Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-04


fair, He is an unoerhanded sneak, and
always works by methods which gentie-
men abhor and despise.
81 have freely expended fortune In
fighting them. But the courts WIN COM
pel me to expend more. But do not
propose TO give them any more.
"What have left will go 20 my no.
bic little wife and my poor suffering
mother. There is one way can stop
the expenditure.
"Allow me TO repeat that which
have always said publicly and prlvateiy'
Upon my solemn Masonic oath, l, L.
Thatcher Graves, did not have anything
to do, in any way, shape. manner nor
deed, with the death OF Mrs. Barnaoy.
write this knowing what the future
will soon have In store for ne.
''The people will believe, pity ana
sympathize with me. They will know
that even the strongest man can be
beaten down by cyclone of Nth, mud
and persecution.
81 leave little Ikey Stevens to the
people Of Colorado. Please take care OF
him. T. THATCHER GRAVES,
IN. D. Harvard University"
Mrs. DR.. Graves was informed OF her
husbands death shortly before noon,
and for a time wa "lmost crazed with
grief. When she regained her com
posure she went TO the county jail, out
the dead body had oeen removed TO the
Coroner's Office.
The sight Of the cell so agitcted her
that the friends OF Mrs. Graves decided
it would not be best FOR her to view the
Doctors remains at present. She then
returned TO her home and is now being
cared for by sympathizng friends.
Notwithstanding DIR. Graves request
that no autopsy be held on his oody, a
rigid investigation into the cause OF
his death will take place tonight.
As is we'll known, DR.. Graves was In
prison awaiting his second trial Tor the
alleged murder of Mrs. Josephine Bar
naby, of Providence, who at the time
OF her death was visiting friends In Den
yer. She died April Is, 1891. On April
9 she drank from bottle OF whisky
that had come by mail from Boston,
and that was labeled "Wish you hap
pv New Year. Please accept this hne
old whisky from your friends In the
woods"
The whisky contained solution OF
arsenic. DR.. Graves was accused of
sending the bottle. After one of the
most famous trials ia the criminal an
mails Of this country, DIR. Graves was
convicted OF murder in the hrst degree
and was sentenced TO be hanged. The
Supreme Court granted him new
trial, which was to have begun the lat
ter part of this month.
On August 9of this year, Commission
er Twombly and County Attorney
Stevens visited Rhode Island and other
places in search Of new evidence, the
county of Arapahoe having objected TO
paving the expenses of new trial In
| the Doctors case unless stronger and
more direct testimony could be pro-
| duced TO show that DR.. Graves was
guilty.
Messrs. Twomhly and Stevens return
| ed a short time ago, and although IL Is
not known,what they discovered on their
! eastern trip, it is significant fact that
st meeting of the coubty board yes
terday So, 900 was appropriated TO prose-
cute the doctor again on the charge OF
murder.
DIR. Graves before his death said that
he was penniless and thought 1t no more
than right that if the county paid the
costs OF his prosecution IL should also
be willing to appropriate enough to en-
able him TO defend himself. he had
not, however, made any such request
and, OF course, it cannot now be said
how it would have been answered by
| the Commissioners.
Yesterdays decision OF the County
Board TO prosecute him undoubtedly
prompted the dead man to put into
effect his idea Of suicide, which 1t is
plain he had been contemplating for
| some time.
Hon. Thomas M. Macon, the attorney
who defended DR.. Graves during his
trial and has stood by him since, is out
OF the city and no interview can be had
| with him tonight.