui thc officers re-
sen;bIcd those v-nra by Graifdn
He was riGidE cFoSS-"Namiucd bN
Charles y. True. senior counsel for Graz
fam Hands denied that he ever toli
ANYBODY that John Mcl.ain VAS with h'ni
at tho MoShcr house. Attorney True thca
r, ad portions Of tho statements mad by
Hands the day following his "rr, ~ auu
asked Hands if he made these sia;emel
Statements were at variance with his
.,ircct testimony this morning, aud
Hands apucar"d diScuncertcd at being
tu,tfrun. rd with his former account Of the
affair. lie disclairlcd all knowledge of
having made the statements accrt diicd -
him anI Frequently cnrtc1d'cicI himS j.
in answering the attorneys questions.
He stuck 70 his story ot th!s rofu ne.
however whenever il was alluded 10.
When he was sked II he expected 70 Tatn
anvthiug by his attitude taken. t"da h ,
repiicd thit he did net. hut that ne want
e.! to tell the truth anyway.
on redirect eX3mina tiOn Hands gaid
this story which he told tie officers III
day following his arrest was not trJc ana
that he first told INC true story 81 tar
affair to his counsel the day following.
He claimed that he never told his oouE-
sci any other story.
Iic explained that the reason he did nos
recognize Ora atfam in the jail Office was
hcCs.>c he was afraid thct would he pl
in the same cell a.! ,bat GraTam wnuld
Kill him. He toId his counsel the ncHt
dav. however. that GraiSam was the man
who committed lhc crime.
Hands denied that he struck Mrs
Moshcr on the night of Jan. Il. or that
he did anything out OF the way while
there.
At this point court adjourned until to-
morrow morning at 10 O clock.
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