The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-31
LETTERS FOUND ON GRAVES BODY THAT
MAY THROW SOME LIGHT ON THE TRAGEDY

After the police arrived on the scene
and made the horrifying discovery, a
search Of the room was made. Several
letters were found which go to throw
some light on the tragedy. They were
written on different dates, according
to the date line on each, by the dead
man. and as each contained an intima-
ton of the tragedy It is strongly ap-
parent that Graves had contemplated
the deed for at least three days before
ne put it into execution. The Anena
referred to in some Of the letters is
Mrs. Graves.
Following is a note found in Graves
coat pocket BY Sergeant Burbidge. It
was written I'm lead pencil and evident
Is was written by a trembling hand:
Salt Lake May %.
If I do anything very bad today i hope
J viii not be blamed too much can
hardly believe my wife has been untrue
20 me. but when I see anything / have
70 believe IL. and Bowen Jenkins and the
Ladies' Tailor at 25S South Main can see
what they have done, and all i nope Is
the curse Of God. the devil and everyone
else wiz fall upon them. N E u.
on the table in the room were two
other notes written in the same hand
as the FOREGOING One was as follows;
Mrs r. G. Rabbit, Eureka
Dear MOtheT-I don't suppose ! Will see
YOU again. so goodbye ] don want TO
see ANYBODY since I have seen Ancnd ana
] guess I never viii see her after tonight
so 30 ought to satisfy you all.
This note was unsigned, but was evil
IDENTITY written by Graves 20 his moth
cr-in-law BY its side was the follow
ing. written with a blue indelible pen
eli. and in what might have been
taken fer a different hand, except that
many Of the letters were the same as
in the other notes:
salt Lake, May Is.
Mrs. II. Graves:
Dear Nother-I am hear in Salt Lake
and hone YOU will forgive me for not
comeing 10 see You. but have TO go away
tonight and cannot possibly get out there
and do not expect 10 see YOU again or
"''' ' Z. {. GRAVES.
Mrs. II. Graves is the mother OF the
dead man. Besides these papers, con-
tanning the clue to the awful tragedy,
there was a card asking Graves TO re-
mort for parade yesterday morning as
"A volunteer Of the Spanish war. The
dead man was a member OF the Ctah
light artillery.
There was also a letter written by
Mrs. Graves to her husband on June
20 of last year. She addressed him
as Dear Ned. and said, in part: Dick
took I and Maud to the salt Palace
last night. but he was sick. We met
Pat and Dicks widow. Dick and the
widow do-not speak as they pass BY.
still another letter Of recent date was
found. but IT had never been mailed
II was as follows:
salt Lake City. May Is.
Dear Carrie and Phil got here al
right and have seen Anenas ana can
not touch the furniture Yet, Tor Iaylo'
has "a lean on It. Everything IS lovely
here and I hate TO leave, but viii leave
here tomorrow or next day. VII close
y. ., GRAVES.
The ladies' tailor" referred 10 by
Graves in his note. is supposed 10 o'
David Chaitkin of the tailoring shop a.
g5S South Main street. Mr.. Chaitkin
when seen last night and shown th'
note. declared that there had neVe
baen anv relations between himself anC
Mrs. Graves that could have given ne
husband grounds TO make the Implied
accusations in the note. Chaitkin salt
that Mrs. Graves had been employed
in the tailoring shop up 20 a week as
Saturday. and on one occasion ne hal
taken her TO the theatre. He said
however. that she had asked him z
take her. and he declared that ne ha'
been to her home only once, and rhel
only to see If she were able TO work
after a sick spell which she had.
He said he had never seen Graves
and didn't know anything about Bowel
jenkins. Chatikin declared that Mrs
Graves had been keeping compan.
with several men whose names ne a.
not know. and had no hesitaney u