The Penn's Grove record., 1899-06-16
A KENTUCKY VENDETTA,
Town Of Manchester the Scene o,
Murder and Demonstrations.
FEUD LEADER ASSASSINATED.

Thomas Baker Had just Got a Change q,
Venue and Was Talking to HIs Som
and wife-The Shot Came From tho
sherln's House Troops Charge rho
House and Get the sherin and uis Ma,
MANCHESTER, Ky. (speciaD. - Thomas
Baker, leader OF the Baker faction OF tho
Baker-Howard .feud, was shot and instantly
killed in front OF the Court House. The
shot was fired from a rife, and from the
house of Sheriff Beverley White. directly
across the street. White and Bal How.
ard are recognized as Howard leaders.
but White was on the street at the moment
Baker was killed, and Howard was two
squares away
Thomas Baker was talking to his wife In
the Court House yard. He had lust se-
cured n change of venue from the CLAW
County court to that of Knox County, at
B~arpourVllle, ana he wa, talking to his
son James about the disposition of his
crops. He had been remanded to the Knox
County Jail without bail, and he was maxi
ing his final arrangements about his bus
mess affairs. His wife soon came ont of
the guard tent and Joined them, telling
her husband that it was dangerous to
stand out in the open with his enemies
around. Her warning had been spoken
not over two minutes when the crack of a
file was heard In the direction of Sheriff
Beverley P. Whites house, about seventy
yards away across the main street. Baker
fell Into his wife's arms.
Mrs. Baker is in delicate health and her
grief over the tragic death OF her husband
rendered her frantic. She and the BODY
NJpra al an into thp Gnurf unV,aa anl nan
Baker and his brother Al were also taken
in and closely guarded lest they should
also be killed. Colonel Roger Williams
was sitting in his tent giving orders re-
gardins breaking camp and leaving for
Barbourville with the prisoners when the
shot was fired. He ran out and ordered
the assembly sounded. The troops came
to order and formed a line across the front
of the Court House yard, where they re-
NAMED until Captain Longmire could get
his Calling gun into position.
Then Colonel Williams ordered the men
to charge the house OF Beverley White, for
1t was conceded that the shot had been
fred from that building. Before the men
reached the house they were met by Sheriff
White and about thirty heavily armed men,
who tried to stop the soldiers. Colonel
Williams ordered them to dispense, and
when they refused he ordered the mon
forward. They rushed on tho friends of
White and Howard, who ran to the back OF
the house. One man drew his pistol on a
guard, but did not shoot. The soldiers sur
rounded the house and ordered the ten
men inside to come out and surrender.
They refused, threatening to shoot any
body who attempted to take them.
Colonel Williams had the Gatling gun
brought up close and told the men inside
that he would turn 1t on the house II they
fired a shot at the soldiers. This threat
hal FIN doctra1 nffaot md fhau naya IL n
and submitted to arrest for obstructing the
state Guards In the prosecution OF their
duty.
Colonel Williams and his troops have
gone to Barbourville, having In custody
Al Doe, Wiley and Jim Baker, who were in
jail at Barbourville. The body OF Tom
Baker was taken to the old family burying
ground on Crane Creek for interment.
When the troops entered the White resi-
dence they discovered several guns, in one
Of which was al empty cartridge shell
which had been recently exploded.