Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-01-03
GRAVES GUILTY.
The Jury Finds a Verdict Without
Dsliberating Long.
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE
Was the Announcement Made by the Foreman q
the Jury and Then Ended One Of the Most
Famous Murder Trials in History.
Graves and His Attorney
Take Il Hard.
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DENVER, COL, January 2.-To-day
has been full Of excitemen in this city.
1t was known yesterday that the argu-
ments in the case OF DR.. Thatcher
Graves, on trial for poisoning Mrs.
Barnaby would be finished, and that
the case would 20 TO the jury.
There had been much speculation as
TO what the verdict would be. Both
sides had been contested with the ut
most vigor by the best legal talent to
be secured, and the evidence, while
clear and positive on both sides, had
left room to hope that DR.. Graves would
be acquitted OF the horrible crime OF
murder by poisoning.
All day the Court House was throng-
cd with an eager crowd, anxious TO hear
every word said by the Attorneys and
90 note the demeanor Of the prisoner.
The jurors were O stolid set Of fellows
and gave not the slightest sign through
their countenances Of what was going
on in their minds as they sat and listen
ed with apparent indifference TO what
was said TO them.
II was evident that their minds were
made up before the lawyers began TO
talk, and those best able 10 judge de-
cided that they would not be long in
reaching verdict.
Judge Furman concluded masteriul
argument for the prisoner at p. IN.
AT four o'clock Judge Stevens I'm
ished his address and the case was CIV
en- to the jury and they retired to de-
liberate on verdict. DR.. Graves, who
had been out under bonds during the
trial, was placed under arrest as the
Jury retired, and was turned over TO
deputy sheriff.
The audience did not leave the room
when the jury retired, for the expecta.
tion was that an early verdict would be
reached.
At 9:45 the jury was brought into
Court, and the foreman handed the
clerk the written verdict. The clerk.
after passing IT to Judge Rising for in
spection, read aloud:
1--WE, the jury, find DR.. Thatcher
Graves guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree"
DR.. Graves was sitting behind his at
IOIuty, uuEC II CIV u, VIZ va
dict was read, he gave violent start,
almost leaping from his chair. The
perspiration at once started and great
drops Of sweat dropped from his fore
head.
He then covered his face with his
hands and was silent. His attorney,
Judge Furman, took the verdict almost
equally as hard, and actually shed tears.
The Judge asked Mr.. Furman IL he
desired the jury polled, and latter saw
agely replied, NO" and made a motion
for a new trial for DR.. Graves.
When DR.. Graves was asked what be
thought of the verdict, he replied by
repeatedly saying that 1t was a great
shock and surprise to him.
At 10 o'clock the baliffs took DIR.
Graves to a carriage, and he was driven
to the jail.
Mrs. DIR. Graves and the Doctors aged
mother were not present when the ver-
dict was rendered, but afterwards went
to the jail to see him.
They were greatly affected by the
news. and the Doctors mother is said
to have tainted when IL reached her.
News.