Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-20
CHARMING DENTIST
HAD AFFINITIES

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Horter was in Pittsburgh some weeks
ago when the man was arrested on
charge OF bigamy. This charge was
preferred by the Baker woman when tho
Underwood dentist got new affinity
and went to Sparrow Lake with Miss
Smith, according to her story to the de
tectlves.
When Miss Baker wrote to Horter, re-
preaching him for leaving her, she told
the detectives, he sent reply saying:
Brace up, little girl, I'll soon be with
you forever"
Some time later, she declared, Horter
and Miss Smith returned to Pittsburgh.
The dentist declined to give UP his latest
affinity altogether, and Miss ak u,ld
him arrested. She charged he had mar
ried her'without obtaining divorce IRON
his wife In this city. That charge was
still pending when Detectives lie Strange
and O'Neill arrived in Pittsburgh. Miss
Baker admitted to them that Horter had
not married her and so could not be
punished on the bgamy charge.
The detectives had the man discharged
and arrested him on the old charge OF de-
sertion. From Miss Baker they learned
the alleged story of his life prior to his
meeting with her. Some time within the
last half dozen years. she told them
wealthy married woman of Kansas City
had met Horter. She fell in love with
him. After a brief courtship by the
woman she induced him to flee with her
to Central America, according to Miss
Baker.
In one OF the cities of that turbulent
country the Kansas City woman estab-
llshed her affinity and there they lived for
some time Eventually Horter grew tired
of the woman, Miss Baker said, and left
her He returned to Philadelphia, and
managed to become reconciled to his wife.
All went well until Miss Baker appeared
on the scene. At that time, according 20
the detectives, Doctor Horter had an Of
flee in the central part OF the city, and
had established a good practice. Miss
Baker acknowledged to the detectives that
she fell in love with him at first sight.
Within a short time the pair came to
an agreement, Miss Baker said. Who did
the wooing she did not say, but the re-
suit was that they left Philadelphia and
went West together. For more than two
years, Miss Baker asserts, they Travelled
all about the country. Finally they land
cd at Zion City, and DR. Horter became
a disciple of Alexander Dowie and later
a mil lister in his church.
After almost a year In that city the
pair went to Pittsburgh. The Kansas
City woman here intruded again, accord
ing to Miss Baker, who says she wrote
to Doctor Horter offering him N4OO II
he would go to Kansas City and live with
her Miss Baker says she induced him
to refuse.
THE AFFINITY CONTRACT.
The detectives also give Miss Baker as
authority for the statement that the
Kansas City woman repeatedly tried to
induce the dentist to seek a divorce so
he could marry her, but he declined.
The contract with the Baker woman. ac-
cording to the detectives, is as follows:
First. You must be true.
Second. You must cut all ties with
your friends and relations. There must
be no communications from them TO you
or from you to them.
Third. You must be devoted to my in
terest and be willing to sacrifice your
life itself, II necessary, to further our
success.
Fourth. No lies or deception, no mat
ter how trivial. are to be countenanced,
The dentist. who is a cousin OF Hiram
Horter, president of the Police Beneficiary
Association, had another contract with
Miss Smith. 1t follows:
81 resolve from this date not to have
or receive any communication from my
family"