River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-01-07
CONVICTED.
DIR. Graves Found Guilty OF Poisoning
Mrs Rsrnaby-He Is said to Have Made
q Confession duplicating Ono of His

Mrs. Rsrnaby-He Is said to Have Made
Confession duplicating Ono of His
Lawyers.
DENVER, Col, Jan. 4.-The jury in
the Graves case has returned a verdict
of guilty of murder in the first degree.
The verdict of the jury was rendered
at 9;45 o'clock Saturday night When it
was read by the clerk Of the court DIR.
Graves started from his chair and then
sank back and buried his face in his
hands. His attorney made motion
for a new trial When DIR. Graves was
asked what he thought of the verdict
he replied by repeatedly saying that it
was great shock and surprise to him.
The convicted man was taken to jail
His wife and mother were Frustrated
by the finding of the jury. Under the
law of Colorado 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
Jail and take confession from DIR.
Graves la this confession. according
to John ii. Conrad, the accused will
voluntarily tell the entire story of his
connection with the late Josephine b.
Barnaby.
He will confess having sent a 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
will be at the mercy of the prosecution.
His counsel will 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 ferment of excitement
The worth of the alleged confession
depen6s 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 Or.
Graves emphatically denied having
made confession. lie said the depu-
ties endeavored to persuade him to
acknowledge his guilt, but, being in
l hoNNAts hO NOuiQ iOb NtO ~. WI ltdi
lou left for the east Saturday night,
but an effort will be made to inter
cept him and have him brought back.
THE crime for which DIR. Graves is convicted
took place in this city last April, but the his
tory leading up TO IL dates back for number
OF years. Mrs. Barnaby was the wife OF j. II.
| Barnaby, wealthy merchant OF Providence,
who secured divorce from his WIFE leaving her
with fortune OF 100000 and an annual in.
come OF &, 500. DIR. Graves was her intimate
| friend and financial adviser a salary OF
5000 year Mrs. Barnaby was a great trav-
eler, and she spent portion OF each summer
at the residence OF Edward Bennett at Blue
| Mountain Lake, N. Y. Last spring while
| there she and Dr. Graves had misuuder.
| standing. Mrs. Barnaby immediately started
west and eventually arrived in this city.
where she visited the Worrells. April 8, six
| days before she arrived here, a package came
| to her address which contained a bottle
| Of liquid labeled Fine old whisky from
! your friend in the woods" The night of the
| 18th after drive she and Mrs. Worreu drank
the contents of the bottle 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 benehciaries in Mrs. Barnaby's
| will TO the extcnt OF $1,000 and DR. Graves for
( 81, 900 Suspicion was cast upon the Worrells.
| but no action was ever taken. The writing
| upon the package resembled that of DIR.
| Graves and he was Indicted for murder