New-York tribune., 1894-03-02
RETRIBUITON WAS SWIFT.
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| have cost the county good deal OF money TO
bring the villains to justice, ana 'neIe WaS han bah
| Of 1cvoting a portion or the inoHC! "htCn
Bakers courage had saved 10 tne pulCHttHc vi " ="
suitable testimonial for him lie was me nero nero
/ Of The hour. and with good reason. - hu.!ipei
of horrible crimes have been committed In New
Jersey recently and the perpetrators nave
escaped. 1t is hoped that the fate ol DaAe'
aeeaiIants may have a salutary erect r,..
"A soon as the CorOner'S duty was done Baker
asked TO have the bodies of the negroes removed
from the house Il cannot bear 10 have 'nehi mem
In the same house with those OF my Wlle ana
child" he said. The bodies Of the negroes were
taken by the indignant people and thrown oi,-
doors into the snow like carrlon. La'er III 'iie
day Alfred Van Dine, overseer Oh lne poor NJ. VI
NiIlbush took them away in a wagon. The
body Of Mrs Baker and that OF the chiid were
taken to the home Of Mr. Bakers father ana
prepared for burial. The funeral VIII pc oe held pn
on Sunday afternoon at the Frankln Park Re-
formed Church.
The rooms where the tragedy took place pre-
sentcd a slckenlng sight Yesterday niornins.
The bed where the young wife and mother Iay
dead was saturated with blood. The cl7D IN
which the young child had died from me rruei %
and wanton blows was also req win ploou, .
The carpet was dyed crimson and the walls were
spattered with blood. Chairs and taoleS were
overturned and there were many evidences OF
the desperate struggle which had gone on there.
In the hall where the negroes had died their
lOathsOme bodies lay stiff and cold, the DloOi
still oozlng from their ghastly wounds. In the
afternoon volunteer workers removed most or
the stains and marks of the conflict.
Tho motive Of the murderers was undoubtedly
robbery. Neither Thompson nor Henry Baker
had any grudge or hard-feeng against Moore
Baker or any of his family. far as is known
Both the negroes were worthless fellows. who
worked when II was absolutely necessary Tor
them and drank he remainder Of the time Tney
had the reputation Of being shiftess and un-
trustworthy, but neither had eyer before been
detected in any crime. Henry Baker worked
for Moore Baker on Wednesday and in the after
noon asked hts emPl0yer % to lena an, hIm 2ro 81 Baker
Yes. I Will" answered the negro. 'Ill work
II out"
That night Mrs Baker and the baby were at
the home Of Mr. Bakers father for tea. Moore
Baker drove down for them with sleigh and
Henry Baker rode down with him after his wolk
was done as 1t was in the direction Of his
home. on the way he asked Moore Baker If he
was going TO let him have the 81
'If you can give me change for hundred
dollar bllI' said Moore Baker i'm fun.
Pop" answered the negro. referring 10 him
self never saw sl00.",
wei look at it now" said Moore Baker pull
ing a $lO0-b out of his pocket Look at 1t
long for you'll probably never sc'n another.
He then put the moloy back in his pocket and
the negro climbed out Of the slo!gh saying as
he did 50, I'm be over - work i'm the morn
Moore Baker went into his fathers house and
after spending "A social hour took his wife and
child home. and they all went TO bed early.
Henry Baker walked down into the village
with the Sl00-bil still dancing before his eyes.
Just whore he met Thompson ana Wn"TP lHeH
decided upon the desperate work is not known |
NJ 1879 o'clock that night Moore Bakers broh'r,
returning from Princeton. saw the TWO negroes
walking I'm the direction Of his brothers house /
He spoke to them. and they answered him, but
they hung their heads and seemed 10 shrink |
away from him. Al II 80 o'clock tavern keeper |
at Dayton five miles away saw them drIVe up
20 his place with Moore Bakers horse and
sleigh They bought some liquor and drove /
away, evidently directly back 70 Moore Bakers |
barn. and put the horse up. Perhaps they feit |
INN hsfl hfr
terrible work
Tho house stands a little back from the road |
and the barn and other buildings are IN me rear |
There is no fence about the property. but me !
hous, Is a slightly raised cmbankms Mt II i !
A modest but substantial two and a half story |
structure with an J." Moore Baker built II
only n wear or two ago for hts bride. He owned |
the farm. and his wife pat some money beohg-
Ing 10 her into the house. They had provided |
cosey home for themselves, and were starting In
life with excellent prospects.
Between the house and the barn was the wood
pile and beside the woodpile stood a choppin8-
block with two axes In IL buried up To the helVes.
The negroes took possession of these axes. Then
they took off their shoes. They entered tho housa
I'M rough a cellar door In the rear For some
reason or other Henry Baker left his axe out
side II was found leaning against the house
along with The murdorcrs shoes Perhaps Henry
Bakers conscience sno'e him then ana already
he yielded 20 the fear and cowarGce which
led him n few minutes later 10 desert his COM
panion when the life and death struggle was on
The negroes botn knew the house well. and
mad, their way upstairs whore the murderous
blows were struck and where vengeance came
to them sharply and quickly.
THE ATTACK WAS BADLY PLANNEp
The purpose II he negroes probably was to
KIN an three inma-es of the house. take the
noney which they knew to be there, and then
10 burn the dwelling II remove all traces Of
their crime II they had not intended to XIII
al three they would not probably have turned
their weapon against Mrs Baker hrst. and
would have spared r." needless and Wantoa
murder ~ the mfln.. The killing Of these TWO
was not done 10 keep them from giving the
alarm for Mr.. Baker discovered the negroes be-
fore a blow was stuck The only explanation
f their movements is that they intended to
KIN an three and began 10 slash and say those
nearest To them as soon az they were discovered.
II Henry Baker had taken his axe inside the
house ana used It on the white man before he
.oud rise the villains would probably have ac-
'omplished their purpose. Henry Baker proved
himself brainless cr' ature As we'll IA arrant
'oward by running into dark room in the hope
If being overlooked. as an ostrich is said some-
lines TO hide It's head when pursued and
magincs itself in safety.
The whole business was badly planned. and
howod plainly that il was the work of amateur
ell-tale thing II they intended to commit mar
ler. than - drive about the country on the
light Of the crime In their intended victims |
leigh They apparently made little or no effort |
o secure the money without taking human
ife and hey rushed TO their fate recklessly
Is probable that the crime was not decided
lpon until the night II was committed. and that
he only plan which the negroes had was gem
raj purpose To enter IN" building kill and steal
Mrs Moore daughter OF Andrew Evans !
T Franklin Park. Mr.. Evans formerly lived in
5rooklyn. and removed To Franklin Park ten
r twelve years ago. Both the Baker and Evans
antilles are well known I'm Central New Jersey
hey received many callers and messages Of
ympathy yesterday The colored people of
rankin Park expressed horror at the crime and
hey would not touch the bodies Of the dead
egroes or have anything 10 do with them. h
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