Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-08-05
THE BAKER -GILMER TRIAL
THE WRONGED HUSBANDTES-
TIFIES.
Raker demonstrated with, hut
said ne Was Innocent as the
Angels in Heaven-TOOk His
wife's Death Lightly.

said ne Was Innocent as the
Angels I'm Heaven-TOOk His
wife's Death I.ightIy.
BRISTOL, Aug. 3 The Baker-Gilmer
trial which was resumed today is attract
ing spectators from all directions. Many
witnesses testified today in behalf of the
prosecution. Everybody is anxious to
hear the expert DR.. TAYLOR, of Richmond,
who eyhumed Mrs. Bakers body and
made tost-mortcm examination of it.
1t is reported that he will say her
stomac' contained poision. but not
enough to have killed her. The testi-
money of Mr. Gilmcr, the wronged hus-
band OF Mrs. Gilmer. is anxiously awaited.
OF the large number examined today,
the first five simply testified concerning
the seven letters written by Mrs. Gilmer
to Baker and by him to her. Fictitious
names were used and the missives were
were received at Abingdon. Montgomery
Switch, Wallacc's Pulaski, Ncwbcrnc and
by hand.
Of the trip to Fairmount Hotel Brs-
tol, Tenn, J. II. Aiker, the clerk said:
Saw DR.. Baker there did not see Mrs.
Gilmcr. She registered Mrs, Emma Cor
don, Roakoke, by card. John A. Baker
registered Just under Mrs. Gordon, said
that she was patient OF his and asked
that she have room as near his as pos
sibc. gave her room l6 and him 1873.
Mrs. Gordon left next morning after
breakfast | think DR.. Baker left after
dinner the same dav. He told me he
would settle all the bills and did so. She
was heavily yelled, was IA; her tall and
rather OF a light built. That was Feb,
ruary, 1890
Mr.. Pobst, jcwcler at Abingdon, said
said he sold Dr. Baker several OF the ar.
ticlcs of jcNclry that Mrs. Gilmer testi'
fed OF having been from him Baker,.
REMoNSTRATED WITH.
Joscyh H. Butts testimony was very
interesting and valuable. lie said ii
substance:
81 WAS sent to DR.. Baker by the Pre-
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lhe Mclh"diS' il''Sc"pa' N""'e" '"u'"
and class leader and steward. We ha'
a nrivatc conversation and went up int,
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better stay entirely away rom "''n'I
family but tnat II nc wo"iu' w y" :,
bc very prudent: lie sa'o ,:, ne was WI WI
mer iamlly phSsieia,. ','"' ''''''', n'
put MS family nnaer MS ''ahus' anu .''i' ,'
he Baker wouid Proteet tl'Ln, an"' II
was innocent as an anHel III ~. 'e''.n' au
that nc weu'o not "es's'' ms ""t.'. r:i.
being MS meat ana p'eau; Mls. ",''n'
was '"uS euo'S
gentleman no" 'ou'u u u. o'"I 'e'
sic "",l"s "n p.i.o,,;2 II. ao-oo
that he would he more pruden
Saw DR.. Baker, talked with him IN h
room went at tne request o' Nl'S. ~"
W. srst % ond T Looked At the corpse n
one else being present. He was walkin
the floor. We shook hands and he brol
down. We sat down. | consoled hi
all could; told him | was very mut
astonished and shocked at her deaf
He had told me before she was nnwe
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said she was raised up IN bed, and 81
remarked she was afraid she was goir
to have a convulsion again. he lald n
down and said, Dear, | hope not. Ga
' her an injection of morphia, and she di'
immediately after the hypodermc inle
ton. He impressed me as man, we
atterward, who was taking the dea
" and loss of his wife very lightly. HIS q