The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-12-04
|r===%' BRADFORD VERMONT, DECEMBER 4 1884,
DIR. GRAVES PAST LIFE
THE PROSECUTION HAS UNEARTHEn
A STARTLING STORY.
Tried to Poison Child, Who, II h
Alleged, Was the Illegitimate Onsprins
of the DOctOr-AnOther Discovery.

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Alleged, Was the Illegitimats Offspring
of the DOctOr-Another Discovery.
DENVER, Nov. 30-The prosecution II
the Graves case will not only endeavor t<
show that DR.. 7. Thatcher Graves is guilty
of the death of Mrs. Josephine A. Barn
ably, but also that his career as poisonel
dated back as far as 1878, when he was g
resident of the little town of Danielson
vile, Mass The medicine which he i.
charged with having furnished to do the
deadly work on that occasion is now in the
hands of the prosecution and will be sub
mitted to Professor Sewell of this city fol
chemical analysis. It will be in pursu.
ance of their plan to show up the alleged
bad character Of DIR. Graves that the
state will endeavor to convict him Of at.
tempting crime at that time and In that
place.
1t was in Danielsonville that an illegiti-
mate child, now known as Charles Yer
non Brown, was born in 1878. DR.. Graves,
1t is alleged, and the state will endeavor to
show, that he was the father of this child,
and that on the occasion of it's birth he at
tended the mother and prescribed the
medicine now in their possession, with
the express purpose of putting the off
spring out of the way. The boy in ques-
tion is now 13 years of age, and through
all these long years thelittle vial which
was designed to do the deadly work ON the
occasion of his birth
Has Been Carefully Preserved
by the friends of the mother, with the
hope that at some time the opportunity
might arise for using it in prosecuting the
man who is charged with having done her
such great wrong. It was Professor
Sewell who analyzed the contents Of the
bottle out of which Mrs. Barnaby took the
draught which caused her death.
The witnesses who have been expected
to arrive from the east got into Denver
yesterday. Among them was Colonel
Rickard of Danielsonville. For many
years he was the legal adviser of the ac-
cused. 1t was Mr.. Rickard, as one of the
associate counsel for the state, who traced
down the hiding place of this little vial,
which i is s5sfsa yI! Rlaz ass sdaa
lch the character Of the
Illnesses who arrived yesterday
were John J. Devonish, the stamp clerk
OF the Providence postoffice, who sold DIR.
Graves stamps: Charles Vernon Brown, the
child before referred to; Mrs. Maker, the
grandmother of Charles Brown.
For the first time it was made public
yesterday that Colonel Ballou, the Provi-
dence lawyer, will take the stand in behalf
of the defendant. He is the constant
of DR.. Graves, and his entire
duties in the case seem to be to keep per-
sonal vigilance over the accused, who has
of late developed no small degree of per-
Who Prepared the Poison?
CHICAGO, Nov 30.-An Inter-Ocean spe-
cial from Denver says: The opinion of the
Denver public was about evenly divided
week ago as regards the guilt or inno-
cence of DIR. Graves, but the belief in his
guilt is growing. John H. Conrad last
night remarked that much of the impor-
tant evidence in the case is yet unknown
10 the public and that it will cause great
sensation when presented. From the tenor
If his remarks your correspondent is led
20 believe that the Pinkertons have se-
cured new witnesses who will testify to
having prepared the fatal Dose
DENVER, Dec. 1.-Over fifty names were
,alled in the criminal division of the
district court yesterday in an endeavor
% secure jury in the Graves poisoning
ase, but when court adjourned last night
he attorneys were as far from the desired
nd as when they commenced on Friday.
There is no telling when the jury will be
but it is hoped not later than
Wednesday night.