The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-16
B. s. Worroll, Jr., Givos Some Worry
Important Testimony.
HIS CONNECTION With THE CASE.
i1c Tells About Mrs. narnaby Being
Dissatisfied with DIR. Graves and
Changing Her viii, Cutting Down
Her Legacy to Him just Onc-lialc
Mrs. Worrcll Rccallcd to tho Stand.
Tho Poisoned Whisky aud tho
Servant Girl.

DENVER, Coz, Dec. l5.-D. s. Worrcll,
Jr., was recalled TO the stand this morn
ing and his direct examination con-
tinued. IIc handed Mr.. Stevens n book
containing copies OF the kilograms he
had received during Mrs. parnaby's i'll
ness and after her death, and Mr.. Ste
vcns proceeded to question him. lie
said lic notified Mrs. Conrad OF tho
death OF her mother. This was in April.
IIo read the telegram which hc sent in
which ho gavo tho. cause OF Mrs. Bar
naby's death as congestion OF tho lungs.
Previous to this he received q telegram
from Mrs. Conrad asking him to wire
her twice q day how her mother was
getting along. Mrs. Conrad telcgraphcd
after she was notified of her mothers
death that theiody was cmbalmod.
On cross-cXamination by Judge Ma
con he said he knew Mrs. Darnaby
about ten years before she came here.
He said hc met her in Chester, Pa,
where sho was visiting his mother. lie
Heard OF her, but never saw her before
that time. His mother met her in
Europe. Witness saw her again i'll
Chester about once in six months for
two or three years. lie left home in
1850, and that was tho last time he SAW
her until she visited Denver.
Mr.. Worrcll stated he was in the real
estate business and loaned money. lie
knew Mrs. Barnaby had about 100000,
and sho had talked about investing
some or most Of the same amount in
Denver. If she had invested this
amount, OF course I would have received
fair commission for handling it. lie
admitted that he had frequently written
his mother while she was on the trip to
California with Mrs. Banaby, but he
had let the package supposed to con-
tain the whisky remain in the postollice
from March to April l because he did
not know,her definite address, and after
his mother returned home he let the
package remain in the postonice week
because he did not know how long Mrs.
Barnaby would remain on the coast.
After Mrs. Barnaby died he retained
two lawyers to take charge OF the case,
but claimed he did so upon the instruc-
tions OF Mrs. Barnaby's daughter, Mrs.
Conrad.
Mr.. Worrcll then repeated the oft
told story about, Mrs. Barnaby being
dissatisfied with the doctor rs her busi-
ncss manager and changing her will so
as to leave him $225 5000instcad OF Sc, 900.
Mr.. Worrell declared that when the
cause OF Mrs. Barnaby's death was first
being discussed he did not know that
he or any. his family was suspected OF
completely in tho crime. lie modified
this statement somewhat when n news
paper was produced which contained
al interview With him upon the subject.
Mrs. Worrell, jr. was recalled and
testified that after the fatal package had
been brought home from the livery
stable where it had remained all night
in the buggy, it was placed on the DIN
ing room table where it renamed for q
day before the women drank from It.
The prosecution will use this point rs a
point to show that the Worrclls did not
know the contents, for ii they had they
would not have placed it there, where
any ono could have drank OF it. She
also corrected 4 statement made by their
servant girl to the effect that after Mrs.
Barnaby's death she had been ordered
to empty and clean all tho bottles in
the house. The girl was ordered to
clean one and pour into it some tonic
from q large bottle which Mrs. Worreil
wanted to lake with her on her journey.