The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-03-12
A CASE FOR WHITE GAPS,
An Ugly Story That is Told on Mr..
s. Il. Baker.
THE ELECTRIC ROAD AGAIN.
Personal Notes About People You Know
Idaho at the Worlds Fair as Pic
tured by Capt. Wells.

tured by Capt. Wells.
Caldwell has been treated to sensa-
ton the past week on the quiet order,
but the facts are nevertheless disgrace
full, disgusting and criminal. About
eighteen months ago a man and family
by the name of Bakers. H. Baker
arrived in Caldwell. They appeared to
be In rather hard circumstances, but
represented they merely wanted a
chance in this world and they would do
the rest. They settled on claim near
town, the wife and children living
there, while Mr.. Baker obtained a win
dow and opened up repair shop, he
being a matchmaker and jeweler by
trade. And thus matters stood. Baker
seemed to be quiet, inoffensive man,
with disposition to take the world
easy, and while probably did not en-
thuse over the chance of making dol
lar, especially if any work was con-
nected with the operation, yet he was
generally conceded to be pretty de-
cent sort of fellow and and was re-
spected accordingly. The first cloud
which appeared above the horizon of
Mr.. Bakers career became visible re-
Gently. His wife had three daughters
by former husband, the Oldest being
IL years of age. A few weeks ago Mr..
Baker decided that the support of these
girls was too great tax upon his
strength, and compelled the mother to
give the two youngest daughters away.
Why the Oldest didn't share like fate
appears later. Suspicion in certain
quarters had already been aroused and
through these abandoned daughters it
was learned almost to certainty that
Baker had been holding unlawful and
criminal intercourse with the Oldest
child, for some years back. Parties in
terested themselves and attempted his
arrest. Under the laws of Idaho he
could not be touched for the crime,
there being no provision on the Idaho
statutes covering such cases. Good
people who throw up their hands in
horror at the mention of polygamy will
do well to assimilate this fact. The
only way to reach him was through the
United States court and U. s. ATTORNEY
Wood was written the facts and urged
to take immediate action. In probing
the case for evidence, the facts came to
Bakers ears, or he was plainly told
what was no by some one, and he sud
denly disappears. Such are the facts
as given by responsible parties, who
claim they have evidence to prove
every word. If guilty a visit of white
caps in lieu of law would not have been
amiss; if not guilty Mr.. Baker is indeed
a much slandered man and should take
immediate steps to clear his name and
honor.
The Boise Central Railway Co. are
again agitating the scheme of running
an electric road down the valley from
that place to Caldwell. Such an enter
prise would be of value to both places
and would be power in the develop
ment of the most productive and beau
tiful valley in Idaho. There is much of
Boise valley yet undeveloped. The out
side world has very little idea of the
magnificent country lying between here
and Boise City. We will venture the
assertion that nine out of every ten of
the people of Boise City have a very
faint conception of what Boise valley is
like. They hear of it and that is all. Let
this magnificent country be traversed
by transportation facilities, and the
traveller would no longer dread the trip
to Boise City," He would see some
thing which would both surprise and
astonish him, and at the same time
would be duly impressed with the sta
bility of any city which has such coun-
try at its back. While Caldwell would
meet the enterprise half way, vet The
TRIBUNE has very little faith in the
move. Past experience hardly justices
the belief that our Boise friends mean
business.