The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11
Lillian Graham, Locked Up OH
Charge of Shooting Stokes,
Not Deserted by Relatives.
WEALTHY BROTHER -N-LAW
IS COMING FROM EUROPE
Some Sensational Develop
ments Expected if Case
Comes to Trial.
,y Leased Wire to The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire 10 The Tribune.
NEW YORK, June 10.-From the west
and from the cast sisters Of Lillian Gra-
ham. the young Seattle girl. who. with
Ethel Conrad. is locked up here on the
charge OF shooting Millionaire w. e. d
Stokes. are hurIyiug to her defense, ac-
corIinS TO statement made today by
counsel representing the young women.
Mrs, John Singleton, sister OF Miss Gra-
ham and a society woman of Los An
geles. 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 mystery which surrounds the case
Mrs. Singleton's husband is Il wealthy
Californian being the proprietor OF the
Yellow Aster mine. He. it Is said. will
back back the two prisoners to the limit in
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 10 be ac
duaintcd with the secret OF the shoot
ing. She was n patron OF the Ansonia
hotel, which is owned by Stokes. several
months ago and is acquainted with him.
Sister to Arrive Today.
Mrs. Alice Andrews OF Los Anrr
another sister. will be with Mrs. Gra-
ham tomorrow Mrs Andrews started
ter's support as soon she heard OF
tho Young woman's trouble
II is believed she bears a message from
John Singleton, her brother-ln law. whose
guest Miss Graham WAS at his beautiful
home. Singleton court. Just outside Los
Angeles, for number OF years before she
went to Paris for tho first time. Other
friends of Miss Graham, whose names
are withheld. have come to her assistance
and Lawyer Phillips. her counsel has an
nounced that ne has at his command un-
limited means for the defense OF both
girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nagel today
RGfad fGm stree ahelT a Mrs. n Nsse NS West Is
mother OF Ethel Conrad. The publicity
OF the Stokes shooting. it was said,
caused the Nagels to seek home else
where.
Mrs. Nasel confirmed yesterday the
statement that she Will stick BY her
daughter
ETHEL was quiet and home loving"
she said. land though 1 partly lost sight
Of hor after she took up stage work no
one can make me believe she Is guilty
life. Such an act Is entirely foreign to
her nature"
Asked to Suspend Judgment
II hope my friends in Washington and
California will not Judge my case until
all the evidence violence Is in. said Miss Graham
court they will. I am sure. find there is
not as much 10 condemn as may now
appear"
Miss Graham appears to feel her posi-
ton keenly. but she Is comforted by tho
news that her sisters are on their way
TO be at her side.
1T was announced at the hospital to-
day that all danger OF blood poisoning
had passed and that Mr.. Stokes would
soon be able TO leave. 1t Is doubted,
though, II he will be In condition TO ap-
pear In court Wednesday. the date set
for the hearing,
His counsel said today that bail would
be set at $50. 900 for each Of the young
women. Mr.. Stokes II is said, is still
determined TO push the case without
mercy. but there is growing impression
that the case will not be pressed very
hard. II It should he there are likely 10
be some sensational developments.