| Show their record saturday B herald contains the following letters referring to the unsavory reputation and antecedents of david graham who last week was bound over to the grand jury of the third district for adultery we the undersigner undersigned under signed having read the testimony of sarah ann tracy and her mother manila graham before commissioner concerning andrew stewart can sav their statements were a most willful libel and a malicious case of blackmailing and perjury the unsavory reputation of the graham family preceded them here and for that reason more than ordinary observation ober was given them it is a noted fact that david grahan and sarah ann tracy came here from oak creek together in april 1887 and lived about two months together in D hone jr s house which had but one bed in it with no other members of the family except a little boy who slept away from home after mrs graham came her husband and daughter went to the field together frequently m fact they were often seen in the corn field together it w as not long after graham and sarah ann tracy came here until the whole community were satisfied they were living in adultery for which crime they were before commissioner hill at provo in march 1888 and for lack of evidence graham was discharged after graham obtained liis liberty he dwore he would have vengeance enge ance on the person who caused his arrest and lie charged it to andrew stewart A J B STEWART bishop of benjamin ward 0 H first counselor J II 11 HAND pros Y M M I 1 A benjamin utah co august david graham came to benjamin in april 1887 with his son staying a short time h left his son in our charge while hr returned to oak creek for his family on returning he only brought sarah ann tracy whom lie called nis daughter wo rented him our son davids house which he and sarah ann tracy occupied about two months going into the house to sack oats we noticed there was one bed in the house then there was but one quilt and one blanket on the bed noticing which and feeling sony for the girl mrs hone invited anu tracy to go to her house and sleep with miss mary ann ludlow who was staying ot our house but graham said sarah is too bashful and has not been inthe habit of going to any place his boy slept in our bru with our boys sarah ann tracy was at the field with graham quite frequently and we were satisfied they were living together and we are satisfied the statement made bv sarah ann oraey and mrs graham before commissioner norrell in regard to andrew stewart is false DAVID MES D HONE |
