The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-09-13
GRAHAM CONFESSES
TO KILLING BASS
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She asked him what he had been do
ing and he replied that he had killed
fellow named Bass by beating him
in the head with an IRON bar. be-
cause he would not go 10 steep
The case against Graham for muir
der Is set for tomorrow morning IN
the examining court. but now that
his guilt is established. II Is proba-
BILE that the witnesses VIII be turned
over directly TO the grand Jury. This
will insure a speedy trial and avoid
unnecessary prelimInarles.
90. Graham's Gun story.
Graham told two different stories
about the pistol he took from Bass
when he struck him down. The first
was told TO Patrol Driver John Aus
tin. and was that he had throw II
into gravel pi; Austin promised
TO search the pit and find the gun
and help the boy all he could. Ora
ham then admitted he had told
story and declared he had thrown
the gun out OF the car at Little Cy-
press, and that II was picked up by
a section hand. He thinks he will
know the section hand again ~ he
sees him.
81 shot in seif-defense," was the
preliminary statement OF Graham.
when seen by a reporter.
II met Bass on the night OF the
2ist, the night OF the killing ana
u was the first time | had seen him
in four years He had money ana 10
did I, having just received my pay.
We met at Ninth and Kentucky an~
took drink. We bought four plnts
OF whisky. two each, and started
out for time. Bass had a 32-calibar
lyer-Johnson pistol and II was not
working well. noticed he had nut
two loads In It and we went to the
Sleeth drug store. where he bough,
bottle OF machine oil to oil the
weapon. We walked about and fnal-
ly landed at the river where we tried
10 hire a skin for a ride. The boat
tender refused. believing Bass too
drunk.
I'VE had drank a pint OF llauor
each and emptied the third. one OF
my two. at the boat. We then pro-
ceeded towards Sixth street. Bass
was very drunk and so was !. He
wanted more liquor. and | thought
him too drunk to drink any more
but still he jawed with me and in
the hollow where the fight took
place he grappltd with me and tried
to take my whlskey away. broke
loose and ran.
He pulled a gun and began TO
shoot. He shot twice. He was hot
after me and was on me I'm a mo-
ment. | saw him run his hand into
his pocket and did no; know what
he had. STOPPING down. I picked up
a wagon spoke. | think II was. and
struck him. Once | struck while he
had hold OF me. DO not think
hit him more than twice, and the
first lick did not fell him.
81 did not stop to see how badly
! had hurt him. | threw the stick
away ! think near Eighth and Ter
rel streets. went to Mrs. Fletch-
er's house and admit that I did
wrong in telling her anything at all.
remained in the city until the
twenty-third and did not even know
that Bass had died"
Graham denied that he is a con-
sumptive, but stated he mad smoked
cigarettes for thirteen or fourteen
years and also had been suffering
from malaria. He looks weak ana
slckly.
Graham said that he did not rob
Bass. and claims to be able to prove
where he got the money he had.
II have about sl2 coming from
the railroad at Little Cypress" he
stated. "and want to get pay day."
Graham was promised that MS
money would be secured and this
seemed ITO satisfy him.
Graham has employed no attor-
ney and says. II guess | had better
get one"