Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-29
l NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. THE BARNABY MYSTERY. Dr.. Graves Interviewed by A Boston Newspaper. GREEKS ATTACK JEWS IN CORFU. Dedication in Another New
 York Bank. ThE CAPITAL OF MAN|PuR DESTROYED Fatal Railroad Accident
 in the South.
TnE CAPITAL OF MANIpUR DESTROYED
THE BARNARY CASE.

Interesting Statement by pr. Graves
 of Prov1dence-His Relations With
 the Murdered WOman-A Visit to
 the Adirondacks-What Took Place
 There.
 viewed Dr. Graves in Providence this morning concerning the recent suspicious death of Mrs. J. B. Barnaby in Denver, Col. In the interview the doctor is made to say that he is satisfied that it was pre- meditated murder, but that he knew noth- ing about the crime himself; certainly he did not commit it, as has been implied in the newspapers. He had every reason to wish Mrs. Barnaby to live, since she paid him very liberal salary. He left Provi- dence for Denver knowing Mrs. Barnaby was dead, considering it his duty, as her agent, but did not notify any of her relatives or friends in Providence. He went to Chicago, then ran down to Sterling, H., to visit an uncle he had not seen for thirty years, spent four hours with him, then went to Cedar Rapids to see a friend. In conse- quence, he lost the fast train and did not reach Denver till Friday. He did not con slider his visiting extraordinary at the time, but admitted that it now looks bad for him. The doctor learned very little in Denver of what took place at the inquest, being so overcome that he asked very few questions. Considerable information was volunteered, but he had forgotten it. He had neither imagined the magnitude of his connection with the case until he read the local papers this morning. Yes terday he had promised Mrs. Conrad and Colonel Wihship that he would positively make no use of certain information he had, but this is now impossible, as he was forced to speak in order to protect him. self. He then went on to say that Mr. Barnaby's will he had deposited with her other papers, and he knew not whether he Mrs. Barnaby told him that he had been remembered, but he asked no questions and never looked at the will. This will, together with many of Mrs. Barnaby's valuable papers and ever dollar of her money can be turned over in ten minutes as soon as an administrator is appointed.
 Asked as to his theory of the murder tho doctor said he believed the motive to be blackmail. He had reasons to believe Mrs. Barnaby had been repeatedly black mailed by people who first compromised Ter anu tneu lorceo 1uouey iroln her Dy threats of exposure. If she refused finally to pay these amounts it may have been a case of desperate retaliation. Said he:
 "To illustrate. Last summer I re- ceived an invitation for my wife and I to accompany Mrs. Barnaby to the Adiron- dacks. We went and spent the entire season there. She paid every expense and it did not cost me dollar. Our head quarters was at Edward A. Bennett's at Blue Mountain. This man Bennett is dissipated fellow and the scenes we wit messed there were shocking in the extreme. I one day found Mrs: Barnaby and Bennett asleep in an old ice house; both were beastly intoxicated. This caused a big row, and the result was Mrs. Bennett said Mrs. Barnaby should never come into her house again. My wife was very angry, and from that time relations between us were notas they had been. To tell the truth, cannot say too much against her. She was low woman and one am sorry I ever came in contact with. That was my only visit to the woods.' It is very remarkable who could have taken advan- tage of the knowledge of Mrs. Barnaby's country habits and sent her poison so dexterously labelled as was the bottle re- ceived in Denver. 1 must admit it looks fearfully as if the murderer knew her hab- it's intimately. MT. Bennett must certain 1y have known this"
 Asked if he suggested this as possible
 solution to the crime he replied in the l negative, but only to illustrate the possi- bilities. He also stated that he did not
 personally know any man who ever black
 mailed Mrs. Barnaby out of dollar, but
 it was his impression that she was obliged to pay money to secure silence. She ap- | peared afraid of something all the time. Regarding unprofessional conduct on the part of Dr. Graves in years past, as published
 in local papers, the doctor characterized them as being full of inaccuracies and liaels, and declared that he should sue for l libel if the opportunitY offered.