Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-26
sPRECKELs WILL ARGUED
BAKER.
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of the kindness of his heart come to
the rescue of pennilcss woman
The mysterious Baker was Brought
over from tho Jail to confer with his
wife and his attorney. Mrs. Wallace
l--Ur Baker--met him with tearbc.
dewed eyes but fell upon his neck and
kissed him as II he were really her
husband and not simply scoundrcl
who had deceived and betrayed her.
The two then went into the Marshal q
private Office and he'd a long confer.
ence. What they said will never be
known, Of course, to any but them.
selves. but II must have been an un.
comfortable hour for the man.
About an hour after Baker and his
second wife went into the room, she
opened the door and asked for Charlie
Chilllngworth. He entered and then
came out and said Baker wanted to
see United States District Attorney
Breckons. Brcckons had the man TAX.
en- to his Office and conferred with him
for quarter of an hour Then Baker
lcame out and the woman had a confer.
,cncc with the District Attorney.
Baker told little OF the history Of
his life, but 1t Is evident that he left
out many interesting chapters, which
Mr.. Breckons will cndeavor to have
supplied by others who know of them.
1T is true" said Baker. that have
Il wife and child in Chicago, and am
not divorced from my wife. have not
lived with her for about three years.
We were married in st. Joseph, Mich.
igan, June IL, 1900, and We have one
child. boy"
: st. Joseph, Michigan, il may be 70.
! marked, Is, or was, the Grctnl Green
OF that part Of the country. Hundreds
OF couples used to run over from Chi.
caso and get married on Sundays and
other holidays, for no license was nee.
cssary there. 1t is probable that this
is what Raymond w. Baker ana his
wife did, though he Is silent on that
part of the story.
But the married life of the Bakers
was not happy, and three years ago
they separated.
And now Baker tries TO bcsmirch the
name of his real wife as the only cx.
cuse he can give for marrying Mrs.
Wallace. He says Mrs. Baker de.
ceived him. and intimates that he can
get n divorce from her on the ground
that she Is living, or has lived. with an.
other man. Whether or not there is
any truth In this yarn remains to be
demonstrated. But the fact remains
that Baker on his arrival in Honolulu
committed bigamy and cruelty wronged
Eva NJ. Wallace.
J. u married her because loved her
and because couldn't help IT," Is his
lame excuse. in other words. he
wronged and deceived her, made her
the unconscious partner of his guilt
because he loved her. The statement
Is full and lucid Illustration of the
mature of the love of men like Raw.
mond w. Baker and leaves nothing
more to be said on that head. Pos.
siDly II explains also why Bakers faith.
er has cast him off and refuses longer
TO have anything to do with him or TO
take any responsibility for his esca.
pades.
ANA Eva NJ. Wallace--thc woman
VINO Tor the past month has thought
mat she was Mrs. Raymond w. Baker
notwithstanding that she now knows
mat she was deceived and betrayed
mat she has lived for Il month with n
man who had another wife living and
nnuivorced, that she 10 left In the most
pitiable situation a woman can he
placed In. pennlless and dishonored
among stranScrs--Eya NJ. Wallace ey
idently intends TO stick to the man
VINO has wronged her. She Is ready to
wait for him TO try In some manner ia
hahs on until he shall have served mis-
sentence In Jail and have been re.
leased. Baker promises her that ne
wilIremarry her, and she is willing ia
take his word for II.
anu MITE Wallace is old enough ia
Know what she is about She is not a
young gill. Her reasons are known
only to herself. But there is the
strong possibility that Baker upon his
release may not be able to obtain a
divorce from his real wife. There will
be no difficulty in the way of Mrs, Bak.
or No. obtaining divorce IL she
wants to-but she might not want to-
ANA Baker s statement that he can get
divorce himself is not calculated "a
inspire much confidence. If he had
been able to do so, he would have
been fool not to get II before marry
Ing another woman.
But II the attitude of Mrs. Wallace Is
not such as to inspire sympathy, sure
~ the position of the little boy. he,
SON. Is pitiable, for he has to sufTe,
Tor the sins OF which he is innocent.
The Federal Grand Jury meets Jun,