Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-25
, DIR GRAVES ON THE STAND.
Of the Celebrated Poisoaing Case
~ Denver.

Resurnptios Of the Celebrated Poisoning Case
~ Denver.
In the trial Of DR.. Graves yesterday q. Den
yer for sending bottle Of poison TO Mrs. Bar
naby Mel Dahl, . chemist was called TO the
stand to be examined Is 10 the poison. He was
graduate Of . Copenhagen college. He said
that arsenite Of potassium was COMMONLY used
As medicine in the shape Of Fowler solution.
There we're formulas for compromising almost
any sort OF medicine in various books. The
formula Tor compromising arsenite Of potassium
was very simple. All that was necessary was
70 take equal parts Of arsenic and potash
ana boil them in water and then
add little essence OF lavender.
10 make il stronger solution than
foviers It was necessary 10 add Q lit
Tie more arsenic and TO add less water. He
usually sold Fowler 8 solution on prescriptions
oat sometimes people bought il TO use them
selves. Livery stables sometimes purchased il.
witness made tests to lind arsenic often. II it
we're In the viscera he would use Marsh's test
IL there were only twelfth of grain he would
not depend alone on Marsh's test IL he found
mirror by Marsh's test he would test the
mirror TO learn whether il wss arsenic or not
ior anamony very often resembles the arsenic
mirror. Arsenic would be evaporated at
lower temperature than antinony.
witness explained a number of tests and
said after the mirrors were obtained in little
glass tubes 1t was necessary 20 test them to
prove what they were. There were many
vegetable alkoloids which could not be de-
tected in the system after being taken. Here
ne read the formula for making Fowler's solu-
uon out OF medical receipt book.
sALLIE HANLEY TEsIIrIEs.
Neil Dahl was followed by Miss Sallie Hanley,
Mrs. Barnaby's former maid. She became &C.
auninted with DR.. Graves about three wears
ago. She had visited at the Graves house and
DIR. Graves had been her physician. DR.
Graves introduced her to Mrs. Barnaby and
through his influence Mrs. Barnaby accepted
had informed DIR. Graves Of Mrs. Barnabys in
tention OF purchasing hodse from the guide
Bennett This was the cause Of a threat made
from DIR. Graves to Mrs. Barnaby Of appointing
guardian for the latter.
On eross-examination Miss Hanley said she
had threatened Mrs. Barnaby with trouble il
the latter did not pay her S75 which was due
her and said II the question Of appointing q
guardian should come up il would be well to
have her on Mrs. Barnabys side.
DIR. GRAVES ON THE STAND.
Dr. Graves then went on the witness stand
He said he had made the acquaintance of Mrs.
Barnaby little over three years ago. Shortly
after becoming acquainted with her she had
engaged him as her physician. After the death
VI MI. DaInaoy ne mad advised Mrs. Barneby TO
contest her husbands will and suggested
Lawyer Ballou as the proper person to whom
to intrust the case.
After the compromise OF the contested will
he had become Mrs. Barnabys agent. He said
he had never advised Mrs Barnaby TO make an
affidavit that Maud Barnaby was not her
daughter, as was testified TO by Witness Sam
Hickey. He denied having told Mrs. Barnaby
that her husband had willed SlO0, 600 TO mis-
tress OF his. He also denied having said any
thing against the Barnabys as he knew nothing
injurious to them. The doctor said Mrs
Barnaby was very extravagant and had spent
Sl6.OOO in one year. As her agent he objected
TO this and wished to retain his position, but
Mrs. Barnaby would not allow him. He did
not know how much Mrs. Barnaby had be-
queathed him until the will WAS read after her
death
The court then took a recess until 7:S0 D. M
At the evening session the time was spent in
arguing upon the admissibility of a letter
which the defense introduced as testimony
This letter was written by DIR. Graves to Mrs.
Barnaby at San Francisco, but she had left for
Denver before the letter arrived and did not
receive 1t. The letter was returned 10 Graves
through the dead letter office. The defense
wished to show by this that DIR. Graves did not
know Mrs. Barnaby's address and therefore
could not have been the sender of the bottle of
whisky to her ut Denver.
The Judge took the question under consider
alton and the court adjourned until Saturday,
DE-. Graves testimony being unfinished.