Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-07
STORY OF PERSECUTION.

DENVER, Col, Sept. 4.--Dr. Graves let
tor TO the public was given out late last
evening. The following is verbatim
copy
County JAIL, DENVER, Aug. g.
To tho Public:
In the spring of 1891 made the trip to
Denver actunted by desire to appear be
fore the grand jury to do all in my power
to assist in solving the Bsrnaby murder
mystery. Arriving in Douver my lawyers
refused to allow ma to 60 before tho grand
jury. l soon found myself indicted for
murder. Surprised aetonshed, | said to
my lawyers "Of course Ii cannot amount
to snythinG, for truly | had nothing to do
with the death of Mrs. Barnaby."
! little dreamed what waa in store for mo.
| did not know what can he accomplished by
political influence, influence with money
and a man to 'play the PRINCE with his
wifes money. The district attorney at
that time was ky Stevens, "a young leading
politician, ambitious, full OF deviish
schemes and cunning, man who never has
hesitated to do any kind OF dirty work to
advance himself and who was surrounded
by the vilost
Men In the West rs His Tools.
At the trial which followed, wes1ound
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his control, the reporters, the baihtfs, the
court otlicials-exccpt the clerk of the court
the deputies, tho memorable" Judge and
the jury. Since the trial we have learned
that no man was put on the jury until he
had fret agreed to favor Stevens. Prom
ises Of political prererment aud value re
oeived freely offered and taken.
| Forty years ago a man named Perrin, 10
Connecticut, aud my father had some
trouble over some land. The son worked
himself on to the jury and paid the old debt
/ in full, after the usual manner of such men
This we did not know until long after the
| trial. | am informed that since The trial
some of the jurors have received political
appointments from Stevens end some are
professional jurors, getting upon the jury
in cases vhers they can serve his interests
These things
Are " oil Known in Dcnver.
What possible chance did a stranger
stand against Stevens, backed by such
judge and purchasGbe jury Conrad
bonsted that he expended So, GOO among
detectives, witnesses, Judge aud jury. Ho
always omitted to remark that the money
belonged to bis wife and that he was play
Ing for 500, OOJ stake.
The Supreme Court OF Colorado in the
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pronounced the trial unfair, UNJUST and
| legal and ordered new trial My law
yers have found since the trial that $500
was paid out to only one witness
They have the aifidavits of numerous msn
| that they were sounded" as to whether in
case OF their being summoned by jury
| they would favor Stevens aud this was done
by Stevens bailiifs.
The jury were under charge OF one Of the
worst villains on earth, boarded al hotel
kept by one of the jury, went to the theatr e
end around town pretty much as they
pleased. For months aud months | have
lanGuished in jail clamorirg for q trial un
til have little by little learned OF all the
viainous things which appertaned to the
| former trial
And Have Not Tod Half
Stevens in the meantime hal advanced
! to lie acknowledged as tho supreme political
boss and controls most Of the judges. They
dare not decide against bim and my motion
for a trial was deferred and unreason-
able bail demanded, which the hard times
rendered Impossible TO furnish, and | have
been forced TO remain in jail through this
hot sultry summer until | confess that my
spirit is broken down.
a new district attorney has meanwhile
been appointed but be does not count
Stevens rules the more and the new one
boDs up ssrenely es be is ordered, the same
as the Judge. The people are indignant, but
what can they with this octopus?
At the present writing stevens has gone
East to coach one Of the commissioners and
hood him. He will return to Denver
with u trunk full OF lies. After having prop
erly worked the papers, he VIII then ca
joe and deceive tina commissioners aud
probably induce them to furnish him fun
to commence again his nefarous psrsecu-
ton. Now | am tired of this whole bust.
ness. They have exhausted NO. Is it
STANCE that think it
UscIeas to Continue This Fight?
If 1t was ii fair stand up, legal fight !
would have some chance and would stand
up to it, But it is not fair. 1t is as foul,
dirty an affair IA ever disgraced O court.
The whole power Of the court is in the
bands of Stevens, and his nature never al
lows him to deal fairly. He is an under
hand sneak and always works bv methods
which gentlemen abhor ami despiss. / am
informed that the case may be continued
for indefinite period; that | may be
dragged through mud and mire, tossed here
and there among the lawyers who keep it
up for the newspaper notoriety which they
serve.
Now l am tired of it, l have expended
a fortune in fighting them, but the courts
will compel me to eXpeud more. What |
have left will go to my noble little wife aud
my poor uutfering mother. There is one
way that can stop the expenditure.
Allow me to repeat that which / have al
ways said publicly aud privately: Upon
my solemn Masonic oath, /, 4. ThAcher
Graves did not have anything to do, in
any way, shape, manner or deed, with the
death OF Mrs. Bernaby. / write this know
ing what the future will soon have in store
for me-" The people will believe, pity and
sympathizs with me. They Will know that
even the strongest man can be beaten own
by cyclone of fifth mud and persecution
leave little Ky Stevens to the people OF
Colorado. Please take care OF him.
4. IHACHEE GRAVES, NJ. D.,
Harvard University.
There Wnl Re No Inquest.
DENVER, Col, Sept 4-This AFTERNOON
Coroner Cliyington and District Attorney
Steele held conference at which it wa,