The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-17
THE TRIAL OF DIR. GRAVES.
arss Barnaby's Companion Tells OF Their
Travels Before the Poisoning.

1res Barnaby's Companion Tells OF Their
Travels Before the Poisoning.
DENVER, Dec 16.-In the Barnaby trial today
Mrs. +. s. Worreii was called to the stand. She
became acquainted with Mrs. Barnaby In Edin-
burgh, Scotland, In 1877. See accompanied her
on her California trip at the latter's request
witness testified that she arrived in Denver with
MIS-. Barnaby In July, and both attended the
wedding of young Barnaby. From here they
went to San Francisco, and then wit
ness returned TO Denver alone on April
q Mrs. Barnaby was met BY women in
Fan Francisco who recommended her to a doe
tor. Witness thought 10 very strange and spoke
to the clerk OF the hotel about 1t, but Mrs.
BaFnaby decided to remain and be treated by
the doctor. Witness left her with Mrs. Fisher
ana left for Denver, arriving here on April 9
Witness was told that there was a package here
Tor Mrs. Barnaby. After they returned from the
ranch one day they psrtook of the fatal
and thought a little fine old whisky
would help her. She made two tod
dies and gave witness one, who drank it.
She exclaimed: "Its vile stuff" but Mrs.
BArnaby drank hers and finally said: .ltis poor
STUN Then witness became i'll. Her son bur
ried In and told her she should not lave drank
before dinner Witness vomitei and became
unconscious, and until o'clock next morning
she could mot keep anything on her stomach.
Witness was able 10 take solid food
when DR.. Graves arrived from the East,
and when Mrs. Barnaby's body was taken
East a few days later, she was able TO go to the
depot with the party. she knew that when Mrs.
Barnaby was mere in January she received med
icine from Dr. Graves. which came through the
mail. and which was for rheumatism, and when
they were in California, she had on various oc-
casions received letters and papers. She first
met Mrs. Barnaby in Europe In 1884, and tray
eled with her for three months She afterward
waited her at Providence on several occasions
until three years later, when they had slight
Misunderstanding and their relations ceased for
q short time, after which their friendship was
renewed. When witness made her last visit to
Providence she noticed that the relations be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs Barnaby were very much
strained, and endeavored TO make peace between
them, but failed. She told this 10 a reporter for
one of the Boston papers, and also informed
him that Mrs. Bernaby had left in her will
1000 to DIR. Graves. She admitted that Mrs.
Barnaby told her DIR. Graves was the one who
advised her TO contest her, husbands will, and
on one accession she said II she did not take her
business out OF the doctors hands she soon
would be ruined.
When Mrs. Parnsby and witness were travel
ing throuHkfalifornia she used to write to DIR.
G1kyea regularly, sending him her kindest re-
IDS and expressing satisfaction at everything
He did, and also keeping him Informed as to her
movements. Witness left California before Mrs.
Barnaby, who arrived in Denver two weeks later
and found q bottle supposed TO contain whisky
awaiting her. Mrs. Worrell then related the
story OF the death OF Mrs. Barnaby heretofore
given in these dispatches.
Evidence was then introduced by the prosecu-
tion 70 show that Graves always inundated
Mrs. Barnaby, and threatened to have guar
dian appointed to take care of her unless she
did absolutely what he said. Tho executors of
the estate deny that they advised DIR. Graves to
take this course. William II. Wood. one of the
executors, was called, and stated that Mrs
Barnaby had been left $4,000 by her husbands
will. Several sums were paid to Mrs. Barnaby,
but the greater part had been paid TO either Dr.
Graves or Mr.. Ballou.