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brother to washington on business, he
said, and the fact he was so near his
children gave him the necessary courage
From WeberS office Baker was taken
to the headquarters of the homicide
squad by Sergt. George Darnell. MEM
Der of the squad. There he was held
for questioning by Shelby and other
members of the squad.
After the quiz Baker viii be asked to
sign written confession OF the shoot
ing, which occurred when his wife re-
fused to heed his pleas to return to him.
When he was questioned by Weber i'm
mediately after his arrival at headquar-
tiers, Baker said:
IT can't talk very well now, because
I get too excited whenever / think OF
my children"
Shortly before Bakers surrender,
Shelby was asked by reporters If there
were any new developments In the case.
His reply was that he understood the
fugitive was hiding in Caroline County
and that Darnell was to be sent there
to search for him.
Mrs. Baker, who was 40 years old, left
her husband about month before the
shooting, leaving three of her four chill
dren with him. The other child, Is
year-old girl, had gone to live with an
aunt about a month before.
Cared for Children.
Mrs. Baker visited her husbands fiat
nearly every day to care for the chill
dren, but always left before his return.
He arrived Unexpectedly On the day
of the shooting, however, and quarrel
caused, according to the children, by
their mothers refusal to make up
with their father-followed.
Mrs. Baker went to the kitchen. leav-
ing her husband and 4he children in the
front ROOM where the youngsters were
dyeing Easter eggs She was standing
beside the sink when her husband en-
tered and fired a bullet into her back.
With the small-caliber revolver still in
bis wife ran screaming into the street
and collapsed on bench in front Of
a house few doors away.
Not realizing their mother had been
shot and wondering why their rather
was fleeing. the children ran from the
house. Baker paused long enough to
warn them not to attempt to follow him
and then continued his flight.
The children were found several hours
later in the W., B. g. A. station, where
they had gone to seek refuge from the
cold.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Baker had been
taken to Emergency Hospital, where she
was pronounced dead.
The next day Baker was reported to
have sent two emiSSarieS to the home
of Robert I. Miller. an attorney, at
whose Office the fugitive promised to
give himself up later in the day.
Although members of the homicide
squad watched Millers ONCE all day,
Baker failed to appear.
He later was reported seen in Vir-
ginia, but succeeded In eludtng his pur-
SuerS.
Baker, who is as years old, is in a
very poor mental condition" accord
ing to Shelby,
Eat first" the inspector declared,
Baker said he was in Virginia. Later,
however, he insisted yesterday was the
only day he spent there. He said he
attended the races at Bowie, but was
unable to enjoy them because he was
able to think only of his children"
During the interrogation, Shelby
added, Baker muttered over and over
again: "Oh, this Is q terrible thing.
I'm so sorry 1t happened"
Bakers reason for going to his
brothers home, he told Shelby, was to
borrow money to send his children.
His brother left headquarters after see
ing that he had surrendered.
A warrant charging Baker with MUIR
der will be issued today, and he will be
Committed TO the District Jaii TO await
action Of the grand juIb