The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-29
ALICE COX HELD
 FOR KILLING BAKER

The coroner's jury returned yer dict that R. D. Baker came to his death at Aux bay by rife shots fired from a SO-3O by the hands of Alice Cox, on September 26, 1914. U. S. Commis- siouer J. B. Marshall issued a warrant for the arrest of Alice Cox on the charge of murder, based on the yer dict of the jury and she is now being held pending the action of the next grand jury. She was liberated only a few days ago on a suspended sentence for selling liquor to Indians.
 Alice Cox killed R. D. C'Red"O Bak- CT at the Weydlich ranch last Satur- day. She made the statement herself at the coroner's inquest this morning. "I didn't want to leave him a crip- ple. she said and thought I might as we'll finish it up." She was warned that any statement that she would make might be used against her, and replied that she wanted to tell the truth Her story in substance is as follows:
 When they reached the Weydlich ranch Baker hurried to the house and got a rifle saying that he would shoot her and the boy. She grappled with him over the gun and finally got it away from him and he ran away. She placed the gun outside the door. Bak. CT came back and commenced to choke her. She broke away and Baker left again. starting for the boat. She said that she thought this was her chance to protect herself and taking the gun she shot him. He did not fall until she had shot three or four times. She said that Baker had said that he would kill both herself and the Weydlich boy.
 Baker, Bill Cox, young George Wey- dlich and Alice Cox left Juneau in the Weydlich launch last Saturday for the WeydliCh ranch at Aux bay. They had some groceries and supplies along including a bottle of whiskey. They
 finished the whiskey before reaching the Bill Cox place. all of them except the boy drinking from the bottle. Ar. irving at the Cox place Bill Cox got off and the other three continued to the Weydlich ranch.
 Baker tried to force her and the boy into a small boat that was nearly filled with water to row ashore. want. ing to anchor the launch. She insist. ed on the launch going to shore and this was done. Baker hurried up to the cabin. The boy told her he had seen Baker slip a package of car Jridgcs in his pocket. When they got to the house Baker had the gun and said he was going to kill them. There had been no quarrel. she said. except over going ashore and she had never seen Baker act that way before.
 Alice Cox is not related to Bill Cox, who was a member of the party.
 The story of George Weydlich, the only eye witness to the shooting and who was first accused of the crime by Alice Cox. corroborated in part the story of Bakers assault on her (Alice COxl. but his testimony was at great variance as to the killing. Accord. ing to his story Alice followed Baker down to the beach after the quarrel and assault were over. She carried a rifle. according to this witness, and de. liberately shot Baker while the latter's back was toward her. He ran short distance and she fired again when her victim fell and then she fired two more shots at him.
 Other witnesses who testified were William Cox. who is in no way re- lated to Alice Cox. F. J. Hunsacker. Fl. C. Pendergast. and Hector Mclean the deputy marshal who made the ar tests and brought the body to town.
 Dr. Fl. c. DeVighne examined the body and testified that there were two wounds made by rife shots. One en. tered above the hip and the other through the chest. It was the latter wound that caused the death and 1t could have been fired either before or after the man fell.
 The following composed the coron- CTS jury: Julius Johansen, J. T. Mar tin. c. J. Skuse. F. W. Buffers, W. Bur ridge. J. p. Lindahl.