Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-06
The Finger of Suspicion Point
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Worrell,
WHO TAKE ASUDDEN TRIP EAST
A Servant Girl Who Knew the History of the
Bottle That Contained the Poison,
The Neishbors on Speaking Terms With
Airs. Barnaby, Knew Nothing of Her
Death Until it Was Published in
the Papers-An Investigation.
The Murder Mystery.

Special TO the Gazette.
DENVER. Col, May 1.-The mystery still
shruuds the Barnaby murder The shadow
Of vague suspicion which has rested until
now upon Dr. Graves of Providence has
come ii last 10 cast blight upon the name
OF Mrs. Worrell of Chester, Pa. and son.
Z. 5. Worreu OF Denver Attention WAS
first directed toward the conduct Of ten
Worrells through ihc strange utterance OF
District Attorney Stevens III regard 10 the
case, and after IL became known that Mrs.
WOrrell was Il beneficiary in the Wall, a.
most to the same amount as DIR. Graves,
Mr.. Stevens says it is strangely very strange,
the manner in which the case was con-
Quoted by the WorrellS. He has sent word
East TO have sir WOrrell and his mOtherre-
turn to attend the grand Jury investigation,
and ne has announced his determination 10
investigate the action OF everybody con
nectcd with the caSe-the coroner, the doc
tors and the friends Of the dead woman.
Il do not mean to make any charges
against anyone he said; but when the
WorrellS return we shall see what they
say"
There is however no direct evidence
To CONVICT THg wOEEELLs
with the crime, and their high standing in
Denver will no doubt cause their friends 10
resent the imputation cast upon them by the
authorities.
Detectives say they have secured. it IS
understood, the evidenCeOf the servant girl,
Nellie Wilson, in regard TO the bottle con-
tanning the poison.
She gives Il biography of the bottle from
tile time II landed in the Worren household
until the poison was taken by Mrs. Barnaby
She said that the box containing the bottle
was brought to the house in the buggy on
Monday evening, April 10, along with
several parcels of groceries. She was very
positive about the date. She was sent to
bring the parcels in and took from the con-
vcyance all that she thought We're there.
When she returned Mir. Worreu asked her
for the box containing Mrs. Barnaby'S bot
tie and she then discovered that it had been
left The buggy had been driven away III
the interval, and she SAYS MIR. Worrell went
himself after it and returned with the box.
That same evening Mrs. Barnaby came down
SnairS with Il glass III her hand which
the girl says was One-quarter full OF dark
stuff, not at all like whisky. The color
made her remark to Mrs. Barnaby that it
did not look good; but Mrs. Barnably said
she knew what she was taking. She de-
sired some hot water to make q tOdcy, and
the servant girl said she would break the
glass, but she says she paid 10 attention.
From that night Mrs. Barnaby was taken
sick and until her death the girl did not see
much of her.
BEFORE SHE WENT EAST
Mrs. Worrell. the younger, told the girl
to empty out all the remaining medicine il
the house. The servant says there was "a
quantity.
The same secrecy in regard to Mrs. Barna-
by's death seems to have been maintained
around the Worrell house, as in other quar-
tiers. The people who live next door and
who We're on speaking terms with Mrs.
Barnaby, did not know of the death until
they read it in the morning papers. The
departure of Mr. and Mrs W0rrell was not
generally known either It is said that the
visit was made mostly on account of Mrs.
.Worrell's health. and was recommended by
the family physician.
Mr.. Stevens said to-day that he had no
desire to
DIRECT ANY SUSPICION
upon the Worrells, except 50 far as their
own actions would warrant it.
Isn't it very strange, however, that Mr..
Worrell should have employed an attorney
TO advise him as soou as he learned there
was i death in the family"
The grand jury began its work of in
vestigation in the Barnaby case at , clock
this afternoon.