Francis Baker, Esq., late Editor of the Natchez Mississippian, on his way from Natchez, early last month, to New Jersey, was murdered near Mayslick, Kentucky, and his body found near the road 7 or 8 days after the murder was committed. Mr. Isaac Desha was taken up, on suspicion of having perpetrated the deed, and was to be examined. “The circumstances, says a Kentucky paper, which attach themselves to this mournful catastrophe are calculated to excite the deepest sympathies of our nature. The deceased was a valuable citizen of Mississippi; much respected as a man and as an Editor. The accused is yet in the bloom of youth; but a short time married, of high standing, and beloved by his friends and associates.” – Frank. Gaz. -
[Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) December 15 1824 - Submitted by Nancy Piper]