The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-13

tan man (pointing to tho prisoner)
left the sacred scenes, left his little
children, and clasped this woman in
his arms and said he would have come
yesterday, but brother Carr came and
stayed all night at his house. And
yet we are met by the defense with the
exclamation that there is no reason for
the prisoners guilt. The man who
would do that would feed his wife ar
senic with spoon.
The question is not in the indict-
ment, but in the theory of this case.
He first took advantage of that wo-
man, while she was on the sick bed.
They went on in their lewdness. The
time came when they must remove all
barriers, they formed a conspiracy
with the common design to murder
Mrs. Baker, and Wyndham Gilmer
Mrs. Baker met her portion of the de
sign. Mrs. Gilmer, feared and delay
ed, and her husband still lives. The
defense may abuse Mrs. Gilmer, as q
painted harlot, but an angel from be-
yond the stars could not have come
here, and told a truer, sadder story,
Where is there the slightest breath Of
suspicion on her until John A. p.
Baker crossed her path? What did he
say when Mr.. Butt had him in the
ecclesiastical court? He said that the
charges on Mrs. Gilmer was an infa-
nous lie, that her character was above
reproach, that she was as virtuous as
an angel in heaven. Mrs. Gilmer con-
fessed. How is it with DR.. Baker?
Did Mrs. Gilmer tell the truth? That is
the question that sounds above all else
in this case. Even if her statements were
doubted, the confederation is the most
complete that marks the annals oil
Virginia jurisdiction. Notwith
standing her confession, they abuse
her and charge that she fixed the date
of her criminality with DR.. Baker in
order to shield her child, John Baker
Gilmer, from the charge of an illegiti
mate birth, Where is the evidence
No evidence to this effect has been ha(
here. The charge originated with the
counsel for the defense. Her test
mony stands before you clear as thu
sun, clear as the moon and terrible al
an army with banners.
Thirteen years ago, Wyndham Gil
mer brought here beautiful brid,
from Pulaski. The prisoner meets he
first at Maple Grove; he was smittei
with her from that day. He gainet
, step by step upon her affections, AM
in the hour of her sickness took advar
tage of his position as family phys
clan, he passed the Rubicon, and sh
: is a ruined woman. How is her stor,
= corroborated? Baker was at Gilmeri
the night Gilmer took those capsules
! witnesses saw him there. Was he no
at her house the morning of the buria
/ of his wife? He was there. Miss Nan
ME Jessie testifies to it. He told hi
: paramount that Mrs. Baker took tn
? poison with all the confidence of Ii
, tie child. DR.. Washington never toll
a single soul of his selling DR.. Bake
? prusic acid-he told the the Common
$ wealth's Attorney-yet Mrs. CLINE
S knew it. How did she know it? d
Baker told her. Again, in CORRIDORS
9 ton, these letters stand like ligh
house to guide the ship-wrecked sailC
I into port of safety. The letters bea
l upon their face the evidence of trutl
$ Baker is guilty OF u double crime, tt
g murder of his wife, and unborn bah
r The case is made out against him eve
. without the expert testimony. III
t evidence is not all circumstantial. "
e have proven the threats of DR.. Bake
n that his wife should not live to see ii
e birth of her child There Is somethir
It strange about the death bed.
e Is there another in the county wi
Q would sit there as he did and do not
t ing to relieve her. They say she die
n of heart disease, etc. DR.. Clark is IL
e only man who pronounced it hea
it disease. Who else said it? YC
y might as we'll search for the tomb
It Moses, or the cradle ofour God. The
Il bring theories to ere ate doubt, not
0 prove innocence. Embalming flu
IS was injected before Mrs. Baker scarce
Q got cold, although it was opposed
n the dead woman and by her childre
l. Why did he have the trunk embalme
e and the sweet face ilnd delicate arr
e left unembalmed? Why, if tn
it sought to preserve her was she not p
If in metallic case2 The jury, COZ
t. posed of honest yeo many, is the on
'. refuge for such violations. Upho
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