Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-14
UNCERTAIN VERDICT.
The ARGUMENT ClOssDiN THE TRIAL
or OR. J. A. p. BAKER.
The ,ynry Asks for Ins, tions--N argarct
Giimsr Competent II Rc'ic~ed--
Adjourned Until To-Day.
rsco-,a, telegram to the Dispa,ch.l

Anrxcpoy. Va. August lS-Popuar m
terest IN the Baker case has reached
climax TO-DAY. the last day OF the pro
tract.d pleading. Hon. G. /. Trigg con
,,uucd saving that he had nc apologies 10
Offer for MS much speaking II hiS
talk should avail ANYTHING IN demon
s,ra,inc the Innocence Of his client
The conduc; Of The prisoner after u"
death of his wife Is hastily reviewed-h"w
he struggled 90 free himself from the toiiS
of tins woman and bow he removed 10
Abingdon 60 escape The fascinating III
hucnce 81 her smiles. in conclusion. ne en-
treated the Jury moi 70 bc lniii.n''u ny ~
morbid desire ~ i"W ni"""'Ni'
sons e. have hanging. but e. return ehe
accused 20 his crict-strickcn family.
THr LAST CHAMrIo".
The vast ;hrong III the courtroom was
busbed when Hon. John A. Buchanan
arose and mentioned tho awful rcsponsI-
lilltV resting uuon him rs the last chaih-
mon Of the accused. H. took ny the III
dlctmcnt. declaring that every count W.
abandoned except the las'. uui''i u.
unknown poison" They must prove th"'
Mrs Baker came 20 her death by poison.
AID that the poison was administered 10y
The accused The prisoner stands mere ne
hind the bulyark Of the laws OF tins Com
uonwcalth. surrounded by the presump-
ton of innocence. until ttls charge Is
proved Mr.. Wys0r has SAID that WHO,
murder is most foul ana uhhh'uta
crime Tins We admit. But where - 'ho
motive that induced the accused 10 com
NIT So horrible "a crime? desire 10 pos
sess the wife Of Windham Gilmcr. lheN
say he already possessed hey
PA Conspiracy.
No. every man who has violated tho
marrinoe relation Is capable of murdrru =
his wife. They DO not claim that the a.
tempt was madc on tho lte ~ PlIineT tii
almost a wear after the death OF MIS- pa
ker # q conspiracy was i"fnrI 10 ninr-
der husband and wife why did DR.. BAKER
perform hIs awful par, and ye' not insiSt
uuon Mrs Gilfuor performing hcrsE Inc
Cnmuouveolth has the burden az proof
IN tbis case. hur counsel on the other go"
claim that the defendant must prove ms
innocence Nou are the ones VINO MAKE
The charge Prove II. We SIT here III th"
maiestv If the law. claiming our lnno-
conce TIL we arr proved to T." guh'V'
Vic proves that tins lady died from
poison
Nr. buchanan here hastily reviewed the
SIMMONS that have been dl.cussed before
al such l.ncih. Then IN an ingenious and
earnest argument b" showed how me
arsensc found was introduced 10y the eul-
lnlnlng process Mr.. Buchanans spee"h
va. shorter than the average, but every
sentence was flied with weight and Dig
nifty.
TIT CLOSING SPLICE.
After tho recess Judge Frank Vi. Hutton,
Commonwealth attorney for Washington
county. made the closing speech. ne
modrsilv answered the remark ol one o.
the counsel for the deicnc" thH' me- uAl
his spur- on To- win this ctsc. ~" 7ald lis
nj ftl stof
cent daughters of the accused but maj ID"
f.it the force Of The atcm-ni lu the nov
VII that the sins IF tho father should Toe
visited upon thu children even unto inc
third and fourth g"nc5atlon. Ihct" can
hp no doubt ~ to the l1w oil inst 'lHu'u.
wealth that an qccomplcr D, competent
witness. Ih- only question Is, -! hfs.
Gllmcr tell the truth
AsrIuiNG AirrAr.
Irdre Urttou hastily reviewed all the
important roiut.. giving additional wclgh'
tx M luc1 arrangement and ms elegant
6-ettor He spoke to- two hours ana 'tll
minutes. n. closed with stirring appeal
to the Jury. saving now pnlnidl 1t hni been
for him 10 conduct th" prosecution; bht
that be had cndcavor,d g. DO hl- any
iin' al he asked vas that the Jury Shon'u
do tAclrs. though d should be rs iA'hiul
e. them AZ to himself.
Int.fe bis fri cg~" since ms election,
Judge Hutton has shown that no deserved
tn immense ma 0rlty bv wmch II" was
elected lie is tlrclc~S worker and a
fluent and forc'bl' speaker
Immediately after the close Of the areu-
mont tho jury retired, no charge being
gwen.
After l,iYs out one hour the Jury re
Turned All 4~k'd To hc instructed upon
the point WDo'h"r CONVICTION can he