The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-15
WAS 1T SCHALLER'S BULLET!
Light Still Dawning On the Baldwin
Mystery.

The new developments in the Baldwin
mystery still continue to create a great
deal of public excitement STAR report
ers are hard at work endeavoring throw
some light upon the matter.
Hearing that Mr.. VIM. Wiswell had
some information to impart a reporter
called upon that gentleman this morning
at his store on Fourth street. Mr.. Wiswell
refused to talk much, however. He said
that he stated all that he was going to say
at present. That he was getting sick and
tired OF the business and did not intend to
be interviewed any more in regard to the
mysterious affair.
The reporter saw that he might as we'll
try to get music out of grindstone as to
get Mr.. Wiswell to talk, and he took his
departure.
In regard to what Mr.. Wiswell has said
heretofore about the shooting prominent
citizen informs us that Mr.. Wiswell told
him u short time ago that he (Mr. Wiswell)
had information that colored woman in
Kitty Benefits house said that she was
in Benefits house the night OF the tragedy;
that Schaller and bis party came into the
house; that an exchange of pistols took
place and one of the party made the re-
mark that that was a. good joke we
played nn that fellow we shot at down here
in the alley"
This is the substance of the talk between
Mr.. Wiswell and the prominent citizen.
The question is now, What has become of
the colored woman? Efforts have been
made to find her, but without avail.
WHAT is CAPTAIN REILEY's THEORY?
Captain Reilev, Inspector of Police, has
a theory which he will explain to no one.
He says that ii he told his theory it might
be the cause of upsetting the pins he has
already set up. Captain Reiley is undoubt-
edly the sbrewdest man on the force and
there is no telling what he may divulge
when the proper time comes
TALKS WITH OFFICERS DORIAN AND HURTIG.
The STAR reporter called on both Officers
Doran and Hurtig, the former, the private
watchman whose beat extends from Vine
to Race on Seventh and Eight streets and
the latter from Vine to Main between
Seventh and Court Mr. Doran, it will be
remembered, discovered Harry Baldwin at
the time he was shot last March and called
Mr.. Hurtig to aid in conveying him to the
Station-bouse. Neither of these gentlemen
had ANYTHING important to contribute to
the fund of information in the case.
When questioned as to the intrinsic prob
ability of the shooting of Baldwin by
Schaller, they were not inclined to express
themselves very positively. They thought
that Mr.. Schaller himself could hardly
know whether his had been the fatal shot,
since he was too much excited by wine to
have any very just idea of where he had
aimed his pistol at the time of the shooting.
Mr.. Doran said that after getting Mr.
Baldwin to the Station-house that night he
had learned of the residence OF his father
n-law from MIR. Hoag, neighbor of the
murdered man who happened to be present
when he was taken in, and went himself to
Mr. Wiswell's residence and woke him
up and informed him of the whereabouts
of his son-in-law and his supposed condi-
ton.
Both H urtig and Doran spoke with much
feeling OF the gross injustice which had
cion cast upon them at the time by Del &C.
echoed in the newspapers and never there
contradicted after it was shown to have
been without foundation.
ALCy Sdlo lIdt UiOoC WIZ AuCW bICIH ulu
not of course believe they had done anys
thing other than their duty, but that others
might, and that their families especially had
been deeply panied at these reflections.
Neither believed that 1t was possible for
anv further facts to ever become known
with reference to the fatal shot, but that
every indication pointed to its having been
unprecedented and accidental.
TALK WITH Mr.. RUFFIN.
Captain Jim Ruffin was met on the street
and asked as to why Larry Hazen had made
the statement that he (Rut1in) was trying
to ruin Wappenstein.
He replied that he didn't see why it was;
that he had always been friendly to Wap-
penstein, and had nothing at all against
him.
Now" continued the Captain, you
just say for me through your paper in re-
gard to that great big over-rated detective,
Larry Hazen, that am with
him like the fellow was that was kicked by
the jackass-l consider the source from
whence it came. About the killing of
Harry Baldwin l always did be-
lieve and always will that it was
the random shot fired by Schaller that
killed him. Whether any money |, as ever
been used or not to hush the thing up, I
can't say, / have never heard of any, but
there might have been for all know"