, 1866-05-26
THE BATTLE CREEK MURDERS.
Ts1ni Of Dr, Baker and 1IFs. Hovilnnd
foF the Murder az Three Gh1itreu-
immunity TO be PIr,sd IN DeEenc-Dc.
AcFfpt1on Of the Accused.

Ts1nl Of Dr, Bokcr and 1Irs. HnviIaud
for the Murder az Three Ch1idren-
Ln&untsy 10 be Plead IN DeEence-Dc.
scsIpl1on Of the Accused.
From 1hc Detroit pos,, 9Th iust.]
Tic case Of The People VS.. Daniel j. Baker
md Sarah Havifaud, was called for trial on
Tuesday, beiore the Circuit Court of Calhoun
County, convened at Marshall. The accused
are charged, III tLzcc indictments, with mur-
morning OF the 18th OF December last, three
children of the defendant Mrs. uayitand,
named respectively Elizabeth and John
Leonard, aud I'm Arthur Havilnnd-Eliza-
beth and John being children By former
husband.
Tie indictment under which they are frst
tried Is io1 the murder OF the former named.
Il Is understood that the defense will take
the ground that the accused, at the time Of
the commission Of the crime, were laboring
under Temporary insanity, for the woman
| confesses that she administered the poison.
Tho prosecution Is conducted by John L.
Fitzgerald, Prosecuting Attorney or Calhoun
county, assisted by his Law partner, T. J..
{rBfien; and the deiense by Messrs- Noyes &
| Porter, vi Marshall, aud Wm. A. Baldwin,
Esq, Of Battle Greek.
The prisoner, Baker, Is tall, slim man,
nbout T. years Of age, with tlack hair and
| quite heavy black whiskeTs, eyes small, and
| of a dark blue color, and complexion light,
7 for one whose hair and whiskers are Of so
| dark tiEEc- As he stands at the bar, there
il IN expression upon bis couuienance which,
! 10 a close observer, is by no means pleasant,
| frank, ar open, and ye: II would not, perhaps,
| Indicate familiarity With crime. Tie Is rather
m Intelligent man, both In appearance and
looks is quite cool and collected in his dc.
I meauor, and wears an air Of eel. possession.
height, rathcr slightly ontlt. about thirty
| eight years OF oge, with Jet black hair. blue
eyes, broad, high, and we'll developed fore.
| head, mouth and chin Indicative of great
| fiImness, and regular features, which, were It
| not for the traces discetuihle Of q hig and
nounced quite prepossessing.. Her manner Is
quick, observing, and intelligent, and she ap-
peared but little, II any embarrassed.
T. The interest manifested In the trial IS SefJ
great, and the court room Il denseiy thronged
majority Of the spectators being females
The fenr Of ta1lsmeu being summoned from
among the audience, kept n"ay those Of the
male persuasion, rho would otherwise great
II have swclled tue assemblage.
The process ofempauneling jury began Al
half past ten in the morning, aud continue!
! until half past three P. M, before an Qnbt
! used iury could be obtained.
The court By an. order excluded all wit
| ucsscs. save experts, witnesses Of character
and The father ot Mrs. Havi1and, after whie'
: the prosecution opened their case.
STEALING Horse coLLArs.-rat KaSanaea wn
examined in the Po1ice Court yesterday motnin
before Justice Stu1tevaut on tho charge o1 nasln
s,tleu u number OF horse collars from tne p1lct
yard stable. of M1. a. J. hiuseleys VINO
oss Is ., ,ne fGIa"! R,s ,ep4y S S.s e1 Seen
| 1rom time IL I1ue recently. and eu'rleion tslltE
h % Kavapauh bis premises were ovethaulep. at
ns sys IN rfs fse a. ,sc Recorders Court IN s.
l bail.