Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-14
GRAFFAM'S DEFENCE.
State Rests Its Case in the
Mosher Murder Trial.
Counsel for Defence Claims to Be Able
to Prove An AIibi. y
Will Put on Some Of Governments Witnesses
at Preliminary Hearing.

this forenoon. James A. Comedian.
Junior counsel for GRAHAM, made the
opening for the defense and stated that
it would be shown by reliable witnesses
that Graham was in Boston, Satur-
day, Jan. Il, and that he was not the
man who was seen going in the direc-
ton of the Moshcr farm house on that
evening.
The first winners W as Turnkey Grow
er of the county Jail who received the
negro Hands when ne was brought to
the institution after Eis arrest
Mr.. Grover said that Hands told his
story OF the murder soon after he ar
rived at the Jail, and had told him
pfac ticllly the same story on several
later occasions. At was much the same
as that brought out in Hands testi-
mony on the stand this week. only that
he did not mention the name of the
white man.
Witness said that when Hands first
told him the Story and gave de-
scription of the white man-who was
implicated with him in the crime, the
description did not tally with that of
John McLain. for whom the police were
searching. but rather with that of Ed
ward Graffam.
Witness said that when Hands was
confronted by GRAHAM at the Jail, he
at first smiled as if he recognized the
white man and slightly inclined his
head as if in greeting. He also told
County Attorney Whitehouse that he
| thought he had seen the man before.
Graham then stepped forward, how
ever and the negro said he thought he
was mistaken-that he did not remem-
Der of ever having seen GRAHAM
Mrs. Annie Schulman of the Elm
| wood house, Boston, testified that
Graham came to the ElmwOod house
about 10 o'clock Sunday, Jan. 10. He
| asked for room and gave her 81
| bill in payment. While she was in
| another room to get change the man
| registered at f. r. Milliken. He then
went to his room. The next day he
was missing and two towels which had
been in the room could not be found
Also, when she went to the room to do
| the chamber work, the SlOp jar and
| the water bowl both were empty.
Mrs. Josephine Sullivan. a servant in
| the Elmwood house, corroboratcd the
| testimony of Mrs. Schulman regard
| ing the condition of the room occupied
| by GRAHAM.
| Reuben Schulman, husband of Mrs.
| Annie Schulman. testified that he was
| in charge of the office at the Elmwood
house until 3 o'clock Sunday morning.
and that E. p. Milliken had not reg
| istered up to that time.
| DIR. Richard d. Small of Portland.
/ 1,.,I tbn r1n t,ly frot
Hands and GRAHAM for blood stains.
He found marks on the coat and shirt
taken from GRAHAM, and on the coat,
| hat and trousers of Hands. which he
I believed to have been made by hu-
man blood He did not state positive
| ly that it was human blood.
In answer to County Attorney
! Whitehouse witness stated that the
| best way to remove blood stains was
by the use of cold water-that the
| stains would be almost entirely re-
| moved by careful use.
| Mr.. Whitehouse then announced that
| the State would rest.
| Court came in at O'Clock and James
A. Comedian began the opening for the
| defence in the presence of the largest
crowd that has yet attended the trial. Mr
=
testimony as "a great network of incon-
sistencies" and spoke of the apparent pre-
| varication and the evident attcmpt 70
| evade direct questioning exhibited by
| many of the witnesses for the proScIu
| ton He spoke of the testimony OF MIS-
| Mosher that two men entered the room
| that the taller one who wore the over
| coat killed her son and that tne iicIi i y
| came into her room with blood on MS
arm and demanded her money. lie sau
the defence accepted every word oil MIS-
Moshcr's testimony. ,,-;,,;
4 Mr. Comedian referred to Niilin
Hands story told on the stand as IN"
most improbable thing ever heard IN d
court room and added that the testimony
| was not worth considering. He said ina
the defence would introduce rcllabic tes
| timony to prove that GRAHAM was III
| Boston at the time of the murder y. :,
| preliminary hearing in the lower coui
| the government produced witnesses VII T.,
| swore to seeing Hands and GraiI5T -; "a
| Saco and Portland on THURSDAY anu ~,
day and Mr.. Connellani stated thau ~, ,hc
defence would put these witnesses Oh ,, ,,o
stand and see if they would tell the an,
| story now in the face OF the
| taken by the prosecution ;no at
| NJ Comedian finished his opening q,
s.i5 and Charles \ True senior nor niece G1r of
ewidence he desired to introduce WAS ,a
Farmers Almanac for 1901 when - r,''T I'd
that the sun set at i.:2 on jan 1nca;
waru t,,r h,,rrau, was the first witness for
the defence. He said the wea, Ir vas
.ns III Gov Ian II showed that there
snow ali day and that the average '' AZ
perature was 70 degrees a5ov s,, @seJ the
.o adnnss.examinati ton but nothing important
E ". Neal of the Portland; LIE hisi in The the
lowe Low wcst of Union station were IuiH
aE on at $50 on Jan: II. while tnoSe on ~,
the down town district were tu nn lights
ar 40. The company operates ''
on Capisic street oxt called.
oi DEPUTY sheriff Leach was mex, If Nm.
He stated that after the arres. statement Al mt
Hands. the , negro ,o mad DOWN in writing.
M Mands signed this statement and 81 si''d he
1 mas correct in every particular e. If il
time but later ADMITTED ,ha' was to tn
W. W., that Hands arrived in ,f,n : c";
Thursday. June 10. and while at ~ a iocal
I uuI -" ,,d GOT his mealS al q ~.