The Portland daily press., 1869-06-02
Shooting Affair between Two Women o
she Western Promenade.
ONE OF THE PARTIES DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED

| ONE OF THE PARTIES DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED.
| Between and 10 o'clock last evening, while
Mrs. NJ. A. e. Baker was sitting on one of the
seats on the Western Promenade, Mrs. Irving
w. Parker came up behind and fired three
shots at her from revolver, two of which
tosak effect in the body of Mrs. Baker; one in
the l01ims. which to all appearances is dam
gerous wound as the shot may have penetrat-
ed the bowels; thesother shot entered the feshy
part of the body near the hips. After firing
the shots and making ans.assault with her
hands, using abusive languagssat the same
time, Mrs. Parker walked off quite dekib berate-
ly.
Mrs. Baker had strength enough TO drag
herself to her home on West street, and DIR.
Sylvester was called, who attended to her
wounds, and left her in as comfortable condi-
ton as could be expected. 1t could not be de-
termined last night whether the wounds were
mortal or not
This is the second attack made by Mrs. Par
ker upon Mrs. Baker, the first one occurring.
some days since, from which no injury result
ed. The cause of the attack is we'll understood
by the community to arise from a asuspieion
on Mrs Parker's part that an unlawful init
macy has for some time existed between her
husband and the woman she assailed. We
should not feel at liberty to speak of the cir
cumstances that led to this tragedy had not the
occurrences of last evening made it inevitable
that they would be made public in the course
Of the judicial proceedings that will ensue.
Mrs. Parker has for many months been the vic
tim of a jealousy that has made her affairs
subject of current conversation. As to wheth-
er she had any occasion for her suspicious it
does not become us to express any opinion, but
we risk nothing in saying that from such facts
as have transpired the public sympathy win be
largely accorded to her, if she is brought to
trial. 1t is to be most earnestly hoped that the
results of her action last evening may not be
SO serious as there is too much reason to fear
they will be. The affair is one that is discred-
liable alike to the parties engaged in it and to
the city.
Mrs. Baker is a widow about forty years old !,
and is by occupation amilliner She has three
children She is a woman of medium height,
of rather full figure and not unusually attrac-
tive personal appearance Mrs. Parker is
lady of about thirty three years of age tall, and
somewhat masculine in her appearance and
manner. Until about eight months ago, when
she first became subject to the terrible passion
of jealousy; she was the picture of health, but
now she has worn, detected appearance that
is almost pitiful. 1t is due to her to say that
her reputation has hitherto been irreproacha-
BILE. Her troubles have of late had marked
effect upon her mind as well as her body, and
she has been led to do and say things that were
unquestionably indiscreet to the last degree.
Her ungovernable rage against woman whom
she has suspected of misleading her husband
has at last hurried her on to the commission of
| the rash act we have above described.
After leaving the Promenade Mrs. Parker
met gentleman to whom she related all the
circumstances. Acting under his advice she
took "a carriage and proceeded to the Police
Office, where she delivered herself up to City
Marshal SWEET, who detained her at the sta
tion house last night. She appeared quite
calm, though at times her mind would wan
der, and she expressed no regrets for what she
had done, considering herself {. much abused
| woman.
| The whole facts in the case will be developed
upon the examination Of Mrs. Parker at the
Municipal Court whenever that examination
takes place.
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