New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-09
THE TRIAL OF DIR. GRA YES BEG UN.
DI STRICT ATTORNEY sTEvEY5 SPEAKS FoR THREE
HOURS IN OPENING THE CASE.

DI DIsTRICT-ATToRNEY sTEvEN5 SPEAKS TOR THREE
HOURS IN OPENING THE CASE
Denver, Dec s.--Judge Rising was better this morn
ing and the trial of DR.. T. Thatcher Graves for the
murder of Mrs. Barnaby formally begun District
Attorney l. n. Stevens, for the prosecution, made the
opening address, in part as follows:
Jerothmul p. Barnaby the husband Of the poisoned
woman, was for many years leading business man in
New England and he from Colonial family.
He leader in social and political affairs, having
started As a clerk and accumulated vast fortune.
lie was once candidate for Governor and for Congress
In 1857 he married Josephine A. Reynolds. who be-
longed to an excellent family. Three children, all
girls. we're born to them-Mabel, now Mrs. J. III.
Conrad who resides in Montana Hattie, who died in
1879 and Miss Maud Josephine, who has Just arrived
at the age Of twenyOn years Nine years after their
marriage Mrs. Barnaby was stricken with paralysis IL
became necessary for her 10 employ maids and ser
wants in doing the simplest household duties Design
ing peope took advantage Of Ter illness and eonse-
quent ckdisness to further tleir own coyetou ends
at the expense of the Invalid Inc deiehgaht EentIe
men, came from DanelsonN1lle, Copn Inc revenue
from his profession as doctor practising specalnes
was very small: lie hardly made hVmg; sending
his patient medicines through the mails ana the eN-
Mrs Bna6y D Who MEYER M faTsS sev aTS%es %n@an
who had been In her employ hut who then worried
at odd times at the Graves household. II was MIS-
Hickey who introduced Mrs. BaIEaty to Dr. Gra'cS.
The accused told Mrs Barnaby that paralysis was one
OF his specialtles and he proceeded to doctor win
him. But all her visits TO his once were WITHOUT he
knowledge Of the Barnabys
In October, 1882 Mr.. Barnaby died and left will
Knowing his wifes helplessness, he gave her S23oO
a year and a home as long she shOnld live; Then
DR. Graves Influenced the widow to contest the WILL
and Colonel Balou and his law partner were employed
by Graves 10 represent her. The daughters to AVOID
contest, cut their cash allowance In two ana pald
their mother $1,000 a few days later Colonel
3ao whether acting under Instructions Of Dr. Graves
or Mrs BarEaby. made will for the latter In which
her new made friend. DIR. Graves, was given S2ooOo
After the trustees had made the first PAYMENT OF
$4,000 TO Mrs. Barnaby In settlement Dr.
Graves paid Colonel Ballou and his attorney
a1TJ 900 In 1890 $4,000 more was paid 70 Graves
from the widow. on March 81, 1891. the final
$50 600 was paid and that. too unknown TO MIS-
Barnaby. a few days. gentlemen, before this fatal
bottle of poison mailed from Boston to Denver,
this $50, 900 paid TO her trusted friend
Mr. stevens then rehearsed in detail the incidents
connected with the sending Of the alleged whiskey 10
Mrs Barnaby in Denver and DR.. Graves's subsequent
action After speaking just three hours, he proceeded
10 sum up In his closing remarks ne explained 'he
bemstry Of arsenic and how II could have been used
I'm solution so TO resemble whlsBey. The prepad
ten could not have been prepared by any except one
acnuainfed with chemistry. Judge Furman Tor the
defence will begin talking at 10 O'Clock tomorrow