Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-06-28
SURRENDER ENDS
SIEGE BY POLICE
OF LOCAL PEOPLE
DR.. B. B. Baker and Mrs. E.
Marie Austin Arrested on
City Ordinance.

Charges of violating the city's
morality ordinance" filed yesterday
morning against B. B. Baker, vete:i-
marian and Mrs e. Ma lie Austin. will
be heard in police court this morning
before Judge J. r. fstewart unless
Their should be further continuance
Of the case
Bake: and Mrs. Austi7 w,'1r we-e
arrested about 1880 o'clock Yesterday
morning, after an all-ni3ht vigil by
members Of he police de1artrnent
and Mrs. Baker, were given their
liberty when they furnished bail in
the sum CT s25 for their appearance
in court today.
The case is unusual, in several re-
spects. Mrs. Baker has complain q
to Mayor Simon Bloom Chief of Po-
lice Frank Stewa- t, Constable Clint
Green. Nieht Chief of Police Fiveash.
against the actions OF her husband
and Mrs. Austin, and on Monday tried
to see Chancellor j. VI. Elliott, whom
she missed because he was out of the
city en- business Constable Green
and the rolico department heads have
cautioned Baker, advised him. and
finally warned him, in the effort to
have him d:sist from his alleged ae-
tons, but it is said their friendly
efforts brought no results.
Chief Stewart Monday night decid-
ed more strenuous action must be
taken, and gave instructions that
Mrs. Austin's home at Sl9 East
Third avenue be watched. and that
Baker and Mrs. Austin both be ar
rested after Baker arrived and enter
ed the house. Mrs. Baker had OBJ
tanned the sympathy of q family liy-
ing nearby. She telephoned Chief
Stewart Monday night that she was
beginning to lose faith in the police
department, and Chief Stewart told
her what he had ordered. and invited
her to accompany the policemen. To
his surprise; she accepted, and with
in a short time was on the scene,
sitting with the police in the neigh
bo.'s house, awaiting the arrival Of
Baker.
Real Seige Is Declared.
About midnight, Patrolman Graves
telephoned the. station that man
believed to be Baker had entered Mrs.
Austin's house. Night Chief Fiveash
went at once to the place in the pc
lice car Graves guarded the rear
door of the house, while Chief Fiveash
made enough noise to awaken the en-
tire neighborhood, but there was no
response from the people in the Aus
tin house. Then 2, message was sent
to police headquarters, and Policeman
Ben Brannon went to the house.
Graves and Brannon remained on
guard through the light, Chief Fiveash
taking them food and water.
'qStarve them out" was the order,
and it was being obeyed. At o'clock
yesterday morning, Graves and Bran
non were relieved by two OF the day
officers. Nobody was allowed to
enter the Austin house, no ice man,
milkman, butcher or groceryman. no
nobody. About half hour later, the
front door opened and Baker and Mrs.
Austin were taken to the police STA
ton.
81 intended to maintain the seige a
month, if necessary" said First
Chief Stewart, last night. "We had
them in trap, Brannon guarding
their first line of trenches, and
Graves on their flank. We evidently
surprised them when we changed
forces, bringing up fresh men from
our reserves, and our superior mum.
bers and more advantageous line OF
trenches, not to mention our heavier
artillery and more satisfactory COM
missariat were so big an advantage
to us. that the enemy surrendered
Internationally -
Friends of Mrs. Baker assert she
has been hard pressed to obtain
necessities for herself and baby, since
the alleged infatuation on the part OF
Baker for Mrs. Austin. 1t is asserted
also by friends that during yesterday
after his arrest, Baker severely
upbraided Mrs. Baker, causing
quite "a disturbance. Mrs. Austin has
often figured on the records of the
police department. When Circuit
Judge w. B. Sorrells was city at
torney, he was kept busy handllns
cases in which she was concerned, Ii
| is said She is said to be quite a
handsome woman, a widow, and lives
alone in the East Third avenue
house.