Born about 1882. In 1906 he married Myrtle F. Glass and they had two children.
His real name was George Purdy, but he was known locally as George Baker.
After murdering his wife and father-in-law, county residents refused to let his body be buried in the county, so he was buried in Bismarck. His grave is unmarked and its location unknown.
GEORGE PURDY ALIAS BAKER WAS THE PRINCIPAL IN A NECK TIE PARTY AT STEELE THIS MORNING
George Baker the cold-blooded murder of his wife and her father Thomas E. Glass was taken from the county jail and lynched at a few minutes after 12 this morning by a mob of seventy-five to one hundred men.
Masked and probably heavily armed these determined fellows smashed in the courthouse door knocked the locks off the cell and took Baker out. They placed a rope around his neck and dragged him to the stockyards where he was strung up. One of the mob fired five bullets into his body and someone else shot twice.
Bakers body was cut down and an inquest is being held this morning.
Nobody knows who the men in the mob were but it is thot that most of them came there from a distance. A number of men who got off the trains at Steele last night and probably traveled a good many miles to get there, are supposed to have had something to do with it. There is no evidence to show that anyone from Dawson or Steele was connected with the affair.
About 11:30 last night the mob gathered at the stockyards in Steele. Some of them came in wagons and some on trains. They perfected their organization in a few minutes, taking an oath of allegiance and secrecy and choosing a leader. They smashed in the front door and hurried up the stairs. Sheriff Filbin who was guarding the jail alone was taken completely by surprise but he put up a good fight to protect his prisoner. The mob soon overpowered him and knocking the double locks off the cell tied a rope around Baker's neck and rushed down the stairs dragging their prisoner after them. Sheriff Filbin stated to the Press this morning that the only thing he heard Baker say was to call loudly to him for help. It is supposed that most of the mob were guarding the courthouse grounds as the sheriff stated that about 20 men came up the stairs as near as he could tell in the excitement. Baker was dragged along the ground to the stockyards and a few minutes after 12 his body was swinging at the end of a rope ten feet above the ground. Just before he was strung up he said he was innocent. He said, "Give me a show for my life," And the crowd answered "Yes, you blanket blank blank, we'll give you the same show that you gave Myrtle Baker." Seven shots were fired at his body some of them taking affect. If the shots did not kill him he was probably dead in ten or twelve minutes and unconscious in a few seconds after his feet left the ground. In five minutes after the shots had been fired every member of the mob had left as quietly and silently as they came.
Thus the murder of two of Dawson's respected and innocent residents is avenged. This was one of the most brutal of crimes and now that the criminal has met his just deserts it can be truthfully said that Kidder county is redeemed.
Further particulars about the Baker-Glass murder and the hanging of the criminal together with a complete writeup of the whole affair from start to finish also an editorial will be published in next weeks issue.
**The Dawson Press, Thursday, November 7, 1912, Page 1.
BAKER'S BODY WAS BURIED HERE TODAY
The body of Murderer Baker arrived from Steele at noon today and was immediately taken in charge by Coroner Field. This afternoon the remains were buried in Fairview cemetery, at the order of relatives of the dead man in California. They sent money to bear the expenses of a respectable burial, and to purchase a burial lot, which was done. And thus endeth the chapter.
**The Bismarck Tribune, Wednesday, November 13, 1912, Page 1.
His real name was George Purdy, but he was known locally as George Baker.
After murdering his wife and father-in-law, county residents refused to let his body be buried in the county, so he was buried in Bismarck. His grave is unmarked and its location unknown.
GEORGE PURDY ALIAS BAKER WAS THE PRINCIPAL IN A NECK TIE PARTY AT STEELE THIS MORNING
George Baker the cold-blooded murder of his wife and her father Thomas E. Glass was taken from the county jail and lynched at a few minutes after 12 this morning by a mob of seventy-five to one hundred men.
Masked and probably heavily armed these determined fellows smashed in the courthouse door knocked the locks off the cell and took Baker out. They placed a rope around his neck and dragged him to the stockyards where he was strung up. One of the mob fired five bullets into his body and someone else shot twice.
Bakers body was cut down and an inquest is being held this morning.
Nobody knows who the men in the mob were but it is thot that most of them came there from a distance. A number of men who got off the trains at Steele last night and probably traveled a good many miles to get there, are supposed to have had something to do with it. There is no evidence to show that anyone from Dawson or Steele was connected with the affair.
About 11:30 last night the mob gathered at the stockyards in Steele. Some of them came in wagons and some on trains. They perfected their organization in a few minutes, taking an oath of allegiance and secrecy and choosing a leader. They smashed in the front door and hurried up the stairs. Sheriff Filbin who was guarding the jail alone was taken completely by surprise but he put up a good fight to protect his prisoner. The mob soon overpowered him and knocking the double locks off the cell tied a rope around Baker's neck and rushed down the stairs dragging their prisoner after them. Sheriff Filbin stated to the Press this morning that the only thing he heard Baker say was to call loudly to him for help. It is supposed that most of the mob were guarding the courthouse grounds as the sheriff stated that about 20 men came up the stairs as near as he could tell in the excitement. Baker was dragged along the ground to the stockyards and a few minutes after 12 his body was swinging at the end of a rope ten feet above the ground. Just before he was strung up he said he was innocent. He said, "Give me a show for my life," And the crowd answered "Yes, you blanket blank blank, we'll give you the same show that you gave Myrtle Baker." Seven shots were fired at his body some of them taking affect. If the shots did not kill him he was probably dead in ten or twelve minutes and unconscious in a few seconds after his feet left the ground. In five minutes after the shots had been fired every member of the mob had left as quietly and silently as they came.
Thus the murder of two of Dawson's respected and innocent residents is avenged. This was one of the most brutal of crimes and now that the criminal has met his just deserts it can be truthfully said that Kidder county is redeemed.
Further particulars about the Baker-Glass murder and the hanging of the criminal together with a complete writeup of the whole affair from start to finish also an editorial will be published in next weeks issue.
**The Dawson Press, Thursday, November 7, 1912, Page 1.
BAKER'S BODY WAS BURIED HERE TODAY
The body of Murderer Baker arrived from Steele at noon today and was immediately taken in charge by Coroner Field. This afternoon the remains were buried in Fairview cemetery, at the order of relatives of the dead man in California. They sent money to bear the expenses of a respectable burial, and to purchase a burial lot, which was done. And thus endeth the chapter.
**The Bismarck Tribune, Wednesday, November 13, 1912, Page 1.
Born about 1882. In 1906 he married Myrtle F. Glass and they had two children.
His real name was George Purdy, but he was known locally as George Baker.
After murdering his wife and father-in-law, county residents refused to let his body be buried in the county, so he was buried in Bismarck. His grave is unmarked and its location unknown.
GEORGE PURDY ALIAS BAKER WAS THE PRINCIPAL IN A NECK TIE PARTY AT STEELE THIS MORNING
George Baker the cold-blooded murder of his wife and her father Thomas E. Glass was taken from the county jail and lynched at a few minutes after 12 this morning by a mob of seventy-five to one hundred men.
Masked and probably heavily armed these determined fellows smashed in the courthouse door knocked the locks off the cell and took Baker out. They placed a rope around his neck and dragged him to the stockyards where he was strung up. One of the mob fired five bullets into his body and someone else shot twice.
Bakers body was cut down and an inquest is being held this morning.
Nobody knows who the men in the mob were but it is thot that most of them came there from a distance. A number of men who got off the trains at Steele last night and probably traveled a good many miles to get there, are supposed to have had something to do with it. There is no evidence to show that anyone from Dawson or Steele was connected with the affair.
About 11:30 last night the mob gathered at the stockyards in Steele. Some of them came in wagons and some on trains. They perfected their organization in a few minutes, taking an oath of allegiance and secrecy and choosing a leader. They smashed in the front door and hurried up the stairs. Sheriff Filbin who was guarding the jail alone was taken completely by surprise but he put up a good fight to protect his prisoner. The mob soon overpowered him and knocking the double locks off the cell tied a rope around Baker's neck and rushed down the stairs dragging their prisoner after them. Sheriff Filbin stated to the Press this morning that the only thing he heard Baker say was to call loudly to him for help. It is supposed that most of the mob were guarding the courthouse grounds as the sheriff stated that about 20 men came up the stairs as near as he could tell in the excitement. Baker was dragged along the ground to the stockyards and a few minutes after 12 his body was swinging at the end of a rope ten feet above the ground. Just before he was strung up he said he was innocent. He said, "Give me a show for my life," And the crowd answered "Yes, you blanket blank blank, we'll give you the same show that you gave Myrtle Baker." Seven shots were fired at his body some of them taking affect. If the shots did not kill him he was probably dead in ten or twelve minutes and unconscious in a few seconds after his feet left the ground. In five minutes after the shots had been fired every member of the mob had left as quietly and silently as they came.
Thus the murder of two of Dawson's respected and innocent residents is avenged. This was one of the most brutal of crimes and now that the criminal has met his just deserts it can be truthfully said that Kidder county is redeemed.
Further particulars about the Baker-Glass murder and the hanging of the criminal together with a complete writeup of the whole affair from start to finish also an editorial will be published in next weeks issue.
**The Dawson Press, Thursday, November 7, 1912, Page 1.
BAKER'S BODY WAS BURIED HERE TODAY
The body of Murderer Baker arrived from Steele at noon today and was immediately taken in charge by Coroner Field. This afternoon the remains were buried in Fairview cemetery, at the order of relatives of the dead man in California. They sent money to bear the expenses of a respectable burial, and to purchase a burial lot, which was done. And thus endeth the chapter.
**The Bismarck Tribune, Wednesday, November 13, 1912, Page 1.
His real name was George Purdy, but he was known locally as George Baker.
After murdering his wife and father-in-law, county residents refused to let his body be buried in the county, so he was buried in Bismarck. His grave is unmarked and its location unknown.
GEORGE PURDY ALIAS BAKER WAS THE PRINCIPAL IN A NECK TIE PARTY AT STEELE THIS MORNING
George Baker the cold-blooded murder of his wife and her father Thomas E. Glass was taken from the county jail and lynched at a few minutes after 12 this morning by a mob of seventy-five to one hundred men.
Masked and probably heavily armed these determined fellows smashed in the courthouse door knocked the locks off the cell and took Baker out. They placed a rope around his neck and dragged him to the stockyards where he was strung up. One of the mob fired five bullets into his body and someone else shot twice.
Bakers body was cut down and an inquest is being held this morning.
Nobody knows who the men in the mob were but it is thot that most of them came there from a distance. A number of men who got off the trains at Steele last night and probably traveled a good many miles to get there, are supposed to have had something to do with it. There is no evidence to show that anyone from Dawson or Steele was connected with the affair.
About 11:30 last night the mob gathered at the stockyards in Steele. Some of them came in wagons and some on trains. They perfected their organization in a few minutes, taking an oath of allegiance and secrecy and choosing a leader. They smashed in the front door and hurried up the stairs. Sheriff Filbin who was guarding the jail alone was taken completely by surprise but he put up a good fight to protect his prisoner. The mob soon overpowered him and knocking the double locks off the cell tied a rope around Baker's neck and rushed down the stairs dragging their prisoner after them. Sheriff Filbin stated to the Press this morning that the only thing he heard Baker say was to call loudly to him for help. It is supposed that most of the mob were guarding the courthouse grounds as the sheriff stated that about 20 men came up the stairs as near as he could tell in the excitement. Baker was dragged along the ground to the stockyards and a few minutes after 12 his body was swinging at the end of a rope ten feet above the ground. Just before he was strung up he said he was innocent. He said, "Give me a show for my life," And the crowd answered "Yes, you blanket blank blank, we'll give you the same show that you gave Myrtle Baker." Seven shots were fired at his body some of them taking affect. If the shots did not kill him he was probably dead in ten or twelve minutes and unconscious in a few seconds after his feet left the ground. In five minutes after the shots had been fired every member of the mob had left as quietly and silently as they came.
Thus the murder of two of Dawson's respected and innocent residents is avenged. This was one of the most brutal of crimes and now that the criminal has met his just deserts it can be truthfully said that Kidder county is redeemed.
Further particulars about the Baker-Glass murder and the hanging of the criminal together with a complete writeup of the whole affair from start to finish also an editorial will be published in next weeks issue.
**The Dawson Press, Thursday, November 7, 1912, Page 1.
BAKER'S BODY WAS BURIED HERE TODAY
The body of Murderer Baker arrived from Steele at noon today and was immediately taken in charge by Coroner Field. This afternoon the remains were buried in Fairview cemetery, at the order of relatives of the dead man in California. They sent money to bear the expenses of a respectable burial, and to purchase a burial lot, which was done. And thus endeth the chapter.
**The Bismarck Tribune, Wednesday, November 13, 1912, Page 1.
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