The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-26
THROWN WITH DEADLY AIM.
HEAVY GOBLET LAID OPEN JOE
BAKERS sCALP TO THE SKULL.

BAKER Robbed "a Merchant OF Ills
watch Monday Might Was Arrest
ed aud Released, on a Promise 60
Leave the city the Nest MVninE.
aud Received Himseif serious
wound In the EVrntnE-MnEEic
O'Neit Was With Him Rt the Time.
Attempted Homicide Occurred IN
House on Montgomery street
Joe Baker. alias Joe Mcmillan. a man
VOL known TO the police and whore re-
cent return to the city. after a prolonged
absence. bad excited their wei-iusuncd
/ approximations. was struck IN the head
with a heavy glass last night and seri-
ously injured.
/ Tho story Of me trouble ln which Baker
/ figured ~ the victim. rather an unaccus-
toned role for him illustrates well INC
darker side Of savannah life Tho goblet
which struck him was thrown hy wo-
man known a. Alberta. in disorderiy
1 house at 40 Montgomery street IN
/ the room was Maggie O'Nci the widow
OF the man whom Harry Sweat killed ON
/ her account aud around whose ne are
woven haif dozen stories of the hor-
/ ubls and tho traeie
| a young BrouRhion street business man
was robbed Of his watch just after lcayine
/ DTS store Monday night he reported the
matter 60 ihe police. with such nforma
ton ~ the commission ~ tho crime ard
such a description Of the man who was
guilty. as be- could furnish. The case was
placed IN the hands Of Detective wall
/ Wall jumped a. Che conclusion that Pa.
ker was tine guilty party, a. the dctoc-
tvcs had been watching him since his
recent return 20 the city ana the rob
cry looked like a piece ~ his handiworh.
| Baker was arrested yesterday mornins
and. after a little urging. gave up the
watch Because che notoriety attendant
upon the trial Of the case would have
been unpleasant 10 HIM. the owner 81 the
watch consented 60 Bakers release from
custody. ON the distinct understanding
that be- should leave town at once
To ths Baker agreed, bus he did not
keep his agreement. He ls addicted 20
the use OF morphine and shows. in face
sud manner. the haleful effects Of the use
OF This drug with such additions 90 the
morphine dream as whisky could furnish
he started on. upon the streets. and N
The condition he then was naturally drbt-
"a TO the house in which Maggie o'Neh
was living The woman says she had
seen him on the preceding day and thar
after Baker was released from the sta-
touhouse shey were together yesterday
and last night
What happened at the time Baker re-
reived the wound Is matter OF consid-
erahle doubt. az his story and that Of che
O'Neil woman are not fres from striking
evidence Of partisan bias. Furthermore
they We're so fun Of morphine OIL the
time they were talking that IL was hard
10 toll whether or not they themselves
understood what thay were saying.
Maggie O.Nen said that she and Baker
were in her room when Alberta appeared
in the doorway. She said that she had
been tainted by thesother women in the
house and neighborhood Alberta especial
H. with the aileged fact that three r.
four OF the men who have enjoyed the
doubtful compliment OF her close ar-
qtaintance are either dead or IN the peni-
Tertiary. They had otherwise abused ner
she said
According 90 her account 81 tho DIM
Guilty Alberta began u by striking her
in the face. She did not resent this blow
and Baker struck her because she didn't.
All Of this time Alberta was standing IN
the room and az this juncture let hy WIN
the heavy goblet Of pressed glass she h7d
been carrying in her hand. She intended
10 hit Maggie. but the missile few wife
% its mark ond struck Baker on the
right temple
In second he had Alberta by the
throat. and kicked her numerically until
he himself tainted from the loss Of blood
There wus cash three inches long above
his right temple and the temporal artery
was severed There was also slight
fracture OF the skull
The oNeil woman dragged Baker out
Of the house and carried him TO Dukes
Pharmacy. where some attempt WAS made
90 dress and nandage the gaping wound.
Then has was carried In a cab to the
office OF Dr. George NJ. Norton.
nr. Norton was with a patient nj the
time ne was summoned and u VIZ pos
sihly half an hour before he could be
reached and could get 20 his office In
The meantime Baker was a pitifui. n re-
pulsive. object. As long as he would keep
still. the naudaEe ahouJ mis- mead served
TO check In part the flow
OF blood. but ne could not
be quiet for two minutes az time
The morphine he had taken had COM
pletely shattered his nerves. and. In an
exaggerated degree. he was ~ the
condition OF a man who has reached the
climax Of long debauch. lie was "see-
ing things" and every little while he
MuHat make q wiz AuAiAF 70 KIT AT tif
OF these apparitions. Then the flow Of
blood would recommence.
In che meantime che woman. who had
come 10 the Office with him Was In semi
Mysteries She needed another injection
81 morphine and she had 10 leave him
while she went 20 a drugstore and laid
IN a supply Of the drug.
When Dr. Norton arrived he stitched M
the cash and placed tight congresses
about Bdkers head. In this manner the
flow Of blood was stopped and che man
so Fixed up that he could be helped into
tho cab. lie drove away with the wo-
man Dr. Norton thinks he viii get over
1t all right. but 10 the lay mind q seemed
that he had lost enough blood 10 cause
the death Of On OK. IL colored him red
from head 10 woist and d was spattered
all about the room.
The matter was not reported 20 the po-
lice and no arrests have been made.
Baker said he did not want TO have the
woman arrested. probably because he ala
not want to put the authorities on notice
that ne IL stiil IN the city.
An o,d legal paper has been unearthed