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THE LITTLE »ECK HUB DEB. ,Ibo Jiuasnn of James Graham stillGndls^eTQre^-l Steward Offered for HI? Apprehemion-A tetter from a Supposed Sister* ••., Tbe.paogt etrtnuous efforts of tlte officers ofjustice at ijtUe Week hare so far failed toiled a reliable olue to the murderer of James Graham, the umfortunate shoemaker .who wae brutally murdered a f .w days pinoa in that locality for a few hundred dollars, which he was supposed to hare is his possession. Jchn and Thomas McCreary, relatives of. the deoBaaed, and Jqme/t, Me Collins were arrested on suspicion ofhaving oommitted the murder, but they have, to aili intents end purposes, proved an alibi, and Squire Pro-voBt, who, by a curious coincidence, is the employer, as well as tbh judge, of the suspected men, has allowed them to go free on bail, he himself and his son bscorning their bondsmen. Of course, this motion takes t^o bottpin out of any ohanos of their conviction, and liiakes'the? murder more mysterious. Tho detectives who are endeavoring to . “ work np” the ease have struck another trail.THE SUSPECTED MAN,whose name is not given, is described as follows:The man who is supposed to have bean chief in the orime displayed a most wonderful degree of nervousness, restlessness and excitement, wkioh was directly contrary to his every day character. Always a hardworking and very diligent man he neglected his laboron this occasion, and has ever since, seeming to be everpursued by some phantom or dread, wandered baek and forth apparently unmeaningly between bis home and the hotel in the hamlet. He harnessed his horse in the afternoon, and drove a quarter of a mile* to Douglaston, lounging about a few momenta, and returned without having shown any reason for making the empty journey. He then went to the hotel, and was heard In conversation to make dlreotly opposite statements to different persons of the manner in which, he thought the murder was oommitted. He was first positive that the instrument of death must have been a hatchet, and then when talking five minutes afterward to another man expressed the opinion that it must have been a bar of iron. All this time his mariner was noticed by a near observer, and the uneasiness that seemed to be consuming h|m was very jJalpablt^. He was afterward beard to make remarks of such a character as to imply suspicion against osio of his neighbors, upon whom, if he himself were tho murdersr, it would. be comparatively easy, by strategy, to foist the guilt of the crime. The meagre descriptions of the men seen upon the rosd, given on the witness stand by Gonstable Hoe and John Benncxa, correspond, as far ae they go, with the appearance of the suspected poisons, and the testimony of Bob worth, who saw two men enter tho shoe shop opining from a certain direction, strengthens this impression. The man suspected of being the prinoipql in the crime knew perfectly well the habits of Graham, where he kept hie money, and that he had drawn $500from the bank. His own peotmiajry troubles were aogreat that they might well have driven him to a desperate crime If he possessed sufficient brute cowardice to commit it. By no means (he least of the suspioiotta facts regarding him is that ainco the day of thodit* oovery of the murder he has never once been near the body of his neighbor sad friend, and that he never attended the inquest until finally aubpened a* a witnessand forced to oome. In a rural plaoo like Xdttla Neok, where curiosity ie the ruling passion, these are indeedunusual cirtmmstimeB. On Thursday, in the tnquedtroom, it.Vfas plainly to be seen that this man was constantly, on hla guard against the glanoes of those around hint, and his manner was too studied and affected to be expressive, as it was intended to bo, of conscious innocence,. He was subjeot to sudden starts an d momenta of inexplicable emba rra ssment. He was not examined, on that day, hut will bo compelled to testify on Friday of this week, if meanwhile he does uot abscond.' ‘ ' uThe following letter was reoelved by Mr, Tan Noa-trand, ono of the lawyers who is endeavoring to find adne to the mystery, yesterday: .Mb. Yam Hostrakd :~D jub 8m *—I saw a akotoh in the Baltimore-fiun of the murder of James Graham. I had a brother of that niune, but have not heard from him for over twenty years; * we are of Irish parentage, from the County Tyrone, Ireland | my parents resided a number of years in Scotland. I shall try and describe my brother as I last saw him, although I am not good at description: Hewas low sized, brpwn h|ir,.high, forehead (a little bare on the temple), blue eyes, short upper lip, and the chin a little sharp. The hair mighthrt changed color in that leiigth of time, iis mine fit* done. lt;-•? '..! ■I hope it ia not my poor brother that met with suoh a horrible deatb* I am very anxious to learn the particulars, and if you think that he might be my brother I will send you all the necessary information you may desire. I will leave* the matter entirely in your hands. Tours rospeotfuUy, Mns. . jThe name of the writer Is withheld for prudentUl reasons,A BEWABB 0FJ2BED.The Queens County Board of Supervisors yesterdayoffered a reward of $500 tot the^prshenslon and conviction of the murderers of JaB* Graham, of tittleNeck, • r
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York, US
Tue, Feb 18, 1873
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