The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-02
THE BARNABY MURDER.
The Trial of DIR. Graves Before the De
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The Trial of DIR. Graves Before the Den
yer District Count.
What promises TO be one of the most cell
ebrated murder trials of recent years is
about to be held before the District Court
of Denver. DIR. Graves Is charged with the
murder of Mrs. j. G. Barnaby, lady of
wealth. who died suddenly in Denver on
April Is h last. after drinking from bottle
sent her from the East and marked Fine
old whisky from your friends in the woods"
She was then visiting in Denver, but her
home was in Providence, r. l.. where she
had been attended by DIR. Graves, who
treated her for Paralysis. Her relations
with her husband, wealthy merchant OF
Providence, had been strained for several
years, and upon his death she made DIR.
Graves her confidential friend and adviser.
As soon as Mrs. Barnaby was taken Ill Or.
Graves was photographed for, and later, on
April 10th, a telegram was sent advising him
OF her death. He replied, acknowledging the
receipt of the last dispatch. aud saying that
he would start for Denver at once, but did
not arrive there until April oath, two days
after h. should have been there. He ex-
planned the delay by saying that he had
stopped al Sterling, ILL.,, 10 visit an uncle.
ms conduct on the part of man who, IL
was known, had been so much indebted 10
the kindness and patronage OF Mrs. Bar
naby, ana was her contidant and adviser in
ali things. aroused suspicion Then the
fact developed that Mrs. Barnaby had made
4 VIII in which Dr.. Graves. was a bcne-
ticiary, and that she had Entrusted the ducu-
meat 10 his Keeping. She had also told him
frequently that she intended to remember
him in her Will.
When asked to explain these and other
suspicious circumstances DR.. Graves spoke
IN the most disparaging terms OF the moral
character of his benefactress, and connected
her n with ~ nj ha Eaapar nf a
mer hotel in the Adirondack Mountains
named Bennett. Mrs. Barnaby had been
in the habit of visiting the Adirondacks,
and Tor nine years or more had stopped
with the BennettS. The doctor did not at
tempt to deny that she had been poisoned,
but laid the crime at the door of the
BENEFITS. Mrs. BarnHbv, he said, had
6aen the victim of blackmaiiers for years,
and he iItimsted that the BENEFITS, having
been refused further hush money, had sent
the poisoned whisky in revenge. story
was also sent from San Francisco to tie ei-
feet that while Mrs. Barnaby WAS in San
Francisco she seemed 10 be very much afraid
Of Mrs. Worrell, whom she visited in Den
yer, and expressed desire to get rid OF her
as companion. But the only one VINO
seemed to have an adequate motive for the
crime was DE-. Graves. He admitted having
been frequently informed by Mrs. Barnaby
that she had remembered him IN her Will
and she had placed a will in his keeping.
lie mad had the management OF her affairs
to the exclusion of all OF relatives, includ-
ing two daughters. Mrs. Barnaby Was very
capTlci0uS and il is said that size had de-
manded the possession of the will for the
purpose Of destroying it.
Then man was found who remembered
seeing a person. whom he aftcrward denti-
fed as DR.. Graves, mail a package ut Boston
on March 30th or 3lSt bearing the address
Denver, Colo" This package was about
as large as the one containing the poison
and the man who mated it seemed to be
very nervous. Then, it is said, Boston de-
tectiyes who went down TO Providence in
duced the Doctor to admit that he mailed
tie bottle, bat that when he sent 1t it was
filled with pure and harmless whisky. Then
he was arrested, charged with the murder,
but was subsequently released on heavy
bail.