The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-21
The Baldwin Mystery
Arrests, Clues, Theories and
Probabilities.
More IHipOrtant Arrests Looked
For To-day.

tut lO-uays
The murder of Harry Baldwin on last
Saturday night is still cnyeloped in mys-
terry. Allafhe efforts of the Chief of Police
and his detective force have failed to throw
any definite light upon the subject. The
general impression is, however, that Bald
win met his fate in the house of Kitty
Bennett, Noy297 Elm street, although evil
dence sufficiently strong enough to warrant
tho fixing of the crime to that place has
not yet been developed.
In our late edition last evening we men
toned that the Chief of Police had been
called upon by a gentleman, who stated
that Baldwin had been shot in Kitty Ben
nett's place by one Of the girls, and had
been carried out by prominent citizen
whose name is withheld.
KITTY BENNETT ARRESTED.
Upon this statement, Chief of Police
Wappenstein late last evening sent Ser
geant Devinc'and Officers Conroy and Petit
to Kitty Benefits, to make whatever ar
rests we're necessary. They returned a
short time afterwards with the following
persons, who were thus registered on the
slate, after which they were locked up:
Kate Bennett, age thirty-one, residence 297
Elm street; Blanche Rowley, harlot, age
twenty seven, residence 297 Elm street;
Georgia Sheppard, colored domestic 297
Elm street; Hattie Jones' servant; Martha
Buckner, cook.
STAINS ON THE CARPET.
Sergeant Devine, previous to the arrest,
made thorough examination OF the house.
| In the middle room of the third story spots
| to the number OF about fifty were discov-
cred on the Administer carpet, near the bu.
reau and in the vicinity of the window
overlooking the alley.
The spots, none of which exceeded in size
silver dime, we're all clustered within q
radius of four feet. In color they were
dark, and from all appearances no attempt
| had been made to erase them. The officer
by permission of Kitty Bennett, cut ou,
the piece of carpet containing the spots
and 1t was given to Professor Wayne fol
analysis. Kitty says that the stains are
nothing but glycerine. which had been
split. On the inside of small drawer in
the room were found two large red stains
which had been partly rubbed or washed
toff.
/ OIHEk hRhESlS.
After the Bennett raid the Chief ordered
the arrest of Mrs. Dalton and her two
daughters, Mary and Birdie. who live a
their mother by their life of shame. and
report coming to the Chief that Baldwin
had been very intimate with one of them
he caused the arrest of the entire family
They deny knowing anything about TIN
mysterious affair whatever.
| Anderson Mason, No. 80 East Seventh
street, Elizabeth Pheister, No. 295 Elm
street, were also placed behind the bars Q
the Ninth-street Station-house on suspicion
BEFoRE THE CORONER.
Jacob Burnet, Jr., testified that he reside,
at No. 1862 West Eighth street; that last Sat
urday night he heard a pistol fired about l
o'clock; that his house is about go feet cas-
of the alley in which the valise and pisto
were found; that the shot sounded as if i
was farther away than that alley.
: VIM. Dagner testified that he was il
Browns saloon on Elm street last Saturda,
night; about half-past 12 o'clock heard
pistol shot which sounded as though i
came from the direction of Italian joe
saloon; he looked out and saw part
standing in font of the drug store, corne
of Ninth and Elm streets; he went over am
that the party were celebrating the birth
day of one Of the men in the assembly; h
then returned to the saloon; did not Sc
anyone on the east side OF Elm street.
: Adelia Wiley testifed-I was sitting il
the stting-room of Browns saloon; be
tween II and o'clock heard a pisto
fred / looked out and saw crowd a
| Ninth and Elm streets; saw Mrs. Daltol
looking out of hes window. next door t,
: Browns saloon. She asked me what wa
the matter, and l told her what hat
heard. ! saw no person at all on the cas-
, side OF Elm street.
Ann Soaring testified to having founc
the valise. She did not look around in tn,
alley, and did not see any dark spots tina
, looked like blood.
w. ]. Hill, salesman at Shillito's, tes
tilted to having made the acquaintance o
3 Baldwin at Connersville, Indiana. Say
! him several times during the day; he wa
perfectly sober A young man dressed il
dark clothes was with him several time
during the afternoon. We left Conners
vile on the train together. When w
reached the depot in this city, 1 saw hin
! getting ready to leave the car, and wave,
: my hand at him. then took Sixth-stree
car and did not see him again.
w. F. Powell. gun dealer, testified tina
the ball taken from the brain OF decease,
7 was 22-100 caliber cartridge. The pisto
, shown him 1.-THE one found in the alley) h
) stated was a % caliber, that % calibe
cartridge could be shot from 25 calibe
/ pistol, but he doubted whether the bal
would enter the skull at point where it i
as thick as the physicians described unles
fired at atvAry short distance, say two O
three feetf
VAGUE RUMoRs.
: Rumors and statements of all description
are heard upon the streets. One was that
boy named Henderson had made the state
ment that he had frequently carried note
; from Baldwin to one of Kitty Bennett
girls called '"rillie." The boy was takel
before Colonel Wappenstcin, where h
stated that there was no truth in what h
Lad anil hut that ha had Inoralu m anda III