Evening journal., 1891-12-26
GRAVES TELLS HIS TALE
Testimony Of Mrs. Barnaby's
Alleged Poisoner.
DID He KNOW HER DENVER ADDE'S,

Know where Mrs. narnaby Was
>NDENvER, Dec. 25.-The long looked for ap !
pearance Of sallie Hanley, Mrs, Barnahy' I
companion, occurred at the trial of DR. 4
Graves in the morning, When she wa 1
called 70 the stand every neck in the court i
room was craned 30 catch glimpse Of TIA,
young woman who is supposed to know
great deal about the relations between DR.
Graves and the poisoned woman. Miss Sallh |
was very pale and did not look at all well
She testified that her home was in New /
port, r. l. She had been a saleewoman
She met DR.. Graves in January, 1879. FRS |
met Mrs. Barnaby at Or. Graves house al
Mrs. Graves invitation. The doctor hae |
been witness physician. DR.. Graves said L |
Mrs. BaTnaby This is the young lady whs /
is TO travel with YOU Mrs Barneby sale /
she would accept witness, and left ths
wages to be settled by the doctor. This wa
in the middle Of May, and witness leit
Providence in June with Mrs. Barnaby !
They reached the Adirondaclss about ths
Goth. Witness undressed Mrs. Barnaby AM
accompanied her when she went boating
Witness left the deceaseds service on Dec
IS. She never had any disagreement with
Mrs. Barnaby.
sallie's Threatening Letter.
Here Assistant District Attorney Penc
produced letter, which Miss Hanley iden
titled as her own, written Mrs Barnaby
Dec. Is, 1890, and containing a demand foi
S75 and a declaration that neglect TO send II
would make Sallie Mrs. Barnaby's enemy
The letter concluded as follows:
Remember, Mrs Barnaby, should tho wuro
guardian. IN regard TO you, come up again
undoubtedly the executors would call upon me
as 8 witness am quite sure you would rather
have me as a friend than an enemy. This mat
ter must be settled at once Yours very truly
SALLE S. HASLRY.
The production Of this letter disc0mfteo
Sallie and for a time paralyzed the defense
It was among the package Of letters founc
IN the dead womnn's personal effects.
she Never Saw the Hottie.
Mrs Barnaby said to witness that ehe
was warmly attached TO Dr. Graves, and ht
was one of her best friends. She remem
bered Mrs BaInaby receiving letter from
the doctor in which he threatened ~ appoint
guardian over her. Witness said she ha0
never seen the bottle which was sent &
Mrs. Barnaby before she saw it In court.
The sensation Of the day occurred whe1
DR.. \. Thatcher Graves, the defendant, wui
sworn IN his own behalf On the witness
stand be gave the appearance Of a man whc
had been carefully coached as 10 his de
meanor His face was alternately pale and
flushed. his testimony was given in q haltina
voice, and he emphasized his words by ges
ticulating at the jury with his right hand.
The accused began with his introduction tc
Mrs Barnaby and tracing his acquaintance
with her 10 the time Of her death.
The agency Of Mrs. Barnabys property
was thrust upon him after repeated refus
ais he had advised Mrs. Barnaby TO con.
suit her friends, being satisfied with the viii
of her husband. He did send for Colonel
Ballou, the Providence lawyer, TO advise
with the widow, and was astonished wheI
the lawyer divided the foe he had received
with him. He denied having ever mad,
threats to scandalize the Blrnabys, as hs
never knew anything disparaging about
them. Ms. Barnaby paid him s., 500 a veal
for his services He kept q strict eocOuni
and had settlements with deceased
Graves House Robbed.
The state kept asking for documents a
the best evidence, but the defense could no
produce these They claimed that DR.
Graves house rihed IN his absence and mos
valuable papers destroyed. Only those the
desired 70 introduce as exhibits happened {,
be saved. District Attorney Stevens ad
vanced the proposition that DR.. Graves has
bad his residence rhed, and this pnecipitGt
ed tilt between counsel
Late IN the session a prolonged discussion
arose as 70 the admissibility Of a letter pur
porting to have been written by the accuse,
TO the deceased addressed 70 San Francisco
This letter was dated March a. after thl
poison had been mniled, and was intende,
70 prove that the prisoner did not know TIN
address of Mrs Barnaby when the bottle o
poison was sent.
She said She Had Remembered Him.
Resuming his testimony, Dr. Graves sal,
be had nothing 10 do with the making d
Mrs Barnabys win After making it sh,
came into my Office and said I have No
naembered you. She did not inform me Al
70 what amount I was remembered and
never asked her. I was afterward givei
the win by Colonel Ballou and il WINS place,
IN safety deposit vaults 10 Boston. after
ward kept it in tin box 10 my oflce.-
Why He Threatened Her.
Graves said be received Mr.. WorreIls hc
ter, written for Mrs Blxnaby from Chester
requesting him to forward her win, but b
did not send il because il was not oonveu
isn't for him 20 60 70 Boston nfrer t. II
int met Sslllie Hanley at q Grand Arm,
fair In Providence, three years ago. Thra
months afterward she came b his Office 10
treatment One day Hrs. Barnaby asske.
the doctor about rn0d gin companion, an
ne went after .------ .-ll she Was engaged q
twenty-five dollars per month and an el
pensas. Dr.. Graves said b. wrote the threat
euing letter 70 Mrs. Barnahy IN the AdirOr
dacks because be had told Mr. Anthony, on
of the Barpaby trustees, that he could stan
her indiscretions no longer. That was VIII
IN the letter, be referred 70 the Barnah
trustees a. authority for the proposed mess
ure 70 put her IN an asylum. He said Mr.
Barnaby was Always bis friend
The Strange Receipt.
The defense then submitted a r,scespt f
SIS 900. dated Dec. 10, 1890, covering mons
paid out by Thatcher Graves, for which
previous receipt had been taken. II
caused a tremendous sensation Tho doc
ment read:
For various moneys paid out during the -
year. Tor which Il was nOt convenient n,
time 70 time 70 give receipts
The jury looked at the receipt closely.
VIII be set up by the state that it Is a q
gerry Dr.. Graves said 1t represented pr
tically all Of Mrs Barnabys personal
penses for the year, less his salary q 81.
a year. This, be said, made Mrs. Barnab
expenses really 81, 500 for twelve mont
He SAID he could produce no checks or boc
showing the specific payments TO Mrs. b
naby, or how she had actually used
eacl7 rlr Ct~ax<.c cofd Ia r,e.r.ar ,,a.ad fiftt