Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-01-09
CONVICTED.
DR.. Graves Found Guilty OF Poisoning
Mrs. Barnaby-He Is said to Have Made
Confession duplicating Ono OF His

Ut. SruVeN FOuUu nu1itl VI
Mrs. Barnaby-He Il 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 o: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 a motion
for a new trial. When DIR. Graves was
asked what he thought of the 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 Frustrated
by the finding of the jnry. 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. In this confession, according
W OOlu IL. SOllIdu, IllC dtCuScS WILL
voluntarily tell the entire story of his
connection with the late Josephine B.
Barnaby.
He will 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
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
depends upon the trustworthiness of
Deputy Sheriffs Wilson and Means.
DIR. Graves confessed on the way to the
Jail. That's what Deputy Wilson stated
to District Attorney Stevens and John
II. Conrad. At the Jail Sunday DIR.
Graves emphatically denied having
made 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 him brought back.
1.-THE crime for which DR.. Graves is convicted
took place in this city last April, but the his.
tory leading up to it dates back for number
of years Mrs. Barnaby was the wife of j. II.
Barnaby, \ wealthy merchant OF Providence,
who secured a divorce from his wife, leaving her
with q fortune OF 100000 and an annual in
come Of Sc 900. DR.. Graves was her intimate
friend and financial adviser on n salary OF
5000 year Mrs. Barnaby was great trav.
eler, and she spent u 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 misunder
standing. Mrs. Barnaby Immediately started
west and eventually arrived in this city,
where she visited the Worrells. April j. six
days before she arrived here a package came
to her address which contained bottle
of liquid labeled Fine old whisky from
your friend in the woods" The night of tn,
18th after a drive she and Mrs Worrell dranl
the contents of the bottle and both were talSei
i'll, and Mrs. Barnaby alter suffering terrible
agony died Mrs. Worrell recovered at the en-,
of few days. Physicians declared that thu
woman died from arsenical poisoning
and the detectives were set to work. Th
Worrells were benefciaries in Mrs. Barnaby'
will to the extent, of $1,000 and DR. Graves 70
$4,000. Suspicion was cast upon the Worrels
but action was ever taken. The writin
upon the package resembed that OF Dl
Graves and he was indicted for murder