The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-01

ABINGDON, Feb. o.-[Spcciall-The
seventh day of the Baker case has
closed. Nearly all the morning session
was taken up in testimony regarding
the embalming of Mrs. Bakers bodv
and the exclamation twsnty one months
afterward. No new facts were brought
out.
The chief witness examined TO-DAY
was Wyndham Il. Gilmer, the injured
husband. lie was placed en- tho stand
immediately after dinner, and his
examination lasted until tho ad iourninp
hour arrived.
His testimony was in substance as
follows:
"Dr. Baker attended mo twice as NV
physician. The last time was during
my sickness two years ago. took some
ilquld administered by spoonfuls; also
LOOK Two capsules, as we'll as | can re-
member, one at about o'clock and tho
capsule experienced burning seusa-
ton i'll my stomach; thore was also a
twitching in my limbs. soon BEGAN
to vomit and purge.
DIR. Bakcr came next morning and
asked mo how l felt told him
thought thati il had taken anothercap-
sule would have been dead. 1t wa,
about two weeks before got out again.
l suffered from intolerance of light after
taking the capsules.
'Dr. Baker had been my family phys
lclan Tor eight Or ten years. Up to the
time of my Sickness had never seen
anything between him and my wife that
led me TO believe that any criminalitv
existed. / saw things that | thought
improper, but did not think that there
had boon any criminal intimacy.
when tho reports of tho intimacy
began to DO circulated in the neirhbor-
hood went to DE-. Baker and told him
that reports were being circulated that
were calculated to bring disgrace on NV
wife and family, and that he must keen
away from my house. lie seemed TO be
much surprised. and arose from his rest
and said 'Wyndham Gilmer, l swear to
God would defend your family as soon
as would my own, and love you as q
brother III these reports are being cir
culated we must trust to God to mond
them told him that he must, when
he came to my house, come simply "a
Othor gentlemen came.
II found him on another occasion at.
my house i'll tho par]or with my wife. /
had SUCK in my hand, and told him
that felt like breaking it over his head.
lie began TO beg and went out, took his
horse and loft. This was, as we'll as |
remember. tho last time he was ~ INV
house before my sickness. Ididn't want
him to treat mo, bat my wife begged me
TO let him do So
Cross didn't hear
DhOnt tho Eni
my sickness. l allowed her to keen
Bakers photograph till after heard
about tho Paramount affair, when tore
1t up. saw no improperly IN her keep
Ing the gold pen, Us She had won ID on n
bet about word
81 asked Baker if he had given tho
pickle stand to my wife, and he said
that he had. She told mo that she and
Howard, my son, had bought the gold
watch with jersey heifer that She had.
The heller was given her by DR.. Baker.
Or. Wyloy came to see me on Friday or
Saturday after took the capsules on
Thursday night. lie made diagnosis
OF my case and said was suffering from
nervous prostration and would be- ont in
few days If would follow his direc-
tions and kesp quiet; that could do
more for myself than doctors could do
for me. told him all my symptoms.
my brother, DR.. Scott GIlmer, came
to sec me on Sunday. He made dag
nosis OF my case and changed the medi-
cines"
The witness stated that he went TO
Bristol and investigated the Fairmount
episode; that he thought at the time it
was very bad-that there had been adul-
tory; that whom he came back she ad-
mitted she went to Bristol with tho
doctor and registered under an assumed
name, but that She protested to her min
lister that there had been no adultery.
and he took her back as his wife.
Hon. IF. S. Blair made strong speech
in reply TO an objection on the subject
OF collision on the part of Gilmer.
Dr. Taylor will probably be called to
the stand tomorrow.