Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-04
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Ssc SrxG, N. r. AR. 5 "A tragedy
vss nscssd q lha lite village Of Cfo.cn
Lsndsnx 6atufdav afternoon. tho prtrci-
pals being O.vslis u Andesson and Issac
Newton Baker, both veli-to- do men with
families, the later b.ip9 the private sscse
sary Ct Col R,bers G. IcEestosi In New
York. M. Andersen ccc apied the old
Moody place. . ha, dome lsfys frame
baiiJ,sg on the bill about half mile irou,
the raisrsAd sfatioa- He sublets one half
Of the house TO Mr.. Baker.
The two families b d scme little dies
greemens. Mr.. Baker, who il about sixty
years OF sxe, vest to his business Ia New
York as u-u,l this morricg. ard took ;he
$40 P. NJ. train for home. Arfivifg IT
cfotan, be stsi ted 10 walk home. and, after
gsing about one half the way. mes Nj
Andersen ard Told him he would like -
have friendly talk With him. thst their
unfortunate family troubles might be set
tied. Mr. Anderson scqu esced. Rsk-r
then said that be add his fsmiiy did not
want arg further trouble. but that they
wanted to livs in peace and happiness
Anderson told him that he sod his family
must cease talking to Andefson's servants
and niece.
Mr.. Baker replied that he would speak
to them ii they spoke to him, and would De
civil 70 suy oae VIII, spoke to him. After
they had been talking in this strain for
about I've minute 8, Mrs. Baker came dom
the street to meet her husband, ~ she says,
because .he had seen Anderson leave the
house = short time before and 20 toward
the station. asd ss there, had been threats
she feared there might be an encounter,
AID she wanted to be there.
Mfr, Baker said to her husband: "Mf
Anderson. in your abs pce todsy, glared
At me. ard in manner insulted me without
any expressed word"
Mr.. Baker. addressing An 'srson, said I:
THAT WAS 80 insult 10 my wife. do hoI
as husb,nt silev Any such thing"
sTnsn NJ. Anderson drs~ back 10 the
path, a. he SAYS, bsesus. he raw Baker
draw his pist,l from hi, hip pocket. When
MIR. Anderson vas about Elk feet away be
also drew his pistol. Mrs. Baker jumped
10 front Of her husbA, d. thus shielding him
from attack frem Anderson. The iarets
10 sever, jumped sbout FROM side 70 side.
fessirg, he sa, >, that from his cover Baker
would shoot him down in ME ", cts. At n
favorable opportunity be closed In fh.ir
eisto. hands crossed and both comu enc, d
firing
Almost Immediately q bal rendered
Bssef's right arm useless, and then Ar der
son, not knowing that. continued to fire.
One shot struck Baker on the forehes'
mssiog q glsncing wound; another entered
his left side below the heart, and . fourth
went through the right side. The man was
picked up and carried h,me, whare he was
attended By Dfs. G. p. B,iogton and T. j..
Acker. who, after making 3 thorough ex-
animal N, pronounced his wounds mortal
On this report Coroner Sutton va, sent
for, and took Bssef's aDie-mortem stare
ment Mr. Anderson was imme dia.ely
arrested BY Officer Kelly. and he told the
same story as SIR. Baker. For the past
few day they have both gone armed.
The pistol which Mr. Anderson used vas
of 3s cslibre and that of Mr.. Baker %
Mr. Anderson was not struck at all. He
vas commi..ed 10 the village lookup by the
coroner to await the result Of the irjuries
ipflh It'd upon Mr. Baker.
Mr.. Anderson, who 10 about 40 years OF
spe, WAS some time ago tue New York
ssehtrtor the Lqu;svil. Gas Compsny, and
Of present he Is nos in any business. The
liisle village of Croton is in high state Of
excitement over the tragedy.