Show RIOTER BEING TRIED First Ono of the Danville Ill Cases Being Heard and Nearly Completed Danville Ill Aug 21Tho riot cases were begun in he Circuit court today before be-fore Judge Thompson with the trial of WlnMeld Baker who Is charged with making mak-ing an assault on Sheriff Wartlock with Intent to kill Baker is 2 < 3 years old lie came from Kentucky last March and has been working on a farm It Is charged that on the night of tho assault on the jail Baker was the ring leader at the door of the Jail oiilce and demanded the keys Ho had a big re volver In each hand and It Is said when refused the keys declared that the mob would secure the negro prisoner James Wilson who had been arrested for an assault as-sault on Mrs Burgess If It hud to demolish de-molish tho Jail After Sheriff Wnrtlock had linnl Irto the mob through the broken panel of the office door and the assaulters hud made an attack on tho residence pOrtion of the jail Baker It Is alleged stood In front of the jail and tIred two shots at Uartlock as the Sheriff was standing on the punjn Baker denied all the charges saying that ho was not at the Jail Hp sought today to prove an alibi but was unsuccessful unsuc-cessful The evidence was concluded tonight to-night and the case will go to the Jury tomorrow to-morrow |