The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-16
WHY SHE TOOK WHISKEY
Mrs. Worrell Tells the Story Of
that Fatal Drink.
COMPLAINED OF BEING COLD.
She Was Taken Sick Immediately After
DrinNng-Dr. Graves Threat to Place
Mrs. Barnaby Under the Care Of u
Guardian.

DENVER, Col, Dec. 16.-A remark
dropped by Edward 5. Worrell, Jr., in the
trial of DIR. Graves yesterday, aided in
wiping out the suspicion that his family
were concerned in the poisoning of Mrs.
Barnaby. He said he laid the box con-
tanning the death dealing bottle on the
kitchen table when he brought 1t from his
buggy. At that time there were in the
house his wife, bride of three months;
his mother, Mrs. Barnaby and the servant
girl.
The defence does not claim that the SER
want girl was in the plot, and it is hardly
possible that they will claim the young
bride was Ia il with her husband, yet the
bottle was where she could reach IL and
where the servant girl could reach 1t.
The cork was loose in it, for IL had been
taken out at the Office and replaced.
Women are curious. and il is natural to
suppose that young Mr.. Worrell, who, the
defence intimate, was the arch plotter,
would know this. Even if he desired to
take Mrs. Barnaby's life he would not
have cared to poison his young wife and
the servant girl. Then, If he only wished
to poison Mrs. Bsrnaby, why did he leave
the bottle where those women could have
smelled. tasted or even drank OF itl This
Is a question which will undoubtedly
have some weight with the jury. The
bottle was afterward taken from the
kitchen table and placed on the dining
room buffet, where IL remained for some
time. The servant girl corroberated all
that Mr.. Worrell said.
Both she and Mr.. Worrell were sub
jected to severe cross-eXaminations. Mr..
Macon endeavored by every artifice TO in
duce Mr.. Worrell 10 admit that he knew
he was suspected of the crime. lie pro-
duced an interview alleged TO have been
held with him after Mrs Barnaby's death
which contradicts his testimony of yester-
day and to-day in almost every detail. Mr..
Worrell admitted that he said some of the
things attributed to him ia this, but he
denied everything else.
The prosecution claims that the reporter
was in the pay OF the defence and that he
was man of bad reputation. Mr.. Wor
rell explained, however, that he sup
pressed certain facts to this reporter be-
cause an investigation had just been begun
and the doctor was then suspected.
Another newspaper man, shortly after
Mrs. Barnaby's death, reported that the
servant girl told him that she had been
ordered TO wash every bottle In the house.
admit that she had been ordered TO wash
one bottle and fill il with tonic from an
other bottle for Mrs. Worrell, Jr., who de-
sired to take il with her on journey. The
girl made mistake and washed mum
Der of bottles.
4. 8. worrell. Sr., gave some startling
testimony yesterday afternoon. He made
the acquaintance of Mrs. Barnaby in
1877. Many times she spoke to him about
her affairs. At one time she said she had
made will leaving Dr. Graves SO, 600,
and she thought that was too much
money. She wanted to make a new will.
She also said that she had hard work to
get a dollar from him, and that she had
asked the doctor for a statement of her
affairs, but that she had not been able to
get one. She also said that DIR. Graves
tried TO put her under restraint because
she wanted to purchase house; and this
grieved her very much.
The defence here admitted that Mrs
Barnaby wrote to the doctor demanding
that her will be sent TO her. The answer TO
this letter was produced in court. 1t was
as follows:
eco BENEFIT ST..
PROVIDENCE, X. l., Jan. s, Di.
MY DEAR FRIEND-I returned from Newton to-
night and found your letter. Mrs. Graves mother
quito Ill, and shall have 10 return there 10 see
her again tomorrow
It is too late for me to visit the vaults TO obtain
any OF your papers, so II will he best for TO wait
until hear you are safely settled down in some
boarding place in Los Angeles; then send any
thing you may want.
The first s5, 900 was safely paid over to me and
placed In the Rhode Island Hospital funds late
this afternoon.
enclose a check for 5000. payable TO Mr.. r. s.
worrell. in order that he may geJ IL cashed for you
without any trouble TO you any delay
My wife and myself most heartily join in lots of
kind wishes for your safe journey and most happy
and jolly trip. Very truly. your friend,
II. THATCHER GRAVES
Mrs. Barnaby still insisted upon making
a new will, and an attorney was sent for.
The attorney informed the witness that
Mrs Barnaby desired to leave something
to the Worrell family. A certified copy OF
the will was produced, and il was seen
that $4,000 was left in trust to the wit
ness.
Mrs. Barnaby was greatly annoyed be-
cause DR.. Graves did not send her her will,
and she expressed her displeasure by
words and actions. He told her not to feel
worried, for the Providence will would be
annulled as soon as another was drawn.
This quieted her in part, but she continued
to express her annoyance. The drawing of
the new will took all the evening and up