Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-03
TRAGEDY AT CEOrON LANDING.
L. Newton Baker Wanted Satisfaction for an
Insult to His Wife and il Shot Down.

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l. Newton BAKER, private secretary to Col.
Robert q. Ingersoll. and Orville NJ. Anderson.
until recently the New York agent of the Louis
| Vile Gas Conpanv mat in Tho s,roa, :. ~ go,
IIud;,, w S..,-, -
-N'' ~ o"' ''sh' on bdhei
arrival from New YORK. The men had been
unfriendly for some time. Baker said
| "Anderson I would like 20 hoe. > ,u ,;.h
Won about onr fannie di,r.raroo. go, 80 80 -
| -. -. - "iu oee VIC
""Jus' ""t'eis anu a.oiu iahlhy uuar-
| Hes. L afh a'erse 10 sqaabbles and want to
1--we IN peace and happiness"
Anderson STONED and the tuo man startea
nm the road toward ,b.;r hor,,os IT,. b., :,
~. ..--1., Hoo n"u
no, Proceeueu lar wheh they perceived Mrs
D"aei cunning 'o""iu 'heui; iney mad stopped
" M, "eie ,aiAh,s oyer 'he iamhy troubles.
| "hen anuerson ieIt tne mouse, Mrs Baker VINO
va. vas st'aI ~, q, .ne wllluoW saw MN, ana Know
| Ins si"' nc aIiu nel husoanu "ouiu NEE, on the
ioau 5nu 10. 0ouia DC hheiy 10 nave a dlsPute
i, 'eu ai'er hhIersol 70 meet ner husband and
van nol,ie Win HIN 80 Una. 'ne Two men should
iri,h e. an" faa, . 30 - "heh sne was
hin, =, 80 nc vi net nuooaho she caieo 70
MN 70 loan nen ana go nome. 70,
! III r. .,rs =; co s ~ oah ny sayMs' L
VIII .ba, Nrs H paIar
-, ~, Ia 10 W. aPProaenea the Two
,n,, LII, nmu I ner husband said: while
IN q, ,uSnr.,,,', 'nis .nat man (point
rns " s. sonl s'areu al me IN an uhgenue-
| ;ns,,i;ai MI III -. IN. LIS ac.Ions anu cohuuct
| i.nut.eI ne. ne una nol aooress me, out
~. ti, q "" s anu sarcas,c manner.
| ..,Thu. sen ,aineo 10 hhoefsoh ana saio:
- was an imsuI' 10 my "ue, ana L, as nus
Rorsr - &c "a Nv 'ii is
| rooIat - a - sau, men Ieacneo TO ms mp
| ddcrsn,, nhsar,;r 20" - reselNe.' tl-
drew his us",o- 5vh;oa. els m a aiso
/ 8 vs. LIE "e"Pon' WHICH WAS " eanber Smlth
/ Wbo.' e,
! s.snnsd ~ ~ Nv LIS fe'oner anderson
toopm. ,i,a, sIA ieet anu turned aslue,
! draw b;s n,,l,, $3.50. "u 'aoot uutoie ne eouit
| tJ,o;r r-a, "aPonI he Do'h men ore"
| tbar, rr.bas .I i iahs oet"1eh
a-,,s ro,,,,S ~, neL nusonu' 'ire" ntr
| from Anderson,s hnIs,s paIa 80 20 shnnt
| but was prevented from doing so by his wife
! cnnging TO him. Anderson was also afraid TO
,.o S le.'iins .hal ne WouIa MT MIS- BAKER.
| ..,. u, I'm! uerihs 'hut baheI nao inc au-
r.,ratot ~ . MN ~ oeiis sneiueu ps woman;
80. v SDie os,.hee anu 'ooh refuge pehiha
liz, unne n"hei anu MS VIE were sru
shhs, Aaaefsoh suddenly closed IN upon the
.mo ana srnppied with Baker. Mrs Baker
g. INC men CHUNG 70 each otuer
ioi ieW moment, Wheh ANDERSON
sCuteny prohe away irem MS oppo-
neht, quickly stepped back couple OF
t,.ees. anu raising ms reyoiver nred al Baker.
ne SAYS tnai BAKER was ABOUT 10 raise ms arm
'? = snooa. anu9rsoh Duliet struck Baker
t,. Ilh' preaAis IT. baher weapon Ieu
I'm ms manu-. hiuersoh 'neh nreu three
iho,e snots IN rapid succession. Inc second
sSot iueh baher - on the iorenead, making
Sia"Chs mounui me lh,ru pulIet entered ms
h,,i,s. Jus. DSioM ,ne neart' ana the lourln
- tb pror,,sS , one 9h' slut BAKER cropped
., ttie Slo.ii" .hoI AMY "ouhueu ana pesBed
M b;s mU, " slioo. hsa.h. Mnen hnuersUn
va" us enemy wing upon the ground ne eooiiy
Pi' MS Ie'oreI IN ms Poehet anu walked
=; nv , s I'A1, anu ms n"ii-cra%eu "he
IN. .l '.e noan. .nis Dahef eaiieu LOT heip ana
bo,,sa ~ ; hus1a1a was tahen 10 lIe same
n ~. p' " snieh aHaeIsoh MAO preceded mn.
' Is ~ inE ton anu Acher were hasthy sum
,'ro.'', aud a . eAahins BAKER WOUNDS
mem lhortii anu saio ne eouid not
SURVIVE Anuefsoh was arrested
ANDERsoSs VERSION
Here is Anderson's version of what happened
from the time they met until Baker was shot.
Il u,s rarL;ro, On ,ha I'll 90, paI-o.o,ro,
me over 10 the sidexair ao% sa;d ' Int ~ &C.,
ish onr interrnnted conyarSa%iar 81 r. So
dax sa;di tVo u, ts". 40. Vi 'ne oiher
thinps' Ne were t,II;ra nr;,: Et,,a Us
he angriIv shont onr ha tipa hroI., I'll ;,b
him 10 M. s,iS and $50 - t,ao;tr -, "-'N
He had Gained considerabIv wben Mrs
Baker who had como 10 INJECT hin; aud wbobad
come nm ,rsoen nv .;+bor oF N. s,a',1o, 49,,
and said. That man insnJtod me tbis ,rnrrn;nr
he laughed in INV face did not deny il f. |
was a childish thing TO do bu, the vomon had
made berseJf ;ntaHsaI, I;,afroaaISla - Ia
his ba, AZ her RaIer soi5 sn,na,h;nn ~ ui
remember What and nnIled ont hi. rS1o1vsr
Either he stenned behind his wife nv sba
ran between ma far nv tho time hal NV &c
tol in nv banJ and ii did NOT tale a secnHd ,nr
ms 10 oct IL hi. I'D boId;no H. r;s,ni -. ~
be- am or sbnnIJar ,raS rlne,.;ne P,sa;a,L.
me- I co,,II r0ot sIoot .p 80 - I;,a;
woman and ;nmnad 70 o. - ii. o.. ~.
arms crossed and fell The p,nIzie Of his iis,ai
against nv coat when f;red ~ mas p'''''
II heard only one rennrt FOL, tho, r,r
volver had missed tire and ,bat 80 -, -,
7 nnlied ,ba tr;gyer ooa;r 81 -; - 80.
hes ring bnt one ranort WEI ,ha - .hat
nv gn1 was mn GOOD 7 dronnnd !. IL s,r.hhaS
Bakers wrist | thought was hit and I did |
not know that had wounded Baker. turned |
nis WIFI up ana shouIed II ne would drop his
kaIer 49, ,,'a t .ho ~ ,i LIS. sneh hfs;
I'll too-a,Sor D.: r,,dnr.noa,ts Gnu VIC az
Raior % Az, >, , ,a "n"e' 'ea'n anu Nrs'
.Rv Tho, ,;na .boro ,roro = 5o.o.. .,
or,nn1 ~ o. T;sb.. GoAsu pe1pis
I'LL Ne. 49, ~ . idin Iahu' nno
provnIror 10 ,hr On nieI anu she ran !oL the
helm and soms nne tool III ,aa smo'eu 40, aof
IN o.. o'v 'ooA 'Ee "eaPoh away.
thai vss rnbnrt and tba, paIar hio, tine
Tbs sboct unnerred me 80 s,ao,.n,I 90 ~
Ia 81 tha nad 81 ~ .har ~ W .ne
HE came ard toll me u.s. ,'r;sn, ee
No one saw tba boo;In;rd 81 r. .,,,,
lint Nrs Ralar ana On bare1, - wy ho
hear witness in nv behaIf hnt :, - 40 49, "
ne@n1s heord h. shnn,,. " as ,s',,. uozen
rriIIain nv bnshan, nv IL, ~ uiuerhs
niS-oi 20 j.fsna S;,1s.IT oo;nt. 80 :" 0"ii'
vrLer In1ga Hartnn lie lii, -;