Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-12
TROUBLE NOT AT ALL OVER.
Howard Gang in Possession OF ManchesteI
and ExuIting Over the Crime.

Howard Gang In Possession OF Manchester
and ENuIting Over the Crime.
Baker. when shot, was within seventy
feet of the assassin, who fred from the
porch of Sheriff Beverly Whites house.
diagOnally across the street. Baker told
his wife that he was tired, and would
stand up for fresh air, and when he did
30 bullet pierced his breast. Colonel
Williams sounded the assembly, and
after taking care of the body the bat
talon of militia charged Whites house.
They found the gates locked and the
doors barred, but the boys in blue broke
the locks and bars and found inside
nothing save a stock OF Winchester
rifles.
Upon a careful examination of these
guns was found to contain a freshly
exploded cartridge, and it is this which
sent the leaden missile through the
heart of the feud leader. Sheriff White
and ten of his men were later arrested
by the troops. John q. White, OF Win
chester. Ky, accompanied by Hiram
Bolin and one Prophet, who figured
in the French Eversole feud, has gone
to the scene. it is alleged, to take the
White end of it.
As shown by specials and other in
formation sent out from London, Ky.
of the Bakers has shifted from Man
chester to Barbourville where, by rea-
son of the change of venue. the trial
Will be held. The troops left Manchester
yesterday en- route to Barboursville. TAX
ing Wiley and Jim Baker for trial. They
will arrive about noon today. The Baker
boys cried for their weapons on leaving,
but were denied them. The trouble is
by no means over at Manchester as the
closely and a conflict among the friends
of those under arrest and their enemies
is not improbable.
When the troops left Manchester all
the Baker people also got out Of town.
The town remains deserted. None of
the families that lied to the hills Satur-
day night has returned. ReinforCernents
are coming from the hills to the Whites
and Howards, who are in possession Of
the town. They are exulting fendish-
~ over their arch enemy by singing dog
gerel at the death of Tom Baker. The
Howards expect an attack, but the Ba-
kers. since the murder of Tom Baker
have no leader, unless General Garrard.
in spite Of his great age, should accept
that Office. AL! last night rifle shots were
heard in the outskirts and immediate
vicinity of the town, but no casualties
have been reported.
y dispatch from Barboursville says:
Since the change of venue was granted
at Manchester, Clay county, for the Ba-
ker murder trials to be held here in the
Knox county courts this city has been
in state of excitement 1t Will be i'm
possible in this place. which has a TOpu-
Iation of between 2OOO and 1900 inhabi-
tants. with good officers. for such
tragedy to occur as that at the village
of Manchester Saturday under the
shadow Of the court, when Tom Baker.
the principal defendant. was shot dead
while prisoner Of the court As Tom
Baker had killed William White, a
brother Of Sheriff Beverly White, Of
Clay county, and as the crowd saw the
rife fired from a porch of the sheriff's
house at the time Baker fell dead into
the arms of his wife. it is thought that
there may be another trial soon for a
change Of venue to this place.