Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-12
WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENSE
Sisters of Lillian Graham, Who Shot
Stokes, Start for New York.
WILL HELP CLEAR UP MYSTERY
said 10 Have Important Letters that
when shown VIII Have n Bear
ing Upon the Cause of the
Shooting.

NEW YORK, June n.-Cspecial Tele-
ram)-Sisters of Lillian Graham, the
young Seattle girl who, with Ethel Con-
rad, is locked up here on the charge Of
shooting Millionaire w. E d. Stokes. are
hurrying to her defense. according to a
statement made today by counsel repre-
senting the young women.
Mrs. John Singleton, sister Of Miss Gra-
ham and a society woman Of Los Angeles,
is on her way TO New York, from London,
with important papers bearing upon the
case. These letters, it is said, will not
only gain freedom for the two young
women, but will also clear away the mys-
terry which surrounds the case.
Mrs. Singleton's husband is a wealthy
Californian, being the proprietor of the
yellow Astor' mine He, IL is said, will
back the two prisoners to the limit in their
defense. What the papers Mrs. Singleton
is said to be bringing are the lawyers will
not say.
But there won't be any trouble about
clearing the girls when they are sub
mitted in evidence" one of the attorneys
is reported to have declared.
Mrs. Singleton is believed to know the
cause Of the shooting She was a patron
of the Ansonia hotel which is owned by
Stokes, several months ago and is ac-
quainted with him
Mrs. Alice Andrews Of Los Angeles. an
other sister, will be with Mrs Griffin to-
morrow. Mrs. Andrews started from ner
home in California to her sisters support
as soon as she heard Of the young woman 5
trouble. II is said she bears a message
from John Singleton her brother-in- law,
whose guest Miss Graham was at his
beautiful home. Singleton court, Just out
side Los Angeles. for a number OF years
before she went TO Paris for the first time.
Other friends Of Miss Graham. whose
names are withheld, have come to her with
suspicion and Lawyer Phelps, her counsel,
has announced he has at his command un-
limited means for the defense Of both girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nagel today moved
from their fiat In No, n West Eighty
street. Mrs. Nsgel is the mother of Ethel
Conrad. The publicity of the Stokes shoot
ing, it is said, caused Nagel TO seek a
home elsewhere. Mrs. Nagel confirmed
yesterday the report that she will stick
to her daughter.
Ethel was a quite home loving girl -
she said. And though / partly lost sight
OF her after she took up stage work no
one can make me believe she is guilty OF
a premediated attempt TO take human life.
such an act is entirely foreign to her
nature"
i hope my friends in Washington and
California will not judge my case until all
the evidence is in said Miss Graham to-
day. When the whole story is told in
court they will. ! am sure, find there is
not as much TO condemn as may now ap-
pear"
Miss Graham appears 10 feel her position
keenly, but IL comforted by the news that
her sister is on her way 70 her side
II was announced At the hospital today
that all danger Of blood poisoning had
passed and that Stokes would soon be able
TO leave
Stokes counsel said today that his bail
would be set at t25,OJO for each OF the young
women. Stokes, it is said, is sun deter
mined TO push the case without mercy. but
there is a growing impression that the
case viii not be pressed hard. II Il should
be there is likely 10 be some sensational
Developments