The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-18
THE GRAVES TRIAL.
Little Additional Light Upon the Motive
for the Crime.

DENVER, Dec 17-Edward Bennett was
recalled to the stand this morning. He
identified the letter that he wrote and
signed for Mrs. Barnaby. This was writ
ten to Mrs Worrell and invited the latter
to accompany Mrs. Barnaby to California.
He identified another letter written by
DR.. Graves to Mrs. Barnaby. In this the
doctor said that he had been i'll and that
the letter was written by his wife at his
dictation. He spoke of her contemplated
trip to the west and praised Cuba as a
place much more pleasant than the west.
He advised visit to Havana with Miss
Hanley; for he thought that she could not
go without suitable companion.
Another letter, written by the doctor to
Mrs. Barnaby, was now read by Mr.. Reid.
He expressed gladness at her recovery
from a spT9ined ankle and spoke of collect
ing her rents and of placing the money in
bank. He hoped that she would soon re-
ceive large payment; for he had a chance
to make SO, QUO for her. 1t was very fat
tering letter.
Mr.. Bennett identified all the letters and
was excused.
Mrs. Bennett, wife of the previous wit
ness, was now called to the stand. She is
small, pleasant-faced woman. She re-
membered the visit of Dr. and Mrs.
Graves, with Mrs. Barnaby, to her home
in the Adirondacks. During her visit
Mrs. Barnaby had said that she had left
DR.. Graves $50, 00J in her first will She
thought this was too much. Mrs Barna-
by often received letters from the DOCTOR
Miss Hanley attended to her correspon-
dence. The witness never had any mis-
understanding or quarrel with Mrs.
Barnaby about her husband All she
knew about this was what the doctor had
said about it.
On cross-examination Mrs Bennett said
that Mrs. Barnaby frequently complained
of Miss Hanley. She used to get up in the
morning and dress herself. The witness
remem bered Mrs. Barnaby's receiving the
letter in which the doctor threatened to
appoint guardian for her. This affected
her very much, and she cried for several
days. The witness did hear Mrs. Barnaby
complain to DIR. Graves, but she told her
that she had not complained that Sallie
failed to get around in time to dress her.
She could dress herself, though she could
not get along very well without a maid.
Miss Hanley was more attentive after the
doctor arrived there. Mrs. Bennett said
that she saw Mrs. Barnaby riding horse
back man style. She was dressed in a red
mother-hubbard, and once fell off her
horse This shocked her.
Mrs Hickey of Providence testified that
Mrs. Barnaby seemed fascinated with DIR.
Graves and that when he advised her to
would do So Mrs. Barnaby also told the
witness that the doctor wanted her to sign
paper that Maud Barnaby was not Mr.
Barnaby's child. The witness said that
Mrs. Barnaby was very susceptible TO fiat
terry, and that by this means DIR. Graves
gained control of her until she would do
anything he said. In January last the
witness asked DR. Graves if he had sent Sal
lie Hanley with Mrs. Barnaby TO spy on
her Certainly" tue doctor replied Ia
April last the witness had warm words with
the doctor about property, and the doctor
said that If Mrs Barnaby asked for her
property he would bring her to an insane
asylum, and that the witness need not be
surprised If she heard some day that Mrs.
Barnaby had had shock
When Mrs Baruaby started for California
it was the last tirne that she ever saw
her alive. DR.. Graves told the witness
later on that be understood that Mrs
Barnaby was coming home to get her
money and give X to the Bennetts and
that II she attempted anything OF the kind
he would send her 10 crazy house or have
a guardian appointed for her.
Henry q. Trickev, a correspondent Of the
Boston Globe, next testified about an in
teryiew he had had with Dr.. Graves.
Adjourned.