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Description: Baker Sentenced To Hang - Murdered His Wife
Date: April 21 1900Newspaper published in: Huntsville, AL
Source: Madison Co. Library, Huntsville, AL
Page/Column: Page 1, Column 3
BAKER SENTENCED TO HANG
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Murdered His Wife Friday and Was Convicted Thursday
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ATLANTA, April 20.—The trial of James L. Baker for murder was concluded in the criminal branch of the superior court yesterday. Baker shot and killed his wife last Friday, and in less than a week he was tried, convicted and sentenced to hang. The jury was only out a short time when a verdict of guilty was returned. Judge Candler then passed the death sentence, setting May 10 as the date for execution.
On the stand he told a remarkable story, the substance of which was calculated to blast the good name of the wife whom he had shot to death while she sat at the supper table. His statement was delivered in a manner that carried out the idea that the man failed to realize the gravity of his own situation. He did not appear to be nervous in the least and spoke clearly so that the majority of those in the courtroom heard every word of the statement.