Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-01-07
CONVICTED.

Dr. Graves Foano' Guilty of Poisoning
Mrs. Barnaby-He' Is said to Have Made
a Confession duplicating One If His
Lawyers
DENVER, Col, Jan. 1.-THE jury in
the Graves case has returned a verdict
of guilty of murder in tire first degree.
The verdict of the jury(was rendered
at gas o'clock Saturday might. When il
was read by the clerk of the court DIR.
Graves started from his ehaeS and then
sank back and buried his face in his
hands. His attorney made a motion
for new trial When DR.. Graves was
asked what he thought of thu. verdict
he replied by repeatedly saying that it
was a great shock and surprise to kim
The convicted man was taken to jail
His wife and mother were pros krated
by the finding of the jury UNDER the
law of Colorado a man sentenced to
death must suffer the penalty within
thirty days from the time the sentence
is passed.
At an early hour this morn
ing Judge Rising and District
Attorney Stevens will visit the county
ftAAA anu AethC Il COnACSStOn from IT.
Graves. In this confession. according}
to John II. Conrad, the accused will
voluntarily tell the entire story of his
connection with the late Josephine g.
Barnaby
He win confess having sent bottle
of poison, but claim it was done at the
instigation of Lawyer Ballou, in order
to prevent an investigation as to their
wasteful expenditures of the money re-
ceived from the executors. If this
confession is made the defendant
win be at the mercy Of the prosecution.
His counsel viii discontinue all inter
est in his behalf In return for this
confession the prosecution may agree
to have the death penalty suspended
The city is in a ferment of excitement
The worth of the alleged confession
DEPENDS upon the trustworthinesS of
Deputy Sheriffs Wilson and Means
DIR. Graves confessed on the way to the
jail. That is what Deputy Wilson stated
to District Attorney Stevens and John
II. Conrad. At the jail Sunday Dr.
Graves emphatically denied having
made a confession. He said the depu-
ties endeavored to persuade him to
acknowledge his guilt. but, being in
nocent, he could not do so. Col Bal
lou left for the east Saturday night,
but an effort will be made to inter-
cept him and have kim brought back.
THE crime for which Dr. Graves is convicted
took place in this city last April but the his
tory leading up to il dates back for a number
Of years. Mrs. Barnaby was the wife of J. H.
Barnaby, wealthy merchant of Providence,
who secured divorce from his wife leaving her
with q fortune of 100000 and an annual in
come of g., 500. DIR. Graves was her intimate
friend and financial adviser on a salary OF
5000 year. Mrs. Barnaby was great trav-
eler, and she spent portion OF each summer
at he residence of Edward Bennett at Blue
Mountain Lake, N. Y. Last spring while
there she and DR.. Graves had a misunder-
standing Mrs. Barnaby Immediately started
west and eventually arrived in this city.
where she visited the Worrells. April g. six
days before she arrived here, package came
to her address which contained bottle
of liquid labeled Fine old whisky from
your friend in the woods" The night of the
18th after a drive she and Mrs. Worren frank
the contents Of the bott and both were taken
ILL., and Mrs Barnaby after suffering terrible
agony died Mrs. Worrell recovered at the end
OF few days. Physicians declared that the
woman died from arsenical poisoning,
and the detectives were set to work. The
Worrells were benefciaries in Mrs. Barnabys
will to the extent of $4,000 and DIR. Graves for
$4,000. Suspicion was cast upon the Worrells,
but no action was ever taken. The writing
upon the package resembled that of DR..
Graves and he was indicted for rnurderl