The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-05
Arrests Expected in Case Of
Rich Young Man Who
Expired in BogOta.
WOMAN AMONG SUSPECTS
Will Reported TO Have Been
Found Leaving Property to
Someone Not Related to
fIim-Plot to Rob Him
of Estate?
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BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 6.--}Thhousands
Of dollars worth of checks made out by
Walter II. Baker, who died mysteriously
at Bogota, N. J., are now coming back
to the banks of this city. where Mr.. Baker
had his accounts.
These checks come by every mail. They
were given to close friends of Baker, and
especially to the Hurds and their cotorie.
and are in small denominations Edward
F. Baker. brother of the dead man. ad-
mits that the amount will run up to
many thousands, but he cannot give the
total
Untlly the collection on cancelled paper
is commplete there can be no estimate of
the amount involved, but as the estate is
said to be worth at least million, the
figures may be very large. The estate
consists of valuable Boston realty prop
erty, several mortgages and railroad
bonds to. the amount of $4,000
Walter Baker received only the income
and under a trusteeship, he would have
come into the principal In less than five
years No one SENS to know just how
much the income was, but It is reported
today that it was not les than $25,000 a
year.
Believing that he can throw some light
on the mystery surrounding the death,
Pinkerton detectives are today trying to
locate Mr.. Bakr's chauffeur, Joseph Gil
bert, of Arlington, Mass. Gilbert is
thought to have driven Mr.. Baker around
New York in an automobile the night he
was given the drug which caused his
death.
Make every effort to locate Gilbert" is
the message that came to Edward r. Ba-
ker, of 269 Newbury street. from the Pink
erton headquarters In New York today.
1T is very important that we learn every
thing he knows about Mr.. Bakers move
ments the night he was drugged.
BOGOTA, Nov. 5.-Frank Hurd. at
whose home here Edward r. Baker,
the rich young college graduate, died
after having said he had been poisoned
in a New York hotel, at which he took
a drink, was asked today il he knew
that woman had written TO Baker
shortly before his demise demanding
money.
Before her husband could reply Mrs
Hurd said:
"Our lawyer, Marcum Lawrence, Of
120 Broadway, New York, has in
structed us to say nothing about this
matter. Everything will be explained
when the proper time comes"
After a conference with detectives
working on the case Prosecuting At
torney Ernest Koester, of Bergen
County. said today
1.-THE facts in the case were not brought
to my attention until last Sunday. | re-
allze that the proper machinery Is at work,
and when the results of the investigation
have been turned over to me, viii act"
The theory the detectives have well nigh
in accordance with plot to gain possess
sion of a fortune left to him on the death
of his mother last winter. 1t was learned
from an authoritative source that following
the discovery of the WILL Its contents were
read, and the fact was brought TO light
that more than 100000 is involved In the
case considerable part of which sum was
bedueathed by Baker to a woman who is
not related to his family.
In their efforts to find every person who
took part in the events of the night Of
Bakers death, the detectives were informed
that a man named George w. Brttingham
accompanied Frank H. Hurd when the
latter was summoned to Brownies chop
house to care for Baker Bgittingham, so
the detectives were told, was in the Hotel
Nottingham when Hurd was summoned
After Bakers arrival at the Hurd home
in Bogota, an overcoat was found in the
automobile and was later identified. the
detectives say. as BrttinghaIns. Brtting-
ham is understood to be a friend of the
Eurds and Of Mrs. Young. He went to
Boston to be present at the funeral, but
departed before It was held, the delay
being caused by the order of Edward
Baker that chemical analysis be made.
Probably Walter Bakers closest friends
were Mr.. and Mrs. Hurd. who have
country place at B0gota. and Mrs, Hurds
sister Mrs. George w. Young whose hus-
band is viee-president OF the windsor
Trust Company. Detectives have sought
the assistance of the Hurds and Mrs.
Young in unraveling the mystery which
surrounds Bakers death.
Pinkerton detectives employed by Ed
ward f. Baker, of Boston, who declares
his brother Walter Farnsworth, was muir
dered by conspirators seeking TO get con
trol OF his wealth, are closely guarding
a man and a woman today IN New York
The movements of another man aud wom-
an are also watched, and it is likely ar
rests will be made very shortly