, 1869-02-04
CULLEN BAKER.

tsnes iFam tay TO day..
CULLEN BAKER.
R.I.r 5i.tory Of shs reeort ~ B.s.erx
G.xAe 1esresaao, rho Terror u 1hx,s
Ffem tie ntmph,. Avalanche. 1,n. ..
Many persons N North Mississippi sod
West tennessee zre lsnlllar with she nanes
md deeds OF William Cullen Baker. zhs no.
toI1ous detpcEzde a1d unscu upuIons MURDER
er Of Eastern Teras, Who was Killed On tnc
1o:h Of January b LatsJ cite County, ArkAn-
sas, BY his fath9 in.'sW aId bro:her-l -ln.hw,
- detailed a few dsrs ago iu the Asalaaehe1
baker WAS certainly one Of the worst chsrac-
1ers Of this age, md " brtcf sketch OF hi. ca
Ntri l. worthy OF Iecssd IS part Of the MS
tory Of the Eseat sous hwest. Hia life, taken
The eakness OF $. frail huuanay," AID the
'teuan,y with which eseuts thape man's
csses pak.r, The alnaos+ be..dless lid
:htfst foy human blood mas been for mo:1ns
terri 10 the cll1ztrs L. we!Eys tc the mill
tasr AuAhe rites. Was the son OF au eminent
divine o. Ee1s*, and Ills charsctcr from boy
hooa % 10 tae fatal hour when erin4rIsaxzd vsr
rev yoat3 zen ever started life VITA
brighter prospects, and certsipIy 10 onr
ty:T- enjoyed II more eminent derncr. she
CO; aderce eSd aS e:teem of bis trends sud
ffft
10 oruIs the b:=1'rs cfthe South, CuISu Rak-
sr, nVd hr q true paariotie devotion to. the
la1o Cl bis birth ftftook tho pursuits nj. cyr7r
lne Al 4 promptly shoudered bis musket, In
the ranhs, SIDE b5 side wiki the young rnf1.
Tho h3d grown up TO manhood with KIM
The ro}sano that had been smotheted in hnr
breast soen seni +, rth It's iaya, and before the
roll VI h8 company hAt been called for ~
t"esEe month, Cullen Baker bad been mark
Cd a. the "terrible Hac1nan." Tbs uumis-~
iaEahle attributes Of a despxrado 5000 dtytl-
opsd 'hemtelYes 10 hit ohafaeter, AID msny
p" ne jsckcs devt]t," ~ be WAS wont to de-.
n inmate ths soldiers or The Ftderal army.
va forced to nss lhe dust before his uaerr-
inE aiD.
snd surrendered to the power of lhn Federal
6osetnmtus, Cullen baAcp declined 10 ac-
cspt the :sEpas or abide tho conditions, and
mtunt!tc hle deEy huste-oaeof Of &he sEif.est
tinee the days Of ci.udc Dueal'4 tonale Black
Bcss-ho rode away to the vi1d1 Of East
Il xas, proclainfnR hsnnlt the 1Aat survivor
Oh the Lost Cause, who would nsvrF surrender
until ahe Coh!ederacy vas tulIy established
nsd us authority recognized hy Mi the
he soou sehIered \ co1sl4eraf.e . potlrte,y 10
Harrison, Marioa and Davta Counlles, ID
Texas, lor bis Intense antmo.uy nRniust
evrrt thing aavotiog o." YAuker,sm." bur
ipe lhe y.ar 70 committed, eo,<nal murders.
H.
II deral soldiers Or an!sy - Talon ,aen."
In the ian OF 1865 toward Of ono thou
ssnd dollars wss offered by thu Fedora! m,u.
taFy tuthofttita Of 1exas ioE hls head.
seout!n9 pasttss wsrc sent out In 81 sections
wasned the citlxens thu, II q, OF them dared
10 In trnAto to those wno sought 10 cap:usu
him any thing Ia reference ~ h!s noyctncpts
hs nn4d Ftslt upon them tho most terrible
puna.hnsnt. 10 well they knew tho man
that no cltizan could be fund with sufficient
~" ledRo ol the stepping places of Cullen
hskcF 10 cnable them 10 tell, With soy ae2rsa
T. und.
70 terrible did hs become that the military
aus horIlfeA raised the reward OLE; I'd for hi1
bead from ono thousand to len thon.apd dol
lars. While riding along tha Yoadon one oc-
catlon, hr observed the proclamation offering
Ten thousand dollars TOR hts nead sticking on
re. lie Rad u, and, dfsnoun,tog ffou,
IKE upon which he ioaad IT., ID Issued 4
c. unie. -procIamatiou, under BIZ own hxnd.
end offering Il 1housart dollars Tor tue
hesa OF any one Of the military sstrzns who
we're mat1le ting 30 much anxiety ahuus his
below tie other and rode 4w2y.
A. iew days subaequsnt TO- this time, this
desire fer aos cnture AUD danger iuduc.u him
m,nagr 70 pay - sfsso r.. v!t inee1 e ths com
log up to hi,ch!ns -po<1 nez1 tbs post con-
!naIdan,'e Office, he dtsnounted. md leaYtny
bis horse very lelsureiy walked In, ta:Lted
the Major, took rat ard dopencd 4 conver-
satsen With that I'm po.tRRt pezsouake.
offered biz reward for The hc4d ol tbs man
Cullen Baker, said our hero.
aes, responded the Major, t-an1 II he
lot remarkably sharp We Will soon ges
Elm. hare eecn especially selected By the
sSioe u IL b. ort opt 10 oR tnii s ,tIs and1
They ssy be Is 4 s,ad qn., ~ SD Cullen.
oh. well, that iamose talk than apythtre
else. guess be h not 10 terrible Is YOU
ieneis MAKE him ou-., He can't scare auy-
Cay .osS BELONGS TO our army. an sure
~e haven't got a.man nho could not take
1fm without t cooking gun r he could Just
Hare you ever seen him. caseless1v
bg. M ,es%'oely ssked BAKER:
aon,3 said .hs heFe e., q the ep.ulets, but
,,e'qua!1taree 'l II can Just get near enough to
Baker, rising from his chair In the most
so@ g mn3i nla4sLt ,sl manner i1asglnable, saia-
You sey 5on arr Wiling to give $1,000 lot IL,
well am Cullen Baker and am ready 10 fur
nsAh the bead On your osdar when the mcncy
Is psid.S lhe Aslor's isee turned deadly
Faie, his eIcs startod from their sockets md
IN han Easplng tones he .aid, Really, sir,
himself. OF course I co1ld have nothin-
personal agaiust you, and don't see tha. ia
sry Of NJ, affair to be running myself into
danger TO lake you"
:" No." said Baker. "oue should no. a.
WAYS te ready to do other peoples work.
and turning he fefl the office Of tho Matoe
Will as muea unconccrn as he had entered It.
=: q mounting hs horse, be rode out Of town
y asout 1t bis hldltg place In the 's vilds Of
A. soon as the MaIos could recover from
b9at Re Tas pleased 70 denominate his sur
prise, be rallied bis boys In ttue." and mt
of utter the daring Hizard." Reaching
Boston. borie County, the Major md his
,E Terr at the "tipp;Ing house enjoying drink,
IRE pnolic sqnaie was at once surrounded.
In1 oemAt made upon Baker to surrender
6ai11 naEe1 liz n,5spoaded - and casting h,s
he had 70 fght, m.de = leap lUs hIs hnrsr
reached him, and IN attempting to mount him
d1oPptd his pistol. He PIC std m hls nisfnf
mounted his borne, and throwIc9 bis pistol
INTO the ar. keen crack wss heard. which
vas the announcement Of Cullen baker's
determination never to be taken alfye' H1s
shot ak responded TO By the Fedtrn soi-
dleFs, and his companion fell from his horxe-
nor'alls wouud' d. Eaker locked down u1on
.hs .9.., iaee &c o. III ayinE friend and moment
his pursuers: He resched Dooiey:, D ossh Fsrrr :.
having evaded tho Federal partv Ind
crossed Into Arkansas, telling t&o fsrr,mla
that II be permit d any one to cross nrrr m
shat boat after him that hight be would lii
him the next evening. The fcsryn4n scuttjet
tA b7at Il d suuk II, and thus Cullen H,ker-
the teco1 time, beat the "MaFor.r
Subsequent to this time he surrounded Il
Email town to Texas, rlore, demxnd-
1pE tht unconditional surrrndtr of thc plsee.
Ahe conmandsnt saarted q courier most ha.rc
70 AArsball, T. EAs. for seir forccut1Its. whnm
bakef Ing With, made 70 back and tell
the commander lhe trick.
LonK chapters might be added 10 this one
ot ~ bcId deeds, tome Of them r m,u,ic
crime, but moe of:en dark and bioodv. Il
hss etn estimateo that Ia hls lIfc tlmo he
khltd Or caused to be Killed aity men. Hc
married N lafayette County ,Arkansas, some
t'uo dufint the year beforc hla fc,r{Yle char
setsr WIS developed. lie rode fho sviflest
nos.e. acd knew ~ the Intricate paths Of
r.. i19 ,mn,h'I osnss forests, snd to take him
:, The people had such : fear Of him TINT
they never dared 10 report hla movements.
end tte!r tear Wa - valuable to him b theie
HkudAhiP would have bean. But be tsii AZ
last hY tho hand OF bill fathes-tu.1aW Ana
hfothsr.tn-law ln their own yard Uo had
ton 1s atfnea their lives and ttey killed rim Ia
Louh fALA aud TexAs viii iect A. fcr no~ ,h.,
BAkcT Is dead. 0' '1"s
Dsummsd Ont Of the 8sxv1cp.
thu Nsse wills P.ess a1d r1p,et. Fab. l..
=. uh vs. - ohesaay m ot last week. three pr!yatea
OF me tnsco Essr!soued a. Memphis, named
respectfully, Myron II. AtrorR, Hafmoo
ep1srestetu and Stephen Madden, ri h.
longing 10 Company 9, Twepty6tth In.
FAT Try, were tried by general court uartiai
upon the charge OF desertton, and being eop.