Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-27 | Page 7 | Virginia Mob Lynches Double Murderer

VIRGINIA MOB LYNCHES DOUBLE MURDERER I Hurle Hurley Va Va Dec 26 Following the killing hero here on oo 01 Christmas ovo eo of Sam Samuel uel Baker and the serious wounding of his wife and two children by rho tho formers old enemy Henry Pennington a mob of citizens lato late today toay took froth from Jail jai where ho had bad ba him been under heavy hea guard gald anti and ad hanged d who ho had hod hR been drinking picked a n quarrel with Baker Bakr and shot him when whon the tho latter later was wa on his way to a 0 Sunday Sunda school Christmas treo tree with wih his isis wife wie his two children and a n friend Wyatt Meadows Seeing that ho had luul killed kie Baker Baker Pennington started to run away Mr Mrs Baker Buler called caled ar I Pennington and Implored him to help her ta tao tako o the body bod home homo The ruse ruvo worked and on went back to t the spot where his victim I lay dead Bent upon avenging tho dead Mrs Mr Baker Balter grabbed revolver from fm his pocket and shot twice at him Her aim am was bad ba ton recovered possession of tho thu re revolver revolver volver olver and then ten shot tile the woman and attempted to kill ki Meadows and tho the two children was Wu captured by b a n posse on tho the outskirts of tile the town after an nit exchange of shots with the tho deputies