Contradictory Evidence: Jesse Graham Trial
Significant discussion of testimony by the grand daughter of Mary Bennet that she had heard Mary Bennett actively encourage her mother to leave Isaac Graham and that she should put a spider in his food to try to kill him. There appeared to have been some discussion and a conspiracy to harm the Graham family by the Bennet family. others later testified that they had never heard of any plans like that and other contradictory accounts.
Source:
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Date: 1988-06-21
Type:
NEWS
Coverage:
- Santa Cruz
- 1880s
- 1850s
Identifier: FE-BEN-Graham Case-11
Collection
Citation
“Contradictory Evidence: Jesse Graham Trial.” Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1988-06-21. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/136884. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
