Her Story: How She Went Away from Graham's Home

Testimony of multiple citizens saying that they never heard of any conspiracy by the Bennett family to kill Jesse Graham which is the basis of the claim of self-defense. Catherine Bennet Graham McCuskey testified to her background with the Graham family and why she left her husband Isaac Graham and moved under secrecy to Hawaii with the two children.
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel
Date: 1888-06-22
Type: NEWS
Coverage:
  • Ben Lomond
  • 1880s
Identifier: FE-BEN-Graham Case-01

Citation

“Her Story: How She Went Away from Graham's Home.” Santa Cruz Sentinel. 1888-06-22. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/136885. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.