The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-09
JUDGE FURMAN TALKS.
Opening for the Defence in the
Graves Murder Trial.
WAS MRS. BARNABY'S FRIEND.
He Had Looked After Her Interests and
There is No Reason tn Believe He
Meditated Murder-Graves Cheerful
and Is COMPILING ntary.
ESPECIAL TO THE NEWS ]

DENVER, Col, Dec 9.-When DR. Graves
came into court this morning he was
greeted by Sallie Hanley, Mrs. Barnaby's
maid, who had great big smile for him,
and warm and prolonged grasp of the
hand. They chatted pleasantly for a few
minutes and then the doctor came over To
the reporters table and thanked the rep
resentatives of the Eastern press for the
fairness of their reports, having been in
formed by friends in the East of the un-
biased accounts wired there.
DIR. Graves has several witnesses here
including members of the Bradley family.
Bradley married Mr.. Barnaby's sister.
The state claims that the Bradleys were
cut off in Mr.. Barnaby's will, and the
family never recognized them. DIR.
Graves was very cheerful this morning,
and processes To feel relieved now that the
government has stated its case. He tries
TO give out the impression that he does
not fear the issue. Public opinion this
morning, however, is not in his favor.
There was a great crowd at the trial in
cludinR many women.
Judge Furman made an eloquent ad-
dress, beginning with graphic bio
graphical sketch of DIR. Graves. He denied
that the doctor had ever had any wrong
full interest in Mrs. Barnaby's property
affairs except such as might have been
taken by sincere friend. He went at
length over the ground included in the
charge of the state that Graves had di-
verted property belonging to Mrs. Barnaby
to his own uses and said he would prove
without fear of cavil that every cent had
been properly accounted for. He admitted
that DIR. Graves had perhaps been indis-
Greet in some OF his actions, but that in
discreetness was caused by his desire to
but serve the interests of the deceased.
There are many charges made by the
State, he said, that appeared TO prove that
DIR. Graves was the black-hearted villain
to perpetrate the crime of murder. 1t
was not the desire of the defense to try to
prove that those things had not been done
They were upon the surface aud were so
plain that no man premeditating murder
could have allowed himself to be
caught doing them. They proved
rather that the Doctor was in
tirely guiltless in murderous thoughts
and, as was evident, no charge of murder
could be held against him unless pre-
meditation was shown. These things
lying upon the surface though they ap-
parently made the web of unmistakable
evidence around the accused stranger
would be shown to be innocent actions
that might be performed by any man at
any time in the usual and everyday walks
of life
Judge Furman began to speak about IL
O'Clock q o'clock Eastern time) and will
not conclude until o'clock g o'clock
Eastern time
Just as soon as Judge Furnam con-
cludes his argument the state will offer
its first witness and will insist that the
trial go on. The defence will probably in
sist upon an adjournment until Thursday
morning, but as the State has experts who
must get away this week the Court will
no doubt acquiesce to the request of the
government.
The first witness to be called will be
Prof. Haines of Chicago, who will testify
as to the chemical analysis Of the poisoned
viscera. He will be followed by Prof.
Hedden of Rapid City, ;. d., and DIR.
Sewall of the Denver University. The
evidence of the experts may occupy the
remainder of the week. The physicians
who attended Mrs Barnaby and Mrs.
Worrell, Jr., will testify as to the cause
of death, and when this is established the
motive for the crime will be set forth.