The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-07-15

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evening for his new home. His lady
remains here at present. He will at
tend the next session of the Annual
Conference of the Church, West Vir-
ginia district which convenes in
August. His lady will then accom-
pany him to Adrian. Rev. Cewau is
highly esteemed in this community,
and greatly beloved by the members
of his church and his departure is
much regretted. -Graf.on Eagle.
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Another CHAPTER In THE MARION
COUNTY MURDER Casa NUMBER
OF HIS RELATIVES ARRESTED ON THE
CHARGE OF COMPLETELY IN THE CRIME
-JUsTIcE LIKELY TO OvERTAKE
THEM.-The old saying that "mur-
der will out" seems about to be veri-
fed again in our neighboring county
of Marion. The Inde.r gives the
following concerning the late devel-
opments in a murder case that oc.
cured more than year since
The interest and excitement occa-
stoned by the atrocious murder of
John Baker, ST., at his home near
Warrington, during the night of
April 26tlb 1881, subsidized but little
since the occurrence of the tragedy,
and is again revived by the arrest,
this week, of near relatives Of the
aged victim as the persons guilty of
the horrible crime. On last Sunday
Joshua and Elias Baker, nephews of
the murdered man, James Book, a
son-in-law, and Miss Ida Baker, a
granddaughter, were arrested, and
brought here the same evening and
committed to Jail. The arrests were
made by Detectives Alf w. Burnett
and j. j. Martin, and by Sheriff
Carney and Deputies Manley and
Sine. On Monday afternoon Detec-
tive Martin and Constable Sine ar
rested Mrs. James Book daughter
of the murdered man), and Larn
Satterfield, son Of Samuel Satter-
field, whose suicide is one of the
strange incidents of the tragedy.
On Tuesday evening Detective Bur
nett arrested Joseph Satterfeld,
another son of Samuel Sattcrfcld, at
Bellaire, Ohio, where he has been
residing for about month past. All
these parties were brought here and
lodged in Jail. The warrants upon
which they were arrested were issued
by Squire Jesse Shaw, of Manning
ton district, and were sworn out by
Detective Burnett. On Wednesday
the accused were taken to Manning
ton for preliminary hearing before
Justice Shaw, but ON molten OF de
fepdants' counsel the examination
was postponed until to-day friday.
All are accused as principal or ac-
cessory in the terrible crime.
The details of the cruel murder of
John Baker-how for the few dollars
he had the old gentleman was shot
in the breast BY his murderers, and
then hacked about the shoulders and
neck with heavy axe until they
thought their work Of death was
completed; how within six days he
died from the effects Of these inju-
ries; bis determined silence regard
ing the identity Of the murderers
during these days, though protesting
to know them--wcrc all given in
these columns at the time the terri
BILE deed was committed, and need
not be repeated. 1t will be remem-
bered that at the time of the tragedy
suspicion pointed to those now accus-
ed, but soon turned away from them,
and was directed elsewhere. OF the
nature and conclusivcness Of the evil
dence now collected against the ac-
cused we desire to say as little as
possible previous to hearing of the
case. 1t might prejudice the case,
and work injury to the innocent. The
evidence, however, against these peo-
pie was deemed by the authorities
sufficiently strong to warrant their
arrest for the heinous and unnatural
ofense with which they are charged,
and conviction is confidently expectd
to follow trial. ~
Messrs. Burnett and Martin, of the
Eureka Detective. Agency, were in
duced oenter the case by favora-
bic offer from our County Court of a
reward for the ferreting out and con
viction of the perpetrators. These
gentlemen desired the Court to give
them a sum sufficient to pay expen-
ses, but the order passed by the
Court simply offered to pay them
$500 for the first conviction and $3.50
for each subsequent conviction of
parties guilty Of the crime. These
gentlemen began their operations
last March. Mr.. Burnett went up
on the ground as lumber dealer,
and his assistant, Mr.. Martin, fol-
lowed him as vender of fruit trees.
Quietly they gathered their evidence,
and last week they completed the
task, and what has since occurred is
the result of their work. If these