Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-27
MILITIA AIDS SHER|FFS
IN QUEST OF DESPERATE
Youth of Twenty-0ne, With
Crime Record, Captured
After Being Wounded.

GLovERSvILLE. n. Y. October 81
Fifty deputy sheriffs. assisted by blood
hounds. trailed and captured Charles
f. Baker. twenty-one years old. who
killed Norman Briggs. a livery driver,
Wednesday night. Baker was shot
twice before he was taken. In his
pockets were found several rounds Of
ammunition.
Baker was shot twice through the
thigh and is under guard at the hos.
pital His wounds are not considered
serious.
Mounted Policeman Pollock Of the
Gloversville department. who was shot
in the running fight with the young
desperate in the darkness Wednes-
day night, died today. Deputy Sheriff
Stoddard of Mayfield, who was shot at
the same time. escaped with an ampu-
tated finger.
National Guard Gives Aid.
The fight with the fugitive continued
all night Wednesday,. and when Sheriff
Viii found that there was little prob
ability of taking Baker he sought the
aid of the local company of the Ma
tional Guard. Company G of Glovers-
vile. Capt. Peake directed riot call.
and soon armed guardsmen were being
whirled to the scene of the fight in
automobiles. Gordon Of soldiers was
thrown across the country and a
sherins posse awaited the dawn.
When morning came. the order was
given for the soldiers to close In. and. in
moving the lines. every barn, outbuilding.
and house in the territory was searched.
but when the lines came together at a
fvrt xv,t,n
had been lost ii was found he had eluded
capture.
Sheriff Viii Immediately called Utica
by telephone and requested that blood
hounds be sent to take up the scent.
Meanwhile officers, soldiers. and civil
ians secured the country. and 1t was
shortly before noon that Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Smith and Supervisor John
w. Vaughn of Oppenheim. who were
among the sheriff's posse. caught sight
of man skirting the forests in the dis
lance. Word was flashed to the sheriff.
who was working in another direction
and Messrs. Smith and Vaughn, armed
only with a revolver. took up the chase
at a respectable distance in an automo-
bile.
Fugitive Located.
In crossing a ravine they suddenly
came almost face to face with the fugi-
tive. Smith called to Baker, who paid no
attention. The assistance district attorney
again shouted, and this time the young
desperate paused, lifted his rifle as IL to
examine the weapon. and stood staring
at the two men for a moment. Then see
ing that they were unarmed and appar-
emily making no effort to cover him he
dropped the rife to his side and turned
calmly to one side of .ha highway and
disappeared into a ravine.
Shortly afterward Sheriff VIII and his
deputies appeared. and getting out of
their automobiles they began the pursuit
at close range. When short distance
from the fleeing man the sheriff called
upon him to surrender. and for answer
bullet whizzed over the pursuers.
heads. Then the sheriff ordered his men
to open fire, and himself shot at Baker
as the fugitive ran.
A fusillade of bullets followed, and
Baker was seen to fall and roll over sew
eral times The pursuing officers. were
then several yards from him. and while
he lay On his back Baker raised his
weapon and fired three more shots at the
sheriffs party.
Prisoner Placed in Shackles.
Before he could fire again the officers
closed in. and although IL was seen that
Baker was wounded, shackles were put
on the prisoner. He was placed in the
sheriff's car and brought to the hospita al
in this city. Two bullets had passed
through his thigh. There is every assur-
ance that he will recover
The bloodhounds had taken UP the
scent. but the capture Of Baker took
place before they had reached the gulley
where he was shot.
Baker, a few years ago. shot an aunt
at whose home he was staying. She had
a sum of money which was supposed to
be the motive for the attack. He es-
capped jail sentence at that time A
few weeks ago he held up and robbed
Charles III. Dye. q well known Glovers-
Vile glove manufacturer Baker was
out on bail when he murdered Norman
Briggs. shooting the latter through the
back of the head. while he was being
driven to an Adirondack camp. The MUIR
der Of Matilda Martin, an aged Jonns-
town woman. ten days ago in the south
end Of Gloversville. is now laid at
Baker door.
Baker confesses to having slain Briggs,