Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1909 — “Cigarette” Baker Returns . After Five Years Absence. [ARTICLE]

“Cigarette” Baker Returns . After Five Years Absence.

Oscar A Baker, better known as “Cigarette” Baker, of Marion, Ind., who was a lobbyist before the state legislature four years ago, and who was charged by Representative Ananias Baker with bribery, returned to Indianapolis Friday and surrendered to the prosecuting attorney. Annanias Baker died recently in New Mexico, and he was the only witness against the fugitive. Governor Marshall withdrew the reward that had been offered for Baker’s arrest and Baker, who was in Paris, France, when he heard that the reward was withdrawn, hastened to Indianapolis.* After his surrender he engaged John W. Kern to represent him, and Mr. Kern went on a'bond of >5,000 to secure his release. Baker then hastened to Marlon to see his wife. He had had a stormy life before he became a fugitive. He had once divorced his wife in order that he might marry a pear-princess who fell in love with him. They did not live happily and he procured a divorce from her and remarried his first wife.

He will probably not be prosecuted, especially as the cigarette law that he Was lobbying against was repealed at the last session of the legislature.