Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-08-25
THE BAER TRAGEDY.
Sketch Of the Murderer and Of his Vie
tim, the German, Baer.
Observation-Disclosures Arrest
judicial Investigation, Etc.

From the Atlanta constitutional
MACON, GA, August 20.-We present
to-day sketch -Of the participants in
the bloody affair;
Louis B. Pike landed in Macon about
three years age, bringing with him a
''dollar-store" stock, and soon after es-
tablished himself on Fourth street, in
the Brown-house block. In connection
with his d0llarzstore, he had q gift-ehter-
prise concern, and Tumor has it that this
was 2 regular swindling concern. Pike
was a liberal advertiser, and with his
ocfficiousness, soon became pretty well
kZGEIUwn in Macon. 1t was mainly
through his agency that Bennett and
Holmes, the notorious bank fOrgeTs,
were caught. This act placed him in q
comfortable niche in public opinion !;
but one or two street-fghts caused this
opinion to waVer, and this, with few
other affairs, kept Pike vaccillating be-
tween good and bad odor. Some time
ago the dolIar-store was closed, and its
proprietor seemed to have "no visible
means of support" t" and figured but little
in public until the fatal rencontre with
BAER.
Charles +. Baer was shipping-clerk
for ]. F. Hanson, cotton-broker,o over the
Central Georgia bank. He was an in
telligent German, frequently transIat-
ing and writing articles for the press.
He married an adopted daughter of Mr.
G. Bernd, but from some cause his do
nestle relations were not the happiest,
and for several months previous to the
birth of his child he and his wife were
Mr.. Baer was a perfect gen.
tleman, courteous and kind to every
body, both white and black. His un-
timely death will be mourned by a
large circle of friends, among whom he
was a genial and accomplished COM
paniOn.
SPECULATIONs
as to what will be done with Pike is the
nut in the public jaw. Some seem to
think that "theTe's something behind
the scenes" that will justify him in his
course. Others regard the affair as
murder, and express them
selves in a manner not at all compli-
mentary or soothing to Pike. That JUS
tice will hold sway in the courts we do
not in the least doubt, and we patiently
abide its decision.
FUNERAL.
The remains of Mr.. Baer were escort
ed TO their last resting place by a very
large procession, including the knights
of Pythias and Odd Fellows, followed by
a large number of carriages, the process
sion was headed by the Macon brass
band. He was inferred in ROsehill GEM
etery, and buried by the Hebrew cere-
mOny. The Knights of Pythias
marched around the grave and
sprigs of evergreen were dropped.
JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION.
A judicial investigation was begun to-
day. The full particulars will be given
in the Constitution, and entire justice
will be done to all parties. The exami-
nation will show who is the party to
blame.
ARREST.
Dewitt Garnett, formerly of Atlanta,
has been arrested as an accessory before
the fact.
THE COUNTY COURT.
In the county court, before Judge
Weems, the case came up of Hob John
son, who attempted to rob the store of
] +. Barfield & Co., on Fourth street,
some time ago by concealing himself
lnder bed in the back room, where he
was discovered in time. He was fined
fifty dollars or six months on the chain
gang.