The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-04-16
A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
In Which Young Nan Well. Known
Here Phys an Active Part.

Sundays daily papers contained
the particulars of a terrible tradegy
in Brunswick. on last Saturday
morning, in which w. Q. Baldwin
was the principal actor. He fatal.
" shot one policeman, wounded
another and accidently shot himself
in attempting to shoot the third
officer.
Baldwin is a we'll known here as
school boy, and there is case
now pending against him in Terrell
superior court for serious y cutting
Clcbe lowers, a schoolmate, about
i've years ago.
Policeman Massey, who was fat
| ally shot, is brother in'law of Mrs.
G. L. Mize, of our city.
The following account of the.
tradegyis taken from the Macon
Telegraph:
The recorders court room was
the scene OF. a horrible shooting.
affair this morning. at 1890 o'clock.
W. 0. Baldwin, a young white
map of this city, de endant IN ..
case of disorderly conduct, shot
| two pol ,cemen aud himself. The
story OF the fearful occurrence is
as follows:
Baldwin was placed on tria. for
showing negro wench from the
sidewalk Thursday night. The
evidence disclosed the fact that the
negro in question, with two others,
purposely blockaded the way and
meeting Baldwin exclaimed j:
Don't let the poor white trash
pass The remark angered Bald
win, who showed the woman aside.
"a COLD DAY WHEN YOU'LL COL
LECr 1T"
At the conclusion of this evi>
dence the recorder fined Baldwin
81 and costs, saying that he did
so reluctantly. Upon the decision
Baldwin became angered and stalk
ed out of the court room with the
remark: at will be d. cold
day when you collect it."
The recorder Immediately order
ed Policeman Massey to detain
Baldwin until the matter was set
lied. The court room is in the
second story of the ci y hall, and
Baldwin had reached the head of
the stairway when Massey over
took him, laid his hand on his
shout Ter and ordered him to halt.
SHOOTS POLICEMAN MASSEY.
Baldwin linstsntly wheeled
around and fred on Massey, the
ball entering the lower part of the
stomach, passing through the alb
dominal cavity, imbedding itself
near the spinal column. Massey had
laid aside his pistol and was totally
unarmed. He realized that he was
shot and turned to go Lack to the
court room, when Baldwin fred
again, the ball entering the back
and penetrating the bowels.
AND MARSHAL HOUSTON, TOO.
At this juncture Marshal Hous>
ton was down stairs, and started
up to ascertain the cause. He met
Baldwin, who shot him twice, in
flicting severe wounds. Officer
Jerry Wilcher in the meantime
came down stairs to the assistance
of bis brother officers just in time
to see custom fall. Baldwin
turned on Wiicher who, like Mas
sey. was unarmed. The brave off =
Ger sprang upon Baldwin and over
powered him.
ACCIDENTLY SHOOTS HIMSELF.
! In the struggle for the revolver
Baldwin shot himself in the left
thigh, Other officers came up and
Baldwin was removed to the coun-
| ty jail. The two wounded officers
were carried to their homes and
physicians summoned. An ex.
animation disclosed the fact that
dassey was fatally wounded and
death is hourly expected. Houston
will recover. 49,.
CHARACTER OF BALDWIN.
Baldwin is a stenographer for
Mayer & Ullman, wholesale gro~
GERS, and is spoken of highly, but is
known to have an ungovernable
temper. His father is prominent
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