Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-13
Ernm SUNDAYS Edition.

fairs and kindred gatherings, and some
times lets II out in charge of some Othe
person. \ nephew. named Harry Baker
a boy about fifteen or sixteen years old. hat
the Tachine in charge last eveIing. his onl,
previous ~. ,rIenCe in tins line being ha,
two nights last week. Ii murdered hin
last night
At the hour mentioned above, two men
named Frank NJ. Brown, son OF George
W. Brown, and We DUNCAN, were takinG
turns at striking. Brown had taken hi,
turn and had stepped aside to allow Dun.
gan Ia strike. Young Baker had pulled
down the dog" with stick which is uset
for that purpose, having an iron hook Or
one end. ThOughtlessly, he alloweC
one end to rest on the dog" while
RESTING HIS CHIN ON THE HOOK END
DUNCAN picked up the heavy maui. say
ing look out there" Baker answering
according to DuIgan'S testimony, al
right" Down came the maui on thu
striker with terrific force and up went the
dog ON which rested the stick. The full
fOrre of the blow was transferred to the
stick pressing against the young mans chin
and throat and he was hurled over as il
shot, the blood squirting from his mouth in
prOtusiOn. He was helped up and at the
suggestion of some of the by-standerS as
listed up stairs TO DR.. kennan's Office in
she Arcade, almost over head. He was
able to get up stairs with little assistance
but on reaching the doctors Office, young
Baker sank into chair and Immediately
became unconscious. In three minutes he
was a corpse. DIR. kennan did
all in his power towards resuscita-
ton, scarcely believing that the young
man could be really dead. but when he
found that it was indeed too true, he turne
his attention towards investigating and de
termining the true cause OF the death. He
found that
THE NECK WAS NOT BROKEN,
aS he at first had cause believe. or al
least no displacement was apparent from
the external examination. The windpipe
was diSlocated or broken. but the immediate
cause of death was probably the rupture of
a blood yessel or artery. and consequent
internal hemorrhage- Very little blood
came out of his mouth after the squirt tha:
followed the fall. To the eye there was
but little to indicate where the murderous
weapon had struck. Just at one side of
what is known as the Adams apple was
a small blackiSh spot, and the under part of
the chin seemed bruised, but the skin was
not broken.
The coroner was telephoned for. and ar
rived soon after the death took place, and
made such investigation as was possible on
the ground. George and Andy Arnett M
cles of the deceased, came in soon after the
coroner, and from them it was learned the
boy was the son of Mrs. Mary Baker, their
sister, living on Fair street near Mechanic.
The father, Edwin Baker. is living apart
from the family away from here.
W. y. DUNCAN, the man who was the un-
doubted innocent cause Of the death, was
real frantic over the affair, and presented
himself with tears in his eyes, to the cOro-
ner, of whom he asked what he should do.
Coroner Bennett questioned him fully as to
how the accident occurred, and obtained
The information given above, subStantiated
by the testimony of Brown and
other bystanders. The only questionable
point is as to whether Baker did say all
right" when DUNCAN said look out there ="
The ali right" is Dungan's own testimony.
Ii the boy really did say it he was doubtless
under the impression that his stick was
resting on the framework of the machine,
and
NOT on THE FATAL SPOT
IL pTONtu W bt OIL OllltI"lSt IL ut
terIy unaccountable. The coroner to d
DUNCAN that from the slight examination
he had then made he believed that while
there had been evidently some carelesSness
the death was accidental. and
that he would consequently release him on
his own recognizance to appear at his Office
at p. IN. today. DUNCAN lives at 90 east
Liberty street, and is apparently about
thirty-five years old.
JUhn Arnett. who arrived soon after his
brothers, and who was even more saddened
by the Occurance than they, from
his own connection with the cause
of the unfortunate death, as owner
of the death dealing machine, soon had ii
carried away. 1t is safe to say that this
Yankee Boy" will not in the near future
again appear on Market Square. The
cornor indicated that he would himself take
occasion in connection with the verdict to
make some vigorous remarks about the
fOolishness of allowing such contriyance
a place on the square.
A messenger carried the sad news to the
mother and family and the coroner had his
undertaker's wagon called and the body
conveyed to the house. The mother and
sister
SEEMED PERFECTLY FRANTIC,
and would not believe 1t could be true
until they examined the body themselves.
The sight was sad one IN the extreme, and
the nelgh1ors who gathered In mingled
their tears with the bereaved ones, for
Harry was universal fayorite with all who
knew him. The family consists of three
brothersaway from here, Rod. at Columbus.
and Richard and Albert III the west, and
three daughters, Laura, Annie and Nate,
than Harry
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