The morning call., 1893-05-05
Wortllington May Be Held
for Murder.
HE FOUGHT WITH BADDELEY.
A Charge That He Compelled His
Wife to Shoot Her LoVer-ier
Gushing Letters.

the young mans existence.
Worthington, who has been coached by
his lawyer. has little to say about the
matter.
MY lawyer has told me to keep my
mouth shut, and I'm going to do it." be said
when interrogatsd by CALL reporter last
night.
But you said on the night of your wife's
arrest that you would have killed Bad
deley If your wife had not done the work"
81 did. and my lawyet tells me that was
- fool for having said anything of the
kind"
"Did you purchase pistol for your wife
n few days before the shooiing?"
Il believed that my life was in danger
and that she also was menaced. l carried
pistol and she had one. That's all have
to say"
But Worthington said more than that
He said: 81 went home on the night before
the shooting and found my wife disturbed
in mind. / asked her whether Baddeley
had been toImenting her again. She re-
piled that she had met him on the street,
and that lie called her dirty cat, and told
her that if she did not go with him he
would tell everybody that they had lived
together in a house OF ill-fame in Stockton.
Then she ran away.
lHuh5hb ~ vas dOOQb AiUlb u pHt all
end TO this thing, ana went out to thrash
Baddeley. | found him at Harry Maynard'S
saloon Oh Stock ton street, and told him that
il he did not cease tormenting Mrs.
Worthington | would make ii hot for him.
He told me that he would do as he pleased,
and Struck me on tile head"
Worthingt0n then removed his hat and
displayed a small sore IN the center of a
bald spot on the top of his head lii said
that the wound was inflicted by BaddeIey,
who he thought wore ring on the hand
with which lie struck him. Baddeiey he
said, then ran away.
Mrs Worthington had likewise been talk
ing with her lawyer.
She was lying on cot in the hospital of
the City Prison when the reporter entered,
and 10 every question asked her replied:
''Go and talk TO my lawyer"
Harry Maynard was seen at his Sporting
Palace, an old two-story frame building on
Stockton street, and was questioned about
the quarrel between Baddeley and Worth
iugion the night before the murder.
Don't know the first thing about 1t, Pm
sure. Don't know neither of the gentle
men. If they fought around here ! know
nothing about it, lie said.
The father Of The murdered man firmly
believes that Worthington is responsible
for his sons death. He scouts the story of
the persecution of the woman told by
Worthngton on the night Of the murder,
and says that his son and The woman met
nightly. More than that. Mrs Worthngton
wrote letters to the young man in which
she called him duck" darling" and
pet"
''Sne sent him a valentine" said the old
gentleman, ION which she had written,
Love laughs at locksmiths' Here is hat
lining which she embroidered with his
initials.
Henry called her my girl and he did
not know for a long time that she was a
married woman. When Worthington called
upon us and told US that she was his wife
we said nothing to hurt his feelings, but
told him where she could be found"
= The District Attorney has been in
formed that few days ago WOrthingtOn
compelled bis wife to swear that she would
kill Baddeley the first time she saw him,
and that on lie following day messenger
called upon Baddeley with note from tho
woman asking him 10 visit her at once. He
did as requested and Mrs. W0rthiDgton shot
at him.
This information was given to the Dis
trict Attorney by the Baddeeys, who say
that N a few days they will be able to sup
pement it with Information that will war
rant the artists arrest for murder as an
accessory before the fact.
The COroDer's inquest over Baddeley's
body was commenced yesterday at4 80 p. NJ.
The deputies were greatly perpIeXed by
their inability to find two important wit
nesses for whom subpenas had been is
sued.
TIE witnesses were Annie Kelly of 3
Vincent street, The whiIom friend and COM
panion of Mrs. WOrthinston, and Frank
Clarke. the avowed acquaintance of all par
ties concerned in the case. He had given
his address as the King House, corner of
Fourth and Howard streets. and had been
reported as having been employed at the
Grove-street IneRter, but the police sought
these two people all the morning in vain
and the CorUneI's deputies were unable 10
find them.
Tie report was circulated and given
creGence that the missing witnesses were
Intentionally keeping out Of the way at the
nsilgatiOn OF those who sympathlZe with
Warrington.
There were only six jurors present at the
opening of the inquest, and one of them
was excused because he was a member of
the National Guard.
another man. and after he had been secured
the jury fled downstairs to view the body.
AT this point the sensation of the after
noon occurred.
Benjamin Cohen, a Monigomerv-street
tailor, str0lled in out Of curiosity. He is not
unlike William Worihington in build and
appearance. and old white-bearded John
Baddeley, the father Of the murdered man,
thought young Cohen was Worthington.
With a livid countenance. his whole frame
quiyering with uncomfortable rage, the old
man leaped across the room in savage,
panther-ike fashion. plainly intent upon
viciousy assaultng Cohen. Officer Cour-
neen was too quick for him. however. and
forced him back into his chair.
There was not more frightened man in
the city at that moment than Mr.. Cohen.
Mr. Baddeley was afterward searched, but
no weapons were found upon him. The
officers kept a strict watch upon him during
the remainder OF the proceedings, for he
was considered dangerous.
Lawyer W. w. Foote was OF hand in the
interests of the accused woman, bat his
services were not brought into play during
the session, as neither Mrs. Worthiugtou
nor her husband were placed upon the
stand. The testimony was confined to
proving the fact ana circumstances sur.
rounding the death.
DR.. A. p. O'Brien was the first witness.
II lie submitted his report OF the autopsy III ade
upon the body, and section of the spinal
column showing one of the bullet wounds.
1t was his opinion that either of the bullets
that entered on the right side would pro-
duee death. He testified that Baddeley died
from internal hemorrhage resulting from
gunshOt wounds.
Police Surgeon w. L. Berry testified
about the treatment of Baddeley when he
was taken to the Receiving Hospital, the
extraction of the bullets and dressing of
the wounds.
Police Officer Mcmahon when put under
oath said that when be was taking Badde-
ley to the Receiving Hospital in the patrol
wagon the wounded man told him there
were letters and papers in his room at 1406
Folsom street tnat would explain every
thing about tie case.
These letters. papers, cards and photo
graphs are now in the hands of the Prop
eriy Clerk at police headquarters, and al
though they were produced in a package at
the inquest yesterday they were not read in
evidence and Officer McMahon took them
back and locked them up again last night
Baddeley, the father, according to the at
taches Of Chief Crowley's Office, hast been
making himself obnoxious for the last
forty-eight hours, charging that the papers
bave been spirited away, and making all
kinds of threats.
They have been lying in the property
room all the while. They contain twenty
nine pages of writing. six envelopes, one
tai a at,.f LIZ L.