The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-09
]. C. BAKER
is SHOT
Former Denison Man is Shot
in Council Bluffs.
While Investigating Robber Case at
Weston, Iowa, Clancy Baker is
Shot by Suspect.

Citizens of Denison were surprised to
learn Friday morning of the shooting
of Deputy Sheriff j. G. Baker. of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, by suspected robber. MIR.
Baker is brother of Mr.. John Baker,
and Mrs Aug. Moeller, of this city.
Mr.. Moeller went to Co. Bluffs yes
terday noon and Mr., John Baker will
go tonight, unless notified to go earl
Ter. We print the account of the
shooting as printed in the Nonpareil
of Friday.
Deputy Sheriff ]. c. Baker of this
city, while trying TO arrest George
Matherson at Weston last night. was
shot through the chest, indicting
perhaps fatal wound. The bali from a
81 calbre revolver entered the chest,
slightly above the top of the stomach
ana just below the heart, on examin-
alton so far having been made to show
just the exact nature of the wound.
Deputy Sheritfs Baker and Knox
went to Weston last evening for the
purpose of arresting Matherson, who
was suspected of entering the store of
Williams & Barnes at Weston two
weeks ago.
The deputies arrived in Weston
about o'clock and went to the home
of the Matherson family, where they
found the young man who was suspect
ed of knowing something of the theft
of the jewellery from the store of
Williams & Barnes, He indicated to
them that be could show them where
he understood the stolen property had
been secreted and started with them to
locate the place
They had gone some distance from
the home northeast along the Rock
Island tracks to locate the place the
young man had indicated as the hiding
place of the stolen property when the
inconsistency of his stories caused a
halt. Deputy Baker about this time
asked of him. ''Do you carry a gun?"
and stepped toward him as if to make
search, when in an instant Matherson
drew a gun from a pocket and fired.
the ball taking effect as above stated.
| AS soon as he had fired the shot the
young man started up the Rock Island
toward Underwood, Deputy Knox en-
tied his gun after the fleeing man and
then called for help for the wounded
man.
DR.. J. II. Swanson was called and
after hurried examination. decided
that MIR. Bakers injuries were serious
and that he should be given the best
possible attention at the earliest NOM
ent. He was then taken to the Rock
Island depot, where he awaited the
arrival of freighttrain which brought
him to this city at o'clock this morn
ing.
On arrival in the city Mr.. Baker
was at once taken to his home at 80
North Seventh street, where he is
being given every attention that is
1 possible. He was resting easily at an
early hour this morning and was
making noble fight for his life.
/ Matherson is young man about ~
years of age and is of well-to-do and
highly respected family of Weston.
The family are Frustrated over the
affair,
Sheriff Cusins and Deputy Groneweg
arrived at weston about /: 80 this mora
ing and Immediately started out north
east to join in pursuit of the man who
who did the shooting. Half hundred
men and boys from Weston are in the
country northeast of the city search
ing for the young man, and a posse
from Underwood has also started out,
so that it seems almost impossible that
he will escape arrest when daylight
comes. The theory has been advanced
however, that he will commit suicide
before being captured and that when
daylight comes this morning his dead
body will be found. and that instead Of
trial for attempted murder, there
will be a funeral of criminal.