Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-12-18
THREATS OF GRAVES
Said He Would Put Mrs. Barn.
ably in an Insane Asylum.
EVIDENCE AGAINST THE DOCTOR
Reporter Triokey Tells of the Interview
He Had With the Accused.

At that Meeting Graves Made Serious
Charges Against the woman's Charac-
ter-said She Was Dissipated and Had
Several Lovers-Ths Celebrated CASE
Fast Drawing to a Close.
DENVER, Col, Dec. 19-It Mrs.
Hickey. Mrs. Barnaby's washerwoman,
Is to be believed, DR.. Graves not only
threatened to have a guardian placed
over Mrs. Barnaby, but he threatened
also to place her in a lnnat tic asylum.
In her testimony she said that he made
the latter threat to Mrs. Hickey, and
Mrs. Hickey promptly told him that if
Mrs. Barnaby went to an asylum that
she would go with her. She was a ben
ehciary of the Barnaby family. She
had worked for the father and mother
OF Mrs. Barnaby, and on their death
beds she had promised to look after
Mrs. Barnaby. This, she said, she did
until DIR. Graves managed to get into
her good graces
Mrs. Hickey was a positive little body
and she told her story with many ges-
ttculations and shaking of the head
Judge Macon subjected her to
severe cross-examination,b but it did not
hurt her testimony in the least
Mrs. Bennett told of Sallie Hanley
riding horseback imam fashion" in a
Mother Hubbard wrapper, and Reporter
Tricky of Boston told of very i'm
portant interview he had with the doc
tor. 1t was an eventful day, and the
testimony was the most sensational thus
far given.
Reporter Trickey exploded a sensa-
ton, too, while on the stand. He testi.
fed that the much talked-of telegram,
which took Mrs. Graves away from
Providence and which was supposed to
be part of the plot against the doctor
was in reality sent by himself and an
other reporter aud their only idea was
to locate Mrs. Graves for the purpose of
interviewing her.
Reporter Trickey detailed at length
the interview with DR.. Graves The
doctor, he said, believed that a murder
had been committed. He believed the
poisoned bottle was sent from Boston,
but he was unwilling to talk about his
movements on his journey to the West.
The doctor said that circumstantial
facts might have the appearance of con-
demning him, but he was in no way
concerned in her death. He said that
Mrs. Barnaby was dissipatei woman
and had lovers. She frequently men
toned Ballou and Jackson as her law
yers.
He said 1t was only at the repeated
solicitations of Mrs. Barnaby, her fam
lily and friends that he had taken
charge of the property. He went on to
say that she had a mania for making
wills. He was aware that another will
had been made. After the Adirondack
trip the relations between himself and
Mrs. Barnaby were not the same as they
had been before. In the Adirondacks
Mrs. BarnRby and Bennett drank to-
gether, and he once found them drunk
in the ice mouse and he had suspicious
about their relations.
1t made big row and Mrs. Bennett
said she would never allow Mrs. Barna-
by to come to her house again. He
thought that may have caused Mrs
Barnaby to make another will. He also
called her a vile name, but said that
was not for publication. He regrett ed he
ever became acquainted with Mrs.
RArnahv