The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-08-07

don't say anKfhiag lever did was right
4 thought ne loved me. a:His course wa,
not rcry Courteous in making love to me
but ] could notaee. il that way then. Prio,
to FIRST advances Misconduct was that of q
courteous EeHtleuiifl, and no liberties ia.
ken. HAD the Utmost confidcncein him
He never emhraSeds or kissed me. he
knew that himself. Me did rub my hands
when was sick. ] looked OH the doctor
as AT. old gray -fleaded man, and between
the TING of The declaration oflove and the
criminal connection there was no intimacy
On his Grst declaration he got down on
his knees and asoWef his love, both of us
being much embarrassed, said nothing
/ let him kiss me. Part of the door was
open. I1eft ssbon afterwards. considered
kissing csiHfiflais but not SO then. cam,
state the exact tiine of this occurrence. DR.
B. dined with us that day. manifestations
#of love continued unfilthe doctor and fam
lily went to- Grayson county. l suppose
he took it for gfaHscd that loved him he
cause let dfm kiss me. i did not kiss
him he kisaedme in the mouth (laughter).
This may be langhabIc 70 some of you hut
II Is not to me.
] don't know When first told him Of my
love. Afterwards he.embraced andMssed
me and did the same. After criminal
intimacy began he Called often. He call
cd whch my husband was here. Last
simmer ] put ont d sign because 4hc doc
for vas denied admission by my husband.
put UP whitettowels inzthe wiild0w when
prudent for thcsductor toeome in the day
time. J. heard reports about three years
ago hearing them before my husband did.
Mr.. G. first believed The rumors when the
trouble in church came up. Mr.. G. often
told me I was imprudent, first telling me
this when ]. wcht driving with DR.. B. in
the spring three years ago. Twas selfwilled
and did not try to~keep from being impru-
dent. The doctor did not demonstrate but
was as blind MS was. Mr.. Gilmer never
believed the criminal intimacy until the
letters came out Dir. G. told DR.. B. he could
visit us as friend or doctor but must act
prldcntly. My friends kept the rumors
from me until Two fears ago. Mrs. Lizzie
Dove advised me TO act pradently and in
vited ME to join missionary society.
joined the society but did not stay long.
had good motives but did not feel then
that anything on earth could break off my
relations with DIR. B., l didn't join the
society as blind. was blinded so !
couldn't see my course was sin. deni-
ed it because othes penple thought it wrong
Dr. b. promiscdany husband TO stay away
about eighteen months before Mira. B's
death. The dUctor fUid my ltusbapdthat
he would not iniare ouf family for his
right arm. Sometimes the doctor would
stay all day. Aboutihe first Of July last,
about the time theschurch matter came
up, Mr G. came home from Sunday school
and met Bakerin the.parlor, and told him
that he wanted himsfo Mt once leave his
house and never come back that when he
needed him rs a physician or',any other
way he would tell him so. MIR. Gilmer
was very mad. Adjournment. -
Just rs the crowd was fling gut Col f.
S. Blair received Il Telegram iHfor ming
him Of the fatal injury of his son Pierce
Blair, at Max Meadows, who, while at
tempting to board freight train, fell
under the wheels, and both legs and one
arm were cut off.
Upon opening court In the afternoon,
Judge Ward ordered Sheriff Hughes, that
after to-day, lie must keepr everybody onl-,
side the bar excepting counsel, members
of The press and relatives of the prisoners.
Mrs. Gilncr resumed
Some one at Paramount betrayed me,
and Bro Carr and Joe Butt called on me
before the Investigation in the church. /
confessed everything except crirninality
Dr.. Baker got me to so to Paramount L
bought ticket to Dublin, came up to
Abingdon, thence to Bristol, and back to
Dublin. / did get on my knees to Carr
and Butt and promise to do better, but
never on my knees before; called on
heaven to witness my innocence from oil
criminality. I also kneeled at Mr.. Gilmer's
feet before them and pleaded not to be
separated frOm my children; was afraid
he would send me away; this was about
the time the Paramount matter came out.
Bro. Butt returned Sunday and ] took an
oath that there was nothing criminal III
that trip. Mrs. Dan Minnick never re-
moustratcd with me or told me / was dis
eracing myself; never told her that who
ever charged me with anything criminal
was damned liar; never, Hse such Ian
guage; the runners chased ME to be soci-
ally ostracised for two years and a-half.
The expression in the letters "Of DIR. b.
growing coldr were penned because he
was irving to make that impression on me
in order to gain me to do his will In De-
ccmbcr last MET DR.. b. and man in the
Abingdon road; l don't know Geo. Rat
cliff. stopped Baker to give him nfor-
nation about sickness in Mrs. French's
family; he Ind passed me. never said
then / would sink his soul in hell in less
than four months unless he did what l
wanted. / don't want to say that OF even
DR.. Baker, though he has ruined me for
ever and forever. / kept the letters until
got package and then destroyed them.
The private Office arrangement began alter
the church fair. Baker met me at the
private office, not in it; but not frequently.
The dogs bayed at him when he came OF
nights. am staying now at Mr. Gilmer's;
been there since last Monday.
Re examination.
NV husband gaveme permission te come
and see my little children; simply there
by sulferance and not ini n wIfely relation.
b: brought his wife. and children to my
house so that he could see me. The first
criminal act was done in my room; my nus
band was away, and was sick in bed.
Or. B. attended me as n physician. Mr.
Gilmer paid the doctor for professional
service. He gave me money to pay the
doctor. but he would not take it, saying
he would regard such action as stealing.
turned over to my husband a receipt for
s45 from the doctor, money which ne
wouldn't take. Ibought.a silk dress with
the same.
Attorney Wysor told me to go see my
little children; that it was none of Bakers
business or any one elses, after my ostra
clam Dr.. Bakers family remained on GOOD
terms with me through his influence. l