The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-13
TRIED TO KILL THE BAKERS
TROOPS TAXING THEM TO Jan DIS
CuTER AN fMRUSH

widow Prays for n Son to Ayenge Her
Husbands Dcath-Story of the Feud.
MANCHESTER. Ky. June 12-NIany citizens II
tins town have gone away on account Of tha
Developments ofthc Baker Howard leud The
Whites and Towards virtually own the town,
and everybody is afraid to express an opinion
adverse to them. Mrs Lucas widow Of
Union soldier who for years kept the leading
hotel has sold ont aud retired to her farm sew
oral miles away Attorney Ayres Of Pineville.
who came here to try Il number of civil cases
at the present term Of court. had all his cases
postponed and has gone home. Judge Ever.
soIc's lilo has been threatened. and Judge
Cook who presided temporarily in court. is
marked man because he granted the Bakers a
change of venue to Knox county.
Whom the soldiers left here yesterday after
noon to take Jim Baker and his uncle. Wiley
Baker, to the Jail at Barboursville. tho great.
est precautions wero taken by Col Williams.
lie had the prisoners completely surround.
ed by soldiers, so that no sharpshooter could
pick them of without hitting a guard. SOL
di"rs were kept watching the windows and
doorways. No attack was made here but the
Towards and the friends Of the dead Will
White were not asleep. They had new scheme
for vengeance. amt the two Bakers were to
be killed as Tom Baker was on Saturday.
| About thirty of the Howard and White men
had concealed themselves at turn In the road
| to BarboursviILc about four miles from here,
and had posted themselves on n thickly wooded
| hill. The ambush was perfect. From their
elevated position the sharpshooters could easily
| pick of the Bakers without greatly endanger-
ing the lives Of the soldiers and.if they should
shoot little low and kill or wound guard
! they would be able to escape up the hill where
| tho guards could not follow. Besides. the
mountaineers argued that the soldiers would
not get into action until they themselves were
out Of range. There was friend OF the Whites
| in the party Of soldiers in tho person OF
| the man who had charge Of the wagons.
| He was known To be sympathiZer
| with the Towards. and Col Williams had been
| warned to watch his movements closely Ac-
cordingly. three officers were detailed to keep
| close to him. When this man wanted to ride to
| the front. Just as the wooded hill was reached.
| he was halted and told that Col Williams had
| issued orders to allow no one to go ahead OF
| the troops. He insisted that one Of the forward
| wagons needed fixing and that he must go to
| the front. Col. Williams was called. and he
| told the man that he must stay back Then
| the man threatened to unload every wagon and
| make the soldiers carry their baggage or leave
| it on the highway. This enraged the Colonel.
| and he declared the wagons. teams and team
| sters impressed into the States service. and
| detcd the wagon master to carry out his threat.
The mans conduct caused Col Williams to
| suspect that something was wrong with the
| wooded hill. Scouts were sent out and they
quickly reported that the wood was full Of
armed men. The gatling gun was ordered I'M
limbered, and 1t was soon trained on the hill.
| The mountainous. seeing that they were dis
| covered. ran up the hill and disappeared on the
| other side. Tho soldiers moved on and en-
camped at place fourteen miles from here.
where they got soaking wet I'm the hardest and
longest rain OF the season. They reached
patpouis 'iIie 'h'e uiteri!oo" "here the DaAet'
| were placed in Jail. The troops will return ia
| their homes at Lexington tomorrow.
,,on. Co., D., n,, A., .a,.,o. a..
r tpt t Ineo,Se brs"n " T ms COMPANY es'
| al wilIi,r,s and .ho othar tro oan,na,iasa ~
o %aS anu a' o'nr Two az
| ington. He had no trouble in carrying out his
orders to see that Bakers body was not mo-
| Tested, for 1t seems that these mountain peo-
| ple have no grudge against the dead. Mrs.
| Tom Bokor ia frantic oyer tbo murder NJ her
husband
cha saia rI"',~ ,.a '',a' r"S "' - uS
| sue san IL" was so sopu 10 mt ana INC
and have rrnyod to God that my unborn child
wjuho ha,.,n., H., t,,(, ,,, i,I, t., ,t,a ,,nrL
W WIN ne D"y ina, mat, me- voc" ca" n%p IN the work
to do, They have sent nay oldest hoy. Jimmie.
TO Ja!l, but h" vii get out Tor they cannot con-
| Wet him. / shall devote my lie to getting re-
{Heng". for the staying Of Tom. shall teach tho
and every Howard who was in any way respon-
| sblc for tn" killing Of their father
Last night som" person unknown cut the
| throat nj tn" horse ridden hy The courier to
and from London while carrying messages
slondgnts were ordered away by the Towards
! and Whites On Saturday afternoon. and they
got to London as last M their horses could
| carry them, The llownris and Whites do not
/ the ont al de world la know what IL bplnY
| Zone. and. finding they could not enforce a
| censorship. they derid"dthr n"xt best thing TO
DO would hr to run tn" Corrc~ rOudents out
| Tn" members uf tho Howard faction have all
| along Insisted TINT thcy simply wanted the law
| to take its course and that thoy w"r" opposed
| DEMONSTRATION II IS now believed this posi-.
| ton was taken to throw the State troops of
! THEN guard and max" It easier 10 ACCOMPLISH
| the determination II the Baker family aud
| their friends. II was tn" evident intention to
| kill all the Bakers possible while they were
| prisoners, aud were, therefore. without their
| arms, and had II not been for the great care OF
| the command ing officer they would probably
| have accomplished their purpose. Even now
| they are not discouraged. and within less than