The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-09
DETERMINATION COMPLETED
II Of the Witnesses In The BakH-Gllmef
Case Tell Their Story.
TIE JURY, NOT DR.. BAKER, WILL HANG
The snmrnlag Up To Begin Tomorrow "hen
so,n. Brilliant Lawyers VIII Speak
pro and Con-Thc Evidence

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most sensational. II not romantic. storJ e'e'
hard in this country. has just been toi'
th,ourh the mouths of ninety-nine or on
hundred witnesses. The testimony Ia th'
now noted Baker Gilmer case was concluoe'
AMI. .st.rnosn. and the argument will begir
Monday morning nj O'Clock
TnE SUMMING Up
Four DAYS at least will be consumed IT
sneech making, the:e being five able lawyers
~, zach side. Mr. Wysor of the prosecution
a the brichtestl lights in the country. will
mem the discussion. He will be followed by
ssch men ne Hon John A.. Buchanan, mem
Ser of Congress from the Ninth Virginia dis
,,ict. Y Blair of Wytheville. and the
Triec Brothers, OF Abingdon Tho counsel
on both sides is very able indeed.
TIKI CAUSE or DEATH.
The attempts of the prosecution and de-
tense "a day have been 20 prove II possible by
uhat means Mrs. Baker csmo 10 her death
only three OF four witnesses were put on the
stsnd., among whom was expert DR.. George
WILEY. He said briefly: I" ! am q medical
graduate OF fifteen years practice
Mould a lady predisposed to accident and
10 nervousness about seven months period OF
,,regn apcy. the more likely to have nervous
snsfis lkeiv 10 end in commissions at such
period again? Would not that danger be IN.
creased II the patient is forty-four years OF
age lad had ten children and three accl-
dentsY"
Yes. heart trouble would have further CON-
plicated it.
NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
II Mrs. Baker died of arsenical poison some
of the symptoms, such rs vomiting. purging,
heat in mouth and throat. pain IN bowels. and
sometimes vomiting blood, but not ally
Necessarily some OF them would be present,
not necessarily all
IL Mrs Baker was seven or seven and half
months advanced. was nervous and jerking,
restleGsness. nauseOus. sweating of feet and
believed she was IN labor. no vomiting, nor
purging. no thirst. can You tell from these
symptoms the probable cause OF her death!
Witness And was IN good health up TO
three or four day? Then / will say she might
have died of trouble 10 Incidental pregnancy,
or by uriamc poison. or nervous exhaustion
of the brain. or Of the spinal cord.
II THIS THEN THAT
If sufficient arsenic had been given Mrs.
Baker 10 have produced redness all over the
stomach and death resulted, | think some of
the leading symptoms wonld have been mani
fest before death. AS the body was embalmed
five or six days after death. the injection of
elnbalming fluid by cavity process and by the
nose might not produce redness OF the
stomach by that process.
II the fluid contained arsenic corrosive sub
Intimate and death and strong solution,
think the coats OF the stomachs might have
been affected by it.
THE JURY MAY HANG.
The answer was very protracted and quail
fed. Everybody admits that the evidence of
Clark Baldwin and the last of DR.. Taylor
weakened the defense. from which they never
rallied
Dr. Baker will not hang, but it is believed
that the jury will.