Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-29
Mrs. HaRuIs Baker, NJ In Bed,
Closely Guarded by
Police.
TRIED TO PUT BABY DOWN S.WER
Alleged Murdcrcss Has Been Married
Less Than Two months-upon Be-
ing Caught In Crime, She Attempted
to erbe Physician TO Dispose of
Infants Body.

Charged with numbering her own
infant child Mrs Mamie Bnkcn ~
Years old lies in at her home 3lo
Forty-llfth street. with a police officer
guarding he. door for the purpose of
preventing her escape and To Mace
nnr under arrest as soon MS she is
ahlc to leave her bed Tho atrocious
crime with which the woman Is chnrr-
ed is alleged TO have been committees
Yesterday morning about : O'clock
The woman was mn-riel ON Sentnm.
nfr IL TO j. T. Baker. "A youn. me.
chanic employed AT the shipyard ana
me murder Is said to have boen com
miitrd in = nt of desperation mo
Wlle desiring 10 get rid of th, infant
lNforo It could be seen bv her ms.
paiin ana Other occupants of the house
Jury Accuses Mother.
feste day afternoon IA coroner,s
Jury returned verdict To the eroct
tnat Mrs. Bakers infant came tn its
death from injuries inflicted bv lis
mohthcr. Chief OF Police Reynolds
SWorc out warrant for tho woman
'hd detailed Detective Messicll IN
quad me house during the dnv. Al
hisnl Inc oiiicer was relieved by Do.
tcctive Pearson.
According To tho story told at Tho
inquest Mrs. Baker arose from bnd
ABOUT o'clock Yesterday morninp
telling hor husband that she wnn suf.
,ering f.om collie. She went TO tbe
ui.n room and remained there alone
uh'li her groans attracted. the alton.
uoh OF her husband. Baker went ia
INQUIRE what was toe matter ana was
informed 10y his wife that she wns
S,"ering vcy much from the collie
ne summoned his sister in.lnw ana
sent for DIR. c. S. Butts.
Locked Herself In.
III the meantime Mrs. Baker hoo
closed and fastened the bath ram,
uoor Her groans and refusal io nj.
low any one TO enter caused he sister.
nn-iaw and Others 10 force the dom
iheS were greeted by an awful siebt
AIRS bakor half covered with water
ana presenting n frightful appearance
was Tying tn force the body of nm
infant down the sewer.
Iho appearance os witnesses scem.
eu TO increase the frenzy of thn
woman. and SHE was still strnegling IN
send the infant out of sight In the
sawcr pipe when nr Rntts arrived
on the scene
Tried to Bride Doctor.
me doctor had the dead child tnkcn
rom the l0sin, and removed Mrs
aaker To her room. whers she vas
EiVen much needed medical attention
nc woman offered the physician $50
TO cut the body into pieces ann dis
pose of II, aud said she would give
nm another $50 II he would snv
nothing of the affair.
ID Butts notified the police denart.
ment ms soon as possible, ana Dr. II
q. Cay y. the coroner had hIry sum
mohed for an inquest. On the inry
We're Nj w. Daily. Moss Sheppnrd /
H. Jones, g. w Scott, NJ. II. Foster
and c. C. Payne
only three Witnesses were exnm.
mei--Dr Butts, The woman's husband
ana $ Alice Baker. wife OF j n
takers brother.
Fame Well-todo Farmer.
MIS-; Baker is the daughter of Ron.
ert Bird, who lives near \Nosar
T. and who is said to be n well,to.do
IA mer of his section. She was mar.
RED TO Baker in North Carolina On
September is last According 10 the
nuspands story. he had not seen tho
Siri iur year before lie married no.
ahd Knew nothing of he condition.
Cilef Reyonas has .clcgraphcd Ia
.ne woman's father, .acquanting him
win the facts In TIE case.
me murdered child was hoy
weighed eight pounds and a half and
was a perfect specimen OF new.born
on Nhood An examination by the
doctors proved that the lahv was born
awe ana had breathcd for minute
or two