Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-27
Mrs. Gilmer's Confession

G1rs. Gilmer's Confession.
a. Ab;ng3or, en- Thursday, In The tii2i CT
D.. 4teF, Gcr ,he murder o. his Hi'e, the
exc as.exam!retioG OF airs. Gilmsr wsE be-
CUR. she s:giad that size wsg sex In bed
81 the ;ire Ct N:c. Bakers death; that D..
Baker ses waiting ca her It the time So
her physician; .hss the visit OF d.. Raker
o. Saturday after his Hlie's death was, es
fsr IS she knew, prcsessicnal visit. Mrg.
Baker dad Tusoday and was buried Thu s.
day.
'Crlmina Intimacy" che spid, "oa-
swssa D.. Baksr and nysaif began
f7e yshgs $50 laat Augus'. Ha ssid
from lhe beginning that AL barriers
ehoud be burned aSsg.' By 'aho Begin
nin4' [ mean tne time that he q st mad,
lows to rae. old not know al frs. wha.
he mean. At ihe Tins he made the remark
q nct take it that be meart t. dest'oy
his 1iie There was Fever any egreemett
bt tt7een us about taking her lie BE told
me that che should not live t, see ihs b!,th
o;her child He made DO proposition to me
about destroying my buhbsnd TIL about four
ucnfbs eier his %ife's death. l went TO
| Pnlssk Gnd remained month. 1t Wae
at:er ny rotarn tlat the proposition was
ma.e TIE FIRST potson-bydrocyani acid
was given 10 ma for my husband more than
twelve months sf.er Mrs. Bakers dea b.
Ee gave lne arsenic The same month that be
oaye me the bydeocysuio acid. Hs itf5 TWO
| capsu!ss for my husbsnJ. Witnees stated
en- examsuf ton in chief tuas he had left
only ons
Il wro,e letter CT oondo!encs TO d..
| Base sna tne members OF bis fanily a: the
| time CT his wfe'd death. l meant every
| gord said. The lit er was ffcm my soul.
| Ieymes tl!zed with the eatlie family. did
! not kuo4 eny 3irg about the slate CT Mrs
Bsker's hta,th befors hsr deait, because /
sG pct seau her. kDo9 she was 10 labor"
| Witness was tlen ssked if MTs. Bskel's
| life had act bseD del p6i.ed Of on ttler occR-
s:ons sEal;sr 10 tie occasion of her 6eah.
Witness aaswelei: II did not tnioE ehe
| wss eny toora Halle to die tasn any other
delicate woman. did not think before her
'ast eickuess thai che was woman of frail
constitution. I did not vieit her often on
account OF .he runners throughout the neigh
borhood eb9ut 10y intimacy With DE-. Baker.
CID ret take his remark thst lis wife
shoul,: :ct see t5e birth Of her child CD
mesalng that be meant TO destroy hsr."
She Ses asked whe ther che would have
wtitan the letter OF coincidence TO tie dec.
tors fnmiy If she had btleved tbst be tock
hIs w fs's life for her saEo
Auswas II tlink /. would hsYe been aIill
moro alg duty in that CASE"
She coniInued: IL ho committed that
or!me fuE ny sage 1t was E1y dnsg t) do oil
oou,; TO console bis children.
II believed al the tine that he ad killed
bis wifs. Inever made any fslce statsmeats
to him, except in connection With poisoning
ms husbsrG. IsSo,o Ia the presence Of
ms m;nister thst thare 'hsd never bean any
criminal intimacy between Dr.. Baker and
nyseIi Has trying to cb!2i1 Mr.. Gilners
!oigivsuese. The reconciliation between
EIy Glims- and myself occurred about three
weeks sfer Dr.. RskeE's conviction. We
sre ncw living 'gether e5 mau and wife"
Tbs record Of tae circuit couit was then
cert TOR, aad It was proved that divorce
suit wee brought Last May to the Juoe rules
! by WyDdhan Gilmer against Margaret Gi!
rner, but that 70 further action had been
taken, and that sufficient t ms has elapsed
| fer tle eris to be depossd
| Mrs GiImer was then questioned egain re-
| earding tae criminal intimacy, whether it
ocmmsoced In Augrsl or Ost,ber, fTe years
sgo
She said that Il was 10 Oolobsr, hut that
|
| Gi,nisI's jsalouey Vas aroused and he &C.
nitd Dr. BaEer the privilege OF coming 10
oar house M. Giirner did not believe at
| f:st shat tlera Has any criminal l1iimscy,
| bnt thoug2t that my conduoa Eas iTa-
prudent"
Witness t1ea detailed The -anneF C, taair
clsndeeti1e mettiogs, the msnner OF eaeir
oorresDondsnoa g., all of which subatsnti-
silly ssrses With her testimony CT the fosmef
t.ial.
The eT,it!of tha deispse in this !iae OF
examination we're 10 prove that the ad-
gsnoss came from Mrz. Gilmer and not
FROM Dr.. Baker. One important point gain.
eli by the defense Was the statement by the
witness that there wss nothing to prevent
her intercourse with the doctor during the
life OF Mrs. Baker.
She was asked If shs had t,ld uythlng q t
the fo,me, trisl that she had not told this
time.
She alawc.ad that s5e had and that she
had t,!d some things then that she bad not
told before tSet her mind wss la such q
ststs hsfore that sha scarcely kneW what
che was Saying.
T6e witness vas eutj ,cted to mcst
eossh;sg examination as to t1e Fairmobt
fin. her ,e;ters, g, advances to the doctor
and Wcndham Gilner's knowledge CT the
| intimacy.
ta keep photograph Of Dr.. Baker. and va.
rjors presents from hlEa that when ne bo.
csme very Jealous of Baker he destroyed
ths photograph.
She admitted that many statements In
her letters were false; that che was trying
t, prevent DR.. Baker from desersipg her.
She was asked why was t she said In one
of her letters that she would "neves let him
rest till ahs Vas In his greet, big, loving