Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-18
GRAHAM GUILTY.
Jury So Decides in Just 2
Hours, 10 Minutes.
For First Time GRAHAM Loses His
Wonderful Self-controI.
Hands viii Be Arr4igned. Today -Manslauc hter
Will Be Accepted.

Portland, Me-, June 17.-"Guilty OF
murder in the first degree" was the
verdict returned by the jury in the
GRAHAM murder case, tonight. after
Just hours and 10 minutes delibera-
ton.
For the first time since the trial be-
gan, the defendant for a moment lost
control of himself when he heard his
doom pronounced. For more than a
week he has sat in the court room, ap-
parently as little concerned in the pro-
ceedings as any Of the hundreds of
spectators. but. tonight, when he
heard the verdict that meant for him
nothing but succession of years be-
hind the sombre walls Of the State
prison, his lips faltered. his limbs
trembled and his eyes filled with tears.
This exhibition of weakness lasted only
a moment, however, and then GRAHAM
assumed the same cool. collected and
almost defiant attitude that has char
acte,ized him since his first appearance
in court.
AS soon as the verdict had been rem
dered Charles a. True. the prisoners
counsel filed motion for an arrest
of judgment. but. although the motion
was granted. it is doubtful if GRAHAM
profits in the least by 1t beyond the
fact that it may delay for few days
his ultimate departure to ThomastOn
| to serve out a life sentence.
1t was $50 p. NJ, when the jury pass
ed out of the court room to the apart
floor above. For some time the throng
in the court room retained their seats.
expecting an early verdict, but as an
hour went by and nothing was heard
from the jury. the crowd commenced
to thin out a little. An hour later there
were still fewer people in the court
| room.
At 80 p NJ. one of the deputy sher-
IFS in charge Of the jury came down
stairs and entered the judges office,
and n few moments later. Judge Bon
ney and the attorneys came out and
entered the court room. There was a
rush for seats.
When quiet was restored. the jurors,
| in answer To the clerk. arose in their
seats and rendered the verdict which
will send Edward GRAHAM to State
prison to spend the remainder of his
life.
In excusing the jury. Judge Bonney
commended them for the zeal they had
displayed in the case and for the faith
full manner in which they had executed
the trust reposed in them. In conclu-
sion. he stated that he considered in
view of the evidence. that their verdict
was both just and righteous.
When adjournment was announced,
the crowd surged forward and sur
rounded both the jury and the attOr-
neyS for the State. Relatives of Cliff
ford Mosher and many residents of
Gorham shook hands with the jurors
and congratulated them on the YER
dict.
After the first scene was over, Ed
ward GRAHAM sat in his chair silent
and unmoved. deserted by all save his
counsel with the awful fate of life
imprisonment staring him in the face
An instant later a pair of glistening
steel handouts snapped about his
wrists and he was led away to his car
riage and then taken back to Jail.
Tomorrow VIM. Hands will appear in
court, and il is believed the State Will
accept a verdict of manslaughter from
him. and that he will plead guilty and
take states prison sentence for
term of years.