Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-04
The Baker Trial.

In the Baker-Gilmer poisoning case at
Abingdon yesterday testimony wss intro
duced going to chow the exchange Of notes
and letters under fictitious names between
Dr.. Baker and Mrs. Gilmer, the transmission
of medicine from DR.. Baker to Mrs. Gilmer,
and the meetings between the two at Fair
mount Hotel and elsewhere. Articles of
iswe!ry belonging to Mrs. Glmer were
identified IS having been purchased by Dr..
Baker.
OF the trip 10 Fairmount HOTEL Bristol.
Tenn, II. Aiken, the clerk, said: Saw DR..
Baker there did not see Mrs. Gilmer there;
registered MIS-. Emma Gordon, Roanoke, by
csrd that day DR.. John a. P. Baker regis
tered Just under Mrs. Gordon satd she wsa
patient OF his and seked that she have
room S. near his 80 possible. gave her
room 116 and him 118 Mrs.. Gordon left
next morning after breakfast. l tbiuk D.
Baker left after dinner the some day. He
told me- be would settle ali the bills and did
go. Size was heavily yelled. That wss on
February Is, 1890
One witness testified to seeing DR.. Baker
kiss Mrs. Gi!mer on two cccaslons. WyDC-
ham Gilmer, buebaDd OF the woman in tie
case, testified to The effect OF Bakers CAP
su!es, aud related an incident OF his order.
log Bsker out OF his house. He Is man of
ordinary appearance, shout forty-fve yssrs
of ago. and said Dr. Baker was hia family
physician When he got sick Baker gave
him a certain kind OF capeu'e which made
him very sick. He told the doosor that an
othsr would have killed hin. Other physi-
cisns we're called 10, who said change of
medicine was necessary. as soon as a
,to q , ID hcgr be- tor mi Rnt
. er ontt attending him. He forbade him com-
iug 10 biz house sgai1. It has been more
| thar twelve months since he told him TO STOP
Dt. Scott Gilmer, Of RUssel,, Bis brother,
statld that he advised change o. treat
u elt, nader which his brother imIne diately
recovered.
Jossph II. Butts esid Ia substance: wss
sent 10 Dr.. Baker By the presiding elder az
ms OF OF this circuit OF the Methodist
| Episcopal Church South, and cass-leedey
steward. Had q private conversation !;
" ant up into the garrett Of Hopaker's store;
said I suppose you will be surprised 20
kueT that this Ia sDaut you ard Mys. ell
me-. Reports sFe irjnring you, the church
sad both fsmiilae nd9ised him that hs had
better s'ay ep.iraly away from Gilmes'e
! femi y, tut that jf he would not do go to be
! yery prudent. He eaid ne was Gilmer's
| family pbyalciaD that Gilmsr had put his
{ family under his hands, and he would protect
! bin; that he wes as iDnccans az or sn9el
10 heaven that be would not desist, hia
practice YVES his meat aud bread Mrs. Gil
ner wss q LADY above reproech and be gss
| O gentleman. He aereed tbs. be would hs
mo:e pradent was &C Dr.. BAKERS ncnse
| the 0ay OF the burial went early n Lne
| uorripe; saw D.. Baker, tsikeG with him
| 10 hie room went at the reCusst Of MI
! Lewis Clark, gho said bs wss ell broken
up: went fret and looked ST corpse. No one
! esa present. He Vas walking the floor; shoak
| hands and he broke dowr; we set dowr; con-
sole6 him all cou9, told him | was very
! much assonishad end shocked nc her death.
Ee hsd told me- before size CEs unwell, but
said she VS. raised up IN bed end she re-
marked che wGs afraid she wss going to have
a oonvulsicn egsin. He laid her down and
asil d a.. o1e no. gave Ter an ljecticn
| OF noTphs and che died im immediately after
| He impressed ne ss q man. week SITTER
ward, who was taking the death and less OF
his wife very lightly: his appearance was
jovlsl and lively, no g'isi, Distress or sorrow
appeared.
An Abingdon druggist testified to aellipg
Dr.. Baker two draus OF prussia sc'6, the
largest quantity he had ever sold. C5urt
| .han adjourned. Interesting ard important
developments are expected to-day.
Everybody Is anxious to hear from the
expert, Dr. Taylor. of Richmond, who ex-
humed Mrs. Bsker's body and made post
mortem OF It. It mas been reported that be
will testify that her stomach contained
poison, but mo- enough 20 havs killed her.