The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-28
SHOT HIS BROTHER
George Baker Puts a Bullet
Through Charles Shoulder.
Was Intoxicated and in a Quar-
rels0me Mood.
HE FIRED TWO SHOTS.
Narrowly Missed a Little Child
the First Time.
Angry Because He Was Ordered
Out of the House.
The Assailant Has Not Yet Been
Arrested.

Charles Baker was shot and danger
ously wounded by his brother, George
Baker, last night about 10 o'clock.
Whisky was the direct cause.
Charles Baker had gone to his home,
728 Hancock street, and as he did not
feel well he laid down on the bed in
the front room with two of his little
children The brother, George, came in
shortly before 10 O'CLOCK, and, accord
ing to the story told by Charles, it was
evident that he was drunk and in a
number of insulting remarks, and after
letting him talk awhile Charles told
him that he had better go, and pointed
to the door. This enraged George, and
he pulled a A calibre Colts revolver
from his pocket and fired at his brother.
The shot missed its mark and passed
over the head of one of the children,
missing it by less than an inch Charles
started to get up to take the revolver
from his brother, when the second shot
was fired, which passed through the
right breast, narrowly missing the lung
and penetrating a rib and the shoulder
blade. Charles dropped to the floor and
George ran away
Charles got back on the bed and the
children were sent for a doctor, while
the wife did what she could to stop the
flow of blood. It was fully two hours
after the shooting before DR.. G. E. Judd
arrived at the house. An examination
or the wound showed LnaI II was a very
bad one. but not fatal The ball was
just under the skin on the back.
Charles Baker asked that his brother
be not arrested, as he was drunk and
did not know what he was doing. A
warrant will probably be sworn out on
the charge of shooting within the city
limits and that is about all the officers
think they can do if Charles refuses to
prosecute the case They can do more
if they care to. Society demands the
prosecution of such dangerous char
acters.
Charles himself was not in a very
pleasant mood last night, as he had been
drinking the day before, and was feel
ing the i'll effects of it. He was arrested
December 20 for being drunk, and was
fined SO. AS ne did not have the money
he served the three days in Jail. He
went to the Jail in an intoxicated con-
dition to give the prisoners some tobacco
and Jailer Grubbs locked him up. He
sent a note to his brother George ask
fine, but no answer was received.
Charles says that this had nothing to
do with the quarrel last night.
The officers say that the brothers are
continually duarreling, but that they
are not vicious or mean when not drink
ing.
Charles Baker is a plumber by trade
and works when he has the opportunity
George lives near the corner of Second
and Harrison streets, and lately pur-
chased the candy store at 917 Kansas
avenue.
The revolver used by George Baker
was a very strong shooting one, for
the shot that passed over the little boys
head went through the wall of Bakers
house and through the wall of the
house adjoining. 1t lodged in the door
OF the adjoining house, and greatly
frightened the inmates.
DR. Judd says that none of the bones
are broken, but that the clGvicle and one
rib were pierced With careful nursing
there will be no serious results from the
Fx-o11nd