The sun., 1894-11-26
BAKER,S HLNTORI
n Rieh Mas ssd an Hone-t Man. says HI-
son, George T.. Baker.

George l.. Bake said yesterday that th' thHt:'s
Against his father were outrageous and will hr
proven so. He said that his father was born in
philadelphia, was 62 years Of age, and came 10
Now York when very young. lie went iEto the
law ONCE as n clerk OF Commodore Thomas Me
Donough. He was afterward admitted to the bar.
and finally. with Judge Field OF New York and
Judge Russell OF Boston. formed n copurtnrr.
phip under the name OF Field. Russell IL Baker
which continued for many wears. He was married
vhirty-three years ago to Amelia Franklin Hobbs
1t Brooklyn. and they established a homo at 70
Seventh avenue, in that city. Scar ago they
moved TO 25 West Scventicth street, New Nork,
There wero three children born To the coupIc,
George. tho eldest; Florence a., The daughter,
coming next. and Frederick r.. who T., -
years OF age. Hc has been in his fathers
onice only two years. When in brooklyn Fred
erick Baker was II member Of Plymouth Church
for some time before Henry Ward Hccchc,
death. They were close prrsnanl friends. AMI
when he died Mr. RhI.r stopped attending
church regularly Mr. Baker never held any
political Office. and was not ac'ub man. lie sell
dom attended the theatre. rarely "rnt out In
the -vcnin,;. was ut prnupuucgd hOmrst L
tastes, and inGul-ent and kui father.
lie good GsA! az student, and
used to study wi,h Grorsc who i "a chemist.
Twenty-Five years ago tho Eahrf. began spend
ing their summers ut sands Paint. The Baker
homestead was then ~ i'rmhpnsr Eight years
ago Mr. Baker bnugn, the place from Mrs. w.
J.. Wilson. who Is distant connection There
was $1,000 NOR gagc "n tue place belongiag 10
AN infant lelr. an! THAT Iiut never been cleared
ON although u hcaNN plr' ii:i.r price iGurt gage
was cleared off. There arr ioriv-lve acres in
the ground. ana the buildings nr" IN good con
dtiun. The house Mr. I'nk"r has been rCmOd-
elling for some ttrr, ldNItg ont greni deal
az money. III WAS III" IalnIiN cu-tOm To spend
the entire summer aud f, At the Homestead.
and ior several winters thr '"mliy nay" re-
mained in the hOusr tho entire time. going "a
and rom New York almost exclusively hS the
boat idlewild
George l.. Baker said that lie was ~Er,. lis
father Vas never n speculation. and that aside
from his interests in real estate investments.
which consist OF east side 'enemcnts ai.i Jew
houses around town, IA" has not inN"s,td III
othrr properties.
"My ,iatLer was wealrhy and &now it," said
Mr.. Hiker lie ought 10 h", because he earned
nll - hi- own money and worked hard 'ur II.
Ibis charge Is unfounded. am sure. because
hye years ago ke closed hs account at the Shoe
and Leather National Bank and has since
banked with the National Park and Chatham
verssnt with his business affairs, nay brother
being his right hand man In that respect. | re-
stock farm. which consists OF forty head OF Jcr.
soy cattle, a few good stations, and some brood
will make a statement to the public This week
= BY the panic OF 1879 my father lost in round
numbers 81 100000 by the depreciation OF
real estate in not being able to keep up the
nme, he had been investing money for people
who banked on his judgment, and lot OF that
money was lost also. know that when he re-
covered himself he paid from $4,000 10 $780,
900 Of those debts. although he could have
avoided IL IL he wished to. II does not seem
possible that man who would do that would be
capable OF living on poor boOkkeeper for seven
or eight years, and taking money that the latter
was compelled to steal for him. am sure there
must be another Frederick Baker mixed up in
this matter and nothing but the actual proof
win conyince me that he has been implicated in
this theft"
Mr.. Baker then added that his father had at
tended DIR. Talmage's church when the Taber-
nacle was In Schermerhorn street. Miss Flor
ence, his sister, had been great friend OF Dr.
Talmage's daughter. and even when the family
were In Europe two years ago and the announce
ment came that Miss Talmage To be mar
Fisd the family returned to attend tue wedding.
When asked IL his father bad large life n-
surance, George L. Baker declined to state any
thing at present nor would he say where the
property the elder Baker owned in New York
WAS located. He said, however, that everything
would be made known in due time.