The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-06-15
TOWARDS AND THEIR ALLIES.
They Are In Possession of the Baker How
ara Feud Observation-Disclosures Of
Tom Baker From Ambush.

LONDON DEPOT, KY, June 12.-The
Towards and their allies, the Whites,
are in possession of the ground in the
Baker-Howard feud and few Bakers or
Baker sympathizers are left to molest
them. After Tom Baker, the head of
the Baker faction, met his tragic death
Saturday afternoon at the hands of an
assassin, whose deed stands alone the
coolest blooied in the history of Ken
lucky feudal wars. The state militia,
under Col Williams, with Wiley, Jim,
Dee and AL Baker. shorn of their arms,
left over the mountain road for Bar
louisville, where there the charges
of numbering Burch Stores and Wilson
Howard will be tried on a change of
venue granted by Judge Cook.
Baker, when shot. was in his tent
and within 10 feet of the assassin
who fred from the porch of Sheriff
Bev Whites house, diagonally across
the street. Baker told his wife that he
was tired and would stand up for fresh
air, when he did so bullet pierced his
breast. Col Williams sounded assem-
bly, and the battalion of MALTA
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
stack of Winchester rifles; upon exam.
ination one of these guns was found
to contain a freshly exploded car
fridge, and it is this which sent the
leaden missile through the heart of the
most fearless feud leader Kentucky
ever produced.
The people of this place and along
the road to Manchester wild with
excitement. sympathy for the Bakers
is expressed on every side. The troops
are powerless under Kentucky law to
protect or execute the simplest duty,
being subject to the orders of the
county sheriff, who in this case is not
in sympathy with their purpose. John
G. White, of Winchester, brother of
Sheriff Bev White, with two guards,
passed through here Sunday going to
the scene. 1t was stated Sunday night
that Special Judge A. King Cook will
order special grand jury and attempt
to indict the slayer of Tom Baker, but
the fact that Judge Cook is not the
regularly elected judge will make an
uphill task for him.
Sheriff Beverly P. White is now un.
der arrest charged with the murder OF
Tom Baker, leader of his faction in
the Baker Howard feud, in the court.
house yard Saturday afternoon. The
sheriff is under the same military
guard that was sent here in a
vain endeavor to protect Bakers
life, but Col. Williams has taken every
precaution to see that his new prisone,
if found guilty shall pay the penalty
without the premature fate of his al.
legged victim. Nevertheless, blood TO,
blood is the cry of Bakers relatives
and those who know them say
they are bound to get it. Thor
ough investigation has established
the fact beyond doubt that the shot
that killed Baker was fred from the
house of Sheriff White. 1t came
from a window in the front room on
the left side of the house, between Z;
and 100 yards from where the camp
was pitched. 1t develops that Baker
was not standing outside the guart
| house tent when killed. Though
repeatedly warned not to expose him
self, Baker, too confident of the pro
lection afforded him, walked to tn,
entrance and leaned on the center pole
still keeping under canvas. But thi.
much exposure was enough for the
keen-eyed murderer concealed acros
the street.