A Miner's Jealous Rage: Esau Baltimore Weeps Over the Roslyn Murder
Esau Baltimore waives examination for the shooting death of Mrs. Lillie Turner and is bound over to superior court, while friends of the victim debate taking justice into their own hands.
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ROSLYN, March 5.—[Special.]—Esau Baltimore, the slayer of Mrs. Lillie Turner, waived examination in the local justice's court today and was bound over to the superior court. An autopsy on the body of the dead woman revealed two distinct wounds, showing that two of the four shots took effect. This morning Baltimore had fully recovered from the effects of the stimulants which moved him to the crime, and he in a measure realized the situation in which he had placed himself. He expressed deep regret for the act, and when speaking of the matter wept copiously. A meeting of the particular friends of the murdered woman was held Sunday night to consider dealing with the prisoner violently, but it was determined to permit the law to take its course. Many who were personally acquainted with Baltimore and familiar with his quiet and steady habits of life express the opinion that his deep infatuation for the woman made him insanely jealous, and that he was scarcely responsible for the act.
“He expressed deep regret for the act, and when speaking of the matter wept copiously.”
The coverage reflects a familiar pattern: sympathy for a killer's 'quiet and steady habits' and speculation that jealousy made him 'scarcely responsible,' while the woman he killed is largely a name. Modern readers will recognize the same tensions in how domestic violence is reported and prosecuted today.
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