Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-08

corner of the room. Selling the weapon |
lie walked to door leading out into
small back hall, shouting, Henry. you
black ---- --, come out of that" With |
q bound the negro sprang into the hall
and darted toward the back stairs only
to receive the full charge of one barrel
in. the right side Of his face, near the
eye. He fell with groan and lay where
he foil until he died, at O'Clock this
morning, without once recovering con-
seriousness.
A DOCTOR AND THE NEIGHBoBs CALLED.
Then, Mr.. Baker, perceiving that his
wife and child were indeed dead, called
in DIR. Hoagland and several neighbors,
who remained in the house with him
for some time, and at IL O'Clock, when
County Physician Reed, Coroner II. @.
Adair and the United Press correspond
ent reached the scene, there were fully
200 people in and around the house.
The room where the tragedy occurred
was filled with curious throng. The
dead woman, who in another month
would a second time have become a
mother, was lying on her side in a pool
of blood, which nearly covered tine
whole bed. The murderous blow of
the axe had cut off a portion of her
golden hair and sunk deep into her
skull.
The baby lay on its stomach, with its
little hands outstretched in mute appeal.
Two fearful wounds had nearly divided
| the child's head. On the floor lay the
body of the negro, Thompson, from
whose head the brains protruded. The
mans face was so cut up as scarcely to
be recognizable. In the small back
hallway lay the body of the other negro,
with the side of the head crushed by
the charge of heavy buckshot. The
walls and ceilings were spattered with
blood, and the CORY axe lay on the floor.
VERDICT OF THE coRoNER's JURY.
After an examination Coroner Adail
impanelled Il jury of farmers, who in
speeted the bodies. When the coroner
ordered the bodies of the two negroes
removed several of the men wanted tc
pitch them out of the windows, but this
the coroner would not allow, and they
were carried outside and laid in thu
snow.
The testimony of Moore Baker and
DR.. Garrett Hoagland was taken, and
after 10 minutes deliberation, the jury
rendered verdict Of murderln the cas-,
of the mother and the child, and justiti
able homicide as to the killing of tn
two negroes, thus eXonerating MI. Baker
At noon two of the villagers came u
Coroner Adair, as he was standing oi
the hotel stoop, and demanded that HI
turn the bodies of the negroes over t
them, that they might burn them witt
oil and tar and then feed their bones !
the dogs. The coroner refused the de
mand and at length succeeded in calm
ing them down. The negroes will b
! buried in ordinary pine boxes, in tn
same grave, at the county's expense, a
. their friends refuse to have anything
do with the bodies.
!. new. BRUEswIeK. N. J., Marcha2.,7-Th
: horrors of the Franklin Park TRACED
, thicken. There is now undisputable proc
y that the negro villains intended to kill a
t, three of the Bakers when they entered II
Q house. A large heap of straw and ligl
+ wood was found in the cellar in such
position that the wood work would cate
a readily when it was lighted, thus shown
: that the villains intended to cover up the
awful crime by burning the house.
1t has been also proven that the negro
|. had been to Bakers place earlier in Il
c evening and taken one of his horses. The
c drove to Dayton, leaving that place aDol
s 11.3O o'clock, well supplied with whlsk
q The feeling against the negroes here is il
II tense.
u The bodies were thrown into wage
and it started on its way to the potter
|. field ut Middle Bush. Those who want
rs to burn the bodies concluded that thu
ir would do it yet. and started in pursu
u but when they reached Middle Bush Il
+ bodies we're under the sod, and they we
:. left alone.
5, The escape of Moore Baker was wondt
Is full. and his wild midnight ride for q
doctor, with nothing on but his nightshil
will long be remembered. After the excl
ment wore off. this morning, Mr.. Bak
+ became delirious and wanted to xii! hill
L self. The doctors fear he will lose
lr mind.
n. Mrs. Baker was loved by all who knt
re her. She was in this city on Wednesda
rd shopping and visiting friends. The, e
n animation showed that she had receiv
W three blows from the axe, and that l@a
~ Gertrude's head was almost severed frC
nc the body by two blows.
Their bodies were taken to the house
lg Mr.. Bakers father, Mr. John Baker, whit
lie they were cared for. The funeral will ia
ns place OH Sunday afternoon in the Frank
ha Park Reformed Church.