Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-04
HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
pr. Graves Found Dead Tn His
 Cell In the Denver Jail.
DIED FROM PERSECUTION, HE SAID.
The Alleged Poisoner of Mrs. Barnaby Kills Himself Probably With Poison. After Much frcparation-Iu His Last Letter He Asserts His Innocence.


 Kills Himself Probably With Poison:
 After Much Perpendicular His Last
 Letter He Asserts His Innocence.
 DENVER, Sept 4-Dr T. Thatcher Graves, the convicted poisoner of Mrs Josephine Barnahy. committed suicide in his cell ill the county jail, presumably by taking poi son. He was found stif and cold in death h by the ''tru>ty" who had been caring for him. On his person was found the follow ing letter:
 r.,.,.- bh>NEH. Aug.@ 2. T" the Coroner ui Denver:
 DEAR SIR Please duu'I hold an autopsy on my remains. The cause of death may be rcIi- d'rcd as follows: Died from persecution. Worn out Exhausted. Yours respectfully. '. TEACHER GRAVES, NJ D.
 The corpse was quite cold when found. The direct evidence of suicide was visible, but the above letter tells the story. There were also letters to Mrs Graves, wife of the doctor, to Jailcr Crews and an address to the public.
 That the prisoner had long contemplated taking his own life k evident from the date of the latter-Aug. 2 last, A Letter to the JaiIer.
 Another letter was addressed to Captain Crews, the jailrr, It read as follows: AUu. 29- u Nuuh Keep a man busy lu follow stevens and answer the lies which he uublushingly PeddlTS out tn the papers. One or two. how ever. need attention. and they are easily proven [" b" lies. Was member of the Masslchu- sttt> State Medical SOCictN. also the ConneCti- cut State Medical society. never male appli- catiop to the Rhode island State Medical so- Cicty for adnli>>iun
 My lawyers have the full reports, showing that neither wrungcd the estate of Mrs. Bar nahy and that the estate now owes me outside ot the legacy by will. The public sees what have to expect from the Nillainuus, Cuwardly talsehOOds of stevens. l cannot cNpcud more money fighting him. l must take the only means |" prove it for my wife and dear, hon ofcu. aged mother. T. TEACHER GRAVES.
 As is well known, Dr. Graves was await ing his second trial for the alleged murder of Mrs. Josephine Barnaby uf Providence, who at he time of her death was visiting friends in Denver. She died April l9. 1891 On April she drank from a bottle of whisky that had come by raIl from Boston and that was labeled Wish you A happy new year Please accept this fine old whis- ky from your friends in the woods The whisky contained solution of ar senlc. pr. Graves WAS accused of sending the bottle. After one of the most famous trials ill the criminal annals of this county l)r. Graves was cOnN ictrd uf murder in the first degree and Was sentenced tu he hanged. The supreme court granted him new trial, which Was tu have begun the latter paru of this month
 ''IrS a clear case uf suicide" slid Coro- ner ChiNington. while sitting in the cell of the dead man. Deputy Warden Shire nodded, and the coroner opened a letter ad dressed tu him by the doctor. It was dated Aug. 9, and after requesting that no au top~y he held informed the coroner that ht could find the cause of his drath a~ follows Died from persecution. Worn out EN hRu>tcd "
 Left several Other Letters. The letter was found with half a dozen others addrv~>,,l tu various ucr~uIis in {, bundle of mauu~cript under the doctor S1tChrl, " hi,h ~r,,.d n,;tr the head uf his cot
 One uf th" letters va~ addressed tn John w. BridGv~, the "tru~tN' who discovered