The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
HOWARDS AND THEIR ALLIES
They Ar" In Possession of the haker-How,
ard feud Ground-Assassinstio ton OF
Tom Baker From Ambu.h.

LONDON DEPOT, Ky, June l2.-The
Towards aud their allies. the Whites
are in possession of the ground in the
Baker Howard feud and few Bakers OF
Baker sympathizers are left to modest
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 blooded 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 fop Bar
louisville, where there the charges
of numbering Burch stores and Wilson
Howard will be tried on a change OF
veaue granted by Judge Cook.
Baker. when shot. was in his tent
and within 20 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 n 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 are wild with
excitement. sympathy for the Bakers
is expressed on every side. The troops
are powerless under Kentucky law &c
protect or execute the simplest duty,
being subject to the orders of the
comfy sheriff, who in this case is not
IN sympathy with their purpose. John
e. White. of Winchester. a 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 a 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 7. White is now I'M
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 prisoner
il found guilty shall pay the penalty
without the premature fate of his al
legged victim. Nevertheless, blood for
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 rs
and 100 yards from where the camp
was pitched. 1t develops that Baker
was not standing outside the guard
house tent when killed. Though
warned not to expose him
self, Baker, too confident of the pro-
lection afforded him, walked to the
entrance and leaned on the center pole,
still keeping under canvas. But this
much exposure was enough for the
keen-eyed murderer concealed across
the street.