The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-01

hin her aS not i things didn't 10
right
II was coming home from my gar
den between twelve and one O'Clock.
and. aud ! met Dick Baker lie 81
To me- Mrs. Workman Dora ha,
raint herself said how, anal hc
SAID: she shot herself in the head
With pistol, and | know She i clean
gone: She ~aw me coming and She shot
herself"
The only person besides Baker and
his wife that heard the pistol fire was
Willie Autry. the sixteen Year old SON
Of Mrs. Workman. lie SAYS he WAS
saving wood i'm the ward near The
house and that Baker came 10 see his
wife, and brought her some candy:
that they Went iato he front room Of
the house, smut Doth doors. pulled
down the blinds. Some time later. hc
does not know exactly how much.
he heard Il noise aS If something had
fallen in the room. lie ran in the
back way and SAW Mrs. Baker. all
bleeding. come through The back
door of the front room and SIR, fen
to her knees almost lin the door lie
SAYS that before She could get NJ her
husband passed by her, through the
door. into the back room, and went
out into the yard
Them the wounded woman got up.
and leaned against the mantclpiece.
then she walked across the floor of
the back room. leaving Il trail OF blood
as She went. and falling twice before
reaching the door Little pools OF
blood marks the places where She fell.
She went out into the yard and fell
down ON Il chip pile. The people Who
had gathered were afraid 10 move
her until ordered 10 do So and the
woman lay upon the ground until
the arrival of DR.. j. w McGcc. in.
who had been Immediately summon
ed. Some kind hearted nciohbor COW
ercd her with Il shawl to keep Of ,bc
sun.
DR.. McGee says in regard to the mat
ter
Il went TO see the woman rs soon
as | could after being notified aud
found her wing on the ground ont ia
the yard. | had her carried into the
+ house and placed on Il bed. and | cX-
amined into the nature OF the wound.
! The shot was fired from a - caIibrc
! pistol. IT entered Just i'm front OF
\ the left ear, 4 little low and cam, out
4 on the right side Just before the auglc
/ OF the jaw. The throat was powder
/ burnt. showing that the shot was iir-
/ ed at close range"
On being asked If he thought from
the nature Of the wound thar The wo-
| man could have inflicted il, he sad
Il do not care TO be quoted on what
/ think
Baker, on being asked If he had
! anything To say in regard to the mat
/ ter. said:
"WeIl, I'd like to oct II STRAIGHT.
George Hunt. Of Buic's Creek. took
my wife and came 10 Raleigh with
her. ! think he went to Dunn and
staid one night with her and then
took her off, and | didn't know for
while where they were. / love her and
] don't deny it; ! can't help il. though
She has done me 50 bad. lie said
that he was going 10 take her where
she would never be heard OF again:
that's what / heard he said That
was about month ago | was i'm Raj
ci@h about two weeks ago. and ! met
/eb Hamilton. and he told me that She
was here, and ! went to See her for
| do love her. ] went 10 see her twice
last week and She seemed as Glad ~
see me as She could bc to see any
body. ! WenT to see her this morning
about one o'clock. | reckon II was /
went in where she was and we got
to talking and she said: Dick. may |
90 back home with you?" and / said
J on know. Dora. that ! want ynfi to.
but il don't look like its any use for
yon act 50 bad. and then she said
that il I'd let her 90 back She would
behave all right. and would treat me
right We talked q while and | cot
up and went INTO the back room 10
yet my hat. and / heard q pistol 90
Oft. and ] looked back and she had
ShOf herself. ] was 50 scared / didn't
know what 10 do. | went ont the
back way and went into the street.
and saw some negroes there and /
told them. Dora has kincd herself
While ! was talking To them she came
ont and fell down in the ward aad /
was 50 scared | didn't know what 10
DO. ] Went on down town. and met
Mrs. Workman. and | told her that
Dora had killed herself. And then
Went 10 barroom and bought u pint
Of whiskey 10 carry To friend in
Ilarnett county. and while was wait
ing for the train. they arrested me
and put me in here. God knows |
love that woman and if ! had had
any idea She had a pistol. this thing
never would nave happened She left
me about four years ago. and went
of with man named Arch Smith
and came 10 Raleigh and went TO " har
! hear is bad place. bat / loved her
50 good. | came and brought her back
and until she left this time She had
done very we'll There had been talk
about her. but | don't know of any
thing wrong. She is about % years
old and ! ann 81. We have been mar
lied thirteen years
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