Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-22
THEIR TRUMP CARD.
The Prosecutions Best Witness in
the Famed Barnaby Trial.
DETECTIVE CONRAD TESTIFIES.
He Tells About DR.. Graves Confession and
How It Was Secured.
A, WEEK MORE WILL TELL THE TALE

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| DENVER, Dec. .21.-Upon the evidence in
troduced at this afternoons session of the
Barnaby trial depends the conviction of DR..
T.. Thatcher Graves John II. Conrad, the
nemesis who had been awake both
night and day ever since Mrs. Bar
naby's death, waiting for the time
when he could confront Jury
| and tell about the defendants confession,
occupied the stand. Mr.. Conrad's testi-
mony was not concluded when court ad-
journed at 5 O'Clock. If DR.. Graves is
found guilty of the crime charged he will
owe it all to Mr. Conrad, for no jury could
convict man on the evidence heretofore
presented.
At the morning session Charles H. Lin
coin, Providence reporter, repeated con-
versation which he had with DR.. Graves on
the night of the physicians return from
Denver, in which Mrs. Barnaby's name was
villifed. Martin c. Day, another re-
porter, told how he failed in
an attempt to interview the defend
ant, while Mrs. Conrad, daughter
of the deceased, told of her mothers excel
lent habits during life, and read a letter
which she had received from Dr. Graves on
the day of her arrival in Providence, in
which he denied all statements attributed
to him, and asked that an interview be ac-
corded
Charles Conrad on the Scene.
Witness told how she introduced Deteo-
tive o. M. Hanscom, as her brother-in-law,
Charles Conrad. and recalled DR.. Graves
visit to their house in Providence. Miss
Maud Barnaby gave substantially the same
testimony as her sister.
The first witness called in the afternoon
was o. M. Hanscom, connected with the
Pinkertons in Boston. Witness told how
he had attended five interviews last spring
in the Barnaby house at Providence. at
which DR.. Graves was present On one
occasion the accuse ed remarked to witness,
"Will you give me the word and honor of a
Conrad that what am about to tell you
will never be repeated in court of justice?"
The word being given, the accused con-
tinued:
'T sent Mrs Barnaby bottle of pure
whisky"
A few moments later the entire confess
sion was termed lie, but later reiterated
been any intimidation used to force the con-
fession further than threat that Mr.. Con-
rad would devote his entire life in hunting
the murderer
John H. Conrad son-in-law of the de-
ceased then took the stand. On hearing of
Mrs. Barnaby's death he had proceeded to
Providence. From the first he had sus-
pected DR.. Graves, and on his arrival he
called on him. For five nights in sue
cession there were conferences between DR..
Graves, Mr.. Hanscom and witness at the
Barnaby house. On the fourth night DR..
Graves said:
TRYING to Hush the Matter Up.
'Take your wife, who is crying to see her
babies; start home on to-night's train, and
say that DR.. Graves sent the bottle to
Mrs. Barnaby, but when he sent it, it con-
tanned pure whisky. The newspapers are
Denver is about to adjourn, and the whole
matter will be dropped unless you furnish
the money to follow it up.
On another occasion, when DR.. Graves
was asked to furnish the newspapers with
such statement as would mean his vindi-
cation, especially since the bottle was liable
to have been tampered with in transit,
Graves said: 'I will die first. I have told
my wife and family that am innocent, and
it would kill them to know anything about
this" Then Mr.. Conrad said he proposed
going before the grand jury in Denver and
tell all the defendant said.
eff you do, will expose all the scandals
know concerning the Barnaby family, if I
have to dig ten feet down" When at last
defendant found there was no way out of it,
he said, "I am going home to
think the whole matter over, ana I may
proceed to Denver tomorrow. I am now
prepared to spend the balance of my days in
Jail, and my family will be looked after"
This closed the direct examination for the
defense and an adjournment was taken until
tomorrow morning. Within week YER
dict will have been rendered.