Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-05
HE HAS NOT CONFESSED
Dr.. Graves Positively Denies Deputy
Wilson's Allegations.
HE DOES NOT BLAME COL. BALLOU,
Bu. Thinks He Did All He Could Do for HIN n
he Case Col. BsllOa's Absence fon
Denver Accounted POr-krs. Graves
0ai Of Her Mind.

DENVER, CoI., December 4.-Dr.
Graves, who was convicted OF murder In
the first degree In poisoning the late
Mrs. Barnaby, OF Providence. Il. l., was
visited by an Associated Press reporter
I'm his cell In murderer's row NJ the
county jail.
The doctor greeted the reporter pleas
antly and said he slept well last nignI
aud was feeling coed, considering hl4
circumstances. He again denied having
made any confession OF any kind To-
anybody. He said neither his wife nor
his mother had been TO see him since
he was convicted, but he had requested
them not TO come for few days.
He also said he had received no word
from them except what came TO hin
through the newspapers.
Ibid you make any confession to de-
putty sheriffs or TO any one else ?" was
asked.
..Most emphatically no." he replied.
"Did you not state that you wanted
TO admit that you sent a bottle OF good
whisky, but Mr.. Ballou would not
allow you TO do SOP"
"No, sir; ] never made such state
ment TO any living being"
"Did you not say you were sorry that
Colonel Ballou came TO Denver and that
you believed his coming had hurt your
case?"
"No, sir: did not, and believe he
did the best be could for me. haven't
said word against Col. Ballou, nor
could do so truthfully."
"Dld the officers who had You In
charge ply you with questions white you
were being taken from the court room
to the county jail?"
"No, sir; they did not"
"Dld Deputy Sheriff Wilson make
statement to you that you hae been con-
ylcted after a fair trial, and your only
chance lay in full confession, and a
plea for cemency 20 the GOVERNOR
mo sir, not while we were coming
over here, but at SEQ In the morning,
while I was lying here asleep, Wilson
came In and woke me up stating he had
lust come from District Attorney Stew
ems, and Mr.. Stevens advised that l
should make confession duplicating
Ballou, and that II would help me out
more than anything else, and refused
to make any statement and he went
away"
Deputy Sheriff Wilson still maintains
that the Doctor confessed, but Deputy
Means refused TO either confirm or deny
what the Doctor is alleged te-hESe con-
fessed.
The doctor further stated that he had
not talked with Ballou since they alto
dinner together Saturday at noon aud
that while he did not know whether the
Colonel was In town at the time OF the
alleged confession he had received init
nation that he was going away that
night.
lie stated in these dispatches that
Col. Ballou left Denver for Providence
an hour before the verdict was returned.
His friends claim that he did not go In
secret manner, but was forced 10 be In
Providence on Tuesday OF this week
and did not remain 10 hear the vcr-.
dict. A detective and John II. Conrad,
the late Mrs. Barnsby's son-in-law are
following the Colonel In his eastward
trip.
Mrs. Rallou is here and Is quite III,
but has not gone insane as was az first
reported. Mrs. DIR. Graves has at times
since the verdict been out OF her head
and to-day has grown worse and Is con-
tinually ravlug about the doctor being
hung. The relatives iD Providence
nave been sent for 10 take charge Of
her.
Il has been charged by tho defense
that the jury was uDduly Influenced
during the trial by having access 10 tho
daily papers. This is strenuously dh-
MED by the twelve jurors.
The grand jury meets to-day when
Col. Ballou's flight will be considered.
IL IL expected that he will be indicted
In the next few days.
When the grand Jury was adjourned
at a late hour this evening, IL was
learned that nothing had been done oy
them in regard to IndIcting Col Balion.
DIR. Graves caused surprise tonight
when be said that Col Bali6r
had come 10 him on Saturday
night last. and told him he was going 70
leave town because be was afraid OF
being arrested II he stayed In Denver
any longer. When he Doctor gave
this ib.- IN he suddenly became
reticent, and nothing further could DO
learned from him.