Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-05
CUT HIS THROAT
AFTER TRYING TO BLOW MS BRAINS
OUT.
Suicide Of Samuel SatterfeId, Son.in-law
Of the Murdered John Baker, Of
Marion-Suspicious circum.
stances of the Case.
THE MURDER YELLED IN MYSTERY.

The REGISTER OF last Wednesday
morning, the 9th ult., contained an &C.
count OF an assault and robbery com.
mitted on the person Of John Baker, q
citizen of Marion county, near Man.
nington. On Monday the old man died
and the excitement incident to his death
has greatly intensified. An inquest was
begun the same day and the jury is still
in session, endesvoring to ferret out the
particulars. And now to add the
excitement, Samuel A. .Satterfield, the
son. in.law Of Baker, has committed sui.
eide under very peculiar circumstances,
as related in the following special dis.
patch to the REGISTER:
MASSISGroS, May 1.
We have another tragedy to report
from this Marion county. About dusk
last evening Mr.. Samuel A. Satter6eld,
who lived at the head of Owen Days
fork OF Buffalo, about four miles from
Logansport, committed suicide. He ia
a son-in.law Of Mr.. John Baker, who
was 30 brutally assaulted and robbed on
Dents Run, on the night OF April Goth,
and who died from the effects OF the
wounds then received on Monday even.
ing last. Mr.. Satterfehi, who appeared
much distressed and depressed over the
robbery and subsequent death Of
his father.in-law, WAS present at
the inquest and post norton yes.
terday, and was among the last
to leave the grave after the rem aims OF
old Mr.. Baker had been deposited.
Shortly after his arrival at home. a
little while before dark, he received a
summons TO attend the inquest to-day,
in Warrington, to which place it adj.
journed yesterday. Almost immediate.
ly after receiving the summons, he took
his gun and walked away from the
house remarking that he was going to
shoot an owl. His son. who was turn.
ing the horses in the pasture field near
by, saw the flash OF the gun, and called
to know il he had killed the owl. The
father replied, "No, but II you will come
and load The gun for me, think l will
next time" The son went TO him, and
was Mortified to see he had shot himself,
the ball having entered the scalp
where the hair joins the forehead and
laid it open half way back to the crown.
but not penetrating the skull.
The son seized the gun, ran to the
house and hid it. lie then alarmed the
neighbors who started in the direction
the father had taken when the son left
him with the gun. A short distance
from the spot where the shooting oc.
CURED they found him lying with his
throat cut, the jugu,ar vein and wind.
pipe being severed. He died within q
few moments after being found.
He was about 80 years Of age and was
always esteemed highly respectable
man and good citizen.
Various surmises as to the cause OF
the rash deed obtain. He was ex-
pected to give some very impor.
tant testimony before the inquest
today. His suiciding under the cir
cumstances deepens the mystery
shrouding the robbery and murder OF
Mr.. Baker.
The jury sitting on the inquest OF
John Baker was summoned by Jesse
Shaw, j. p, and consists OF the follow.
ing named per.ons: Charles +. Wells,
Conrad A. Sipe, James II. Furbee. A.
w. Knots, j. G. Jones, n. Hagar, ZACH
ariah Keisdall, VIM. Atha, y. +. Rob.
erts, Jacob o. Atha, Jr., T. N. Rose and
A. Pritchard. District Attorney U. a.
Arnett is pr, sent to conduct the exam
nation OF witnesses. Sheriff Carney.
Deputy Sheriff Manley and Constable
Furbee are on hand, ready to execute
any warrants that may be issued on the
fl iding of the jury. The whole com.
munity is aroused, and the determine.
ton is TO bring the guilty parties TO
justice. A reward OF 500 has been Of
fered Tor the arrest OF the person or per.
sons who committed the crime on Mr..
Baker.
Will communicate any further infor.
nation that may he obtained.