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]

Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)  July 26, 1826 [Submitted by Nancy Piper]
Another Tragedy
Isaac B. Desha, the murderer of Francis Baker, cut his throat in suck a shocking manner on Saturday the 8th inst that his life was despaired of by his physicians.
The Maysville Eagle says a report reached there that Desha died on Sunday – Greensburg Gaz.

Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) August 9, 1826
The Lexington Whig furnishes the following additional particulars as to the attempt made by Isaac B. Desha to take his own life and his situation at the date of that journal. “Isaac B. Desha cut his throat in prison at Cynthiana last Saturday but was still living as late as Tuesday evening. It is believed he cannot survive many days; his windpipe is entirely severed by the stroke but none of the veins or arteries are touched. He declared his innocence of the charge for the murder of Baker by writing with a pencil. We learn he continues writing with a pencil on a slate. One of his brothers transcribes if for him. He has developed no circumstance that is known by which to acquit himself of this charge or in any way to account for the murder or to show his innocence of it. He still however persists in stating that he is innocent. A short time will perhaps, unravel the whole affair and if anything transpires to change the current of testimony and public opinion in relation to the perpetration of this horrid murder, it will be known.”

Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) August 9, 1826
A late western paper says “The gash in the throat of I.B. Desha is healing; he is able to walk about the room and was busily engaged in reading the Life of Bonaparte, at our last advices.”

Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) May 2, 1827
The Maysville, (Ky.) Eagle says that Riley M’Guir, a citizen of Greenupsburgh, attacked on the 29th March, a journeyman shoemaker, in a most outrageous manner, inflicting eight or ten stabs in different parts of his body. Riley retreated to his father’s house, whence, legal process having been placed in the hands of an officer, he was followed. In searching the house for the offender, his father James M’Guir, opposed the guard with a drawn sword. The peace officer having received a blow from the weapon, discharged his pistol and ordered his assistant to fire. The order was obeyed, when J. M’Guir was shot and expired in seven hours. The officer and his assistant had been tried and acquitted. Young Riley had not been apprehended.[Submitted by Nancy Piper]

FATALLY SHOT IN A FIGHT.
MAYSVILLE. Ky.. July 28.—During a fight over a trifling matter Jerry Thomas this afternoon fatally shot Henry Wilburn. Roth had been drinking when the difficulty occurred. Thomas was arrested and is in jail. Date: 1913-07-29; Paper: Lexington Herald [Submitted by Barb Z.; Jan 2012]