New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-29
Hw~ lncur TO Baker sSss Puget led . s,.ra...


bic amount Of coed moIsy, - ssil asa sapply q
couItrsif. At = cc1ye,isnt t,ce previous 10 biz d.
psiu'e in the o.rrg, Baker concoos plan vita ths
two companions Of deceased 20 murder ana rob lin d
the witness aveTing tsst re objected ssd vss s,rr5
10 acquesce Baker ola deceased ss he an .n.rs5 =,
cepsI', that be would buy lot u counterfeit uon
fro 10 bun, but he would have TO 70 70 s,ms of N,
nelghbors to procure the means asd would 800 h:
Al The cross roads. The deceased syre.d - 80 sI
did wait Baker cane, sad the parties rsa.,sS 90. saa
secluded ace adj ,irr the road ard DEER, -.
uron q log ard was c)ansiog out the moosy -
wiz e-s Who occupied position near ,heu, 49,. -
nne1 ily Baker and his eompanion told him tss, a.
work was DONE ana Induced him to accept sCO Of -
sPos. ...,
lated 10 fasien the guLt upon Baker. Oss va ~
FIR cir of knife resz ,5e body the blade al .ss
ft,e5 The would and which was prevsn to hsve 49,
bakers. snc indeed tad MS name scrscssa mon -
handle. Baker was iourd guilty IL The Cr.aii Court
ard appealed. He va. oroosa. % Nashville, % Sat-
u,dsy last and Is now 10 AL tfere.
Previous 10 bis remova grea. spprehensioss Of a
attempt to rescue him were enfeit.mec, sad the jsn
was regularly guarded. The Sparta Tires Of tas
nh gives the following account OF eo9n.sr move
ment, resul,iI e, 10 doubt NON this apprehension:
- GRrAr TXCIrENENT-Iwo HUNDRED As0 FIpN
,Rsrp MEN TO RESCUE AND hang JERRY BAKER,
LAW ASD ORDER TRIUMPHANT.
Our town was the scene OF most isfens5 excite
mert on this day Fridsy by the arrival Of cone two
burdred ard City armed men from the Surrounding
counties pin cpslly nom Overton for the purpose d
executing sumir a punishment upon Jerry Baker,.
About 10 O'Clock the armed ren came pouring INTO
town, with rifles shot gnns, pistols and other ve.pons
and BY II clock the town presented seene OF con.
fusion and excitement which has never been witnessed
in the State ce its foundation Tne stre.n aad pub
lie sauare were ihronged most denssly, scd there
seemed 10 be sett determination IN ths crowd to
execute Baker at all hazards, and the rope was pur-
chased and fixed 10 s Ii NIB Of Tree neas the JAIL.
AT twelve O'Clock the crowd moved toHsri The
isil, when Court adjourned, and Judge Goodal and
most Of the bar pared 10 the ls porch where ney
nat the vast mudM1e. Col J.. Gsrdenhre hrx
addressed the assembled crowd in very impressive
AID eo nj spe-ch in behalf OF law and order, u
which be beseeched bis Old friends and associates Of
his youtb smorg whom he bad been reared, TO stay
their hand of yer geance. HE speech was well re-
ceiyed and must have had powerful effect upon the
populsce in quel ing the deep sea.sd fsebrs Of
eeance. Judge j. L. Goo1all next appeared and
gave the crowd most impressive speech, rsplets
with sentiments for law snd order and to the ssxed
IL stituticns of the country.
"Tbe gallant J. w. McHenry, Gag OF Oyeftoa
County, ives called for and appeared before the sr'
depce ard gave them . speech OF half an hour, 10
which he aed the citizens 10 words eioquen'
ard sublime 10 observe Law and crdsr a.d "a ssy tas
beno of mob law. as they loved their country. we
cannot do iutice 70 ths speskers upon this occssoo
who are ettted 10 the lasting gratitude o. their coma
tryn en- for sta,ipg the hand OF mob law In onr midst
1.-THE speaking over the ci,izsns dispersed IN quiet
and Baker was i'm distely hurried OF q Nashville.
1T is due to state hst j. was supposed that bskers
friends intended 10 release him, which csueed the En-
element"