The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-17
VICTIM VII OF 1HfpO#NER.
Mrs worrsll Tells {hs story ii Her
Acquaintance s1h Mrs.
s.'aE
Returning From a Day In the
Country They Drank the
Poison.
Evidence That DR.. Graves Intimidated
Mrs. Barnaby and Had Absolute
Mastery Over Her.

DENVER, Dec. 16.--In the Barnaby trial
to-day Mrs. u. s. Worrell was cnlled to the
stand. She became acquainted with Mrs.
Barnnby Ia Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1884.
She accompanied her on her California
tour at the lattef's request. Witness went
on to state that she arrived in Denver with
Mrs. Barnaby in July, and both attended
the wedding Of young Barnaby. From here
they went to San Francisco and from this
place witness returned to- Denver alone,
April 8 Mrs. Barnaby was met by woman
IN San Francisco who recommended her to
q doctor. The witness thought it very
strange and spoke to the clerk of the hotel
about 1t, but Mira. Barnaby decided to re-
main and be treated by this doctor. Wit
ness left her with Mrs Fisher and departed
for Denver, arriving here April o. Witness
told that there was q package here for
Mrs. Barnaby. After they returned from
the ranch on the day they took the fatal
fluid, Mrs. Barnaby said she was tired and
thought q little fine old whisky would help
her. She made two toddies and witness
took one and drank it. She exclaimed,
tits vile stuff but Mrs. Barnaby drank
hers and finally said, lit is poor stuff" !"
Then witness be- came i'll. Her son hurried
in and told her she should not have drank
before dinner. Witness vomited and be-
came unconscious until two O'Clock next
morning. She could not keep anything on
her stomach. Witness was able to take solid
food when DR.. Graves arrived from the east,
and when Mrs. Barnaby's body was taken
east few days later, she was able to go to
the depot with the party. She knew when
Mrs. Ba naby was here in January that she
received medicine from Graves. which came
through the mail, and which was for rheum-
atism, and when they were in California
she had on various occasions received let
ters and papers. She first met Mrs. Barn
ably in Europs in 1884, and travelled with
her three months. She afterward visited
her at Providence on several occasions, un-
til three years later, when they had slight
misunderstanding and their relations ceased
for short time, after which their friend
ship was renewed.
When witness made her last visit to
Providence she noticed that relations be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Barnaby were very
much strained, and endeavored to make
peace between them, but failed. She told
this to reporter for one of the Boston
papers, and also informed him that Mrs.
Barnaby had left in her will $50, 600 to DR..
Graves. She admitted that Mrs. Barnaby
told her that DR.. Graves was the one who
advised her to contest her husbands will,
and on one occasion she said if she did not
take her business out of the DOCTORS hands
she soon would be ruined. When Mrs.
Barnaby and witness were travelling through
California she used to write to DR.. Graves
regularly, sending him her kindnest regards
and expressing satisfaction at everything he
did, and also keeping him informed as to
her movements. Witness loft California
before Mrs. Barnaby, who arrived in Den
YER two weeks later. and found the bottle
supposed to contain whisky awaiting her.
Mrs. Worrell then related the story OF the
death of Mrs Barnaby, heretofore given in
these dispatches. ~. .S
Evidence was then introduced by the
introduced by the prosecution to show that
Graves always intimidated Mrs. Isarnaby
and threatened to have guardian ap-
pointed TO take care of her unlesl she did
absolutely what he said. The executors of !
,he estate denied that they advised D..
Graves to take this course. William HI.
Wood, one of the executors was called and |
stated that Mrs. Barnaby had been left
100000 by her husbands will. Several |
,ums were paid to Mrs. Barnaby. but the
,reater part had been paid to eithar DR..
Graves or Mr.. Ballou.