Life and trial of Dr. Abner Baker, Jr : (a monomaniac), who was executed October 3, 1845, for the alleged murder of his brother-in-law, Daniel Bates : including letters and petitions in favor of a pardon, and narrative of the circumstances attending his execution, etc. etc. / by C.W. Crozier ; trial and evidence by A.R. M'Kee.
- Crozier, C. W.
- Date:
- 1846
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Life and trial of Dr. Abner Baker, Jr : (a monomaniac), who was executed October 3, 1845, for the alleged murder of his brother-in-law, Daniel Bates : including letters and petitions in favor of a pardon, and narrative of the circumstances attending his execution, etc. etc. / by C.W. Crozier ; trial and evidence by A.R. M'Kee. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![told him that Mr. Brogans was at the furnace. Baker said he had not time to wait for his return, and offered witness ten dollars for the gun three hours. B-hoda Cox sworn, slates—That she lives four miles below Am. brose Cobb's, on the creek. That on the day Bates was killed. Dr. Baker passed her father's and rode up to the fence where she and her father were at work. Her father asked Baker if he was going to James Whites'. Baker replied that he was going to town, and said, that he had heard that Bates had threatened his iife. Her father said he reckoned not. Baker said that Bates was a black hearted man ; and that if Bates did not kill him that night he never would. Father asked Baker about his brothers, and where they were. And Baker said they were in gun-shot of him. DEFENDANT'S WITNESSES. John Morris sworn, states—That hs saw Dr. Baker about one mile below Cobb's on the day Bates was shot. That he [witness] was building a bridge above John Cane's furnace. Witness was in camp. Baker rode up and spoke. Baker told witness that he wished to speak to him, and rode down the road about thirty steps. They there sat down upon some beech roots, and Baker said, ': John Mor- ris, I want to ask the truth of you, and I want you to give it to n\c:J I told him I would. He then asked witness what had been said in his absence by James White and others. Witness told him that he had not heard James White speak harshly of him. That Col. Milt- bard told witness that he [Baker] had intimated to Bates, that lie ought to kill witness. Bates said he could not kill John Morris, but sa;d, '• Baker, you can have him killed. Baker said to witness that no such conversation had passed between himself and Bates; bat told witness that he heard Bates say, that he and others were d-n- ed rogues and rascals. About this time Alexander White rami up. The usual salutations passed, &c, and he rode on. Witness advised Baker not to come down the creek to Manchester, but to takg another route to town, which witness described. Baker said he had business, and would go to town and attend to it. Witness told Baker that Mr. Hibbard had said to him, that he saw Bates with his gun, and that Hibbard asked Bates if he was carrying his gun again. That Bates replied, that he understood that Baker had said he would kill him; and that he wanted to be prepared to kill Baker as soon as Baker could kill him. Witness does not know that, at the time of the conversation with Baker, he had an opinion about his mind. Thinks he discovered something in his eye that was unnatural. Witness went up to Cobb's that evening, and asked the crowd what they thought of Dr. Baker. Does not recollect of his expressing himself that Baker was deranged. Dr. Baker occasion, ally took a dram, but was very moderate. Never knew him to be disguised by liquor. 2*](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21112058_0035.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
