The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-07-30

but showed no indications Of alarm.
Wyndham Gilmer, the husband, sat
just behind the counsel for the State,
a part of the time leaning forward and
punching the floor with his cane, AS
the evidence proceeded DR.. Baker APP
peared more attentive if that were pos
sible
In substance Mrs. Gilmers evidence
was as follows
Am thirty-three years old, My hus-
band is Wyndham Gilmer, Have been
married thirteen years 10Th last De-
cember. Know DR.. Baker, he is wild
over at present. Mrs. Bakers death
was sudden and unexpected. Had
conversed with DIR. Baker about de-
stroying Mrs. Baker, his WIFE, First
talked with DR.. Baker at my
own home. He said his
wife had conceived, and swore that she
should never live to see the birth OF the
child. (Here Mrs. Gilmer resumed
her sobbing and put her handkerchief
to her eyes,. This was in May or
April 'S9. We talked again. He said
he filed up capsule of dpiate, prayed
to God, on leaving home, that she
might take it, that she would never
wake up again. He left the capsule
there with instruction to Mrs. Baker
to take it if she felt nervous or bad.
Later DR.. Baker told me he had
given her (Mrs. Baker, phosphoric
acid and strychine, and would in
crease the dose. This was all before
Mrs. Bakers death. Dr. Baker brought
up the subject again in one or two
days after the death of Mrs. Baker.
Saw Baker next morning at my home.
He looked broken down, took me in
his arms and said, "Little one, you are
mine forever"
He had promised to be there the
Tuesday previous, but Mrs Baker was
so bad he could not get of, This he
said was her first stroke, intimating
that the medicine did its work.
asked him not to tell any more about
it as | didn't want to hear it.. He pre-
vailed on me to administer poison to
Mr.. Gilmer. (Here the counsel for
the defence objected, but the evidence
was admitted as showing the spirit Of
Mr.. Baker, although this will have
more to do with the joint indictment
for conspiracy to poison Wyndham
Gilmer.)
first met the prisoner in August
7S, after my marriage, met at festi-
val at Maple Grove. He lived in the
country three miles from my home,
was our family physician for eight
years. The families we're intimate
, friends. He was attentive in the sick
room, was always complimenting me
until after three years when we be-
came more intimate.
I Attorney Wysor asked, "were you
S ever criminally intimate with Dr.
l Baker," to which she replied, aye:
t sir, there were criminal relations be
: tween us" and went on to say "they
: began five years ago at my own house
x | was his patient. / loved him, knew
Y he loved me. He visited me every
|. day during our criminal intimacy, anC
t kept it up until last fall in September
l. or October. Some times he would
d come twice day. sometimes onl,
It every other day."
: When the attorney asked how man!
s children she had, she replied give,
e and broke down again in sobs, an(
e could not speak again for mole than
s minute.
e at soon became unpleasant for hin
IS to visitme when my husband was a
s. home. He said every barrier shoulC
G be burned away or removed from be
n tween me and him and that shoul,
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It In her further testimony Mrs. Gil
d mer referred to the numerous present
d which DR.. Baker had given her, anon
n which she mentioned three nice rings
n gold watch, silver pickle castor
h books, gold pen, money, etc. Most Q
the above were exhibited in the cour
IS by the State, and, Mrs. Gilmer recog
le nized them as presents from the doc
a tor. On one of the rings was inscribe
y "Love me Maggie" DR.. Baker pc
t. suaded her to leave her home an
lie children. She went to Bristol an
d. met Baker there, then went to New
W bern after which they kept up con
rt tinual correspondence with each othe
SO under ficticious names. Baker wan
c. ed her to stay away until a divorc
from her husband could be obtained
10 Jnra tbn whole story of tho onrYae,,o,