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Submitted: 4/21/20 • Approved: 4/21/20 • Last Updated: 10/26/22 • R302111-G0-S3
September 25, 1859 - September 7, 1875
On September 7, 1875, John Ringo's close friends, Moses Baird and George Gladden, were contacted by James Cheyney, a well known gambler in the area, who apparently told the men they were wanted for some reason in Mason. The two men quickly mounted their horses and began to ride toward Mason. Baird and Gladden rode straight into a waiting ambush party led by Sheriff John Clark of Mason. Moses Baird was killed and George Gladden seriously wounded. The San Antonio Herald published the following account on September 14, 1875:
"KILLING AT FREDERICKSBURG. A letter from Fredericksburg, dated Sept. 8, has been received in this city, and conveys the following startling news: 'H-ll has broke loose up here. Mose Beard (sic) was killed yesterday; Geo. Gladden is badly wounded, but there is some hope of his getting well. . . . We fear this is but the beginning of a bloody solution of the difficulties about stock, that have become so serious of late."
The killing of Moses Baird began what is referred to as the "Hoodoo War" resulting from the killing and stealing of cattle in the area.
Moses was killed at "Hedwig Hill", Mason County.
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He appears to be the son of John B. Baird and Lucy Areminthy Eaton, but family databases are vastly different.
Census records seem to support that his mother was Lucy A. Baird; and his siblings were John, Mary, and Laura.
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Moses' father's name was Hartshorn. His mother was Lucy Eten.
Contributed on 4/21/20 by tomtodd
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