The Portland daily press., 1901-02-06
Mrs. Mosher Says That 1t Once
Belonged to Her Son.
Graffam Not Disturbed by Order Oh COurt'-
Mrs NOsIler's Deposition Put I'm.

the clock In Clifford S room which was
overturned and stopped at 9.l5 was an
alarm clock owned by him and always
kept In running order by him. she iden-
titled the watch and razor taken from
Hands as articles owned by Cnnord.
Witness said she was 70 years old on the
day Of her sons funeral. He was "
years old.
Gross examination. She knew Clifford
had an old gun in the house but had no
knowledge of a revolver, said to be owned
by him. She thought the first man In,
the white man, was large man, but she
got only-a fiseting glance when he rushed
past her. She had no opportunity of a
front lew.
Charles A. True made brief argument
for the defense, presenting no evidence.
He argued that because 1t took the men
SO long to gain admission Into the Mosher
house was an Indication that ey were
both strangers to 1t. Had they known
the premises well they could have OBJ
tained entrance much quicker and easier
than they did. Had thsy known just
where the valuahles OF the household were
secreted as the government claims they
would not have broken into boxes OF
bedding and other chests and boxes
where those who knew the house would
ave known no money was to be found.
Referring TO Mrs. Moshers testimony
about the white man. Mr.. True said abe
had known GRAHAM, and had she known
81 ka har VyOuld
have recognized him even though she
caught but glimpse Of his face. Mrs.
Mosherlsald the man wbo'attacked Clifford
Mosher was very large man. II this
were so 1t could not have been Graffam
because he is not a very large man, and
could not have covered Clifford all up on
the floor, as Mrs. Mosher claims the man
who was on top of her son did. He made
great deal OF stress on the fact thst
Graf am when arrested had no blood
stains on his clothing though the man
said to have bean In the house with him,
tbs negro, was spattered with blood from
head TO foot.
Referring to the story told by Joseph
Kelly the convict WHO said GRAHAM had
going to rob, MIR. True said that Kelly
did not tell this story until after he had
seen the newspapers of his foreman, MIR.
Feehan. and obtained the whole partiou-
lars OF the affair. lie intimated that he
regarded the testimony of FlsgmAn Brad
ford, of South Frami ngham, who claimed
to have seen GRAHAM with the negro
Hands pass his crossing January 9th and
who positively identified GRAHAM, as i'm
probabls. de asked how two men who
pawned q coat in Boston for thirty cents
ON Thursday night were able to get to
Saco by the next noon Reachi ng Port.
land Friday afternoon how could GRAHAM
who knew many people here drop out oi
sight for twenty-four ours. On Satur.
day the only man who saw the negro and
his white companion so as TO be able tc
identify them was Officer Rice and hs
had failed to positively identity Graffam.
AS to the discrepancy between the state.
ments of Mrs. Shuman OF the Elmwood
hotel in Boston and GraffaIn's statement
that he arrived there Saturday morning
it was apparent that the register was
carelessly kept and that the woman
might be mistaken as to the time Graf
fam arrived there. Mrs. Mosher had no:
positively identified the pocket book
found on GRAHAM as having come from
her dead son and there were hundreds OF
pocket books like it In existence. Mr..
True made an eloquent appeal for his
client in closing his address.
| County Attorney Whitshouse briefly
summed up the governments testimony,
chain of evidence he claimed, with but
few links missing.
At the conclusion of the arguments the
judge announced his decision as finding
probable cause and the prisoner wal