The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-13


itself, but as an indication Of the grow
ing interest of this people in the result
OF this trial it perhaps has significance
that BODIES the prisoner no good. When
your, correspondent reached Abingdon
his partiSans could be counted by the
score. Now they can be counted on the
fingers of q single hand, and public
sentiment is about unanimous on the
question of his guilt.
CON. TRIGG's REPLY.
Mr.. Trigg, after having spoken four
hours and thirty minutes, was followed
by his brother, Hon. Connolly Trigg,
for the defense. He is very handsome
man and would attract attention any
where in the intellectual arena. lie
did not intend to invade the realms of
fancy in discussion of this. If his
homo had been rendered desolate God
knows, as Mr.. Wysor said, he would
seek his dispoiler, and with aadagger
take his lifes blood and think he had
performed q righteous act. Why did
not Wyndham Gilmer do this? Why
did he not bring suit for seduction?
God knows he'd rather be a dog and
bay at tho moon than occupy the posi-
ton the prosecution did.
Mr.. Trigg's imaginary description of
Mrs. Gilmer's girlhood days and con-
quests was piece of pretty word paint
ing and before he knew il he was deep
in tho realms of fancy. Her downfall
was due to her possession, in addition
to the beautiful qualities ascribed 10
hor, OF hcllish passion that led her TO
the practices OF free love. lie thanked
God she was from Pulaski. There was
another case from Pulaski, that of Aunt
Jennie Slcnker, who believed in and
taught free love. The disgraceful cir
culars She sent out, and the plight which
now involved Mrs. GIlmer were the lc-
gitimatc conclusions of this doctrine.
Tho speaker contcnded with earnest
ness and great ability that this unholy
alliance was more the fault of Mrs
Gilmer than DR.. Baker. lie read from
the 9TH chapter Of Proverbs to substan-
tiatc his positions, and won the dis
tinction of having been the first to
quote tho Biblo IN this case DIR.
Baker long resisted tho temptations
thrown in his face by this woman, and
instead OF seducing he had been Sc
duced. Her statement of tho circum-
stances attending her fall would never
convict him of the crime. Tho barrier
which conscience always sets up
against wrongs having been once bro
ken down tho unholY alliance, which
he, (the speakcr) did not condone, con-
tlnucd several years. Is she repen-
tant? Truth must precede repentance,
and If, as has been claimed, she is re-
pentant, she must first humble herself
before God and confess, II did it
Has shc done this? No. The truth is
she has not told and testified to the
truth.
MIR. Trigg next proceeded to pick
haws In her testimony and to draw the
mn Inc i.,y,t hot ~.
thing, and She had lied to Gilmer, she
would lie in others. His discussion of
this feature OF the case was character
lied by ingenuity and force and evoked
favorable comments from many specta-
tors your correspondent converSed with
subsequently.
Inc prosecution had attacked the
witnesses Tor the defense, but to no
avail There was no lack Of virtue en-
this side of the case. Thank God that
The prisoner had virtuous wife, and
That when ut the close of this prosccu.
ton the prison doors would open to
him,a rs the speaker believed they would,
he could so to the love and confidence
Of virtuous and loving daught. RS. Re
pcntance came to him If it did come
late. Ito was not nearly so bad as
painted. lie sought TO escape from the
woman who had ensnarcd him, and was
now learning what a woman's revenge
meant.
Mr.. Trigg defended tho witnesses for
the defense, including Dr. Clark, of
Iowa, and mercilessly scored DR.. Scott
Gilmer. brother OF Wyndham. lie
prodded and complimented his brother
Dan. by terms and got the crowd so
amused that the sheriff had to enioin
order on penalty of emptying the court
house OF everybody except the Judge,
attorneys, reporters, the prisoner and
the few relatives about him.
AT $50, tho usual hour for adjourn
ment, Mr.. Trigg suspended his remarks.
lie will conclude in tho morning.
Tomorrow Hon. John A. Buchanan
will close for the defense, and Judge
Frank Is. Hutton for the State. The
former is expected to do the "heavy
work. for the defense, and his speech is
looked forward to with great interest.
He is thoroughly prepared and will
attract great crowd
Judge Hutton is bright young law
yer. He served one term as county
judge of Washington, and was assistant
United States itorney for the Western
district of Virginia. His summing M
for the State will be an able effort.
EUROPE'S BREAD PROBLEM.
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