The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-12
SENSATIONAL BAKER CASE.
REMAINING DEFENDANTS GET 4
CHANGE OF VENUE.
Cases VIII Ne Tried at Bapbours-
VILE, and IL In Believed the Of
Acers. with the Assistance Of MIL
sta, Can Prevent Further Murders

BARBOCRSEIL4LE, Ky. June u.-S.ncs
the change OF venue was granted at Man.
chester, Clay county, yesterday. for the
Baker trials to be held here, in the Knox
county courts. this city has been In a state
Of excitement II will be impossible in this
place, which has a population Of between
2.uV and 500 Inhabitants with good off,
GERS. fur such q tragedy TO occur as tina, a,
the village OF Manchester yesterday, under
the shadow Of the court. when Tom Baker,
the principal defendant. was shot dead
while prisoner OF the court As Tom
Tucker had killed William White. a broth
er OF Sheriff Brawiey White. Of Clay coun-
". as the crowd saw the rife fired from
window ii the saerin-s Office at the time
Baker fell deaS into the arms Of his wife.
It is thought that there may be another
.riai soon. ana upon change OF venue to
this place.
When Jesse Barrett turned states evil
Charles Wooten we're released, as well az
Barrett. the confession showing those par
ties were not implicated New indictments
son jim. and Wley Baker. brother OF
Tom. for killing Wilson Howard and Burch
Storr and shooting Bat Howard with In
leased by Barret;s confession. and now the
ffth BY assassination. leaving only Wiley
and Jim Baker 10 be transferred to the
jan here unless additional arrests have
twenty-six miles from railway. telegraph
or telephone station.
Col Williams. who has had his battaI-
ion and Calling gun at Manchester the
past week and has done effective work,
not only In quellins the mob last night. and
In bringing refugees into court earlier IN
ashsinw feuais dis s's al week Was expected
here today with Wiley and Jim Baker.
guarded BY the militia, but they have not
YET arrived top nssn:. W.. numbered.
LONDON DEPOT. KY. June 1.-THE
Towards and their allies, the Whites. are
in possession Of the ground At Manchester
In the Baker Howard feud. and few Bakers
them After Tom Baker, the head Of the
Baker faction, met HIS tragic death yes
terday as the hands Of an assassin. whose
se ssory a. ns eas the
state militia under Col Williams, with
Wiley, Jim Dee and A Baker shorn o.
their arms; leif over he .ne ,ns charres o Of
numbering Burch Storrs and William How
ard viii be tried on change OF venue
granted by Judge George Cook -
r porch ., Of Is she a Beverley White a!sson
ally across the street Baker told nis
up FOR fresh air. and as he did 20 bull
lei pierced his breast Coz; Williams ns
found the gates locked and the doors
barred. but the boys In blue broke the
locks and bars and found inside nothing
but stock OF Wf nsss r"ss s. ,dnna e 70
contain q freshly exploded cartridge, and
1t is this which sent the leaden missile
he q shs p,sce aena
the road to Manchester ars wiid with ex-
element. sympathy with the Bakers e
expressed on every SIDE; TIE troops ,, are
Or execute the simplest duty. being subject
10 the orders OF the county sherin. who
In this ease Is not In sympathy with their
John G. White. Of winchester. KY, a
brother Of Sheriff Beverly White. with two
guards. passed through here today going
Special Judge Cook win order a special
srs OF Tom Baker. but the fact that Judge
Cook IL not the regularly elected judge
may delay this matter.
sheriff White I'm CustOdy.
LEXINGTON. KY. June ll--As Is
shown by specials and other information
sent out from London. KY, the entire basis
Of activity In the trial OF the Bakers has
shifted from Manchester to Barboursville
where. by reason Of the change Of venue,
the trial viii be held. The troops left Man
chester on SATURDAY Tor baroourssiiie. tan
will arrive about noon Monday. The bak-
er boys cried for their weapons on leaving
but were denied them. A search 81 sheriff
Whites house revealed a iot OF Winchesf-
err refes concealed in the house. showing
an alleged premeditatei scheme to kin
Baker. One OF the rifes found In the
house had a newly exploded cartridge in
It. The trouble Is by no means over at
Manchester az the factions seem to be
gathering more cloecly and In fact among
the friends of those under arrest q fight
b not improbable
Adjutant Gen. Crowley. OF the state
guards, tried 10 get Geographic commun.-
cation with Col. Williams tonight. hut
there - no telegraph ONCE closer than
London twenty-eight mile. distant and
no messenger could be found to go as all
are afraid OF being taken for members OF
the assembling clans.
Sheriff White and ten OF his men are
in custody OF the troops John G. White.
OF Winchester KY. accompanied by Hiram
Boliin and q man named Prophet who fg-
ured in the French Eversole feud, has gone
|. TO the scene II IL alleged. 10 take the
NVNtto sua NJ IL