New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-05
AID cARY,S STATEMENT.

,,.,o,o- C.encral Gary expressed the deter
mtpatioa 10 do everything in his power 10 as'er-
tain tho identity Of the guilty persons III '''p
n inquiries he made public the foHo"ns S'a''
ment I'm regard the case: 1T
The Department is in possession OF ~ "
nary report from its representatives II, ns
this sad tragedy. from which few details may
no gi,.cn The widow Of the murdered postmaster
has heon Interviewed. and her story. IN or'ei, -
about rs follows they were awah -heH So''' "
in the early morning by the smell OF hre ana si"'N
and upon rising found that the mousse ""H ~
flames Baker attempted 10 cxtingush inc hre' o.'
soon discovered that this would be Impossible he
then told his wife that he would go to the door
o,d ,,u for hon As soon he opened the door
tho firing began and a storm OF bullets STUCK 'ne
door and house Mrs. Baker said that her husband
fell OIL his knees and prayed for protec'lon' Inc
heat and smoke became so unbearable al iens'n
that they could no longer remain In the mousse.
On again appearing al the door they were srfe'eu
u, n another voey OF bullets. The hrst one OF
the family TO he Kill cd was the baby In It's mother
arms a bullet striking it In the side Mrs. baker
saw the wound and tod her husband that inc paoy
was killed. second later he fell back against hef
dead.
She and the other children we're struck by the
bullets at this time or just as they escaped from
the building Mrs Baker had the younger girls
with her when they got out. and they ran un'l
they were exhausted and fell down The older
girls went into n neighborlng field ana remained
there until they heard more sounds from the
vicinity OF their old dwelling Late at night an
found shelter at the house Of some OF their cooTed
friends The mother and children say they saw
men standing about the trees and bushes near the
house but were unable TO recognize one.
Mrs Baker is reported to be Il small fral
woman about thrty-lve years OF age She has a
Cunshot wound in the left forearm and the bones
are fractured Rosa. the oldest daughter, ageh
about sixteen years, received gunshot wound
which broke the bones above the left elbow. cora,
the next girl shot in the right hand ana wrist
A son about eleven years of age has one serious
wound in the abdomen and another wound In the
right forearm. both bones OF the arm being broken
and badly shattered. His condition Is serious ana
he IS not expected to live. Two very young girls
completing the family. escaped unhurt
1T is needless for 10 add that the Administra-
ton together with all good citizens OF the country
in whatever section they may reside. fully APP
preclates the enormty of the crime which has been
committed. not only against this unonending man
and his family. but against tho Government as
represented by the postmaster. and assure you
that the PostoTice Department. in cooperation
with the Department OF Justice Will do everything
I'm its power to apprehend and convict the men VINO
committed this terrible outrage. Both OF the de-
partments mentioned using every means IN
their power to the end that Justice may be meted
out 10 the criminals.