Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-25
DIR. GRAVES DENIALS.
He Testifes About His Business Re-
lations With Mrs. Barnaby
As THE MANAGER OF HER ESTATE.
Nothing Was Known by Him as to How
Much She Had Willed him.
SOME ELABORATE EXPERT EVIDENCE,

DENVER, Dec. 24.-In the Graves trial
to-day Mr.. Dahl, chemist, graduate Of .
Copenhagen college, said that arsenite Of
potassium was commonly used as . medi-
cine in the shape of ,Fowler's solution.
There were formulas for compounding al
most any sort of medicine in various books.
The formula for compromising arsenite Of
potassium was very simple. He usually
sold Fowler's solution prescriptions, but
sometimes people bought it to use them
selves Livery stables sometimes pur-
chased it.
Witness often made tests to find arsenic.
Marsh's test; if there were only twelfth of
grain he would not depend alone on
Marsh's test.
Mr.. Dahl was followed by Miss Sallie
Hanley, Mrs. Barnaby's former maid She
became acquainted with DR.. Graves about
three years ago. Had visited at the Graves
house, and DR.. Graves had been her physi-
clan.
One of Graves Threats Explained.
DR.. Graves introduced her to Mrs Barna-
by. and through his influence Mrs Barnaby
accepted her as travelling companion and
maid. She had informed DIR. Graves of Mrs.
Barnaby's intention of purchasing house
from the guide, Bennett. This was the
cause Of threat made from Graves to Mrs.
Barnaby of appointing guardian for the
latter.
In cross-e1amination, Miss Hanley said
he had threatened Mrs. Barnaby with
trouble if the latter did not pay her S75
which was due her, and that if the question
of appointing guardian should come up it
would be we'll to have her on Mrs. Barna-
by's side.
stand. He said he had made the acquaint-
ance of Mrs. Barnaby little over three
years ago. Shortly after becoming ac-
quainted with her she had engaged him as
her physician. After the death of Mr..
Barnaby he had advised Mrs. Barnaby to
contest her husbands will, and suggested
Lawyer Ballou as the proper person to
whom to entrust the ease. After the COM
promise of the contested will he had become
Mrs. Barnaby's agent.
DR.. Graves Denies Several Charges.
He said he had never advised Mrs. Bar
naby to make an affidavit that Maud Bar
naby was not her daughter, as was testified
to by witness Sam Hickey. He denied
having told Mrs. Barnaby that her husband
had willed s1OO, 900 to sweetheart of his.
He also denied having said anything against
the Barnabys, as he knew nothing Injurious
to them.
The doctor said Mrs. Barnaby was very
extravagant and had spent $4,000 in one
year. AS her agent he objected to this and
wished to retain his position, but Mrs. Bar
naby would not allow him. He did not know
how much Mrs. Barnaby had bequeathed
him until the will was read after her death.
The court took a recess until 7:30 P. M.
At the evening session the time was spent
in arguing upon the admissibility of let
ter which the defense sought to introduce ss
testimony. This letter was written
by DR.. Graves to Mrs. Barnaby at
San Francisco, but she had left
there for Denver before it arrived
and did not receive it. The letter was re-
turned to Graves through the Dead Letter
Office. The defense wished to show by this
that DIR. Graves did not know Mrs. Barna-
by's address, and therefore could not have
been the sender of the bottle Of whisky to
her at Denver The Judge took the ques-
tion under consideration and the court ad-
journed until Saturday, DR.. Graves testi-
mony being unfinished.