The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-06-10
SHOOTING AFFAIR BETWEEN TWO WOMEN
ON THE WESTERN PROMENADE.

About ten O'Clock Thursday evening while
Mrs. NJ. A. f. Barker 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 took effect in the body Of Mrs. Baker
one in the loins which to all appearances is 4
dangerous wound, as the shot may have pen
etrated the bowels the other shot entered the
| fleshy part Of the body near the hips. After
firing the shots and making an assault with
her hands, using abusive language Al the
same time Mrs Parker walked off quite de-
| liberately.
Mrs Baker had strength enough to drag her
self to her home on West street and Dr. Syl-
yester was called, who attended to her wounds,
and left her in as comfortable condition as
could be expected. 1t could not be dcternin-
ed whether the wounds were mortal or not
This is the second attack made by Mrs. Park
er upon Mrs. Baker, the first one occurring
some days since, from which no injury result
ed. The cause of the attack is well under
stood by the community to arise from suS-,
picion on Mrs. Parker's part that an unlaw-
ful intimacy has existed between her husband
and the woman she assaled. We should not
feel at liberty to speak OF the circumstances
that led TO this ira gedy had not the occurrences
of last evening made il 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 victim of
a jealousy that has made her affairs biect
of current conversation. AS to whether 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 will be
largely accorded to her, if she is brought to
trial.
Mrs. Baker is a widow, about forty years
old and is by occupation a milliner She has
three children. She is woman of medium
height of rather full figure and not unusual
ly attractive personal appearance. Mrs.
Parker is lady about thirty-three years of
age, tall, and somewhat masculine in her APP
pearance 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 q worn
detected appearance that is almost pitiful 1t
is due TO her to say that her reputation has
hitherto been irreproachable. 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 unques-
tionably indiscreet to the last degree Her
ungovernable rage against a 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 carriage and proceeded to the Police
Office, where she delivered herself up to the
City Marshall SWEET, who detained her at the
station house last night. She appeared quite
calm, though at times her mind would wan
der, and she expressed no regrets for wha
she had done, considering herself much
abused W oman. portland Argus.