Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-09-04
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A letter from Abingdon says Dr. Baker, un-
talkative manner that characterized him
when praeticing physician, and has not bro
ken down, even for moment since he was
arrested. Prof. Jas. A. Davis and the other
two brothers of Dr. Bakers late wife, have
published card analyzing the evidence and
declaring it insufficient to prove that he pois-
oned her. Prof. Davis states his confidence
that on new trial such evidence will be pro-
duced as will acquit Dr. B. of the charge OF
having poisoned her. They adopt the theory
given in the story of the trial published in the
VINDICAToR last week, that DR.. Baker prom
ised his paramour, Mrs. Gilmer, to perform
all sorts of crimes that would enable her to
marry him, but intended to perform none OF
them.
When A. NJ. Stinson, General Agent of the
Big Four Railroads Ga brother law Of Presi
dent M. E. ingalls, of the G. & o. and Ii. A
Christey, drummer, awoke in a sleeper Oh
the Big Four train entering indianapolis. they
found that their clothes had been stolen. They
wrapped up in sheets and when the train stop
ped ran into the railroad eating house and tele
House. When the hotel hack arrived the
men rushed hastily to it and two lady passen-
gers who were inside of it, put their hands tC
their faces and uttered scream after scream
The unfortunate men turned to rush back to
the eating house and fell over each other on
the walk. Another hack was gotten and the
men got to the Bates House.
Five years ago the tive-year-old daughter of
r. E. Hanna of Greenbrier county, w. Va,
swallowed a quarter of dollar. She has
suffered from bad cough ever since. Last
week she was siezed with nausea, during
which she threw up the money 1t stuck in
her throat, but she finally got it up. The
money is black and only about one-third as
thick as originally, and about two thirds in
width; one way it is as long as at first. The
edges on the even sides were thin and very
sharp, but broke off in washing. The eagle
stars, etc., on the coin can be seen very
distinctly.
John Myrick of Kingman county, Kansas,
had piece of rented wheat land near the
village of Norwich, some distance from his
home. He went there cut and stacked the
crop and returned home. The people Of the
Norwich neighborhood did not know him by
sight The next day man giving the name
of Myrick appeared at Norwich, hired hands
and carts, had the wheat threshed and deliv-
cred to buyer, pocketed the money, and then
disappeared on an evening train. The real
Myrick when he came to thresh the wheat got
a surprise.
In their votes last week, Front Royal, War
ren, went dry for the second time by So ma
jority, and Pulaski by 100 majority. The
Front Royal Gazette commenting on the re-
suit of the election there says: "Since the re
strictions of local option have been in opera
ton here, Front Royal has been more orderly
the number of criminal cases have greatly
diminished and the town has had its greatest
growth and development
Rebecca Rubinstein, a Russian emigrant ar
rived in New York Friday, from Odessa,
bringing with her her twenty -four children
Their ages range from one to twenty. five years
The Rubinsteins are in good circumstances
and will settle in that city. The father OF
this interesting family also accompanied
them to this country. Mrs. Rubinstein is
forty-ive years old and is still plump and
pretty.
Pastor Moore of the South Meriden, ct.
Roman Catholic church is so convinced of the
evil results of mixed marriages that he has
refused to administer communion to any OF
the young girls of his congregation who were
known to be receiving the attention of Pro
testant young men. OF the % such marriages
that have occurred in his parish he found, on
examination, that not a child attends any
church.
An English bridegroom has been fined for
disorderly conduct during the marriage cere-
mony. He was very shy and nervous, and in
order to screw his courage up to the sticking
point he quietly took out flask while the
clergyman was reading the eXhortation, and
INDUCED in nip. The church was pretty
dark, and he thought no one saw him, but in
this he was mistaken. The result was a fine
of So and costs.
The q. S. Government experimenters in
making rain by exploding dynamite in bal
looms in the skies, report great success near