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The Daily Dispatch: August 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 16 (search)
s. Crawley. Between 11 and 12 o'clock at night, a soldier named W. P. Baker, a private in the Waxhaw Jackson Rangers, now encamped two milesey. The females were immediately aroused, and peremptorily refused Baker admittance. He urged his demand, and threatened to enter forcibly ok his gun with him. On repairing to the house of Mrs. C., he found Baker, a stranger to him, evidently intoxicated and still demanding admittance and making his threats. Davis at once remonstrated with Baker, and begged him to leave, which Baker refused to do. Davis continued hisBaker refused to do. Davis continued his remonstrances, until both became excited. Baker drew his bowie-knife, and threatened to stab Davis, and suiting the action to the word, he Baker drew his bowie-knife, and threatened to stab Davis, and suiting the action to the word, he advanced upon Davis, still threatening, when Davis raised his gun and shot him, Baker being near enough to be burnt by the gun. The lead enteBaker being near enough to be burnt by the gun. The lead entered his breast, making an aperture as large as a quarter of a dollars. He was alive when we last heard from him, but no hopes are entrained