The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-22
Irlby Israel Bake Killed
White Man Fifty-Seven Years
Old Shot to Death by His
Nephew at Atlantic Coast
Line Station This Morning.

Line Station This Morning.
4 homicide f an unusual charac-
ter occurred the Atlantic Coast
Line passenger station "Wednesday
about $50 a. NJ Irby Israel Baker.
white, aged 81 years was SHOT by his
nephew, William Morgan Baker who
used & single barrel shot gun at such
close range that the entire load of
/ no. 5 shot passed entirely through
the body. Death resulted from the
effects Of the wound within two
hours. The wounded man was tax
en- to the Tuomey Hospital, but he
! was beyond human help and he died
without making a statement. He told
officer Carrigan that he wanted to
tell him ali about the trohble but he
lapsed into unconsciousncss before he
could do So
The story of the killing is told in
the testimony Of Officer Carrigan be-
fore the Coroners inquest, and be-
yond ghese facts little Or nothing is
known Of the circumstances Of the
tragedy.
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| liam Morgan Baker and the girl with
whom he, Irby-1. Baker was eloping
was the daughter OF William Morgan
Baker. All Of the persons concerned
in the tragedy are residents of Lee
county, in the vicinity Of st. Charles.
>tccording to reports Israel Baker
and the girl walked to this city last
night and :the father of the girl
learning of their intention to board
the IS o'clock train for Augusta drove
through the country and waited for
the elcping. couple at the station.
There seems to have been no words
passed between the two men when
they met at the station-they met and
the shooting followed instantly.
Ni1ilam Morgan Baker and his
broth Mack Newell Baker arc fp
jail and ,wi{l be held pending pre-
Urinary.
The testimony taken at the Coron-
er's inquest and the verdict Of the
jury follow:
A. -C.a CarragAn. sworn, says: l. am
policeman Of the city Of Sumter On
February 19, about $50 a. m. ] met
Mack Newell Baker (brother Of the
man w: did the sflooting) at the
gate Of the A. C. l.. Station. saw he
had doubIebarrel shotgun behind his
back He seemed to be looking for
some one T asked what was the
trouble and who he was looking for.
He said he was looking for n ccaple
who was going Off on that train. His
b-otter's daughter and his uncle were
the couple. He wanted to take them
off, or have them arrested: About
that time heard a gun fire about ~
feet dowr1 the track and I turned in
time to-se frby Israel Baker. deceas-
ed, fall. L rushed to the man that had
been shot I saw VIM. Morgan Ba-
ker about ten feet across the track
from the man that had been shot.
arrested Baker and took a singiebarre. |
breecll loading gun from him. ASK
ed why he Killed that man. Hc salo
because he was going off with ny.tt
daughter" I turned the gun oyrI, TOT
Policeman J. D. Chandler. Thef
daughter Of the man that did the
shooting came up and gave mo :: .32
Colt pistol. l also gave this to Nj.
Chandler. I don't know where she
got the pistol. She was kneelins by
the wounded man and when she got
ID she handed me the pistol. About
hat time Mack Newell Baker. the
irst man r saw with gun, came up
and 7 had q Mr.. Strange with theJ
Suif Refining co.. take the gun fron1a
hin. He unloaded the gun, took ous3
two unfircd shells and gave them toa
me. also turned this gun and shellsl
over to adr. Chandler. Later we tookfl
!. pistol oft Of Mack Newell ia ker.I
Mr. Chandler also has that pistol. u
took the wounded man to the Tou:neSj
Hospital and pf1oned for DR.. Lennon, |
asked Wn1. Morgan Baker why he
Shot the man.. He. said because heI
was running off with my daugh er.
Lewis Hamilton, sworn says: rms
morning about o'clock ] saw VIM !
Morgan Baker at entrance to theI
ladies' room went to mall some let |
ters on train and when l started back
met Irby T Baker. accompanied by lit
tie girl that looked TO be about 10
Years old. They were going to train |
saw w. Morgan Baker pass them and
he looked back as he passed. turned
and fired his gun directly at lrDS
| Israel Baker don't know what
Kind OF gun. only know it was sho'
gun and not u pistol. didn't see
The man that was shot pull a pistol
| or fire arm Of any kind. All Of this
hanened at passenger station Of y. G.