The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05
COMING TO PROVIDENCE
BalIou Left Chicago at 8 O'clock
Yesterday.
NO INDICTMENT FOUND.
Public opinion in Denver is Swinging I'm
DIR. Graves Favor-A New Trial Will
lie Applied for immediately.
ESPECIAL TO THE SEws.l

DENVER, Jan. 5.-Mrs Graves went TO
the county Jail yesterday and saw her
husband. Their meeting was very touch
ing. The Doctors gray-haired mother Is
prostrated with grief at her hotel, but
bears her trouble with greater fortitude
than the DOCTORS wife. Mrs Ballou con-
tinues quite i'll.
Yesterday morning Deputy Sheriffs
George Means and James Wilson made
sworn asiidavits that DR.. Graves had con-
fessed TO them sending the bottle of poi
son, and named Col. Daniel r. Ballou of
Providence as the instigator of the crime
Wilson, in his sworn statement, says that
there were four witnesses To the confes-
sion.
When the grand jury adjourned late
last evening nothing had been done by
them in regard to indicting Col. Ballou,
although it is understood that District
Attorney Stevens requested the grand
jury to bring in an Indictment.
Judge Furman, counsel for the defend
ant, in referring TO the alleged confession,
said IL was one OF the most infamous lies
prosecution had ever perpetrated.
The following joint statement is made
by two well-known clergymen
We called on Dr. Graves at o'clock Sunday
and found him in a cell at the county Jail. He
denies absolutely that he confessed to any
one last night, or at any time, that he sent a
bottle 10 Mrs. Barnaby. He denies absolutely
the reports said 10 have been made by the
Dailiffs, or that he sent message at any tune
his wife would come TO him. This is written
MYRoN w. REED,
j. n FREEMAN,
Public sentiment in this city is turning
in DIR. Graves's favor. The fact that the
GRAND inry last niOht failal m rpfurp an
indictment against Lawyer Ballou on the
testimony of the two deputy sheriffs is
accepted as an indication that the tihth
of the officers story, denied by DIR. Graves,
is questioned, even by that body.
Lawyer Ballou, whom Dr. Graves is
said To have implicated in the alleged con-
fession, has a suit pending against John
Conrad. the chief prosecuting witness, for
100000 damages
The Denver EUentng Times SAYS editori
ally: Whether guilty or innocent, every
freeborn American citizen like DIR. Graves
is entitled to fair treatment at the hands
of the officers of the law and the press
That the doctor has been most brutally
prosecuted by both since his conviction
Saturday night is apparent TO every fair
minded person. The methods of Sheriff
Bsrton's deputies have for long time
been openly criticised by the best people
of Denver as unwarranted aud indefensi-
morning papers should have treated their
statements to such respectful considcra-
tion."
Counsel for the defendant will make
their application for new trial on Thurs
day of this week. Their ground will be so
strong they say that even If the motion
is denied by Judge Rising, the Supreme
Court will grant their prayer.
IL is now denied that the jury violated
the order of the court and were supplied
with copies of the Denver papers contain
ing accounts of the Barnaby trial. The
papers which were given to the jury were
the Denver Republican and Times, from
which were carefully cut, by orders OF
Judge Rising, all references of any char
acter to the Barnaby case.
Coming tn Providence.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-Col. Ballou left Chica-
go at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon for
Providence. via the Lake Shore route