Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-22
KILLED BY MAN SHE
TRIED TO uPL|FT
THEN DERELIcT TRIES TO BE.
SMlRcA CHARACTER OF MIS-
SION WORKER
WAS A GOOD WOMAN" He ADMITS
Elementary Return Of Impulse TO De.
generate Career Causes Him to
Shoot Friend

Cincinnati. o. Steadfastly ana with
seemingly unwayerIug confidence.
Mrs. Mamie Beatty stroye for ten
years to rekindle the flame of self
respect and self-reliauge in the breast
=. Harry L. Toker and to save his soul.
The result OF it all was the loss OF her
lite at his hands and an attempt by
MN TO throw upon her character \
botch that failed to adhere, because
her whole life in its bearing and in
tiuence repealed it,
Mrs. Beatty was shot five times and
killed by Toler, in her apartment in
the Ideal Hotel here, a few minutes
after she had arrived from a visit OF
some weeks TO Zion City, near Chicago
Tier slayer made no denial of his
crime, lis first plea was that he did
il because he loved her: then he at.
;tibuted it TO craze for drink, and fin
ally, under realization of the enormity
of his deed and the peril into which 1t
plunged him, he claimed that it had
been precipitated by his jealousy Of
other men, after "she had induced ne
10 live with her eight months ago >
Almost in the same breath he paid her
the tribute of being a good woman. -
And the entire record establishes
the fact that Mrs. Beatty was a GOOD
woman. Her devotion to mission work
IN which her sole aim was the lifting
Of derelict men and women to a level
where they might perceive the light
and the higher ideals of life, bear tes-
timony to her character. and to this
is added the evidence of her writings
and the tribute of those who knew
her.
Toker himself is a living evidence
of the unselfishness OF her life. al.
though shattered at last as a resu':
Of a momentary return of the impulse
to the degenerate career from which
she had for years endeavored to res
cue HIM
Mrs. Beatty was the widow of the
Rev. Sherrard Beatty, founder of one
OF the oldest and most successful mis-.
sions in this city. When he died, sew.
oral years ago, she continued the
work which ne had commenced. Ten
years ago the Beattys found Toker in
their mission one night At that time
ne was a distinct specimen of the der
tiict. But he was human, ana that was
to the workers enough to draw him
tie full measure of their wholesome
teaching and influence.
Apparently their efforts were not
wasted, Toker gave evidence of a de.
sire to lead the life to which they
pointed him. but there was no mlstak.
ing the fact that it was hard task
Traits of making against reform clear
~ were deeply imbeddel in him, and
his c0untenanCe mrrored them plain.
ly. Nevertheless, neither Mrs. Beatty
nor her husband despaired, and when
the latter died Toker was given the
management OF the Ideal hotel, which
Mrs, Beatty conducted in connection
with her mission work.
During Mrs. Beattys recent visit to
Zion City, Toker relapscd into his old
habt Of dissipation to a greater ex.
tent than usual, Word of this mus.
nave reached Mrs. probably
ne himself Informed her in his replies
10 her letters-for in all her letters TO
him from there she admOnished and
encouraged him to sobriety. Glad you
are sober she wrote in one God is
able to keep You from ell sin. With
my blessing your friend" In another
there was this message designed TO
sustain May the Lord Jesus keep
you always TO Himself and there be
Increase Of him and decrease Of US,
cor without him we can do nothing.'
The letters We're signed Mrs. Sher-
rard Beatty"
1t must he said for Toker that he
has shed many tears since his arrest.
Whether this be from remorsc over
re wanton staying Of the woman who
revived and nurtured. as best she
could, whatever Of redeeming quality
mas remained with him since that
alght ten years ago, or whether it be
due to a realization that justice prob.
ably viii exact from him heavy pen.
atty, is a matter with his inner con.
seriousness.