Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-08
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they did not recognize any Of them.
The sheriff stated this morning that
he 10 positive every man IN the crowd
was from out Of town.
Bakers body was not taken down
from where II hung to q Gro ssbar on
the doorway at the stoekyaros until
about two o'clock this morning, when
Il was removed by Dr.. Lodge, the
coroner, and Sheriff Fiibin, accom-.
panied by only three citizens Of
Steele.
George Baker had been placed In
the county jail at Steele on the morn.
ing Of October 31st after numbering
his wife, and also his father.ir law, r.
e. Glass, at Dawson, a little town
about ten miles east Of Steele the
county seat. What leads the officers
and citizens to believe that the mob
consisted Of men living outside Of
the city Of Steele 10 the fact that
both Sheriff Filbin and Tailor Murray,
who are both old timers in kidder
county, failed to recognize = single
man in the party, though they both
had a good opportunity to size up. A
freight had arrived here from an east.
erIy direction just before the mob
made ito appearance at the Jail and
he is positive that no n In the
crowd lived at Steele or in this Inn.
mediate vicinity.
MOB DISAPPEARS
The mob disappeared from the city
Immediately after Baker wal Iynched.
Baker, ZONE years ago, belonged to
the United States army and had been
suspected Of being 4 deserter. He
went to the village Of Dawson about
six years ago and while he never
seemed to have any regular vocation
in life, he won the heart Of Myrtle
Glass, whose father was a pioneer
citizen Of kidder county and highly
regarded by a large acquaintance over
the county. Two children were born
to Baker and his wife, both Of whom
are with their mothers relatives at
jamestown.
Baker and his wife never lived we'll
together, az Baker was a worthless
character to a pronounced degree, and
was possessed Of a vicious temper.
Baker left his VIE at Dawson and
went west to California where he Sc.
cured a position as motorman for a
street car company in San Francisco.
Last summer Mrs. Baker decided to
Join her husband in the west in an.
other attempt to live with him, but
after reaching San Francisco he failed
to provide for her and she returned to
her father last month at Dawson.
Her father had rented the home at
Dawson and had planned on going to
the Soldiers Home to spend the rest
of his life. but when he heard his
daughter Myrtle was returning to him
he arranged to keep a few rooms In
the house for his daughter and her
children.
About two weeks after her arrival
at Dawson Baker followed his wife
back to Dawson, evidently beating his
way from the west. He arrived at
Dawson on an early morning train and
after procuring his breakfast at a res
taurant ne went to his wife's home
where he was met at the door by his
wife, who turned to her father and
said, "My God, here's George"
Her father, an aged man, stepped
In between them and said, "Never
mind, Myrtle, he can't harm you"
Whereupon Baker fired at his father
in.law, the bullet striking him in tho
mouth and causing instant death.
Bakers wife, Mortified at the tra9-
edy, attempted to make her escape In
her night clothes through n Of the
windows, but was shot by her fiendish
husband, he firing wen bullets into
her body.
He then sat down and rolled a Gig.
arctic, after which he wrapped h1s.l
little three year old boy in a blanket
and started over town, when he was
arrested by Constable Bon, who imme.
diately took him to Steele, the county
seat, where he was placed in the coun-
ty jail, around which VAS placed a
heavy guard to prevent a lynching.
Had Baker not been removed at an
early hour from Dawson the chances
are he would have been lynched there,
as feeling ran high towards Baker at-
ter it was learned he had committed
the double murder.
. BODY IN COURT ROOM
After Bakers body was taken down
from where it hung in the stock yards
this morning it was taken back to the
court house, the same building from
which he had been taken by the mob
last night.
It was placed On a board between
two chairs in the court room where
Dr.. Lodge, the corner, held the in
quest, the body, though being covered
with a canvas, was in full view Of the
improvised court.
When viewed hi morninu bv T'r,p-