The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-29
u KNOW WHERE I'M At IN THIS"
SAYS BAKER IN JAIL FOLLOWING
SHOOTING Of RESTAURANT WAITER
wife Looks Maysve
Man Intimate With wife; Declares Went Into Cafe
To Purchase Sandwiches
II BEGGED HIM NOT TO DO 1T IN FRONT
OF Me-" WIFE SOBS AS SHOOTING ENDS
Unwilling Witnesses Tragedy
Man Hit Four Times Three Through Body. One Through
lN ARM Was Shot From Back.

II know where I'm AT In this deal
That's why done II. lie wrecked
my home"
That, In substance was the state.
ment made yesterday evening about
Z o'clock by bad" Baker, aged
aleut 90. and an employe Of a
Mayesfield. Oklahoma, restaurant,
five minutes after he had been
placed in jail following the shooting
on Chickasha avenue near the
American cafe OF Leon Galbreath
aged 22 OF 3i9 Iowa avenue and a
waiter in the American restaurant.
About the time that Baker was
making this statement. Galbreath
died In local hospital where he
had been rushed. Four of the bullets
fired by Baker took effect. Three
entered the back. All OF these pene.
trated the body. one coming out
just below the heart and the other
two near the center Of the abdo-
men, according to Dr.. ID. S. ,Downey
who made the examination. The
fourth wound was In the left fore
arm the bones of which were broken
by the ball. Any one OF the three
bullets that passed through the trunk
would have caused death in the opin.
ion of DR.. Downey.
Baker Gives Statement.
Baker was interviewed in the Grady
county Jail In the presence of Ben
Goff, county attorney. He talked
freely, answering readily any ques-
tion put to him. When he was
searched in the Jail office. pocket
book, knife and other effects were
taken off his person. He wore
silk shirt. from beneath which was
strapped around his waist, his gun, \
an automatic 45-caliber he had sur.
rendered to Policeman Claud Beard
Just take care of my wife and
baby said Baker as he was being
escourted from the office to the cell
room That's all ! ask. Be good
to them and look out for what lit
tie money | have in that pocket
book"
"calI Me Bad Baker,"
When asked his name, the prisoner
replied, Baker What is your first
name or initials?' he was asked.
II guess haven't got any first
name. They just call me Bad Ba-
ker," he answered.
Bakers statement with refernce to
the actual shooting was substanti-
ally as follows: IL drove. up here
today with my wife and baby. We
were going to visit my sister, Mrs
]. w. King. She lives on Third
street. nine blocks south. My wife
was sitting in the car. ! went into
the restaurant to get some sand
widhes. looked out and saw this
man talking to my wife and went
out without getting the sandwiches.
] asked her il this was the man. She
said he was and | shot him.
"Ran Away With Wife,"
"Tll tell you why 1t happened.
Last December. it was on the fourth
of the month, me run away with
my wife and stayed night with
her in PURCELL. The thing has just
been prayiagr ON amya mind and l
couldn't stand 40 anyo longer.
81 didn't know him. Never saw
the man before in my life"
"Theh how did you know that he
was the MANI" he was asked.
"She pointed him out to me. She
told me he was the man."
Mrs. Baker HystericaI.
Mrs. Baker, seated in car at the
curb, looked on during the shoot
ing.
After her husband had been taken
to the county jail. she became hys-
terical, crying over and over, II beg