Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-04
NEWS By TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
.C0NFESSES HIS GUILT.
DR.. Graves Admits That He
Committed Murder.
THE COMING WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Fifteen Men Drowned in a
Marine Accident.
the OHIO SENATORIAL CONTEST.
Fatal Fire i'm a Western
Lodging House.
THE OHIO SENATORIAL CONTEST.
GRAVES FOUND GUILTY.


Murder In the Ffrst Degree-MetIon
For a New TriaI-The Crime For
Which the Doctor Was Convicted.
DENVER, Jan. 3.-The audience at the
Graves trial did not leave the room last
evening when the jury retired, for the e1-
pectation was that an early verdict would
be reached. DR.. Graves, in the charge of
two deputy sherifs, was taken to dinner
and did not return till '9;o'clock. At $50
o'clock there was.a perceptible wave of ex-
element in the room, and it was whispered
that the jury had reached verdict, Judge
Rising, who had left the room, was few
minutes later sent for and at $40 arrived
and called the court to order. At 9:45 the
jury was brought into court and the fore
man handed the clerk the written verdict.
The clerk, after passing it to Judge Rising
for inspection, read aloud:
1--WE, the jury, find DR.. Thatcher Graves
guilty of murder in the first degree"
DIR. Graves was sitting behind his attor-
ney, Judge Furman, and as the verdict
was read he gave violent start, almost
leaping from his chair. The perspiration
instantly started and great drops of sweat
cred his face with his hands and was ST.
lent. Judge Furman took the verdict
almost equally as hard and actually shed
tears.
The Judge asked Mr.. Furman if he de-
sired the jury polled, and the latter saw
agely replied, mo-" but made motion
for new trial for DR.. Graves.
When DIR. Graves was asked what he
thought of the verdict he replied by re-
psatedly saying that it was great shock
and surprise to him.
Judge Rising then ordered two bailiffs to
convey DR.. Graves to the county Jail. AS
the men grasped the doctor by the arm
preparatory to removing him he started
violentlj and in a sort of dazed way said:
fare you going to take me to Jail so
soona'
The deputies granted him short time
and he employed it by whispering to Judge
Furman. Colonel Ballou was present, but
had nothing to say. Judge Macon, of the
counsel for the defence, was too ill to appear
in the court room. At 10 o'clock the
bailifts took DR.. Graves to carriage and
ne was driven to the Jail. Colonel Bal
lou and Judge Furman accompanied him.
Mrs. Graves and the doctors mother were
not present when the verdict was render
ed, but afterwards went to the Jail to see
the doctor. They were greatly affected by
the news and the doctors mother is said
to have tainted when it reached her.
THE DOCTOR CoNFEssEs.
LATER.-Deputy Sheriffs Means and Will
son, who conveyed DR.. Graves from the
court house last night, state that on the way
he confessed the crime of which he was &C.
cused and said Daniel r. Ballou instigated
it. $780,,
1'When we left the court house," said
Mr.. Wilson, cdr. Graves took my arm. l
asked him if he wished to drive over, and
he said he preferred to walk. He was weak
and trembling a great deal. Means fell
back little behind us. AS we went along
the doctor began to speak of the case and
asked what thought of his chances in an
appeal to the supreme court. l told him
did not think his chance was of much &C.
count. added that I thought the best
thing he could do was to make confession
Of the whole thing and he might have a
chance to receive executive clemency. He
said: 'Ballou has brought me to the gal
lows. I know I am going to my death
place. I said: What do you meanP
He said: sBallou was worse than I am;
worse than am, Mr.. Wilson. Twice as
bad The doctor said he had sent the
bottle of poisoned whiskey, but Ballou
had instigated the whole affair. turned
round to Means and said: DO you hear
what the man says, Georgea DR.. Graves
stopped and turned around, spreading out
his arms, and told the whole thing over
again"
A reporter called on Dr.. Graves in his
cell. He was told that he was alleged to
have made o confession. He refused to
deny he had done SO, putting it in this
way: II have nothing more to say until
see Judge Furman." It ia stated that
Messrs. Furman and Macon used every
Denver, as they feared he would prejudice
the case. DR.. Graves insisted that he
should come. ...
THE CONFESSION STORY DENIED.
Tonight Judge Furman emphatically
denied that Dr. Graves had made the above
Confession to the deputy sheriffs. DR..
Graves refuses to say anything in regard
to the matter, excepting that he is entirely
innocent and desires to beleft undisturbed
in his cell. Colonel Ballou has not been
seen here to day and it is said that he dis
appeared soon after the verdict was rem
dered. When DR.. Graves was searched at the
Jail, last night, three or four small walls
were found on his person. They contained q
colorless fluid which the doctor said was
entirely harmless. This incident led to q
story that DIR. Graves had attempted to
commit suicide. This is denied by his
keepers. The doctor'is confined in 3 cell
made of open iron work, and the guard on
duty can see every move he makes. A
constant guard is kept over him. Judge
Furman says he will do all in his power to
procure another trial for the doctor. The
| judge claims that the doctor is poor man
| and that if he had had enough money to
procure the necessarywitnesses the verdict
would have been different.
The trial has been in progress continu-
| ously for several weeks, and it has attract
ed the widest attention. DR.. Graves was
the manager of the Graves estate and the
confidential adviser, of Mrs. Barnaby,
whose home was in Providence, R. I. The
case the persecution set up, was in nut.
shell, that he coveted her money, and
that while she was visiting in Denver he
sent her bottle of liquor containing poi
son. She drank the liqnor and soon died
The evidence against him was pointed and