The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-07
Such is the Statement Made by
Barker'S COunSel--RectOr Makes
aStatement Denying His Guilt.

Arlington. y. j., Feb 1.-THE Barker
Keller case continues To be an all-absorb-
ing topic OF interest The Commercial
Gable company OF New York. by which
Mr. Barker Is employed mas engaged
counsel for him, and pledges itself 10
stand by him to the end The attorneys
are yredenburg. Wall 4 Van Winklc.
No Exchangc place, Jersey city.
Mr. Van winklc and Barker had a con-
ference Of over two hours in The Jail Bar
ker made statcment which was taken
down ny 4 si-nographer After the CON
ference Mr. Van WinISic said:
my client viii have the sympathy oi
every honest man when the details of
this shooting are known. Ills wife told
him The truth She IS not suffering from
hai.nrlnations. She Is sane. Her charges
are true ard we will prove them In
court No husband ever had a greater
cause 20 take vengeance into his own
hands.
I'VE shall charge. cr.minaly. the min
tsfer with attacking her. IL Is not too
late The limitation does not expire until
next Aprl We mill bring the charge be-
fore that lime.
.she confessed first 10 a woman friend
Just arer The offence. II was through
fhis womaIS the husband heard of t more
than a year after the crime WAS COM
mitled Barker demanded an. xplagation.
OF the story from his wife. She con-
iesscd.
.ile went out and shot this man Who
ran laA,nc himg Iic win bc acquitted.
Will. TELL THE STORY
".l..s woman 20 whom ihc confession
was made win go UPON the stand gnd tell
exactly he same story that Alrs Barker
told Ia her husband ius. before The tras-
edy We have ntiNr Witnesses Ia Sltb-
eiant.ni slic STORY. car propf II 30 4plsi-
rive tlnat We Wiil charge the minister
with the crlrns. ANA he will be tried Tor
81 n he Furvives
''These psvpie who ARE trsing 10 make
capital c,5t 81 iiie fnci fisat slle 1il ret.
tell her husband fot H or Is months
after the assault do not stop "a think of
Jrhe serousress ~ the whole thing. Any
woman would hesitate TO charge that she
had been attacked by miuistor. know
ing thai ID would result In great publicity
and shame tor hcrsrl'.
Mr. Brrker is thoroughly normal IN
condition Nobofv can say vhnf an in-
dlvidual shorld 90 under the rarriblc cir.
eunnsianccs that confronted the woman
Tohooy has the tight 10 moraiize on sen
erslitics
There - no 1ouh, N my mlnd that
Keller cormltied The assault since tren
che he's heen m lnvaiid ana subject TO
u~rvoueress and Ats OF hyHer'a
Il am prepare 10 slsbstaufiate eterv
feature ~ Mrs. Barker's charges 4 do
ROT care 10 give tho names or my Wit.
resres AZ present or the lines urnn
which they viii testify But We vii
show that she was wronCed and that
her sOnerings then began.
RECTOR KELLERs STATEMENT.
For ihc frst time since he was shot
Mr. Keller has made statement con
eefning the alleged cause ~ the ffag.dv.
lie made this statement through hs
physician and pcrsonai friend. pr Piinf
Barrier.
"lD ever rousciDus moment am
yreylnx God 10 forgi,c Barker. r,, man
di1 not know how wrong te was. lie
war n1isied-- wofuiiy mislef
There vas never The siightesi ground
for hts wifes accusa.io against me 7
<ae never IN Barker house under such
conditions - have been mentioned. have
never visited afnpnR thc DarlshiOners aF
much ~ 4 ought 10 have done they tel
me-. and certain n g. that l Was never
ir tho habit ~ going 70 Barker's huuse
Vhcl Ne was away from home.
N n al terrible mistake--an mex