The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25

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Coroner Burrows adjourned his
jury Of inquest until next Saturday
and will make ovory effort to got
somo clue to tho assassns.
There Is no excitement in tho vii
lage, everything being unusually
quiet--every ono sooming to DO
awed by tho droadful occurrence.
ClIARRED BODIES OF BAKER AND Ills CHILD
ARE BuRIED-TuE CONDITION
OF SURVIVORS,
Lake City, Fob. 23.-At first it
was thought that tho body of tho in
FAINT baby killed hero in tho morning
Of tho 22d inst. was completely con-
sumed by tho flames, but further
search developed tho fact that tho
remains Of tho child wore directly
underneath the charred romsins Of
its father, Frazier Is. Baker.
During the timo tho coronor's in
quest was boing held Bakor's body
was movcd and that Of tho child was
found.
At 2 o'clock today party left
here with tho remains OF Baker and
his deceased daughtor, Julia, for n
point iu Floronco county, which was
Bakers homo whom no received tho
appointment rs postmaster here.
The surviving members of Bakers
family GRO; Luvcnia, his wife, gun
shot wour in loft arm and leg.
RosolIo, oldest daughter, gunshot
wound i'll loft arm and leg
Cora, next eldest daughter, gun.
shot wound in right hand.
Linknm, Oldest son, gm.shot would
in loft arm and abdomen.
They arc all doing as woll rs can
be expected.
Sarah and Willie, still youpgor,
escaped unhurt,
Tho whito as we'll as tho colored
citizens Of tho town arc contributing
literally to tho necessities Of tho SUI
viving members Of the Baker family.
The citizons Of Lake City nro now
sending nm" receiving thoir mail
from Scranton, S. c., which is three
miles away.
Yesterday tho negroes mnio throats
OF burning, etc, but up TO this timo
everything has romnincd quiet and
now there seems to be no further
trouble anticipated
The parties who committed this
atrocious crime. % far ns your cor
respondent can learn, arc yet unsns.
pccted.
DEpLONED IN uA3nINaAon.
Washington, Feb. 23.--Ths out
rage at Lake City yesterday crcntcd
n good doal Of excitement in Congress-
here today. An investigation will bo
mado by tho postoilico department
and an effort will bo mado to got tho
parties into tho United States court
as tho United States mail was do.
stroycd. [ havo it from pretty good
authority that tho postol1ico at Lake
City will bo abolished.
The outrage viii not help the con d.
tostod cases Of Congressman Stokos
and Elliott. Tt is worry much do
plorod by the South Carolina con-
gressmen.
GOVERNOR OFFERS REWARD.
In official and political circles yes
terday great condemnation OF tho
act of tho Williamsburg county mob
was heard upon al sides. 1t socm I'd
hard to bolicvo that people living in
South Carolina could DO guilty OF
such an act. Some vigorous expros-
sions woro hoard md tho opinion is
unanimous that tho decd will 90
moro to injuro this State than all tho
other lynchings Of tho last decade
put togothor.
Governor Ellcrbc, when saon, OK,
pressed himself very vigorously :
about tho affair, but declined to say
anything for publication. ITo sim ,
ply mado tho announcement that no
had promptly offered reward Of
5000 for tho apprehension md con
viction Of the parties unknown who
had committed tho deod In addi-
tion TO this tho announcement is
made that through tho attorney gon
erars Office Solicitor Wilson has been