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“X” Marks the Spot Where Navy Veteran Was Stabbed and KilledPictured above is the scene of the ; fight and fata] stabbing last Friday ! evening of Waiter Baker, • 23, Ac- 1 wording to officers the fight began ; ,n the house of Harry Gordon, ■ extreme left, over a family matter. Irhe fight continued into the yard Iof the Gordon home and then into Stewart street where Baker and his brother-in-law\ Gilbert Martin, 18, allegedly rolled on the ground fighting. At the spot marked with an X, Martin rose to his feet and Baker remained on the ground. Officers■ said that the stabbing of Baker took ; ; place while the two were oh the1 ground. Baker was then carried to . his own house, third from left of■ picture, following the broken line. ; j where he died a few minutes later 1Mullin. who witnessed the slaying and helped carry' Baker to the house, lives in the building at the extreme right. Gilbert Martin is being held charged with second degree murder in connection with the o? the knife wound. Arthur Me- i death. (Constitution-Tribune Photo)
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Chillicothe Constitution Tribune

Chillicothe, Missouri, US

Wed, Oct 29, 1947

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