The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-27
THE BALDWIN MYSTERY.
Further Testimony Before the
Coroner.

The Coroner still continues to examine
witnesses in the Baldwin murder case, but
of all the testimony taken nothing has yet
been brought to light that would definitely
establish the guilt upon any particu-
lar party. Private watchman Hurtig
denies that he told the restaurant waiter,
Miller, at 4 o'clock in the morning that
Baldwin was found, that man had been
murdered on his beat.
Officer Doran now recollccts having had
a fOur-barreled pistol last September which
he had borrowed from mau named john
son, but that after carrying il about five
weeks he returned it to its owner. Doran
says johnson isnow living at Lewis Station,
Kentucky.
The Chief of Police will inquire into the
matter to-day.
The following additional testimony has
been taken by the Coroner:
James S. Young testified: When we WEI;
to the assistance OF the private u-Itchmsn.
to assist in taking Mr.. Bai3c win TO the sta.
| ticI. found his pants loose from his sus-
penders, but not open in front. Have
known Doran and Hurtig about two years.
| My beat extends up to Doran's beat | have
seen them farther west than their beat.
Saw Doran on the corner of Court and
Plum about two weeks ago it was about
o'clock in the morning; and another time
say Doran and Hurtie both OH Eighth
street, coming east from Plum. run a
night beat. Do not think | saw Mr. Doran
the night Of March 10th, before Mr. schal-
Ter fired the pistol. For the last six months
l have not seen Doran have a pistol.
On being recalled James &. Young testi-
Enl r,l - ;,t ! h.
morning l was with my partner, Mr..
Schmidt (about two or three days before
the shooting of Mr.. Baldwin,, on the cor
ner Of Court and Plum, when Mr.. Doran
was coming down the west side of Plum
street from the canal Did not recognize
him until he got on the corner by the gas
light. We hallooed at him and asked him
where he had been, and he said he had for
gotten his pistol, and had gone home for it,
Adolph Schmidt was sworn: Have had a
passing acquaintance with Doran for ten or
eleven years; have not seen him have a
pistol for the last six months; two or three
days before the murder of Mr. Baldwin
met him on the corner of Court and Plum,
about l O'Clock in the morning, | hailed
him and asked what he was doing up in this
direction; he said he had forgotten his pis-
tol and went home after it; did not see
Mr.. Doran on Saturday night, March 18th,
before the shot was fred by Mr.. Schaller;
my beat is from the canal to Seventh street,
and from Race to Plum; / hardly think
that a shot could be fired near where Mr.,
Baldwin was found between the hours of IL
and IL without my hearing it.
Michael M'I.tyre testified: On Sun
day morning. March 10th. I left my
house little before o'clock a. m,
and went to Mr.. OHare's marble yard
on Eighth street near Plum; it was about
| ga o'clock when | reached there; the place
was not open, and | went in through the
alley adjoining to go to the stables and see
il Mr.. o. Hare was there; in the alley about
fifteen or eighteen feet from Eighth street
/ saw red mark, which / did not know
what to make Of. but as | came back thro
| the alley l noticed it more particularly
and thought from the red appearance of i
that it was chicken blood; it was in ;
straight line across the alley to within abnu
eighteen inches of each curbstone, being
across the center of the alley; it was thick
enough Ocoyer the ground clear across, and
there was enough OF it to cover the bowl
ders and make them smooth; | did not cal
the attention Of any one to il until after
had read the account of the murder of Mr.
Baldwin in the papers. 1t then occurred
|
mark was about two inches in width, anC
no spots around it l think could point
out the exact spot where + saw this blood
| | did not see any human excrement neal
the spot described at that time. spoke tt
some parties in O'Hare's marbie-yard abou
the blood on Monday afternoon, and We
went out and examined it. There haC
| been about three inches of snow since
had seen it first and it had colored til,
snow. The blood when l first saw it wa
very thick
| The inquest was resumed this afternoon by Cor
oner Carrck. The following witnesses were eI
| amincd:
Z. p Higgins was recalled-He testified that i
was during last October that he had seen DoraI
with the four-barrelcd pistol. He did no
think he could identify the pistol now
he had not met Mr.. Doran lately; he did no
know whether he carried any other pistol or not
he never knew him 70 carry any other but tina
"pepper-box." He said it was customary for pri
vate watchmen to carry pistols; he did not know
| of any watchman thar did not carry one.
| George Pcaker testified as follows: ! reside q
| I9 George street; have been watchman at Johl
Shillitos since March 10TH 1877; formerly ran OF
two private beats and have also been on the reSI
| lar force; am acquainted with Private Watch
man Doran | have known him since las
August; he was private wa,chmun on the bea
from Elm and Vine and from Seventh to Eighth
! used to see him two or three times night, an,
spoke 10 nm VII November, WileH uC StOppS'
talking to me; the cause was took his mace iron
him one night as a joke; didn't give it to hin
until some time after; | spoke to hin
again OH Sunday morning. March 10th
the day after the murder was committed
this was al : O'Clock in the morning on Seventh
opposite the Shilito building; my partner wa
within thirty feet OF me; there was no one will
Doran; spoke to him In regard to my shepherd
dog; told him that did not want him TO entic
the dog from me: he had the dog with hin
ou Sunday, March 10Th; he gave me no expisna
ton about his calling the dog to him, and
walked away | don't remember whether l say
the dog after that; remember the dste 10 well
because on the 10Th we got paid off; don't re
member ever meeting Dorsu at the alley wher
DIR. Wheeler lives previous 20 the coOness tha
sprang up between us | remember seeing porsl
carry pistol he showed it 10 me Gf!er askin
whether Higgins and had pistols; carry thti
tv two calibcr Doran, on thst occasion, had
| four barreled pistol. A four-Sarre!ed pistol wa
shown the witness, and the latter said that il wa
| similar to the one that poran had though his wa
little rusty ! think had DoraE'S pistol In IN
hand l don't remember whether. piece wa
broke off as far as can rccollcct the pistol az
| peared to be in good order.
Work. n men.