Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-04

scoo,npanied this party, and On the way to
town tried to draw the woman 0ut in re-
sA Said d. the he woman a as shs.a lied large
moufhful of saliva thjetE WITH snuff: If
know there las besn EicK things, and
believe its them can kthink of nobody
else" (.'sich, ? IL this csse, referred to the
Cartwrights)
Young Satterfeld said he sincerely hoped
that the right man would be caught, AT
the time Of his arrest he was binding wheat,
and was apparently not taken unawares.
"All right, I'll go. Where's my
coat and hat? I would like
to have got to work through harvest, rs it
is the only time that can make any good
money. But am willing to lose all this
time, and much more, il il will clear up
this murder. It was awful, and want TO
see il over with"
Burneff's Remarks.
In the course Of short talk with Detec-
tive Burnett yesterday, he said: ION the
night of the 26th of April 1881, Jim Book
and wife, Ida Baker and her little brother
Nick, slept for the first time in room over
the sleeping room OF old man Baker. Ida
had always been in the habit OF
sleeping with her grandmother, who Is
Nick was for the first time in his life in,
yited to remain over night. 1t seems, &C
cording to their story, that they heard the
approach OF the robbers. Mrs. Book says
| she heard them, and had her arms about
her husbands neck, and thus prevented
his going out. Little Nick was kept quiet
| nv the statement: There are the robbers
coming to rob grandfather.
The house fronts north and south with
FuNu, fhnan
the windows are all on the north and south
sides. The thieves, it is said, came through
the window and door on the south side.
The bed of the old gentleman was in the
southwest corner while his wife's bed was
in the southeast corner, few feet distant.
IN is very evident to me that
the man who attacked Mr.. Bak-
er first, shot him and then
struck him twice with the axe. Here is q
blanket, which was sold at the sale after his
death, which they have been trying 70 get
white wooden blanket, in one corner OF
which were two cuts neatly darned with
cotton. Along the edges OF the blanket
were some dull rusty stains that resembled
blood. This goes to show that the licks
were struck by the same left handed man
and the old man left for dead. The tick
under him was saturated with blood, and
great pool of it as large in diameter as
half bushel was upon the floor beneath.
All this time jim Book never tried to
get out of the window, although 1t was
only eleven feet from the ground, nor tried
to get down the stairs to help the old man.
John Bakers house was only one-fourth OF
mile away up the meadow, and was easy
of access. No, sir, Jim Book was in that
murder"
Book and the two Bakers were arrested
in church on Sunday afternoon by Detec-
tives Burnett and Martin and by Sheriff
Carney and Deputies Sine and Manly.
They made no resistance, but went right
along, and were sent to Jail late in the
evening Ida Baker was arrested at Man
nington and sent down with them.
Prosecuting Attorney Arnett. who has
been at the case uninterruptedly for
weeks, says he has good case
and will convict them if indicted. The
grand Jury meets tomorrow and will act on
the case at once. A preliminary hearing
will be given the accused at Warrington be-
fore Squire Shaw tomorrow.
Col Arnett has won the praise OF the en-
tire community of Warrington and Marion
county by his ardor in behalf OF their in
terests, and he is sure to be warmly endorS-
ed this fall by all parties.
The community ground Warrington is
greatly excited, and all believe the arrests
are the correct ones.
The other Satterfeld, Joe, is in the yicin-
ity of Bellaire, and will be arrested to-day.
The ak with which the murder was COM
mitted was found by the REGISTER reporter
yesterday and brought TO Warrington.
The suicide of Samuel Satterheld, was
strange incident of the Baker tragedy.
Satteriield is generally supposed to have
been interested in the first robbery of old
man Baker, and in the robbery which cul-
minated in his death.