The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-04

<38-N, 8s "a. State Medical soci-
SS-58b Vol y ETY. I never mado
'~NLgze application to the
~ o,,,,,- Rhode Island State
Medical society for
admission. My lawyers have the full re-
ports showing that ] never wronged the
estate of Mrs. BarlabJ and chat the estate
now owes me- outside of the legacy by
will The public sees what ! have to ex-
pect from the villainous, cowardly false
hoods of Stevens / cannot eXpend more
money fighting him. / must take the only
means TO prove it for my wife and dear,
honored, aged mother"
As is well known, DR.. Graves was await
ing his second trial for the alleged murder
OF Mrs Josephine Barnaby, of Providence,
who at the time Of her death was visiting
friends in Denver She died April 49,
1891 On April she drank from a bottle
Of whisky that had come by mail from
Boston, and that was labeled "Wish you
q Happy New Year. Please accept this
fine old whisky from your friends in the
woods" The whisky contained a solution
of arsenic DR.. Graves was accused of
gsuding the bottle. After one of the most
famous trials in the criminal annals of
this country, Dr. Graves was convicted of
murder in the first degree, and was SEN
fenced to be hanged. The supreme court
granted him q new trial, which was to
have begun the latter part Of this month.
tIl's a clear case Of suicide" said Coro-
ner Chivington, while sitting in the cell Of
| the dead man yesterday. The two letters
were found with half dozen others adj
| dressed to various persons in bundle Of
manuscript under the DOCTORS satchel,
which stood near the head Of his cot. One
| of the letters was addressed TO John W.
| Bri. gei the "trusty" who discovered the
doctor in his cell
The doctor left everything in order be-
fore he died. When he was found he was
clad in his trousers and a dress shirt.
/ There was a slight froth on his lips, which
might Just as easily have come from
natural causes as from poison. There
were paper sacks Of fresh peaches and
pears on his table, the gift Of his wife OIL
her late visit Saturday.
AS it is evident from the letter addressed
to the coroner DIR. Graves undoubtedly
committed suicide, but what drug the
autopsy alone will tell. 1t was supposed
however that he took morphine That h
had been contemplating the act for lonl
time is evidenced by the fact that TIN
letter il dated Aug 9. The date name'
was only a short time after County Com
missioner Twombly went east to see tn
} witnesses for the prosecution and ascertain
I whether or not they would attend tn
trial. just before Mr.. Twombly's retur
the DOCTOR in an interview, exhibited SYM
toms of being disturbed over the result Q
Mr. Twombly's trip. He said in an inter
l view that he believed the prosecutio
q would bring here lot Of witnesses
slander him, and he said It wouldsbe onl
e fair for the county board to pay the o.
:, penses of his witnesses If they paid the e.
penses of the witnesses for the prosecution
y Mrs. Graves, wife of the doctor, was II
formed of her husbands death shortly b
fore noon. She was at the house of Alto
II ney Thomas Macon, who has ably d
Tended her husband, where she has bee
= stopping for some time past. The POI
r woman was deeply affected by the new
and for time nobody could comfort he
Z The absence of Mr.. Macon, who is
Is Cannon City, was much regretted. Nh
Macon did what she could for the athlete
Il woman, and Mrs Graves finally regaint
o her composure and expressed wish TO
her husband ) remains.
5 Among other letters left by the doct
v was one directed to his wife, a very lengt
one, and another addressed to the publ
3 The following is a copy of the letteri
h COUNTY JAIL, DENVER, Aug. o.
"To the public: In the spring Of 1881
u made the trip to Denver, actuaJed by
r. sire to appear before the grand jury to
all in my power to assist in solving
re Barnaby murder mystery. Arriving
Denver my lawyers refused to allow
to 20 before the grand jury. soon fou
le myself indicted for murder. surpris
~ nstonished, said to my lawyers: OF cou
it cannot amount to anything, for trul
at had nothing TO do with the death OF M
ly / Barnaby'
y ~ little Greamed what was in store
me. l did uOU know what can be acco
4, plished by political influence, with MOI
)" and a man to play the prince with
Id wife's money. The district attorney
IL that time was ky Stevens, young le
.so ing politician, ambitious, full OF devil
schemes and cunning.
al "At the trial no one was put on the j.
is unless he had first agreed to favor Steve
ne Promises Of political preferment and va
u received, were freely offered and taken
90 "Forty years ago man named Feri
n In Connecticut, and my father had so
re trouble over land. The son WORKED a
,k self on to the jury aud paid the ola d
4 in full, after the usual manner Oh 81
"a men. This we did not know until l'
ly after the trial. am informed that 81
lt, the trial some Of the jurors have recei
n. political appointments from Stevens
~ some are professional Jurors, getting u
all the Jury in cases where he always wins
20, ,se. These things are well known
re- Denver.
II What possible chance did a stran
-and AGAINST Stavens backed by sue