Phil Baker, 1892 April 22

it was appealed and the appeal denied, He was hanged at the Parish —
-d. €29 1692, He continued to maintain
his innocence to the last and met his death calmly. His last words:
"Bood=bye, boys, Boys, I am innocent Of ~-==!! were interrupted by
the fall of the trap. In spite of a Seven foot drop, his neck was
not broken and he Strangled to death with his body in violent con~

Birmingham News » Birmingham, Ala, » April 22, 1892
New Orleans Times-Picayune, New Orleans, La,, April 23 » 1892

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it was appealed and the appeal denied. He was al
|_Pris. Ir » 1692, He continued to maintain
his innocence to the last and met his death calmly, His last words;
"Bood=bye, boys, Boys, I am innocent of ---=" were interrupted by
the fall of the tra e In spite of a seven foot drop, his neck was
not broken and he strangled to death with his body in violent con-
* vulsions for three minutes,

Bimminghan News, Birmingham, Alas, April 22, 1892
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it was appealed and the appeal denied, He was hanged at the-P,
Prison in N. ps on APFII 22, 1892, He continued to maintain
his imocence to the last and met his death calmly, His last words:

nt of ~---" were interrupted by
the fal] of the trap. “In spite of a seven foot drop, his neck was
not broken and he strangled to death with his body in violent con-
vulsions for three minutes,

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New Orleans Tnes-Picayune, ‘New Grleans, Las, Apeia 23, 1892

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| BAKER, Phillip

Bakery &@ young white man, had been employed for some time as a clerk
in the grocery store owned and operated by Neil Nelson at Carrollton,
a suberb of New Orleans, La, Nelson had married another young clerk,
Laura Frank, and they lived in an apartment upstairs over the grocery.
On Saturday night, March 7, 1891, after the store had closed, Nelson
was counting the weekly receipts and he handed Baker &30.00,represent-
ing his monthly pay, over his shoulder, Baker tock the money and
then began beating Nelson over the head with a bag of shot. Mrs, Nel-
Son heard the noise ands. coming down the staris and seeing what was
happening, told Baker not to kill her husband. With Baker's atten-
tion distracted, Nelson fled the store, “hen he returned, he found
his wife's body, her throat cut, at the foot of the stairs and the
money missing. He immediately gave an alarm and when Baker was taken
into custody shortly afterwards, he attempted to commit suicide by
deaping under a moving train, He denied that he had killed Mrs, Nel-
Son and claimed that her husband had done so becauee he was jealous
of an intimate relationship between Baker and his wife. He maintained
this attitude at his trial where he was convicted and sentenced to

kxkai die. when hiskattomey's motion for a new trial was over ruled,

BAKER, Phillip

Baker, a young white man, had been employed for some time as a clerk
in the grocery store owned and operated by Neil Nelson at Carrollton,
a suberb of New Orleans, La, Nelson had married another young clerk,
Laura Frank, and they lived in an apartment upstairs over the grocery,
On Saturday night, March 7, 1891, after the store had closed 9 Nelson
was counting the weekly receipts and he handed Baker %30.00,represent-
ing his monthly pay, over his shoulder, Baker tock the money and
then began beating Nelson over the ‘head with a bag of shot. Mrs, Nel-|
son heard the noise and, coming down the staris and seeing what was
happening, told Baker not to kill her husband. With Baker's atten-
tion distracted, Nelson fled the store, “hen he returned, he found
his wife's body, her throat cut, at the foot of the stairs and the
money missing. He immediately gave an alarm and when Baker was taken
into custody shortly afterwards, he attempted to commit Suicide by
leaping under a moving train, He denied that he had killed Mrs, Nel-
Son and claimed that her husband had done 80 becauee he was jealous
of an intimate relationship between Baker and his wife, He maintained
this attitude at his trial where he was convicted and sentenced to
kexkakz die. When hiskattomey's motion for a new trial was over ruled,

BAKER, Phillip

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in the grocery store owned and oj

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“hen he returned, he found

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here he was convicted and sentenced to
dies When hiskattomey's motion for a new trial was over ruled,

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