Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-20

tells him: IF you don't like what
my brother does will kill you
This Ralph Baker says in his
evidence, for he testified in the
George Baker case, that he, Ralph,
was not drunk. Finally the conduc-
tor with begging and asking and
pleading, when the train reaches
Durham, gets these boys to go on.
Meet Aged Man
"They alight from the train at
Durham. and go south towards
where Morton was standing, where
he had gone to meet his married
daughter, who came on the Inflated
train with an invalid child to the
doctor at Durham for treatment.
These boys go on along the track
and toward the depot at Durham
and pass the agent, Terry, and be-
cause Terry has inquired Of the
conductor what the trouble is, drew
a gun-the boy, Ralph Baker-and
threatened to kill him. He admon-
ishes them to go on, else they will
get into trouble, and they then go
to Morton, man about 70 years
old, and ask him if he has warrants
for them they being good boys,
never in trouble0 and Morton does
not know them.
"He asks them who they are and
they answer, we are the Baker
boysn
"The deputy answers: No, boys,
I have no warrant for you
"At this juncture I quote from
the testimony of r. o. Terry, the
agents
CT was in position to see them all
at one time. Mr.. Morton did not
make any attempt to draw his gun
until Ralph had fired (this youth
they say, is only $50 1 saw him
drew his pistol and begin to fire.
I saw Morton draw his gun and be-
gin to fire promiscuously. could
see (speaking of Morton) that he
had received possibly a mortal
wound and began shooting one shot
went over the boys head at the
crossing sign and another struck
a lock and another a rail in front
OF me and by that time all three be-
gan shooting. None of the shots
Morton fired hit either of the Baker
boys. George began shooting about
the time Morton did
"This witness says also Of the be-
ginning: ....
"tAbout that time 1 looked and
saw Ralph this young boy) stand
ing with his pistol behind him this
way Gndicating) and almost imme-
diately 1 saw him take his gun out
like this (Gndicatiing) and lean over
and fire and Mr.. Morton reached
down like this Gndicatinig) and come
back and drew oft his gun and be-
gan shooting promiscuously.'
KILLED 5ithout a caueo on earth,
and by two boys who did not know
him and he did not know them, had
no warrants for them and told them
so. He then fell in his daughters
arms and there died in four minutes.
THE witness says: I would not
say how many times George Baker
shot-three or four times. He must
have shot five or six times possibly.
Further speaking of the beginning
the witness says: When l looked
George walked up to Morton and
he evidently spoke to him, and
then began knocking at him that
way Gndicating), and Mr.. Morton
was showing him off like that Gndi-
cating). Ralph Baker was standing
there with his gun in his hand
behind him. This boy, the younger,
but the larger man of the two.
After they had shot Morton one
of the boys witnesses did not say
which, said: How do you like that?
Is that hot enough for you, or do
you want some more?' They refer
ing to the poor old dead man at
the time. Now can the clubs try this
case or let boys outlaw the coun.
try, and the people at a distance
try the case? Suppose it had been
your father, brother or son who
met Morton's fate? Where is law
that it should bow and obey such
conduct?
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