Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-31

agiaa6le, said "Well, Major. yoi
want Bakers head and Won saw : 70,
are willing TO give $4,000 "a. Il
well, Lam Cullen Baker and am
ready 70 furnish the head, on Won
order, when the money is paid
/ The Majors face turned deadly
pale, his eyes started from theil
sockets and in half gasping tones
he said, Really, sir, / was moi
aware l was talking with Mr.
Baker himself. OF course / could
have nothing personal against you
and | don't see that it's any Of my
affair to be running myself into
danger to take you.y ysil sd 4
mo, said Baker, Sone should not
always be ready TODD other peoples
work; and turning he-left the
office of the Major with as much. un-
concern as he had entered it. and
mounting his horse, he rode out of
town and sought his hiding place in in
the "wilds Of the Sulphur
% AS. soon as the Major could re-
cover from what he was pleased to
denominate his surprise, he rallied
bis ''boys in blue, and put off af-
ter the daring wizard. Reaching
Boston, Bowie county, the Major
and his party learned that Baker
and q companion were at the "tip-
ping house enjoying drink" The
public square was at once sur
rounded, and a demand made upon
Baker to surrender. Baker re-
sPonded "all right" and casting
his mild blue eye around him to see
how many he had to fight, made a
leap for his horse, reached him. and
In attempting to mount him dropped
his pistol. He picked up his pistol.
mounted his horse, and throwing
his pistol into the air, a keen crack
was heard, which was the an
nduneement of Cullen Bakers de-
termination never to be taken alive.
HIS shot was responded to by the
Federal soldiers, and his c0mpan-
ion feb from his horse, mortalIy
Baker looked down upon
the face Of his dying friend, and a
moment after he was gallopire
away, shooting back at his pursa
err. He reached DoOley's Ferry,
having evaded the Federal party.
and crossed into Arkansas, telling
The ferryman that if he permitted
my one to cross over on that boat |
iffer him that night he would kill |
lim lithe next. evening. The ferry |
nanseuttled his beat and sunk It, |
md Thus Cullen Baker, the second
line, beat the "MsjoF.H y.das1ams1 /
Subsequent to this time he SUR
'ounded small town in Texas, I
Ilpae, and demanding the .un- |
.onditional surrender of the place,
he commandment started a courier
'ost haste to Marshall, Texas, for
endorsements, whom Baker meet
ng with, made go back and tell the
the trick. PSI al
Long chapters might be added to
his one of his bold deeds some of
hem romantic and invested with
N interest not shocked by crime,
ut more often dark and bloody. 1t |
as been estimated that in his life
inc he killed or caused to be killed
fly men. He married in Lafayette
ounty, Arkansas, some time during
ne year before his terrible charac-
er was developed. He rode the
wittest horses and knew all the in |
ricate paths of sWamps and dense
)rests, and to take him was next to
The people had such fear of
I'M that they never dared to report
is movements, and their fear was
8 valuable to him as their friend
mp would have been. But he fell
t last by the hand of his father
Flaw and brother-in-laW in their
wn yard. He had threatened their
YES and they killed him in self
efense. Many people in Arkan-
IS, Louisiana and Texas will feel
lfer now that Baker is dead IL
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