Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-21
THE GRAVES TRIAL
The Doctor Morphine-Arsenic DIR.
Lemon-And the Defense.

DENVER, Dec 10 rhe trial OF DR.. T.
Jhatcber Graves for the murder Of Mrs.
Bsrnaby Was again delayed todav by the
illness of Judge Macon, the sen or couueei
for she defence. The pross cuti3n mad
strenuous efforts to bfiGg along the trial
urging the great exnense OF eeepirg vi
ns.s here from the East aud q e fac: that
1t would be hardship 70 the lry to be
locked up over Christmas.
judge Rising said that under ordinary
circumstances he would allow the case 70
proceed, because either Of the rem 4ihiog
counsel vas competent to examine the
-itnesses who were called for today. and
J1dge Macon could have the benefit Of tue
extension Of the fl ial s.enogfaphic notec ;
but Judge Mac II had been the fezdtng
COUNSEL IN this case, and while Others might
be put 70 incor venience by bis sbsence, he
kGsv that the jury would bear wish the
Judge, tor they, no doubt, ss the court dii,
rec ,gnized that lbe rights Of q dsssndenl,
whether lie be suliy OF innocent, mus. be
observed
Judge Rising dscidrd to adjourn the
court uotii Monday morning, snd q few
minutes later the expsctsnt crowd Of wit
nesses was on the SIDEWALK. Judge Furman
WishSo tbS bcNepeR0h lAch W noA
explicitly, that the doctor had been tskir z
opiates. This morning. Republican says:
In connection With this matter q drug
clerk told reporter tbat Dr.. Graves DID
ouy some morphine before going to the
Vsllej,, his hotel, on Thursday afternoon
but hs wss not eontemp .liGg suicide. He
WAS calculating on driving avsy insomnis. :"
The following interview and cosverss-
tioD bad ard overheard ct Judge Mscon's
house, last night, Indicate tbat the defence
st,ll scout the idea that Mrs. Worreil, ST.,
sook any part of the poisoned rcdiy, and
toat the defence will claim death from 9
natural cause, and also that it could not
hsve been produced by the absorption Of
arsenic by the system. DR.. Lemon vas
Just makiug bis visit when the reporter
called as the sick layers residence las,
evening Judge Macon was propped up 10
larse arm chair before q booming fire 10
. large crate, and wrapped in fars ua,i! he
reminded one OF the picsuresque Lsplantef.
What wss dscsrnibie OF the lawyer from
the top of all this psYaphernaiia Vas fecog'
niz sbls, although IS was evident that the
Judge was Q sick man. II was the frsi
occasion on phich he had sst up, he said.
sir ce the sf.esnoon before. wnen be left
cour:, and Ihea be Glanced at the table,
which stood nesr by, covered vita varied
eoiie csion OF bot lee, capsules aGd spoons
Dr.. Lemon wrote out three ne~ prescrir-
tins, and said he though; that after the
patient bad taken them hs would be troubled
with the Aiiment no ionger. AiIudiaa to
the judges silment some sugsssfiops ~ers
ma3e by Mrs. Macon that perhaps she 1dse
had taken eemd fi3e Old shIszeY," when
1 tie doctor said:
"Iyss little perplsxsd, judge, whether
l should not disgncse your case ~ result
Of the liquid yau drank from that sot!is ia
/ the Graves trial. bell We, judge, that JUL
as socn as yGu iook ihr into your m9urh
you turned around SID spat IL ou', didH'i
I yon1r 'Oh, no; didn's take mnch,
suppose. swallowed shou, hre dsops,
( came the response, and | tell you nos
! that got more poison into my sy stem than
| did ever Mrs. Woyreil, Sr." Tnis ~ill
probably be part Of he defence soon ts
be disclosed. Whist . listener ex
''Cerainly I do re responded. "Mrs
/ Bsrnsby gaf COED big dose Of ar.enic
sns Mrs. Wofreil, Sr., 1 believe, gos 4
! large sized dose OF tartar emetic,"
! d.. Lemon lsnshed. s'Tner you sdmi
tbst Mrs BsYnaby died Of arsenical poison 2
"Oa the contrary she died Of smbolisD o.
the heart. snd / will prove BY x2efts tbs
embai,sm sf the heagt csnnos be Caused b,
arsen.c- DR.. Eskridgs testified that Mrs
Wsrreii. Sr., vas suffering from the efsc.
Of poiscn, believe, bat be ~ss she 0nl
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