Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-02
HIS VENGEANCE SWIFT.
Moore Baker Killed the Murder
ers of His Wife and Baby.
FEARFUL TRAGEDY IN NEW JERSEY

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Two Negroes Butchered Mrs. Baker With
an AK and Then Killed Her Little One.
Bakers Terrible Struggle - Murderer
KiIIed with His Own Weapon.
New BRUNSWICK, n. j., March 1.-TWO
negro burglars broke into the house of
Moore Baker at Franklin Park, Somerset
county, killed Mrs. Baker and her IT,
month-old baby with an AK and were in
turn killed by the husband and father, who
was wounded during the desperate cncoun-
ter. The dead burglars are Henry Baker,
% years old, and William Thompson, IS
years old, both negro farm laborers. The
former worked for the man whose wife and
child We're killed.
Story of the Tragedy.
The story of the terrible midnight strug-
gle and the brutal murder of il helpless
woman and innocent babe is best told by
the man on whom the awful blow has fall
en-. Surrounded by sympathizing neigh
bors, their feelings worked almost to frenzy
by the recital of the crime, Moore Baker
told his story. He was calm and exact,
and when he described the swift ven geance
he took on the negroes he manifested the
greatest satisfaction.
Henry Baker and l." he said, were
virtually raised together. My father had
always employed him since he was knee
high. When | was married he came to
work for me, and naturally gave him full
swing.
After returning from New Brunswick
he helped do some chores and asked me for
81, which l told him he could have if he
could change 800 bill, which l foolshly
showed him. We talked of money matters
for awhile, and then, the work being fin
ished, went into supper,
Il was very tired, and as my wife had
been up great deal with the baby, who
was sick, we went to bed early. don't
think it was later than 10 o'clock
Between midnight ard ] o'clock my
wife awoke me and said that she heard Il
strange noise down stairs quoted her
fears by saying it was the litter of pups in
the dining room, which is directly under
meath our bedroom
The Fearful Struggle.
Then, as Mr. Baker came to recite the
details of the tragedy, he grew unnaturally
calm, but it was very apparent that he
was labOring under great mental distress,
as he bit his lips until the blood came.
81 was just doing" he continued, when
heard my wife scream. | turned and saw
two men in the room. One of them i'll
stantly recognized as Willard Thompson.
He carried an ak in his hand | jumped
up and was then grabbed by the throat by
Henry Baker Before | could loosen his
grasp Thompson, with fiendirh yell, rails
ed the AK and with one sharp blow brought
1t down on my wife's head. She did not
utter a sound, and death was instantane-
Gus.
while l was still struggling with Ba-
ker, Thompson killed our baby With one
blow he cut her tiny head almost in two.
By this time had freed myself from Ba-
ker, who ran into the adjoining room
Thompson came for me then and tried to
brain me, but the blow fell short and only
gave me cash on the forehead. He then
aimed another blow at me- this time strik-
ing me on the wrist.
I'VE struggled for the possession of the
AK, l fearing every minute that Baker
would return and kill mefrom behind. FL
nally-I don't know howl got the ak.
The first blow gave him split his right
hand and then hit him three times on the
head before he fell dead
"Crazcd and desperate, l grabbed my
gun, whiSI they had not seen, and cropping
into the next room after Baker | found
him crouching in a corner and ordered him
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run. raised the gun ana nred, and he
Neighbors WrathfuI.
Mr.. Baker then rushed back to his wife's
side and frantically called her name. She
ulu no! answer ohe was DEAD Ihen' with
only MS hlsn'cio'heS on ne ran TO tne'sta-
Die, mounted morse ana rode at break
NECK speech lor br lio"Siahu' whose nome
Is mile away
Dr. Hoaglano answered his ring, and 1t
was some time before he could tell him
what mad happened The doctor was soon
at the house but his services We're not
neeneu. W lie anu oaoy We're dead ihomp-
loolli. h"hel was sun awe, thouSu uu-
conscious ,lS anu ne a'eu at o CLOCK.
me scene al moore nome was one OF
via eNGltehleh'' fuily ooo people from
UuC country were InefG-ln-