Evening journal., 1891-05-11
GRAVES UNDER ARREST.
He Sent the Mysterious Bottle
TO Denver.
BUT IT DID NOT CONTAIN POISON.

This IL the Story the Doctor Has ToIa
to the Detective-It Is Alleged That "a
Strong Case Has Already Been Made
out Against Him.
BosroN, May 1.-THE Globe prints the
following preface to five column story
Of the Barnaby murder mystery: BY order
Of the Colorado authorities DR.. 4. That
cher Graves is tacitly under arrest for the
murder Of Josephine A. Barnaby. Through
adroit detective work on the part of Super
intendent John Cornish, Of the New Eng
land division Of pinkerton's National De-
sective agency, assisted by o. NJ Hans
com, the necessary evidence to insure an
Indictment has been secured, and DR..
Graves is now bound west, not for the
purpose Of giving testimony before the
grand jury, but TO be within the jurisdic-
tion Of Colorado, where he will be formal
ly indicted on Tuesday next, il the evil
dence obtained and now in the hands OF
States Attorney Stevens Of Denver, is to
be believed
He Sent the Bottle.
DIR. Graves has confessed to sending the
mysterious bottle TO Denver. He has con-
fessed writing the inscription upon it, He
asserts that the bottle contained nnre
whisky when 1t was mailed in Boston.
aud that any poison therein contained
must have been added after the package
left his possession. This statement made
70 representatives Of the Barnaby family
IN Providence was procured through tho
agency of superintendent Cornish and
Detective hascom several days ago
IL Would Result Ia Formal Arrest
The additional evidence tending 10 show
DR., Graves completely is Of great amount
and Il can be stated that any attempt on
his part To avoid entrance to Colorado viii
result ina formal arrest by Detective Has
com wherever the remonstrance may be
made This arrest will be made II neces-
sary upon an order Of the authorities OF
Denver
Graves WIN BE Surprised.
One Of the most surprised men will be
Dr 6raves when he sees a gentleman
about feet 10 inches high. weighing 200
pounds, who will when he takes the wit
ness stand, answer to the name Of Ormton
,. hanseom. DR.. Graves met the gentle
man several times this and last week nt
the Barnaby mansion. and was introduced
70 him as Charles Conrad, brother of
John II. Conrad To the supposed Charles,
Conrad he talked quite freely, and Is said
20 have given many valuable pointers
such as detectives hunt for. s.Brother''
Conrad will reach Denver at the same time
that pr Graves does. although lie left here
twelve hours later than the doctor. and ia
viii register at the hotel as Superintendent
HanscOm
Stories That Disagree.
Everybody here Is asking how DR..
Graves, il he admits the sending of bot
tle Of straight" whisky, Is going to ex-
plain the substitution Of the poisoned
liquor which caused Mrs. Barnaby's death
Now, on this particular point there is
this interesting thought: When DIR.
Graves arrived In this city on Monday
night, April ~, he was asked by cor
respondent il he knew anything about
that bottle Of whisky, rs it was then
called. His reply was: II know nothing
at all-nothing; absolutely nothing I
don't know where ID came from or who
sent it.n
II he admits now that he knows some
thing about the mailing Of the package.
how can he rpgOuciip ithaca atofatnanegs