Friday, April 28, 2023

Jury Agrees John Baker Killed Minter in Self-Defense, April 28, 1923

John Baker Not Guilty

Asheville, April 27—John Baker of Knoxville, Tenn., who killed F. Minter near Franklin, in Macon county last December, was today found not guilty of a murder charge on which he had been given trial in Macon Superior court. Following the killing last November, Baker surrendered to the sheriff and stated that he had killed Minter in self-defense. He has been in jail since then.

From page 5 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, April 28, 1923

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