Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-04
GRAVES CASE SETTLED.
He Will Never Be Called Upon to An
swer the Charge Of Murder
BEFORE A COURT IN THIS WORLD

Graves NOSASAAO 49,
His Cell-Letters Written by
Him-Asks That No Autopsy
Be Held.
DENVER, Colo, September 3.-The
famous murder case of DR.. T. Thatcher
Graves, formerly OF Providence, K. H.
has at last been settled.
The doctor was found dead in his cell
at the county jail abous 9 o'clock THIS
morning, where he was awsiting re-
hearing on the charge of having poison
ed Mrs. Josephine Barnaby, wealthy
widow, also Of Providence. The pois-
oning is said to have been done to cover
up Dr. Graves anedged defalcations as
manager Of Mrs. Barnaby's estate. AL
though no atoposy has yet been held on
his body, it is known that the doctor
oos his own life, using morphine to
effect his end.
In satchel in the Doctors cell was
found FIVE letters, the first one having
been written on August 9, last, showing
that his suicide had been contemplated
since then. The following is the first
letter opened:
"DENvER, COL, August 8, 1898.
''To the Coroner Of Denper, Co..:
"DEAR SIR:-Please do not hold an
autopsy on my remains. The cause OF
my death may be rendered as follows:
Died from persecution. Worn out.
Exhausted
yours respectfully,
~. THATCHER GRAVES, NJ. D."
The last letter is directed to Capt.
! Crows, the j&ilor OF the county jail, and
| Is full of bitterness TO County Attorney
IN. Stevens, who secured DR.. Graves's
conviction In the first trial and has
been working hard to again have the
| Doctor convicted. 1t is as follows:
"AUGUsT %, 1898.
at would keep man busy TO follow
Stevens and stop the lies which he un-
| blushingly peddles out to the papers.
! One or two. however, need attention
| and are easily proven to be lies. l was
member Of the Massachusetts State
Medical Society, also the Connecticut
| State Medical Society. ] never made ap
! plication 20 the Rhode Island State
/ Medical Society for admission. My
| LAWYERS have the :ull receipts showing
| that never wronged the estate Of Mrs
Barnaby, and that the estate now owes
me, outside OF the legacy by will. The
public see what have to expect from
/ the villainous, cowardly falsehoods OF
Stevens. l cannot expend more money
! fighting him. 1 must take the only
means to prove it for my wife and dear,
honored, aged mother.
1T THATCHER GRAVES"
Notwithstanding the above letter,
Capt. Crows, in an interview, Indignant
| ly denies that DR.. Graves committed
suicide. He says that the Doctor died
! OF a broken heart, aud to use the Cap
| tain's words, "was murdered by the at
| torneys for the State, who have harass-
ed the old man to death"
The three other letters were to Mrs.
Graves, the County Commissioners and
lengthy one addressed 10 the public.
The one addressed TO Mrs. Graves and
| the Commissioners have not yet been
given out. The one TO the public is as
follows:
COUNTY JAIL, DENVER, Colo,
August 6.
To the PltbLic:-In the spring Of 1891,
made the trip TO Denver, actuated by
a desire TO appear before the grand
Jury, to do all in my power TO assist in
solving the Barnaby murder mystery.
ARRIVING in Denver my lawyers re-
fused to allow me to go before the
grand jury. soon found myself in
dicted for murder. Surprised, aston
! ished, said to my lawyers, of course,
il cannot amount TO anything, for
truly / had nothing to do with the
death OF Mrs. Barnaby.'
II little dreamed what was in store
for me. l did not know what can be
accomplished by political influence
with money and man to play the
prince with his wife's money.
CAT the trial which followed we found
everything completely and absolutely
under his control, the reporters, the
bailiffs, the court officials-except the
clerk OF court-the deputies, the Hon.
Judge and the jury. Since the trial we
have learned that no man was put on
the Jury unless ne first agreed to favor
Stevens.
"What possible chance did stranger
stand against Stevens backed by such
Judge and purchasable jury? The
| Supreme Court of Colorado 10 the most
emphatic, scathlng and bitter words
pronounced the trial unfair, unjust and
illegal, and ordered new trial. My
LAWYERS have found proof that at the
trial s., 500 was paid out to only one
witness.
THE jury were under charge Of one
Of the worst villains on earth. boarded
at . hotel kept by one Of the jury, went
to the theatre and around town pretty
much as they pleased. Stevens, in the
meantime, had advanced 10 be ac-
knowledged as the supreme political
boss, and controls to-day most Of the
Judges. They dare not decide against
him, and so my motion for new trial
was deferred and impossible bail de-
manded, which the hard times rem
dered impossible to furnish, and ] have
been forced 70 remain In jail all
through this hot, sultry summer until
| must confess my spirit is broken.
"a new district attorney has mean
while been appointed, but he does not
count. Stevens rules the more, and the
new one bobs up sereuely as he is or
kered, the same IS the judge.
"The people are indignant, but what
ban they do with this octopus?
''Now. l am tired OF this whole bnsi-
hess. They have exhausted me. Is il
Strange that think il useless to con-
bnue the fight? 4
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