Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-29
BAKER IS THE MOST
DANGEROUS AND
CLEVEREST Of
CRIMINALS
Deputy Sheriff CrOssley AR
rives from West for NOtori-
Gus Man-WOman Captured
BY Chief McMillin Yester-
day.
WILL BE TAKEN BACK
TO RIVERSIDE TOMORROW


be one of the most dangerous cFimi-
mails OF modern times, captured here
yesterday afternoon hy Chief OF Police
Thomas MCMiiiln. less than forty.
eight hours after escaping from the
custody OF two officers iR locked
drawing room Ia a puliman ear at
tached TO Santa Pc train No. : al
Flagstaff. at 10 o'clock Monday night.
viii bee taken west on the Santa Fe
limited tomorrow morning.
Deputy Sheriff Theodore Crossley.
OF Riverside county, Rho shoulders
the blame for Bakers escape. arrived
IN Albuquerque this morning from
Ash Fork, where he had made head
quarters since his prisoner made his
sensational getaway. Sheriff Wilson.
who continued on 20 Riverside 20
flood the country with photographs
and descriptions OF Baker In an at
tempt to recapture him. will reach
here tomorrow morning.
when Wilson aud CrOssley start for
California tomorrow they Will have
man car. Baker will wear bracelets.
lie will wear shackies. Wilson will
ST beside him and CROSBY will sit
opposite him. n Baker even winks
his eyes or makes face like he
would like To escape, the officers VIII
hitch an oregon boot onto his leg.
Baker will never get away from
us again." said Crossley today. ''tlc
will go straight through to Riverside
and right into cell IN the county
Jail HE will stay there until he II
tried on a charge OF forgery and ut
terlng forged checks and we VIII
watch him every moment
This Baker IL the most dangerous
criminal of modern times" continued
CrOssicy. II wish to say that feel
very grateful To Chief McMillin for
capturing him. The Albuquerque po-
lice have remarkable record In Cal
iiornia for capturing badly wanted
men and the arrest OF Baker adds
! just one more bit OF glory to the
record.
The story Of the crimes and cap
ture and escape OF Baker reads
stranger than fiction. II Is no exng-
Rcration 10 say that h. has criminal
record absolutely unique. A sexual
freak. the puzzle of the most eminent
physicians. Baker Is man or wO-
man az he desires and can imperson-
ate either sex perfectly. defying de-
lection.
I'm my opinion Baker has never
earned an honest living in his life. lie
has worked at various occupations.
bat always used those occupations as
means To AN end. with crime IN
view.
Baker IL wanted IN Riverside
county on charge OF obtaining
money under false pretenses. Bak-
er's sister. Mrs. Ncttie Baker Snow
II postmlstress ga Summerland. Cal
Baker had easy access to- the post
office. although his sister was per
fectly aware that he had been mixed
up In many crimes. Baker stole ~
blank money orders rom the sum
merland postoffice, not Winding tns
serious predicament IN which he
placed his sister. The money orders
were stolen from the back of the
book and were not missed for an IN
definite length OF time. Baker Is az
excellent penman. Taking the money
order blanks, he made them payable
tu himself. Then he sought the nc
quaintance of ministers and profess
sional men I'm various parts OF south
ern California. Whatever else Bnk'
81 may be he II no piker. lie made
an the stolen money orders pnyabl'
for amounts approximately ti0O each
I'm obtaining the money on the orders
Baker generally applied Go physl
clan or "a dentist for treatment. III
would tender "A money order Ia pay
ment. The unsuspecting doctor o
dentist would identity Baker al
hank or postOffice. Baker imposed
on number OF preachers. lie pre-
tended that he was desirious OF get
ting religion and this would resni
in Identification at bank or postotilc'
and subsequent cushing OF none
orders
I'm one conspicuous Instance. whe
in Long Beach. Cal. Baker wrote
very beautiful letter 10 the aujushn
OF the salvation Army corps IN ina
city. The letter purported a. com
from Bakers mother, ana 10 coneef
her son. In this letter u was state
that the bearer was the Fouhsest 80
iof large family His name wa
Ffrnnk lie WAS the only member Q
the family Who had not acceple
Christ The letter went on 20 say tha
she the writer WAS now an OLD w,
man whose hair was grey ana who's
limbs trembled from aso. she va
enclosing post Office money order q
siO0, TO be given 10 Frank provide
he gave his heart to God. the SalN'
ton Army officer, Of course. bechn
Interested at once Frank, who va
BAKER. the criminal OF course, a'
cepted salvation. He got one hui
dred dollars on the bogus money ol
der. the salvation Army adjutal
Identifying him az the Lor
Beach pustOiliCe. As Baker counte
over the currency In the post ono
he tearftlly exclaimed oh, u moth'
could only see me now.
BAKER repeated his tricks WI
variations. In Redondo, SAINTS An
Pasadena, Venice aud RiVersde
fiNiue In Rlversldo. Baker had $50
which he had obtained on the hoHl
money orders Gaining the cOnidCn'
OF prominent Riverside physca
Baker secured identification az q
bank u here he had previously depe
tied the $500. At this bank he cash'
fourteen money orders Tor tlO0 eac
Then he drtW out Of the Rlversi'
bank all the money he had depoHite
together with the tl,Apo. WIN y
tai OF $4,000, Baker made his act uwl
and went 10 Kansas city, where
started "a business college. posing
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