New-York tribune., 1912-04-15
STONE KILLS BABY AND
POLICE SAVE THROWER.
Queens Man Attacked by Italians
When He DiSturbS Game
of Bowls.
THROWS TO STOP PURSUIT
Missile Crushes Skull of Infant
in Mothers Arms, Then In.
furiated Men Redouble
Efforts to Catch Him.

Attacked by a crowd OF half a hundras
angry Italians while walking on Ocean ave-
nue.. Queens, yesterday afternoon, Frank c.
Baker. steamntter. OF No. 1895 Wyckor
avenue. Queens. took up a stone and threw
II at the men The stone struck James De
Lane. a two-year-old Italian baby. carried
IN its mothers arms. snI killed the infant.
The crowd then chased Baker who sought
refuge under a grandstand, and was only
saved from death by tho timely arrival os
the police Baker was later locked up On
charge Of homicide
According 10 the story Baker told the
| police. he was walking on ocean avenue.
| near Liberty avenue, when he encountered
2 crowd OF Italians who were bowling IN
the roadway with heavy wooden balls The
mon were greatly wrought UP over their
| game. and when Baker accidentally hit ona
Of tho halls with his foot IN passing tbs
| Italians became enraged.
| They picked up sticks, stones and bottles
| and hurled them at Baker who sought
safety in flight. The Italians chased him
| down he street. those who could get within
striking distance punching him and kicking
at him
Baker realized he vas in danger Of being
seriously injured. II not killed. BY the furi.
Gus men. who we're shrieking epithets and
curses as they ran. Seeing large stone
| in the roadway. he picked It up and turnet
quickly. The foremost Of the Italians vera
| now almost upon him
! In the excitement Of tho moment. how.
ever. Bakers aim was had. Instead Of
| hitting any of the men he was aiming at
the rock struck the baby, whose mother
was sitting on q nearby doorstep The
! blow fractured the bahys skull. the blood
SQUIRTING over the mothers dress.
Seeing this. the Italians gathered closes
about Baker. determined now 70 kill him.
Baker saw what he had done. and ran as
fast as he could, at the same time yelling
for help. Several persons heard his cries,
but either did not know what was ths
matter or dared not interfere.
Baker. who was fast firing. glanced
about TO see II thNe was not some place
Of refuge His eyes lit on the grandstand
? i'm the ball park Of the Ozone Park Field
/ club. I'm a roadside lot He vaulted the
( fence and made for the stand The ltal-
/ i.ns Jumped over the fence and followed
. him. and when Baker reached the stand
/ up the seats.
/ lie finally managed to drop down be-
/ hind the rows OF seats and crouched down
in one corner His pursuers reached the
place n minute later. and some Of them
began % throw stones al him, while
others started to climb under the stand TO
pull him out. al the same time threaten
/ ing TO kill him.
Just when It looked as though Baker
would be pulled from beneath his shelter
/ Patrolmen Brady and Kiefer, Of the ozone
Park police station, appeared in the ball
park They were forced to draw their re-
volvers TO drive the Italians back, and u
was only after a free use Of their clubs
! that they were able 70 rescue Baker.
Scared and suffering from a dozen
wounds, Baker was taken 70 the station
house. after having his injuries attended
! by Dr. Tierney. of St Mary's Hospital.
The surgeons said the little girl had been
killed instantly by the stone.