Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-11
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~. iosher and knocked her down
No. ne succeeded in getting away to
~, uMn room adjoining the kitchen
"u through crack in the door saw
"et son beaten to death.
.e' the murder had been commit
u ,he men ransacked the house and
S went away with their plumber
:, Ni"s Mrs Mosher alone in tho
'use. ABOUT midnight she made her
""s 10 the home of ncighbor and
s">c the alarm. She said she thou-h,
."e white man was John McLain. who
iorlnerly had worked for Clifford.
me following day. Sunday, a negro
"iiiiam Hands, was arrested at Scar
oofo. His clothing was despatched
win blood and several articles known
10 nave belonged to Clifford Mosher
We're found in his possession. He nd
united that he was present when tho
murder was done. but claimed the kill
ing was done by white man"
John McLain was located after =,
long search but when brought to Port
iand he proved a positive alibi and was
discharged. Two days later, GRAHAM
was arrested at Hopedale. Mass. He
denied all knowledge of the crime and
| H., IN.
~, 10, IL. Il. and Is. The officers. how
lever. claim to have evidence to prove
he was in Gorham on the fatal Sat
urday night, and that lie was the white
man implicated with Hands in the
murder.
Court came in at O'Clock. this af
ternoon. and the proceedings were con-
tinued in the presence of a large
| of with
members of the bar. County Attor-
ney Robert T. Whitehouse opened the
governments case by addressing the
Jui! Tor two hours. outlining his case
and telling what he expects to prove.
He stated that he would prove con-
ciusively, he believed. that the re-
spondent. Edward GRAHAM, was guilty
of murder in the first degree. through
the unlawful killing, with malice afore-
thought of Clifford Mosller. on the
evning of January Il, 1901
He produced photographs and Cha
grams showing the Moshcr buildings
from different points and used these
frequently in illustrating his story of
the murder. He then gave detailed
} account of the crime calling attention
to the fact that the murder could only
have been committed by one familiar
, with the premises and reminding the
jury that GRAHAM had formerly work
ed on the GRAHAM place.
| He alluded to the story told by
, Joseph Kelley, the convict, to the effect
that while GRAHAM was i'll the State
prison he had confided in Kelley that
, he knew of a deaf old lady in Gorhanl
who had Il son who was an odd sort OF
; fellow and that it would be easy to sc
there and secure money.
: The county attorney then gave an
, account of the movements of the two
! men as told by the negro VIM. Hands
, to his counsel. This is different than
{ any account ever published and is &c
: the effect that when Hands accom-
panied Graham to the Moshcr place hc
was in ignorance of the lattcr's rea
motive.
When the two arrived there, Hands
r says, Graffam went to the door ana
knocked and returning to Hands toic
him that there was no one at nome
D but an old lady and proposed that they
go in and get her money. Hands re
e fused to have anything to do with the
t matter, whcreupon GRAHAM Wen
e around back of the buildings alone.
Hands says he heard crashing
: noise inside the house and going To IN
vestigate found the window at who.
, GRAHAM entered. The latter came GU
: and putting Il stick in the negro
1 hands ordered him to so in ana XII
the old lady.
c Hands entered and breaking into tn
room where Mrs. Mosher was hiding
demanded that she give up her money
on her telling him that she had noh'
be left her and went out, telling ''fai
,e fam he had killed her.
Graffam sent him back to make sur
of his work and soon, later, the tW'
left the place. Before arriving AT 1oi'
: land GRAHAM gave Hands a roll
l. hills. a watch and razor and told mn
: 70 go away and not bother nm an.
=, more.
TIE attorney then stated that with
II on, promise of benefit from the Statc
Hands would take the stand ana tc'
: tho iurv all he knew about the cas-
u from first to last and would prove tH'
u Edward GRAHAM was present AZ tu
Moshcr farm house that night ana tii,'
he murdered Clifford Mosher.
The first witness was Mrs. Martin
+ MOshcr. mother of the murdcre'
u man. She told the story OF the teri i'i
I" affair in detail. Her testimony was
m the effect that when the windoW wa
4 hurst in two men jumped MO u,
!. room. The shock overturned thc tdoi
= and the lamp fell to the floor.
- The taller man of the two at on
Il attacked Clifford while the othc
$ knocked Mrs. Mosher to the moor py
= hlow over the head Mrs. MoSiio
i. | rc,cbcd out to turn down the lahil
crviny as she did so: do you want
>. kill me-? ,, ,,+o
The answer was another blow an
which she remained silent ohc "
.cribed the fight between Clliio'" II,
tho intruders, giving practicals -
II .ame account as that published ~ -
4: TING of the murder.
r In telling of her walk throuSh ~
snov- TO the house of Freeman ~"
e ,rdson. she broke down ana cricu o''
II forty for a few moments. :.
Il. After being Quoted she saio'
Fl, didn't know as | would have strciiS =
!. n reach the house, as l fell sever
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