The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-01-24
r. H. Baker Has a Thrill
ing Experience.
ROBBED BY BRACE OF MEN
Hold-up Occurs at Bush
Berry Garden.
Hoboes Supposed TO Have Done the
Deed-Niake tsood their Escape by
Boarding an East Bound Freight
Train-BalScr Arrives Home Near
ly Frozen.

While crossing the Bush berry gar
den In the east end of Marion. at Z
o'clock, Saturday night, r II. Baker
residing at No. 900 Chicago avenue,
was held up and robbed OF s1776, an
overcoat and pair of shoes After
stripping him of everything of any
value, the two assailants tied their
victims hands and feet and left him
to freeze todeath.
The hold-up was one of the most
despicable that has occurred in Ma
rio min many years. Baker, who is
employed at the Huber shop, drew his
pay, amounting to over $40. and went
down the railroad tracks to Madison
avenue, where he settled small OBJ
legation with n friend. Being in q
hurry to get home, he decided to cut
across the fields.
Baker was passing the tool shed
on the Bush garden farm when a
man stepped out and asked him IL he
had any chewing tobacco. "Why
certainly replied Baker and he start
ed fumbllng in his pockets for his
tobacco pouch. The stranger came
nearer, and as Baker was about to
hand over the chew, he received a
vicious punch on the Jaw. He grap-
pied with Is opponent and q lively
fight resulted. Baker was getting the
best of his man when second ap-
peared and bore him to the ground.
The two men rifled his pockets. They
then stripped him of his overcoat and
started to leave. "Why look at those
good shoes; they are much better than
mine,' exclaimed one of the mis-
creants. He. then ordered Baker to
remove them. The williams then
held a short consultation, after which
they bound their victim hand and
foot, and stood. him up in snow
drift beside the tool shed. "We are
going to leave you here to die; II you
make move or an outcry before we
reach the railroad, we will return and
shoot you," exclaimed one of the men
as he flourished q large revolver.
After the men had reached n safe
distance. Baker proceeded to release
He gnawed the cloth which
bound his hands and after great ef-
fort, succeeded in releasing them. He
then united the thongs on his feet and
ran home through the snow. He i'm
notified the police and Cap
tain Bell in company with Patrolman
Cusic visited the scene of the holdup.
They saw the MARKS in the snow
where the fight had occurred and
traced Bakers assailants to the
railroad. Baker claims that he saw
the men board an east bound freight.
The police notified the authorities OF
the surrounding towns, but up to the
present time. the miscreants have not
been apprehended.
Bakers assailants We're thought to
be hobos, who had taken shelter from
the Saturday storm, In the tool shed
The police believe that they did no I
expect TO find money when they at
tackled Baker. but intended to fleece
him OF his clothes. Foth men were
described rs being young in years,
were smooth face and wore shabby
clothes. They were not masked and
made no attempt to conceal their
faces.
1t was evident that the hold-up
men had not been tracking Baker as
the marks In the snow Indicated that
they had emerged from the shed,
where they had apparently been lodg-
ing since the snow fell
Baker was not badly worsted by
the conflict. His nose was bleeding,
his feet were nearly frozen. and he
was frightened when he reached his
home.