The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-24
MISS HANLEYS STORY.
Told on the Stand in the Graves Trial
To-Day.
NO TROUBLE WITH MRS. BARNABY
Experts Testify Concerning the Hand
writing on the Package Sent to the
Dead Woman and About Arsenite of
Potassium-The Trial Nearly over.

DENVER, Dec. 24.-When the trial of DIR.
Graves was continued yesterday after
noon the defence placed Detective Edwin
ID. McHenry on the witness stand. He
swore that he overheard all that DIR.
Graves said to Charles Lincoln, and that
the interview Mr.. Lincoln published the
next morning never took place
On cross-examination witness said that
it was true that he brought Sallie Hanley
here, and that DR.. Graves brother-in-law
paid the bills.
The defence here offered the record of
the Rhode Island court. to show how the
Barnaby estate had been settled. The
court asked for what purpose they were
offered. Mr.. Furman said that it had been
set forth that there was a conspiracy be-
tween the defendant and Col. Bailou TO
get control of Mrs. Barnabys estate. The
court ruled that there had been no evil
dence, and the record was excluded and
an exception noted.
Thomas j. Dalzell Of Denver swore that
he was with DIR. Graves the afternoon of
the day that he came here to take Mrs
Barnaby's remains away. He saw nothing
out Of the way in the doctor. The latter
appeared greved at the death of Mrs. Bar
naby. The doctor agreed TO 20 with him
to a baseball game, but they learned there
was to be none that afternoon.
DIR. George Glover, n veterinary sur
geon, said that a solution Of arsenic of
potash was used in his profession. If to
be used internally, it was in the form of
Fowler's solution il to be used exter-
ternally, a stronger solution.
There was no difficulty whatever i'm pre-
pairing the solution. On cross examina-
tion he said he made his external solution
of the strength of about II per cent. of
arsenic.
Charles Clinton, cashier of the German
National Bank was called as an expert TO
pass upon the handwriting in DIR. Graves
letters and that on the label of the bottle
He said that he had examined both writ
ings, not in an exhaustive way, but was
almost certain that he could decide from
his cursory examination. He was of the
opinion that the writing on the label was
that of a woman.
On cross-eXamnation he said that the
writing showed some resemblance To DR..
Graves handwriting. He was nearly Ger
tain, but not absolutely certain, that a
woman wrote that label.
To another question he said that he had
examined letter written by Sallie Han
ley, and found that there were two feat
ures of her handwriting which resembled
that on the label on the bottle.
William Thomas, receiving teller of the
First National Bank, said that he did not
think that DIR. Graves wrote the label but
he would not say that woman wrote il.
DIR. j. T.. Bennett, a veterinary surgeon,
repeated the other horse Doctors evidence
as To the use of arsenate of potash in liv-
cry stables Ii had been three years since
he had used it, having substituted other
medicines.
Iudue Macon announced that the only
other witness whose testimony had been
arranged for to-day was Sallie Hanley,
hut as that young lady was i'll, he would
be compelled to ask that the court adjourn
till . o'clock tomorrow. The defence
would call DIR. Graves now, but il was ma
terial that Miss Hanley should precede
him. After the defendant had testified.
there were two other witnesses who evil
dence was such that they must be called
last of all.
Mr.. Furman informed the court that
the defence could close their side tonight,
and District Attorney Stevens said that on
Saturday the rebutting testimony could be
put in in an hour and half.