The morning call., 1893-05-06
LOVE AND DEATH.
Worthington Incited His
Wife to Murder.
"KILL, OR I'LL KILL YOU"
The Tragic Story of Great Crime Told
by Letters in the Dead
Mans Pockets.

Deyelopments Yesterday al the Coroner's
inouest show that the killing of Henry
Joseph Baddeley last Tuesday afternoon
at the Washington-street wharf by Mrs.
Iouisa Worthington is one full of sensations.
The witnesses who could not be found the
day before were all on hand at 2;30 p. NJ,
hut the officer sent into the prison for Mrs.
Worthingtou brought certificate from DR..
s. S. Stambaugh. stating that the prisoner
was too sick 10 appear.
Sergeant Mahoney, to whom had been
given a package of letters, photographs,
etc. by Baddeley at the wharf Just after he
had been shot, took the witness-stand and
delivered the papers 10 the Coroner, saying
that tile mortally wounded man exclaimed
upon handing them to the officer: Here,
take these They will throw some light
upon the affair If / don't live"
Then the inquest was adjourned until
Monday next at P. NJ
The letters tell The entire tale of Illicit
love- family broken mp. a husbands cow
aTdY threat and Wholesale deception on
both sides-all leading up 10 a wOman's
fatal act at last.
Baddeley had carefully preserved the doe
uments, although cautioned repeatedly by
Mrs. Worthington and her companion, An
ME Kelley, to destroy them.
To comprehend the situation they should
be taken consecutively. While Baddeley
was in Stockton with Mrs. Worthington he
assumed The name of Ii. Williams, and
some Of the letters are addressed to that
name. Mrs. WOrthington was known to
Baddeley and Annie Kelly as "Joblots,"
and almost invariably that name j. used
when she is mentioned in Annie Kelly's
letters She also signed herself in taat way
when she wrote to her lover.
Annie Kelly exp aims the lay of tie ground
here in San Francisco after the couple had
run away to Stockton by the following let
terssent TO Mrs. Worthington:
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6. 1898.
Dear Jobi0tS: l received your letter, and oh
how glad was. l would lave answered sooner
only don't feel very well at pieSenI and Kept
putting I of Till now, so l guess VIII begin.
Mr.. w. doesn't think you have gone with any
fellow, IFS the people That think mat. He says
that lie doesn't believe you would do any such
Thing. He has lots of faith In his Louise vet
He sayslbat you were never stuck on men very
much, and that Is why lie won't believe you are
wiiE any fellow. He asks every man. woman
aud child about ycu, and If they dOut know
ANYTHING lie VIII tell them all about 1t.
He took The police with h!m 10 the bank. but
they wouldn't tell them how much you had taSen.
They lold mem that you took little and left
some in, and that all about H. May won't
say anything about Harry being at The house.
She says she don't blame yOu but for you 10
look out for Harry. He might leave you in
lurch.
Dof was surprised, but he says he expected it
that was going. He says lie VIII break your
jaw. He says you were a devil and was always
10 for fun so now go ahead for all you are
worth.
Bob and the other officers say they thought as
much because We were always mashing from
the window. MalcOm's partner told VIII that
you aud l were on the corner Of Sansome and
Washington streets last Saturday night with
big fellow, and thai you and the big fellow went
uD Sansome street and that went up Washing
ton street.
Don! you be afraid Of him shooting Harry He
Is afraid Of The pistol himself lie thinks that
your mind Is unbalanced, because lie has been
telling you what good time lie had, while he
was away, vi b the ladies. think that he Is a
lille "nGtty" himself. Lizzie says that he was
always that way. She says that she is going 10
have a fight with him about something that
told her that he said about you. She says that
he might as well bring his bed down 10 her house
and sleep. He Is there three or four times day,
and IFS Tile same thing over and over She says
she Is tired Of him.
TAX about being watched I am right in It.
lie has detective following me all over. May
and ! went across the bay Sunday, ana he
thought lie had ou sure. He followed THAI day
himself, but We saw him. have fine time Of
II, you bet. 1 ct all the blame and trouble,
while you ale enjoying yourself.
Lizzie says thai all that is troubling VIII IS
10 gel rid OF Herbert and Julia, and l say the
same that Is, 10 get rid OF paying for HIM aud
the trouble lie IS, for he as much said 81 him
self. lie fook your picture and the children
away nom Inc ana LIZZIE, too. He went around
and asked tile men at all the trains aud depots II
Ihry saw any one looking Ike that picture.
They SAID no, bat at the Sacramento train they
said that they saw you and tie baby, so he has
gone tDere 10 look for you, and II you are not
there he is going TO Stockton, so look cut and
keep away from there.
can't send you any Of my pictures because I
didn't have them taken. / have something new
4 10 pay for. l kissed Herbert for you ana asked
him where mama was: He Will go TO mother
and say Here she Is" He's all light. | met
that foOl Ed The other night. He said the reason
lie didn't wait for me was that lie saw girl and
man and Iwo policemen standing on The corner
and he thought II was me and VIII waiting for
him. He says that lie wrote that letter TO Harry
and lie told some of The fellows In the shop ali
about Harry and you. / told you lie would Is
that so about Harry taking his brothers. suit OF
clothes? Ed wants Harry TO write 10 him "a lie
has lois 10 tell him. Lizzie says ior on 10 wre
10 her right away. Write 10 Mrs. Clarke, No. 2
.RNel street.
About This time Baddeley's sister Annie
sent him the following note of warning:
SAN FRANCISCO.
Henry: You may think yourself very much
OF man, but when that woman's husband
Tives In Stockton you may find out how little
you know. Mr. WOrthington knows where you
are and Is going to Stockton tomorrow. You
bad heiter leave that woman and get away as
soon as you receive this. a good horsewhip-
ping or a shot would be what you deserve; but
do not want our family dIsgraced, write o
warn you. You need not even look 10 any of
your family for help, for they dIsown you.
March Il, after Worthington had gone to
Stockton and brought his wife home, Annie
Kelly, tie ''go-between," wrote TO Baddeley
at Stockton. telling him how she went to
the Worthington house here to give q mes
sage from Baddeley to Mrs. Worthington.
In this letter she describes her visit as
follows:
said that I came for her cloak for a blind.
Joblots came 10 lhe door and he came too. He
was going 10 kick me downstairs, but he did not
get The Chance all The same. | don't think you
Will ever have her again. | think she Will stay
With him hereafter. You talked about that
party that | went with; now think Of her, say !;
Ihey are both alike; 1t is ti-for-taf. Now, you
said that when he got Tired OF me he would drop
me- now it.ls the same case; she got tired, so
look out Don't put too much faith in one you
love hereafter. Answer 10 3212 Fremont street,
10 my hight name this time.
Two days later Mrs. Worthington i'm
ploTed Baddeley to return.
San Francisco, March 16. 1893.
Dear Harry: ! sent you message asking you
TO come back. Won't YOU come back TO me, as l
am sick and alone? You Wont get arrested. IL
yon 90 not come, please send the check for my
Waich and ring. / cannot write any more now.
. Answer and please burn this. LOUISE.
. She also sent him this dispatch:
Harry Williams: Come back. Answer TO this
once II you will come. l am waiting
Up to this point the letters indicate that
she, in reality, was pining for his society
again, but now the plot thickens. She sends
the two next letters in rapid succession, de-
Glazing 10 Baddeley that her husband is
plotting to kill him, and has threatened to
1hoot her II she does not perform the deed.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1s, 1893.
Ma Dear H0rr,y- had n of m n