The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-23
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Kansas City, Mo, May 22-Charged
with frequently masquerading in a
woman's clothing and being known
as the wife of a man. whose name
the police have not been able to
learn, James Arthur Baker was ar
rested at 925 Cherry street yesterday
The arrest was made by Detectives
Edward Smith and |. b. Wastron on
information coming from the sheriff
at Riverside. Cal. Baker is accused
of filling out and cash7hg money or
ders whick were stolen from the post
office at Summerland, Cal.
nj the office OF Chief of Detectives
Zickefoose at police headquarters
last night, Baker, who it is alleged
has nearly a score OF aliaes, told a
remarkable story. He said he was
born in Walnut, Ia, and that he had
taught school in Missouri, Kansas
Iowa, Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah and
Idaho under the name of Baker. AT
some of these places, he asserts, he
taught disguised as a woman.
Il was married in 1904 at Harlan,
Ia, to Mabel C. Coulter, and | lived
with her four years." Baker told the
chief. "Then she got divorce from
me and | married her again six
months later. In 1909 | got a divorce
from her on the grounds of deser-
ton. She was teaching schol in
Colorado thsn. My marriage to the
man the police are looking for ac
tually took place.
Glad Of His Arrest.
Il am glad | have been arrested.
It will give me a chance to clear my
conscience.
Il have been the tool of a man.
This matter of the money orders is
nothing as compared with what | have
done. The man who has had an in
fluence over me has been able to
make me do anything. He always
seemed to know where | was no
matter in what part OF the country
| went.
He could put his hand on me and
make my hands do marvellous things.
| have traced the lines of 500 bills
to other papers of the impression
sort. making tracings for the differ
ent colors. He has put them through
a little press and turned out bills
so near like the original that it would
take an expert to distinguish between
the two.
One time we made $1,000 in these
bills. The man who had this influ'
cnce over me went to Japan, where
he had the money changed to Japan
ese money and then back again to
United States gold. Then he came
back to the United States. 1t did
not take him long to find me. He
was very liberal in giving me money. u
Property found in Bakers posses
sion indicates lie has told the truth
about being well paid for his part in
the transaction he mentioned.
Taking Business Course.
The police have been unable to de-
termine how long Baker has been in
Kansas City, but they believe he
came here about two months ago. He
has been attending a local business
college and has been taking a course
in bookkeeping and shorthand. He
also says he has been learning lith
ogaphing, although the police were
unable to learn where he was get
ting instruction. He said he was to
20 to Effingham, H., later for j
course in steel engraving.
About twenty years ago the coun-
ty attorney at Harlan, Ia, asked me
TO dress in woman's clothes and at
tend a ball" Baker told the chief. 81
did so, and there l got acquainted
with a man who has since been my
companion. l took a liking TO him