The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
TOWARDS AND THEIR ALLIES
they Are In Possession of the aker-iiow.
ard feud Grouud-Assassinst ion of
Tom Baker From Ambush.

LONDON DEPOT, Ky, June 12.-The
| Towards aud their allies, the Whites
are in possession of the ground in the
aler-IIoward feud and few Bakers on
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 fcudal wars. The state militia,
under Col. Williams, with Wiley, jim,
Dee and Al Baker, shorn of their arms,
left over the mountain road fou Bar
louisville. where there the charges
of numbering Burch Stores and Wilson
Howard will be tried on a change Of
veau 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 a 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.
nation one of these guns was found
to contain 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, 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 attemp,
to indict the slayer of Tom Baker, but |
the fact that Judge Cook is not the
elected judge will make an
uphill task for him.
Sheriff Beverly +. White is now un.
Ter arrest charged with the murder OF |
Tom Baker. leader of his faction in /
he Baker Howard feud, in the court
house yard Saturday afternoon. The
heriff is under the same military
,uard that was sent here in a
Tain endeavor to protect Bakers |
life, but Col. Williams has taken every |
precaution TO see that his new prisoner
II found guilty shall pay the penalty
without the premature fate of his al |
eyed victim. Nevertheless, blood for |
blood is the cry of Bakers relatives
Ind those who know them say
hey are bound to get it. Thor
ugh investigation has established |
he fact beyond doubt that the shot
hat killed Baker was fred from the
louise of Sheriff White. 1t came
rom a window in the front room on
he left side of the house, between rs
nd 100 yards from where the camp
vas pitched. 1t develops that Baker
vas not standing outside the guard
ouse tent when killed. Though
epeatedly warned not to expose him
elf, Baker, too confident of the pro-
ection afforded him, walked to the
ntrance and leaned on the center pole,
till keeping under canvas. But this
luch exposure was enough for the
een-eyed murderer concealed across
he street.