The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-28
BAXTER NAME IS DEFENDED
BY NEW YoRK's ASSISTANT DIS TRlCT ATTORNEY, MEMBER OF
 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Family Of Dead Man Resent Former Publications - Miss Alice Baxter. Former Hot Springs Girl, Sends Let ter and Asks Publication.

! A letter with enclosure was re- ceiyed In early April from Miss Alice M. Baxter, well known actress and former Hot Springs girl who requested relatives here to have 1t published. : This has been under consideration and has been decided it would be out . just to the name of the dead man, who 1 cannot speak in his own defense, and whose widow, four little children, aged father aud mother, sisters and broth eTS desire 10 clear his name of any stigma enemies would have placed upon it. The deceased was to have prosecuted the case which was on the spring docket, but was called by the death angel before that time, expiring rom hemorrhage of the brain, brought about by worry over the false slander, so his family assert.
 An extract from the letter from Miss Baxter to her relatives here, says: T am enclosing B copy of letter the District Attorney of New York wrote to Dorothy when George died His suit against the New York World for the false statements printed about him was on the spring calendar, but we lare told now that his estate cannot prosecute libel case So, his name must 20 undefended Such an unjust law--taat mans name cant De cleared of scandal after death-espec- ally when that scandal killed him. bo laf ter from Mir Thompkins is the only ey yidence We have now to show that they were false. am sending you a copy co you can show it to anyone whom you think may remember the article the Hot Springs paper printed Perhaps they would be glad to print this letter tTompkinsl. It was writ ten for publication And the New York papers will publish it."
 The Enclosed Letter.
 District Attorneys Office,
 County of New York, Mar %, 1917
 My Dear Mrs. Baxter: The news of Mir. BaNter's sudden death shocks me Please accept for yourself and yours my sympathy in these dark hours had and yet to come.
 Because of my position as Assistant District Attorney and my membership on he Board Of Trustees of the Amer ican Defense Society. the impression went abroad that the District Attor- ney would make an investigation Of the relations existing beween MT BaX ter and the Society There was never the slightest foundation for such an impression was never suggested by anyone and never dreamed of by me
 The unfortunate incident which brought about the severance of rela- tons was regretted by all who knew Mir Baxter of whose work for the Society I heard only words Of praise.
 My sympathy for you and yours is the keener because of the fact that Nr Baxter has passed out before he could legally meet and brand as false the outrageous attacks made against him by certain newspapers.
 Sincerely yours,
 tSignedl LESLIE J. TOMPKlNS. Mrs. George Baxter, Harmon-on4Ilud-
 son. \. Y.
 lt Is remembered here that Mir. BaX. ter made immediate reply, though quite ill at the time, denouncing th published New York newspaper ar ticles a, a conspiracy worked up for political rurposes by political enemies Ter the administration when President Wilson was in the midst of his cam uaign for reelection. Mir Baxter said hat he would not join in the con
 piracy and that they sought to dis- credit him Mr Baxter was quite Icbeerful over the prospect of winning luis suit, which was on the spring docAet of court but worried over the
 njo-t criticism and unpleasant noto-