The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-12
WHAT KILLED mrs. BARRABY? I?
Physicians Testify That ihe mysterious
Bottle Contained Arsenic.
The IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF HER DEATH
Resulted From Drinking Arsenite Of Pot
tasi um-startline Fact Adduced In the
Graves Murder Trial.

DENVER. Col, Dec. li.-When the Graves
trial was resumed this morning Prof. Viii
linn II. fIeadden was replaced on the stand.
He was cross-examined by Judge Macon of
counsel for the defense. He had found ar
scnic in the viscera Of Mrs Barnaby.
as well as in the solution Of ar
senite Of potassium examined by Prof
Walter j. lIaines. He did not believe that
the deposits ne discovered could have been
deposits through the mouth Of a bottle by
the air which had been in contact with some
alscnetcal substance lie admitted that
books did tell about school children being
made deathly sick from inhaling air IN p
room papered with arsenical papE The Jar
IN which the yiscera was kept had pOrce-
lain and zinc top. but the arsenic found
could not have come from the zinc.
The professor admitted that he was very
friendly with tho prosecution. as they had
brought him lots OF cases. lie was paid for
tho analysis he made by order OF Mr. :. t..
NOTel. ST.. at whose house Ms Barnaby
died. The solution which killed Mrs. Barn
aby could not be bought at the drug
store. The nearest approach 70 i
was f0wler's solution The compound which
the deceased drank could not have been made
from tow.ers solution lie did not believe
a chemical student Of two years standing
could have compounded tho solution of ar
sente of potassium Professor lleadden was
kept Oh the stand all the morning.
UR. HoLsus' TESTIMONY.
Dr. A. NJ. Holmes who attended Mrs. Bar
naby and Mrs. WOrrell lust after the poison,
was the first witness of the afternoon. He
stated that be received telephone message
TO 90 90 the residence of Fir. j.. s. WOrrell.
Jr. at S.3O o'clock on the evening 0f April 18th
last. He found Mrs. Barnaby and Mrs. Wor-
rel suffering from all the symptoms OF irri-
tant poison. They were vomiting and
hal been for over an hour and
half was Joined half an hour
after arrived by Dr. Griffith.
We took charge Of the patients until Wedues-
day night when Dr. Bonestel. the family ply
slcian of the WOrrells. arrived from Chicago.
! asked both women what they had eaten or
drank andIthey saidawhisly tOddy examined
the bottle and.tasted the alleged whisky. was
sure something was wrong ! took some
specimens out OF the b tie aud sealed it with
my private seal. afterwards delivered the
bottle seq intact 10 DR.. Sewell for an
analysis.
doctor. what do you believe caused the
death of Mrs Barnaby." asked District Attor-
ney Stevens
81 believe it was caused by some v.rulent
what do you think that poison was:"
'I believe it was arsenic
On crOss-eXaminatiOn Dr. Holmes stated
that he gave tho death certificate for cOuges-
tion of tho lungs. because that was the imme-
diate cause of death. but that the congestion
in his opinion resultodirom drinking arsenite
Of potassium
AS0THTR WITNESS VIEWS.
Counsel for defense endcavorei e. show
that the arsenic would not have Affected Mrs.
Barnnby lungs, rs she was victim OF paral-
ysis and as arsenic affects the weaker p0r-
tions Of tho body IN preference 10 the healthy
portions. but the doctor said that such was
not necessarily So.
Or. Holmes stated that there were none Of
the symptoms of pneumonia in Mrs. Barna-
bvs illness.
DR.. Samuel s. Bonestal. the noxt witness.
said he attended the bedside of the sick
woman on Wednesday. April 18th, for the
first time: be was present when Mrs. Barnaby
died She was very restless Just before she
died and suffered great pain. Poison bad
been suspected 90 the time and from what he
knew about the case Dr. Bono-tel said II WAS
his belief that death was caused from arseni-
cal poison.
Tie court hereupon adjourned for the day.