The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-29


Newman at 81 West 125th street. He took
this occasion to tell his neiGhbors that he had
got better Job and that he was going TO work
on Monday over in Tenth avenue. After n
while the children got tired OF playing. Johnny
Baxter curled up on his fathers lap and went
to Sleep About 10 o'clock Mrs. O'Toole said
1t was time for decent folks 10 be in bod. and
the party broke up. Baxter went IN stairs
ahead. carry ng on his shoulder the little boy.
who still slept. while Katie clung TO his coat
tails and pulled herself up after him.
At the third landing Mrs. Baxter
stopped to talk q little more with Mrs.
PERHAPS ten minutes Then her husband
called down to her to hurry up. She kissed
Mrs. Langham good night and went to her
own rooms. Baxter shut and locked the door.
Mrs. Muller and her husband were already in
bed. So were Mrs. O'Toole and her son. Tho
Mullers heard the Baxter door slam aud heard
the spring lock snap.
They think It was ten minutes later Won
they heard pistol shot They heard no
scream. Pistol shots are common In taat
neiRhborhood. and unless they are accompa.
MED by . scream or the noise Of a struggle no
attention is paid to them. This shot didn'i mp
pear to the Mullers to have been fred in the
house. In about two minutes they heard an
They thought tho boys in club next door
might be shooting at a target Possibly three
minutes elapsed whom they heard two more
shots. These last Two were fred very close to-
gether. and then there was complete silence.
Katie Baxter was a sort Of alarm clock for
the other folks In the house. She always
woke up at 5 o'clock In tho morning. and she
began playing and laughing and singing the
moment she was broad awake. She banged
her toys around, and made so much Noise that
wsa Ms yoHe u ~ss
daylight. The clock Oh the mantel said 6
II wonde whore the little girl is9" sbe said
to herself 81 don't hear her."
Mrs. Muller got her hn . breakfast and
81 Bsxe e thu aUM
wndw The Of the
tho door. and got no response. Then she
thought OF the pistol snois. but she didn't 500
what hs oS Ss have to IL Nth h sn
and she still heard NO sound In tho Bakers
rooms. she went down stairs to talk Wi b Mrn.
with MIS-: Muller ~, They banged On tho Baxter
%oud ONT Il. and sra s9e
Mrs. Muller turned a slat in tho blind and
EeeredT iE: Then she started back e1claim-
Mrs, Lansham screamed. and ran dow, to
Madsn sent out ana AP ca Lsa
Wh" m %, at on ths IRE ssGsps
Baxte. was lying at full length on tho floor
Of the citing ronn, MS feet e, toward the win
with blood, There was . bullet wound In the
ore IN III. sad the smp bero
was a pool OF bloc under his head.
Mrs. baxter was lying at right angle to him.
ioet against her hus bands waist, She was
fully dressed. Her head was in pool OF blood,
back Of tho right car. she had been shot from
and walked back through the Kitchen and into
The bed has s.nS In
o over near the wsII lyi"e On H. back: Hjs head
blood There. was bullet hole In his forehead
on the rsh, side and Hnother IN his cheek 20 TO-
risht Side Win viii her back 10 tho boy. nor head
i" nor face iusl below me ont;r angle Of The
sihsins away i"r dear liis in its cage.
lnlor got out Of the house as soon as he
police station and 10 The Coroners' office. Dr..
jenkins and Coroner Levy searched the apart
m'p Hn ss GoF sssas 0oa S.ss
were three nnexnoded "a. cartridges In i: On
the bureau they found this letter written IN
lead pencil on a sheet OF note paper:
DEAR Mo1nks r!xht to- tell you tina. am tired Of
living Dear Mother dont worry about me -FOUR my
life u 10 no irvine Dear Mother INTO think
gone IN tho head Bnt am not to bolla VIII rS mo
now goo ny Mother dear Mother my lfe 10 gone Rooiby
ali toll you what IL would Dear Mary my ife 10 Lost
your s'Ii JOBs BAITtR
My mother lives 10 ss7i 4Ist street give her ali got
On u slip OF paper near this letter was tho
following:
Mrs fordham good Bye Mary BURY, ms With my
father joins bAxTEh
The hands OF both Mr. and Mrs. Baxt-r wore
badly scrat, he'd. III the centre OF Mrs. Bax
tsI's right hand was the print Of her husbands
finger nails d. deep that they had almost
drawn Hood. Noar her on he floor a rock ing
chair had teen overturned. from the rositiou
OF ner hody II aprearei lint .le had bean sit
ting in the chair ana had fallen over with It
$50 was lying on he side.
In n very short time Mrs. Baxter would have
become q mother, % that oDe bullet had tai IN
t,o lives. Tho wound In BaSier's forehead
wa. oniy, skin deer The bullet had ilattensd
sst against hi skill and had llca to h"
oor. Near IL lay two empty cArtrid4e SHELF.
Baxter had Tired seven shots In all So that h"
hal had 10. reload, FeIhais lie did u nner
lrlug tho shot, at his fmtehend. pr, Jenkins