The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-01
MR.. GILMER ON THESTAND
rHE INJURED HUSBAND TEsTIFIEs
The Defense Gaining Ground-Coroner Tay-
ior VIII Probably Testify To-
Day-yirginia Affairs.

AprvoDoy. VA. Feb. 29.-ISpecial. 1.-The
seventh day Of the Baker case has closed
Nearly all of the afternoon session was taker
I'D in testimony regarding the embainine o
Mrs. Bakers body and the exhumatior
twcnty-one months afterward. No new facii
were brought out. The testimony OF th'
undertaken and OF the several physicians thai
were present seemed to show that the exhuin
ing was done with decency and order.
THE INJURED HUSBAND TEsTIr1Es.
The chief witness examined to-day was
Wyndham X. Gilmer. the injured husband
lie was placed on the stand immediately aiter
dinner and his examination lasted untI lno
adlourning hour arrived. lis testimony ""'
In substance rs follows;
DIR Baker attended me twice az my phy-
stefan. The last time was during nv SICK
ness two years AGO. | TOOK some hPulu hu-
lnir istered by spoOnfuls. also TOOK TWO cap
sult 3. as well as | can remember, one "po"e
So'elock and the other about !. After taxing
the last CAPSULE | experienced burning
senat ION ia my stomach. There was also u
twitc, ing in my limbs ! soon began TO
yomit and purge Dr. Baker came ne1i
morn, " and asked me how felt. told
him /. fought that If / had taken another
csrsule / would have been dead. III was
about Z, 20 weeks before | got out again. l
suffered rom intolerance of light after taking
the capsu les Dr. Baker had been my family
physician for eight or ten years
HAD no Suspicious.
I'm to 4 he time Of my sickness had never
seen anyth ing between him and my wife that
led me To elieve that any criminality existed.
i saw thing that thought improper. but did
not think there had been any criminal in
timacv w ien the reports of the intimacy
becan TO lie circulated IN the neighborhood I
went 10 DR. Baker and told him that reports
were being circulated that were calculated
10 bring disgrace on my wife and
family. and that he must keep away from
my house. n seemed 10 be much surprised
and arose from mis- seat and said: 'Wyndham
Gilmer. / swea T. God | would defend your
family as soon as | would my own. and love
YOU as a brothe. If these reports are being
circulated. we must trust TO God 10 mend
.bem. | told him that he must when he
came to my house come SIMPLY as
other gentlemen came. | found MIN on
another occasion at my house in the paror
with my wife. lad a stick IL my hand. and
I told him that / cit like breaking 1t over his
head lie began o beg and went out 10 his
horse and left Th is was. as well as remem-
Der. the last time b was at my house before
nv sickness. / did MT want him to treat me,
but my wife begged me to let him do So"
THE CBoss EXAMINATION.
On the crOSs-e1i lu lnhtlOD Tue WllueSS Sdlu.
II didn't hear ali out the Paramount cpl
sode till after my VIC ness. ! allowed her TO
keep Bakers pilot oRraph till after heard
about the Fairmol mt affair. when | tore 1t
up | saw no impr ,priety IN her Keeping the
gold pen, as she W ON 1t on bet about
word | asked Bak err II be had given the
pickle-stand to my rfe: and he said be had;
She told me that she and Howard my son, had
bought the gold wa ch with Jersey heifer
that she had The befer was given her by
Dr. Baker. DR.. VILE y came TO see me on
Friday or Saturday al ter ! took the capsules
on THURSDAY night. IA made diagnosis of
my case and said was rherlng from nervous
prostration and would = out IN "A few days II
| would follow his drec tons and keep quiet
that / could do more I, Or myself than doc
tors could do for me. old him all my sym
toms. Ny brother DR.. SCOTT Gilmer, came
10 see me on Sunday. Ht' made diagnosis
OF my case and changed the medicines.
THE DEFENSE GAINS GROUND.
Witness stated that he WI mt TO Bristol and
the Paramount episode; that he
Thought at the time that 1t Was very bad"
that there had been adultery; that when he
came back she admitted that she went to
Bristol with the Doctor and registered under
an assumed name. but that size protested IN
the presence of her minister that there had
been no adultery and he took her back as his
wife.
Hon. F. S. Blair made strong speech in
reply TO an objection on the subj ect of collu-
sion on the part of Gllmer.
The defense certainly gained ground to-day.
DIR. Taylor will probably be called to the
stand tomorrow.