The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1912-11-15
MOB LYNCAESj. D|AN
SON. MURDERER |:
Geo. w. Baker Who Killed his
Wife and: Her Father is
Hanged by Mob

PIE III an early QOur LllS morning
overpowered Sheriff Filbin at the
court house at Steele, took Geo. w.
Baker to the stockyards near the
city and hanged him to the cross
arm over the gate of the entrance.
Sheriff Filbin this moring states
that it was only three minutes af-
ter the first blow was struck at the
outside of the Jail until the mob
had possession of the prisoner and
was on the way to the stock yards
with him. The Sheriff made, every
effort to stop the work of the mob
but they were not be denied
their revenge and did not hesi-
tate. Deputy Sheriff Armstrong
had been at the Jail as special
guard ever since Baker has been
confined here but last night he was
relieved nd allowed to go home,
so he sheriff was without assistance
and as the mob was armed, had no
cry member of the mob. was mask
ed with a white handkerchief.
From the actions and the way
things were carried out it was
very carefully planned affair.
When Baker had been strung up
there were a number of shots fired
and examination of the body shows
that he had been shot at least ten
times. The condition of his face
indicates that he was dragged from
the court house to the scene of the
lynching, as dirt and grit is ground
>into the skin, making the features
unrecognizable.
=: Story of the Crime. .'-
The crime for which Baker for
feited his life, at the hands of the
mob was the killing seemingly in
cold blood; Of his wife and her faith
er, T. r. Glass, at the latter's home
at Dawson, on the morning of Oct
ober 81 Baker. who had just ar
rived from California, went to the
home of Mr.. Glass, where his wife
was also staying, she having re-
turned from California a few weeks
earlier, and when his father-ir-law
refused to admit him to the house
and ordered him to leave the prem
ises, shot him in the head, death
being almost instantaneous. He
then entered the house where he
found his wife and shot her five
times in the head and body. The
ate as he emptied his revolver and
then reloaded it before completing
work of the murderer was deliber-
the horrible work. -
Baker and his wife had been sep
arated several. times but for three
years had been living in California.
The. facts in the matter have never
been exactly known, but it is be-
heved the couple had more trouble
while in the west: and the killing
was the elimination of the es-
arrangement 5-
sAll that prevented lynching on
the day of the murder was the fact
that theprisoner wasspirited out of
town early in the morning before
most of the citizens became aware,
Of the fact that a crime had been
committed. It is stated here that
there were none of the residents of
Steele concerned in the affair, but
that ali were outsiders and it is
stated that some we're from Dawson
and some from jamestown where
relatives of the murdered woman
\ live. @ s.$ syssi # NJ
Janitor. Murry, who was. in the
building ats.the time the mob took
possession states there was no
chance to- overcome the determine
ton of the members. He saw Ba-
ker3 when he was going, down stairs
and said a rope was around his
sneck, Baker kept his feet until the
1 bottom Of the stairs was reached,
/ and then fell and was dragged on
his face for three blocks to the:
stockyards.@
IS S Az soon as the mob left the
building the sheriff called up the
telephone operator and told her to
\ notify as many as possible that Ba-
/ ker. had been taken from the build
ign and for her to call sall the assis-
ssstance sshes could get, The sheriff,
the coroner and few; other citizens
went to- the stock yards and cut
down the body about 3 o'clock in
the morning and 4 guard was estab-
slished until daylight when the body
was taken to the court house and
al inquest .is; now being held. 4 &.
There have been no arrests made
and the authorities will mot give out.
any Information as to whether or
not there viii be. 4.
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Verdict Of Coroner's Jury. a
Steele, D., Nov: Thes cor
oner's inquest on hehs death Of
George ". Baker, who u met his
death Thursday hi ight at the hands
{ sc a mob; was concluded at & noon
ana asYerdict was returned stating
that Baker met his death violently
and unlawfully at the hands Of g;
mob no members hich ansssbeH
identif fled. The sheriff and othera