The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-03
Boston Fugitive Kidnapped From
the County Jail.
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w. = Baker. the alleged embezzler.
wanted In Boston - Q fugitive from jus
fsce. II on his way East In charge of 20
Aee oct1cers from that city. He was taken
surreptitiousix froia his cell at tho county
jail last night. and before his friends were
aware Of his departure had gone from the
city for hours. In fact. IL II probable that
even BAkers lawyer VIII learn the news
CT the ktdnaping OF his client from his
morning paper
The supreme court OF this state has held
Ia habeas corpus proceedings appealed
from the superior court Of the city e
Seattle that the commonwealth Of
MASSACHUSETTS In entitled 10 have Baker
returned from this state Is fugitive from
justice On extradition papers sent out from
the East but In . recent case Judge Han
ford. Of the Federal court. has made a de-
cisfou which heid out to Baker the oppor-
tuhifv fof further delaying his departure
for the scene Of his alleged crime.
IL WAS for tins reason that the intention
81 tne Boston c1ncers 10 depart last night
with their prisoner was kept a profound
secret until after the train had left, In
specfor Michael J. Mcfrissey and Capt
Joseph Dugan. Of the Boston police. who
were here for the purpose Of taking back
Baker and Foye, another Boston fugitive,
decided that they would take no risk OF
further hAhcas corpus proceedings, and de-
parted with baker. leaving Foye. who
jumped his appeal boAd, to take care Of
himself
Their bird In the hand policy was In
dofsed by Prosecuting Attorney John d.
Hart. who spent the greater part Of yes
terday In a11sting the two Boston men In
preparing for their departure A new ex-
tradition warrant had TO De procured from
Toy. Rogers, owing to the fact that the
one on which Baker was being held did
not authorize the fuxitives delivery to
Mortssey. The new warrant was tele-
phoned for during the afternoon and was
received from Olympia late yesterday
evening. At O'Clock the train bearing the
fugitive and the officers pulled out OF the
station and the closed carriage Tn which
they had arrived from the county jail was
left standing by the track. tho sole re-
naindef Of the episode.
In order to get Baker out Of the jurts-
diction Of the Washington courts az speed
lily ~ possible. Il was resolved to take him
to P0f1land and there take the train for
the East. rather than to risk going direct
by from Seattle TO Spokane. At police
headquarterx and a, the county jail it was
denied tnAt Baker had been taken away.
md I4t6syNhen the fact could no longer he
<Duc4AM43t was stated that the offfc .rB
mad ta15r boat for Victoria or vaneou-
yer. BIC
inspector Norrissey. who came TO Seat
Tie seVS98t 1a01st4ep A&o 70 tdAc paSA JONI
E. Foye, the Alleged Boston jury hriber,
and who's ~ u1oment was deprived
Of that ple1stfe by Foye's departure for
parts unknown. has an exceedingly poor
opinion OF the administration OF Justice
In King county. and II was at his earneat
suggcstiou that Baker WAS practically
kidnapped In order to prevent the latter's
lawyer from institIting habeas corpus
proceedings In the Federal court.
Baker spent more than year In Sc
attic He was apprehended soon after
reaching the city, but when an of3icer
from Roston arrived ~ ta
applied to Judge Jacobs. OF the superior
sourt. for habeas corpus. The application
was denied. but Baker appealed 10 the
supreme court and was released. pend
ting the appeal. on 500 bonds. The ap-
peal was pigeon-hoied by the supreme
court for months.
In the meantime Bakers bondsmen.
p r. Padden ard Fred Shnte. became
suspicious that their principal intended
10 depart aid leave them TO settle They
accordingly delivered him over TO Sheriff
Van De vanter about n month ago While
In the custody Of deputy sheriff Baker
made a break for liberty. but was shortly
afterward recaptured. The move. how
ever. prevented him from getting new
bondsnaen and he remained q prisoner In
the Jail until last night.
Baker II alleged to have embexxied a
sum I'm excess Of $50 from the Adams Elk.
press Company. Of which he was an en-
Second avenue bicycle store