The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-12-09
THE GRAVES TRIAL
Case Against the Providence
Doctor Opened.
ADDRESS OF THE PROSECUTOR.
He Tells Bow Mrs, Barnaby Was Poi
sonedi and Rviews the Evidence.

NO One hut the Defendant Could Rave
Amy Motive for the woman's Death
what tho Defense WIN show DIR.
Graves WIN Deny Every Accusatton-
His Attorneys Confident.
DENVER, Col, Dec 0-The trial of
Dr. I. Thatcher Graves, Of Providence,
r. l., for the murder of Mrs Barnaby
was begun before Judge Rising yesterday
morning District Attorney l. N.
Stevens made the opening address.
The courtroom was throng5l. Mrs j.
II. Conrad and her sister, Miss Maud
Barnaby, occupied seats near the detend-
ant. Mrs. Conrad wore deep mourning,
and during Mr. Stevens speech she
showed much emotion. Dr. Graves, dur
ing the morning, was composed and
smiling, but when court adjourned he
seemed tired and disturbed
Mr. Stevens reviewed the history OF
the Barnaby family, speaking of the
marriage OF JerOthum b. Barnaby to
Josephine A. Reynolds in 1857, and the
birth TO them of three children, two Of
/ whom, Mrs. John H. Conrad, of BIZ -
| ings, Mont, and Maud Josephine, are
now alive. Besidss being successful in
[ business, Mr.. Barnaby became promi-
nent in politics He was at one time
the Democratic oandidlJe for Governor
OF Rhode Island, and was for many
years member OF the National Demo
/ cratic Committee.
! The defendant, DR.. T. Thatcher
! Graves, came TO Providence five years
I ago and Mrs. Barnaby became acquaint-
ed with him through her washwoman,
| who also worked in the Graves house
| hold. In docUoriug Mrs. Bdruaby for
! paralysis Dr. Graves gained complete
control OF her Wuen her husband died
in 1889 he induced her to contest the
will and to accept as her counsel Col.
H. R. Billion, the DOCTORS own legal ad-
I wiser. The suit was compromised for
| $l05, O00 Mrs. Barnaby made will,
| giving Graves s2j, 900 and making him
her sole executor, without bond.
The Distriot-Attorney told of how
Graves obtained control OF the who le
property and invested II according to
his own wishes; Of the trips which Mrs.
BarnRby took away from home by his
objections; Of her life among the Adiron-
dacks, where she met the Bennetts aud
where Sallis Hanley was forced upon
her az a maid, aud OF the events lead
ing up to Mrs Barnaby's rupture with
DR.. Graves and the time whom she de.
manded of him the return of her will,
that she might make another.
Mr.. Stevens spoke of Mrs Barnaby' $
death in Denver, Col, from poison con
tanned in Il bottle sent from the East.
From the inscription on the bottle, its
contents were supposed to DO whiskey.
Mr.. Stevens said he would prove that
the bottle came from Graves, although
the latJer had tried to throw suspicion
on the BennetJs.
After reviewing other events asso
ciating Dr.. Graves with the case, the
District Attorney told how the doctor
admitted to John H. Conrad in Provi
; deuce that he had sent the bottle to Mrs
Barnaby. Graves had said, however
that he had put only whiskey in the
bottle and that he could not undorsta nd
how poison got into it, The same ad-
mission was afterwards made to Bos-
ton detective named Hanscom, who had
been iutrOd ucsd TO the doctor as Con-
raids brother Graves said he supposed
he had put moose around his neck, and
begged Conrad to drop the case
In closing District Attorney Stevens
said that poison, and compound OF
arsenic, could not have been prepared
by one without knowledge OF chem
I istry, and no one in the world but tn,
defendant, he claimsI, could have haC
= any motive for Mrs. Barnaby's death
/ In speaking of Judge Furman's in
tended address, Judge Macon said
"The defense have heard the Govern
: ments opening with interest. W.
were surprised that it was not stronger
We shall fight this case to the bite
end. We will not admit sending a bot
4 tie of whiskey, as alleged by Mr.. Con
| rad and Mr. HansCOm DR. Erayes Wi
positively deny every accusation -