Stivers, Lexington Leader, May 4, 1932

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tomobile with frosted windows shot down Judge Stivers, a World War veteran, at the spot where Neal was slain while on his way to a fire reported of incendiary origin, that destroyed the store of the Baker Grocery Company.

Wiley Baker, 02, part owner of the store, and his son, George W. Balter, (illegible), jointly indicted with Hornsby in the Neal killing, remain at large, as do Tom Baker, 30, and his nephew, Oakley Baker, 25, who were indicted with McDaniel in the Stivers case. Mrs. George Roark, of Richmond, aunt of McDaniel, and at whose home the latter was arrested, is under charges in the Stivers killing.

Circuit Judge William Lewis, who had been away since soon after the Stivers killing, returned here and today presided at the trial of Joseph House, 25, charged with the murder of George Cupp, 45.

Judge Lowis had refused to join with Commonwealth’s Attorney F. H. Baker, London, and his brother, County Attorney B. B. Baker in their appeal to Governor Ruby Laffoon to send a Kentucky national guard until here April 19. The Baker brothers said in Frankfort they had been warned their lives were in danger. They have not returned here since; and the prosecutions have been conducted by David M. Allon, appointed activating commonwealth’s attorney by the court, and A. T. W. Manning, Lexington, employed by the Stivers family.