The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-17

and this witness returned to Denver alone April
z. Mrs. Barnaby was met by woman in san
francisco who recommended her to doctor.
witness thought 1t very strange and spoke to
the clerk OF the hotel about 1t, but Mrs. Barn
aby decided to remain and be treated by this
doctor. Witness left her with Mrs Fisher and
left for Denver, arriving here April 9. Witness
was told there was package here for Mrs
Barnaby after they returned from the ranch on
the day they took the fatal fluid. Mrs Barnaby
said she was tired and thought little fine old
witness took one and drank it, She exclaimed
Its vile stuff but Mrs. Barnaby drank hers
ard finally said, ut is poor stuff" Then wit
ness became ILL Her son hurried in and told
her she should not have drank before dinner
Witness vomited and became unconscious until
o'clock next morning. She could not keen
any thlng on her stomach.
Witness was able 10 take solid food when
DR.. Graves arrived from the east and when
Mrs. Barnaby's bodywas taken east few days
later she was able to go to The depot with the
party. She knew when Mrs. Barnaby was here
IN January she received medicine from Dr.
Graves which came through the mail and which
was for rheumatism, and when they were in
California she had on various occasions re-
celved letters and papers. She first met Mrs.
Barnaby in Europe, in 1884, and Travelled with
her for three months. She afterward visited
her at Providence on several occasions until
three years later, when they had slight mis-
understanding and their relations ceased for a
short time. after which their friendship was
renewed. When witness made her last visit
to Providence she noticed that the relations
between Mr.. and Mrs. Barnaby were very
much strained and endeavored to make peace
between Them, but failed. She told this to
reporter for one of the Boston papers, and also
informed him Mrs. Barnaby had left in her will
$4,000 TO DR.. Graves. She admitted Mrs. Barn
| ably told her Dr.. Graves was the one who advised
her to contest her husbands Will and on one
occasion she said If she did not take her bust
| ness out of the Doctors hands she soon would
be ruined When Mrs. Barnaby and witness
were travelling through California she used to
write to DR.. Graves regularly, sending him her
kindest regards and expressing satisfaction at
everything he did and also keeping him in
formed as TO her movements Witness left
California before Mrs. Barnaby, who arrived in
Denver two weeks later and found bottle sup
posed TO contain whisky awaiting her. Mrs.
Worrell then related the story of the death of
Mrs. Barnaby heretofore given in these dis
patches.
Evidence was then introduced by the orosecu-
ton to show Graves always inundated Mrs
Barnaby and threatened 10 have a guardian APP
pointed to take care of her unless she did abso-
Iutely what he said. The executors of the es-
tate deny they advised DR.. Graves to take this
course William 81. Wood, one of the executors,
was called and stated Mrs. Barnaby had been
left 1000 by her husbands will. Several
| sums were paid to Mrs. Barnaby but the greater
part had been paid TO either DR.. Graves or Mrs
Ballou.