Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-09-19


wife and chat it had to come" Tn
bur,hen Of his complaint was that kipI
and his wife had enticed Mrs. Bayntor
| from her home, and he was p 'rtlcuiari,
bitter against Kip. l took him out e
the sidewalk and Mr.. ingrahsm and
took him to the police Office.
| have known Baynton five years. h'
was uoarrelsome, bo.h with his wife ant
hi. ns,qhbors He would get drunl
sometimes. He was no, intoxicated las
night. but his breath smelled OF liquor
| never noticed anything to make m'
| think hat his mind was unsettled, noi
did / ever hear the neighbors say any
thing of the kind, but it was agreed
that he had an ugly disposition. Bayn
Ton told me on the way to the poles
that he bad killed bis wife. had not
.nfared The house. He intimated onc'
hat he must have killed two or three o
them.
| George Kipp, son Of the deceased
aworu saws: | live at 643, Olive street.
am years old. | was at home wseI
Mrs. Bayaton came there on Fr'da,
night v it'll her four children. she lei
ali the children there excepting hei
baby. and went out to Had policeman
She came back again saving tnat she
was unable to find one. and leaving th'
haby with my mama. vent up the street
~ hen she ntxs came back Mr.. Bayntof
vas AZ the gate, who would not let her
come into ,ur house. He said: II want
Won to come home" she replied: mo,
III shant. you have kicked ms twice and
80 1 shan't." He then went away aud
soon c.rne ,ck, openi 8 the front dool
and saving: Il want my WIFE Mr..
B vuiou, who was in the kitchen,
walked 10 the middle door. Then he
shot his pistol five times as fast as he
could shoot. Mrs Baynton bad her lutte
baby in her arm al the time After be
fired she said Obi" AID fell to the q ,or
with the baby stIll in her arms.
The little boy here b gan 10 cry, and
was allowed 70 retire for while.
Mrs. Sarah N edecksn saw nothing I
the shooting. but entered the houss at
forwards and saw Mrs. B ynton lying
d. nd, aud K,pp before he was carried
INTO the house. Mrs. Biynton had told
| her that her husband used to drive her
| out OF the house, aud that on such occa-
sions she had to flee to Klpp's for safety.
| The witness knew that Baynton dts
| liked any person who took part for or
upheld hs wife.
George Kipp was then recalled and said
| he was not sure that Mr.. Maher was in
| the kitchen at the time Mrs. Baynton
| fell. but knew that he afterwards uathed
| her face with water. MY sister was
| sitting on chair aud went towards the
door to protect my father. Somehow or
other she was shot t q, and fell on the
| foot Of the lounge, at the head OF which
was lying; and said: "On! mammal 1
am shotl" Baynton did not enter the
room, but stood at the door while shoot.
ing. He then went to the fence and
pulled out pickets to let the dog out.
Nv father came around to take the dog
away and tie him up, and then Baynton
shot him. / did not see il, but my
father said so to my mother after they
had brought him into the house. My
mother was Ia the kitchen when Mrs.
Baynton fell; she ran to her, and, taking
the baby from her arms, remained with
| it in the kitchen, and put 1t to sleep.
AT this point recess of an hour was
| taken.
The inquest was resumed at 7:l0 P.
In. William Ingram. after being sworn,
said reside at G32 Olive street. On
the night Of the l7sh, &C 1880, whilst
10 my house reading. lady called and
said that there was trouble across the
road. Il was Bsynton and his wife
quarreiiug. She said to him that be
mad kicked her twice, aud wouldn't do
| it again. He made a remark which l
could not make out. went towards her,
then sat down on the curb and said that
she might stone him to death, but he
would not move. Sac then made some
| remarks which / did not hear. and he
went home He was spoken to by
young Cissidy, lear his gate. Bayntou
| did not answer, but went directly home.
He was not gone to exceed four mi nutes
when be returned, walking quite fast,
and went into Mr.. Klpps gate. next
| heard the door Of Mr.. KIpp's house
opening. I heard talking insi e and the
report Of pistol. Tnen there was q
pause, and then four more shots, as fast
as they could be fired. A soon as the
triug CEASED / ran across the road aud
heard screaming in the house. 1 went
just inside the fence, through the gate,
and saw mebody lying on the ground
wi b his clothes afire 1 also saw some
one trying to put the fire out. Being
afraid, l went out of the yard. l went
with Baynton and B.ker to the police
station. Baynton sad: "Ohl nay dear
iie,' and wan ed to 60 back to SEE h I
before he died, as be was tired of living.
Ii they hanged him within three day
he wouldn't care. He wondered what
would become Of them. He said about
q year and little over ago. sue had had
him locked up for so days, amt sue
would never DO it again. At
tue pol ce station, when l was
goings he shook hands with
me. and wanted me to let him know
in the morning how bis wife was. l
think he had been under the influence
Of liquor. / saw him about noon OF the
da, OF the crime, ON his way 10 work
and smelt liquor upon his breath, but he
Was not drunk. He was gardening on
that day Tor q lady named Madison, on
HI II street. Bayntlus reru asion, as far
Is | know, is that Of being quarrelsome.
l identify the pistol as tuc one handed
by Mr. Baker to the Chief OF Police.
during my acquaintance with Baynton
during the past four years. never
Thought him demei ted or insane.
Margaret G. Wright, sworn: reside
at 626 ). Olive street. On the evening
Of Friday went TO the house of my
next door neighbor. heard Mr.. and
Mrs. Bayuton qnarrelIng in the neigh
borhood Of Mr.. Kipp's and Mr.. Cassi-
dy's on the sidewalk, but as IL was Of
frequent occurrence paid but little at.
tenlIon to It. He wanted her to 80
home and she wanid not because he had
kicked her twice. About 8 minutes af-
forwards heard five pistol shot. in
rapid succession. After thought there
was no danger to myself l weut over
there with Mrs. Ingram. They were
thea carrying MIR. Kipp into the house.
We followedin right after, aud the place
was so thick with smoke that we could
hardly see. Mrs. Biynton was lying on
the ground across the room. In the
bedroom Nettic was lying on the bed in
great agony bave heard Baynton
and wife quarrel frequently during the
last two years, and heard her sometimes
scream. She used TO have TO g. TO neigh
bors for protection.
Mrs. Harriet Ingram, who re-
sides at $50 s. Olive street, the
wife Of WIN. Ingram who testified
previously. heard the quarrel be-
tween B.ynton and his VIE and
her refusal to return home
She heard him say: "You put me 10 jail
once, but I'll see that you never do it
again" This Witnesses testimony
brought out nothing that had not al.
re dy been esti.ed to. She thought
tnat Kipp was conscious at least min-
ute after being carried into his houae,
for she heard him sly: "My wifsT
N. q. Maher, who liv.s at 645 Olive
street, heard Bayutou 60 into the yard Of
Kipp's house, aud up on the poron, and
the dog barking. He heard Baynton
say his wife was ia the house, and that
be wanted her to go home right away.
Kipp's answer was unintelhgioie to the
witness. He next heard hive or SIX
shots fired very rapidly and heard soa,e-
body scream. The witness went into