The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-25
THE BALDWIN TRAGEDY.
Further Testimony Before the
Coroner.

KATE BENNETT:
Reside al No. 297 Elm street, keep q
house of gnatiou; recollect the Satur-
day night, the 10th inst; | also recollect
who were in my house that night Mr..
Schaller and his party were there; the Ia
dies in the house were Miss Blanche Raw
ley, who resides in the house with me, q
lady By the name Of Lottie, do not know
the other name, but she resides at 1873 West
Sixth street, also her little lady friend, who
gave me her name as Lizzie, who rooms with
Miss l.Ottie, also Stella Emmit who comes
TO my house occasionally, but | do not
know where she resides. She formerly re-
sided at Miss Fra2er's. Miss Blanche Raw
ley is brunette of larger stature than my
self Miss Lottie has red hair and blue eyes
q small girl. Her friend, Lizzie, is about the
same size with brown hair and dark eyes
Miss Stella Emniit is very small, and has
strawberry blonde hair. One oil my front
rooms, third story, was occupied all night
By Mr. Silk, residence Fourth street, who
had lady with him; who she was do not
know. She was taller than myself dressed
in dark clothes; she had her hat on and
vel! over her face i'll such manner that
could not give au accurate description of
her. They left about 8 o'clock next morn
ing. Miss Lottie and her friend went home
when the Schaller party left. Mr.. Six and
his lady friend, Miss blanche, Miss Stella
Emmit and myself were all that remained
in my house all night; there was no lady
other than those mentioned called at my
house that night; they all seemed sober
except Mr.. Schallor's agent who ap-
pearcd little jolly; there were five of
they; they did not have any ladies with
them; took them in what | call
the reception room. Miss Blanche Rawiey
and her friend Lottie, and Miss Lizzie.
Stella Emmit and myself were In the room.
They drank three bottles OF Piper-ioidsieck
wine while in the room. They did not go
up stairs or leave tho reception room until
they left the house. | remained in the
room all the time except when | went to
the door | was talking to Mr. Schaller,
and he told me they were celebrating
birthday by having a good time. | did not
hear any pistol shot in my ncghborhood
before they left, which was about 12:3O
o'clock. l did not see any pistol in pos
session of the party, but Miss Blanche told
me that Mr.. Hahn had pistol which was
cutting his pocket, and that Mr. SChaller
had taken it from him. | heard one of the
gentlemen say he was going home, and sup
posed they were going to the Platform.
Since being shown the picture of Mr. Bald
win, | remember having seen him in the
Third National Bank at Lawson's desk two
or three years ago. | banked there for
while and left, and afterwards went back.
never saw the deceased at my house My
girl, whom | have had for five years, never
saw him either. Never heard any lady ac-
Guaintancc OF mine speak of him or use his
name. 1t is customary when ladies come
to nv house to speak of their friends in u
general way and had they mentioned his
name | would have remembered it un-
doubtodly. I have seen another Mr.. Bald
win He was as thick as he was long. He
was about your (the Coroner's) height. |
introduced him to Miss Lille s. Belknap
He is II man fifty or ffty-fve years OF age
and lives in Cleveland. His visits to the
city are rare Miss Belknap lived in my
house ever since she came to Cincinnati in
December, 1877. She has very dark hair
olive complexion, large, dark eyes, is taller
than myself and very slight. She claims TO
be Jewess, but | think she is German.
She came here from Chicago on purpose to
live with me. We had correspondence OIL
the subject. I have often heard her speak
Of the Mr. Baldwin, of Cleveland, but OF 10
other of that name. She did not go ont
oftencr than once week or once in two
weeks, and |, as rule, always went with
her. She left the city ON March ID aud
went to St. Louis. | am sure of the date
because | always pay my bills On the lst,
and the next day in this case was Sunday.
have received letters from her at the Lii
clcde Hotel.
MR.. WILLIAM sCHALLEE,
being sworn. stated that he spent the hour
between half-paSt II and half-past y o clock
in Miss Benefits house. while there he
saw four ladies beside Miss Bennett: | did
not know any of them by either name or
Sirht: | can now rccollect only that there
we're three small ones and one large one
did not know of any other party being in
the house besides the one | was with. did
NOT hear Mr.. Baldwin's name mentioned
during the night: Mr.. Baldwin and | were
NOT acouainted; after seeing the picture |
recolIccted having seen him occasionally
ahort II nr half-nast II in the saloon on
the c,rner nf Ninth and Elm, or sboulI
cav Cnurt and Elm. 7 naver "a a him drink
tmo ,,loosee of bper. h. was usually alonn,
f;rst noticed lin in there about a
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innn hefnre 7 went to Kotn RennetfS.
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