The evening Republican., 1902-06-11

WdlIeT JduitS, ColOlCu, 10 ioenCu W
at the police station pending the
result of Mary bakers injuries She
les on cot at the Delaware Hospi.
tial suffering intense pain from burns
received this morning at her home,
Nc. 7O4 Lord Street.
The woman charges James with
setting fire to her clothing and there.
by causing her, the injuries she re.
Ceived and she claimed he on several
occasions threatened to kill her.
About 6.l5 O'Clock this morning a,
alarm OF fire was sent in by James
Common. The district engines re-
sponded and found that thcIr.services
were not required. But they found
that the Baker woman had been
seriously burned about the legs, body,
and right arm. The Phoenix ambul-
ance was summoned and the woman
was removed TO the Delaware Hospi-
tai.
Officer DANIEL Collins called at the
Hospital. IN d the woman accused
James. lie appeared later and was
taken into custody and was sent to
the Station. Chief Black then called
Deputy City Solicitor Garrett and
Magistrate George Hollis and they
accompanied Chief Black to the Hos
pital whesc the ante-mortem state.
ment of the woman was taken. 1t
was as follows: My name is Mary
BAKER, | reside at No. 704 Lord street
Wilmington and | believe l am 60.
ing to die as a result Of the burns l
received this morning. Walter James
has been a boarder- at the house but
has not spoken to me since Saturday
because | fused with him about,
going to work for | had kept him all
winter.
Last night was next door and he
woke up my husband and told him.
When vent into the house went
asleep on the floor. This morning
which | woke up saw James light
the lamp. Then l fell into doze
and when woke again Twas On fire
and everything got burned and | saw
him run out OF tho house. He was
making his escape when gave the
alarm. lie has threatened dozens OF
times that he would kill me. l could
not get that man away from my
house.
He came here this morning and
said, "May, you accuse me ofth's and
he said no more. He told me 50 many
times that he would kill me l could
not tell you how often he told me. |
was afraid of that man.. "
James was taken into the room and
the woman identified him and re.
peated the statement that he had
threatened to kill her so often. He
says that he left the house this morn
ing and went to work. He was born
in Virginia about "a years ago and
has been boarding at the house since
September. He states that she often
said that he would be made crazy and
she would do it. He then replied
that he would kill anyone who would
do such an act. He was iunder the
impression that she would give him
poison and that was his reason for the
threat. As to the statement that
they have not spoken since Saturday
he says she gave him bananas and
cherries and talked to him yesterday
afternoon.
When a reporter called at the house
today Mary Bundy stated the woman
lay on the floor because her feet
caused her trouble as she issubject to
dropsy. When she came in lastnight
she brought her lamp upstairs and
James was lying on the floor in the
front room. The lamp without a
chimney was ona little table. 1t was
not burning.
rlWhen the alarm was given this
lamp was lighted and close to where
the woman had been lying on the
floor. James left the house this
morning under circumstances differ.
ent from other mornings. He had
been in the habit of calling George