The evening world., 1894-03-06
NKER's MAD GREED.
Ills ALI the Evidences Of Frank
lin Parks Awful Tragedy
Sharp Bargain Over His Dear Ones
BIood-Stained Garments.
His Cupidity Taken Advantage or
by New York Museum.

NEW BRUNSWICK. N. j., March g.
Moore Baker the young FARMER q
FRANKLIN Park. whose young wife anc
accommodated daughter Gertrude
,,ora murdered in their beds last week
w.. tho two negroes, Willard Thompson
80, Horny pierson, both of whom Baker
consequently killed. has lost much OF
The sympathy extended to him in his
,orrihle bereavement by his neighbors
and the community hereabouts through
bis inexpicablc action yesterday
An agent for New York museum Wis
nod Baker at his fathers home yester-
doy. and offered him handsome sum
for the bloody bedstead. mattress. pill
lows. bcdclothinG, Baby Gertrude's crib.
Mrs. Bakers bloody night-dress, which
sba wore when she was murdered and,
in fact, everything in the bedroom that
was in any way connected with the muir
der.
Raker demanded n higher price than
was offered. A sharp bargain was driven
between the Two men. and Baker stipu-
lated that he was to receive the money
The agent for the museum finally
agreed to give Baker HIS own price for
Ihr bloody mCmentocs of the murder
Eaknr and the museum agent went over
u the house where the murder had oc-
Cured, which has remained closed since
the day of the tragedy. Baker living
with his father
Baker unlocked the door and. followed
by the museum agent, walked up the
stai:s which the two negroes had trod-
den so softly in their stocking feet the
night Of the terrible crime.
Baker did not betray any apparent
nm They ipfn ho HaI
where the murder had been committed.
The room was still in disorder. The
hideous bloodstains that had dyed the
wall the bed. tn" baby's crib, the bed
ding and everything about it. were still
there, but they had turned a deeper
red
The bloody axe was there, with which
the negroes had slaughtered the mother
negro. Thompson. had fought so des-
perately, and with which Baker finally
killed Thompson.
The shotgun with which Baker had
shot Person was also there. There was
blood on the barrel of the gun. The
gun and the axe stood in the corner of
the room.
The museum agents eyes glistened as
horrible crime. They would make a
highly sensational exhibition fer his
museum and would draw big crowd
That was what he wanted.
hngs to the museum man. and made
lin pay well for them. The museum
nan paid the money down. and Baker
'ut it in his pocket with, a smile of sat
sfaction. Then Baker helped the mu-
eum man pack the things up. They
we're loaded on a wagon and driven
way.
Everything that was movable in the
vas taken away. Nothing remains to
ay but the four walls Of the bedroom,
overed with bood-splashed paper. The
museum man couldn't take the paper off
he walls, so he left 1t.
Baker locked up the house again, said
ood-by to the museum man, and went
ack to his fathers house. The museum
nan drove away, satisfied with his bar
ain and Baker went home to his faith
RS house, also satisfied.
There is but one general feeling among
he people of the community. 1t Is
u disgust and contempt for Baker. He
vas widely applauded for his killing Of
he two murderers. but now the general
ceiling is that he lacks the ordinary fine
He knew that these evil
ences of the tragedy which deprived
lin of his wife and child were to be
,aced on exhibition before a morbidly
urious public, but that made no differ
nee to him.
Baker was in New Brunswick to-day.
oOking as unconcerned as IL nothing
lad happened.
rticles which were in the bedroom
where his wife and child were murdered.
eplied that he had intended to burn
hem up, but he had such a good offer
rom the museum man he thought he
Dught to accept 1t.
Baker did not exhibit the slightest
but spoke just as II he had sold
load of corn pr hay. Questions regard
DOLLY and without the slightest betrayal
II emotion.