Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-05-29


= saying that he would arrive here :
on santa Pc train No 10 this .
morning for Baker
The chief received another
telegram from Sheriff +. p vii .
= son ~ Riverside. saying that hc +.
would leave az once for Alhu- :
qudrque to get Baker Grossly :
who viii arrive first will wait +.
f. for the sheriff
2 q . Q 9 9 q . 4. . 9 90 g I. q 4;
James Arthur Baker. wanted ind
Summeriand. Santa Barbara, Cal. foi
the theft OF poaoffice money orders
who escaped Monday night from sher.
~ Wilson OF Riverside county. and
q deputy sheriff on santa Re train No
3, az Flagstaff Ariz., last night smil-
lnglg told the story OF his getaway
while he sat Ia the chiefs office wait
ing 20 be transferred 10 the county
jail al Old Albuquerque
Bakers voice Is soft like womans
His pose was feminine as he sat IN
the chiefs chair. tapping the arm
with his fingers. Baker often has
masQucraded as woman to eiudo
detection
Baker WAS arrested In Kansas City
end sheriff Wilson and Deputy shor.
NJ Crosby were taking him to River
side county % face q charge Of steal
ing money orders from the postoffcc
where his sister. Mrs. Bette Baker
Snow. is postmistrcss They had n
compartment one officer slept across
the door and the other across the
window. Baker said
II got thirsty and / asked the Of
iicers 20 get me drink" he said.
They were asleep. ] called loudly
and they didn't awake, 30 got the
water myself touched thcm but
they didn't wake up and then ! took
one officers purse from him | don't
know which one II was The COM
partment was dark"
why didn't you take their guns gr
usked "a patrolman
oh, ms goodness. I'm afraid OF
guns" he said. u might huve been
tempted 20 use it. and then I would
bc sorry an the rest Of my lifc.
II felt the afait coming through
tho ventilator and the thought Of es-
caping came 10 me then / took the
purse as a joke. / intended to re-
turn II in the morning. I worked my
body through the ventilator Il took
me long time. I thought would
break every rib.
Il crawlcd on top OF the car and
waited until the train reached Flag
staff was on the roof about thirty
minutes. I dropped off at Flagstaff
Baker said he boarded train No.
ana came 10 Albuquerque He bought
a ticket with the officers money He
arrived here at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon and slept Tuesday night IN
q refrigerator ear in the Santa Fe
yards here
Baker left his hiding place yester-
day afternoon and Chief OF Police
McMillin arrested him soon after
ward on North First street near the
Coyote Botting works. Baker trip
ped along Ike woman This at
lracted the chiefs attention first lie
arrested Baker and took him to the
police station whore he made him
take off his shoes The small toe Of
ach foot was missing This was pos
tive Identification and Baker then
admitted that he was the man.
~ ought 10 nave been caught"
said - should have had better
sense Than TO come uptown. He
told chief McMillin If ne had not been
caught here he never would have
been caught He Intended to dis
suise himelf as a woman and 20 to
1anada where he planned to teach
'chool He has taught before. Baker
apparently is well educated
chief MeMtlin left Baker with W
\. kelchor. newspaper man. and
fteppcd into the next room to send
or a telegraph messenger Baker
vas talking quietly TO the reporter
when suddenly he jumped Tor the
loor keleher made a diving tackle
nd they went down together. Baker
5 agile and muscular although he is
iot big. They upset the chairs in the
hief's office.
The struggle lasted less than sec.
nd, but there was something doing
u the time. The chief was back on
he run at the first sound ana grab.
ed Baker. lie locked him in the
age at once
Baker was guarded hy Captain Pat
'Grady and Patrolman Charles Mainz
hen he was taken TO the county
All IN the police buggy.
Keep hold of him. said the can
lin. Hes slippery" Baker smiled
Chief MeMillin telegraphed sheriff
wilson at Riverside. The sheriff ar
we'd home YESTERDAY according to
iessage received by the chief. Baker
'olS so from him. TIE charge which
aker was being taken to Riverside
ounty 20 face was the theft OF
vcnty-four money order blanks He
charged with receiving f.tO0 from
Riverside bank on spurious checks .
Baker did not appear to be dis
aged oy mis- arrest. lie sarg snatches
'on songs in clear soprano voice
'r the entertainment OF the prison.
Is IN the city jain yesterday after
pon The prisoners made up an ad-
iiring audience. Baker who was |
cked in the cage. separate from rho !
her prisoners. fell out Of MS cot
ts in the afternoon. Waen the /.
lief entered he appeared to be dazed |
AZ he recovered quickly
Among Baker's few possessions
'und by the police when they search /