The Portland daily press., 1901-01-28

employed by him. but up 20 late hour
on saturday nothing had bean found In
the way Of money or othcr evidence,
GRAHAM in bis statement signed in the
presence OF the county attorney and the
sneriff, said that the first time he went
to Hopedale was on January sth. He
said he went there bscauss the men at
the Portsmouth navy yard, where he
had been workings had told him that
work could be obtained there. He said
that he took train from Boston about
noon and got to Hopsdale sometime in
the afternoon and that he went out to
the ice pond aud asked Mr.. Barney, the
foreman, for work, and got a job. but
that he didn't go to work that day.
Tuesday night he went to the Hopedaie
houss kent by q. W. Andrews, whom he
saw aud talked with. Mr. Andrews
told a PRESS reporter that GRAHAM had
never been at his house but once and
that was on Tuesday following the MUIR
der when he came into the ofiice or smok-
ing room OF the house about 10 minutes,
so ons Of MIR. Andrews's boarders toto
him afterwards and then went away.
MIR. Andrews said that he never saw the
man In his life and that he never stopped
in his house .or even one night. Mr..
Andrews had seen the negro Hands not
once, but many times, and remembered
him perfectly when shown his photo
graph. Graffam's statement that he
stopped IN the Hopedalo houss on Tues-
day, January Sth and Wednesday, Janu-
AIRY 9th, is thus shown by Mr.. Andrews
statement to be untrue.
| In Boston, Mr.. Plummer got some
more information of great value TO the
prosecuting officers. He had long talk
with Mrs. Shuman, the wife OF the pro-
prietor of the Elmwood house. IL will
be remembered that GRAHAM In his
statement made at the jail said that he
went to the Elmwood house Saturday
morning at clock and paid for a room
there In advance, the price being $3.50
He stated In substance that he was In
this loom the greater part OF the time
from o'clock saturday morning until
Tuesday, January 10Th. excepting when
out to his meals or looking for work, and
that he slept there Saturday night, the
night OF the murder of Clifford Mosher,
Sunday night and Monday night, but
that although he passed in and out OF
the house through the office several
times each cay be did not see either Mr..
or Mrs. Shuman.
When GRAHAM was taken to Boston by
4 Nkr.E Nanr ~
sheriff toll him It was of the greatest
Importance that he should establish an
alibi for himself for Saturday and Sat
urday night, but the man was not able to
find single person who had seen him
| In Boston that day or tnas night. al
though he was given every opportunity
to do so. Mrs Snuman said at that time,
however, that she had seen GRAHAM on
Sunday morning whsn he came to her
house about half past nine or ten
O'Clock in the morning. Saturday she
told Mr. Plummer why she was posi-
tive It was Sunday morning when
GRAHAM came to the house to get the
/ room and not any other morning. she
recalled the circumstance well. Her hus-
i
excepting Sunday and goss to his work
early in the morning. On this particu-
lar morning when GRAHAM came for
room her husband was still in bed.
GRAHAM said he wanted to hire a room
| for a week and she told him it would be
81 60 He pulled a good sized roll OF
bills out Of his pocket and taking from
| it a 81 bill, gave 10 to her. She can't say
how much money GRAHAM had, but 1t
was quite = sum. she lid not have any
change, and had to go up stairs to her
husbands room to get It. This she did
and it IL because OF this circumstance
that she is positive 1t was sunday
morning and not Saturday morning
when GRAHAM registered at her house.
The name under which the man was
| trav cling, E r. Milllken, was found
at the bottom of the list Of saturday
arrivals and not at the top. as it would
have been had the man been the first TO
register at the EImwood house Saturday
morning as he says he was. The room
which GRAHAM OCCUPIED at the Eimwood
was carefully searched, but nothing as
| far as known was found In 1t which
would serve as evidence in this case.
Deputy Sheriff plummer Will remain
in Hopedale and Boston on Sunday and
continue his Investigations in this case.
GRAHAM ARRAIGNED.