The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-28
the gaping wounds In the face. Even
;hcn the features OF the deceased could
scarcely Ia recognized.

ihcn the features OF the ucceasel cOuld
scarcely 10 recognized.
Mr.. II. J. Simmons. superintendent Of
| tho In Porte rad. and Mr. Frunk An
| drews of Baker. Bolts. Baker & Lovst,.
| both slept IN the residence In which tho
tragedy was enacted. but neither OF them
heard tho pistol shot, nor were they
| Mr. Simmons said that he knew posi-
| lively nothing about the affair, He has
| room In the residence and retired about
| midnight lie is hard sleeper and knew
nothing of the affair until aroused IN the
morning md told Of &, lie an not tlnuk
tina, IL, had been chloroformed. as there
was no evld. nee OF any drug about his
room.
Mr. Andrews said that Mr.. saker had
the previous night ne seemed 10 We fcehng
better tnan usual. After supper. he ana
Mr. simmons came down town and invited
Mr.. BAKER 10 accompany them. Mr..
Baker. however. declined saying shai he
would take bath and go 10 bed early.
p. m. aud rstired and np To- thai time he
Is quite SURG na,h.rg had happened. Has
bed room X the extreme southwcs, room
room - located TAe,c Is a hail way upon
which both rooms front. There are two
siatrways lending from the second 70 the
trst floor. one In the rear and the other
In TIE front norton Of the huiling. Mr.
Andrews says no s,or; sounily and id
not hea. pistol shot or any disturbance
y e
Andrews md, burglars effected an en-
trance into he house aud robbed Mr. Sim
Mr.. r. Y PANE. who lives acro.. the
street, says that Mr.. Baker was At hts
home until about 10 o'clock. when he re-
s sa,,,es to hi own home During e, he
Paynos, the conversation turned upon
nnrriags hat Of course no one had any
ing Mr. rakar at IN. hands OF the mid
night robbers
No person now living oxccp. tho guilty
person or persons. saw the terrible deed
euactod. hu; there are reasonable theories
az TO how the tragedy occurred.
In Tho first place. the burglar entered
the house through tho kitchen window.
which was found oren by the servan,
girl the following morning
Having gotten into the house no Then
uroreeded 70 gather up thu silverware.
| and he tied /, nii au two packages. leaving
| II on N tabl" in the kitchen convenient to
! tho window when he was ready to depart
| Having secured III" silver, the burglar
then made MS way UP to the second floor
and took thu clothes Of Captain Bak n.
| Captain Rakor mnst have been awakened
| from his sleep by the intruder RS he took
| HIS departure from the room. az . Is be-
| !ovcd that he descended tho stairs In the
| 'front.' part Of ile house mud goiug 20 the
rear OF the house started 20 ascend and
|
| The dscraSed wns known "a a bold ard
fearless man and when the two men met
| on the siairway at tho dead hour Of
light. 1t must hay" been a terribly
| death The men must have met about
nalt wnT W. ne s'sns to tne ,apEt,'ng a-
Tho burglar descending tho stars With
n knife or hnichet N Ma hnna had all the
advantage apa therefore he luflictcd the
wounds on Capiniu n,ltrr 30 fol- back
| ward down tho steps. 'li'rr down until
ne h"rh rested uron the floor.
,,,a ,ls,o' tn9na n, tne ,ten. Win one
d.rnt" thn, Captain Baker had nroi n,
the burglar. md this theory Is torn" ont
by the finding OF trail Of blood leaving
the premises,
The burglar thcn muat have become
frishtereh nnd lied Without taking his
coat and vest. in whch were So al nf
gold watch. ware found "a. the he woyn
ihe st,ps, where no doubt 'hes found
that he hnd hccn discovered.
r,. t, ,,,. M, Ieen n man OF
o,nor,ennc - th's'line of bnsinoss a ehnir
81. :, thd IN tho lailine nhou, half way
up t'~ roar stairway which was no doubt
l''aeed there hy tho burglar so that any
ono who nigh, attempt to COME up that
way would fan oyer tho ohair aud he
would tim. We warned Of tho npproaeh.
There "a nnoticr theory thai tho job wa.
done hy two mon. One man remained on
the FIRST floor and the othrr nnu after
p!aoinS thc CHAIR oi, M stairway, Went
window ,ndicatc, that 10 rYcr hnd en-
tered tho houac iarefontcd ana thls theory
~ lNlher horne oW BY the finding near
smoo 'ha n, %. tN."r, no, cofm ,.,'
: gives riae To- nh. tnnnosi,,on ti,,t ,ho
/ burglar wa white man ana tina, he IL
3 u, i,ssipha, nnfslar ana murderer.
nenr tho dnnS hoIv 40 rn,T ~ .,iu,nr
, single action, short hnrrol IVORY tnrlle
nirkle mated hu, win M ,,o, },, Ia, IL,
1 worn OF There arc rou, ,n t,iyIana. q, H.,
p,.tol and one ,hnrnh,r il u sv,I.,'t, hon,s,
I rncen,Iy disrhnrgeJ ~ i. a 81, .GGon,ar
hut NJ 10 u.unIiv I'm rasA yin ,r5s,, no
. tots. ths hammer hsI no hnu,,t rni,sa
! upon tho e,nrtv chon,hor III, hcra,e ~
lis p,siol wn,, rovei.e vi,, hioo w., n NJ
i one rnr,nS 10 knov. ,ylo,hnr "A H. ,,,raj ~,
2 CAPTAIN Iir,.r ar not N
OH ths cft aide OF ia. stanwnv coming
3 down Tho vnii showed th,t " S,,,,,n, ia
entered ms IN l,st n iI,tta hninir ~" 81
: landing whar. mo t,,,,tlnr mug, ht ,,,
% stood yvhnn No ,rCtr,eI ~. ,,,a1 ,',,,, ''
e search was mnic fer Mo h,i, nnd w.
,ra,,nr nn. n mr.. az ~ an nv $50 ''t
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