The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-30
Called on Man By Name
of Kelley.
Man " no is Said to Have Seen
GRAHAM in Portland.

Sheriff Pearson made trip to Saco
yesterday afternoon, and gathered In
some evidence that is regarded as OF great
Importance In the Clearing up OF this Cor
ham murder mystery. lie found four
persons who claim to have seen Edward
GRAHAM in that city, and two OF them
identified his photograph and placed him
In Saoo as late as Friday Afternoon, jan
uary IL, tue day before the murder.
The sheriff brought home with him an
overooat that was pawned In Saoo store
Decsmber 4 by young man who gave
the name, "E. X. Milliken." The propri-
etor of that store states positively that
Graffam's photograph, which was shown
him teIday, Is a good ltkness OF the
stranger who pawneu the overooRt
The store In question is kept by Arthur
r. Wentworth, an ex-aluerman of Saoo.
He says that about i've O'Clock on the
afternoon of December 4, the young man
brought the overcoab into the store, done
up in a niece OF window shade, and
wanted to raise some money on 1t. He
.aid he had walked to SAco from Kenne-
bunk, and that he wanted to get enough
to pay for a nights lodging and supper
lie had on maoEintosh, which he
offered to put up as security for lean If
the storekeaper should prefer that to the
overcoat.
Mr.. Wentworth hastily examined tina
oyercoat and said he could loan dollar
on IT, qhat offer was satisfactory TO the
/ customer. Mr. Wentworth asked him his
name and was told that it was "E. X.
/ MiIuken." The pawn ticket was made
cut in duplicate.
! After the transaction the customer
asked where he could find Ed. Kelley, a
/ brother OF Joe Kelley whom he knew.
MIR. Wentworth replied that he didn't
| know where Kelley was living, but that
most any body over at the stone store, at
the corner of the square. could tell
The y0ung man started off In the direc'
ton OF the stone store, and Mr.. Went
| worth never saw him afterward. The
oyercnat was still in pawn yesterday, and
Sheriff Pea rson was very wiling to buy
it at bonus of fifty cents above tbs
amount MIR. Wentworth had loaned on 1t.
In one pocket of the coat was tooth
brush, piece OF soap and woman's side
comb. In another pocket was the dupli-
cate pawn check, showing the date of the
loan and the supposed name Of the owner
OF the COAT
From Wentworth's store GRAHAM ID
known to have gone to Main street, where
he met and talked with Eugene Remick,
a former police officer. GRAHAM asked
where Ed Kelley lived, and said he had
an important message for him from his
brother Joe. Remick directed GRAHAM to
KelIey's little shanty, near one of the
wharves and Dsputy Marshal Johnson
who has since died, accompanied the In
quirer part OF the way.
Edward Kelley, a bachelor, 45 years Of
age, well known Saeo character. who
peddles smelts and does odd Jobs in
winter, goes fishing and pursues various
other occupations in summer, was al
home that evening when GRAHAM called.
Graham introduced himself as a friend Of
Ioe Kelley, but didn't give his name. He
said he had done i've years In the stats
prison and worked in the paint shou with
Joe; that he had called to say that Jos
was we'll, and thriving under the prison
discipline. They chattsd an hour or so
Kelley says, and then Graham left him.
saying he was coming to Portland
Kelley couldn't fix the date OF that visit
but the statements OF Mr.. Wentworth
and Mr.. Remlck settls that point.
Gratfam's second visit to Saco was
matter of more importance to the
officials who are investigating the Cor
ham case. Kelley says 1t was two or tire
weeks ago; be doesn't remember the ex
act date. But he does remember that HI
was making wooden fan when Graffan
called, and that he borrowed of Mrs
Fred Harmon q wash boiler In which Il
steam the piece of wood from which tn
fan was to be made. He said Mrs. Har
mon saw GRAHAM. The next day Kelle.
bought at Mira. j. A, Ricker's fame,
goods store on Main street some rib Dol
with which he decorated the fan. 1t wa
the purchase Of this ribbon which ike