Atty. S. L. Baker Robbed-1875

BAKER, GARNER

Posted By: cheryl Locher moonen (email)
Date: 1/8/2020 at 17:15:56

Dubuque Daily Times, Wednesday, May 26, 1875, Dubuque, IA, Page: 2

STATE NEWS

While S. L. Baker, an attorney of Maquoketa, was at dinner;last Friday, in the room adjoining his office, a man silently entered his office, opened the safe, the “day-lock” only being bolted, and took therefrom $163 in greenbacks. Fortunately, other parties had seen the fellow enter and leave the office. And in twenty minutes he was under arrest, the money being found on his person. His name is William Garner.