The age-herald., 1899-01-17
LINKED HER LIFE
 TO A CONVICT Romantic Marriage of a Mont
 gomery Belle TO DOCTOR w. s. BALDWIN Who is Serving Ten Year Sentence for Murder-The Bride Had Often Sought Executive Clemency
 for Her Lover.
TO DOCTOR w. s. BALDWIN

Montgomery, January 16.-(Special.)-Th story of young woman of culture and re- finement linking her life to that of a man wearing a felon's garb is the romantic morsel that Montgomery talks of today.
 The young woman is Miss Eugenia Ray, of Highland Park, suburb of Montgomery, and the man, pr. w. s. Baldwin, of Bullock county, who is serving a ten-year sentence for the killing of man named Enson, two years ago.
 Miss Ray left her home surreptitiously Tuesday afternoon, and nothing more was heard of her until the startling announce ment of her wedding came She went to Oliver where her lover was ''trusty" in a convict camp There the nuptials were solemnzed.
 Tuesday afternoon Miss Ray left her home in Highland Park to come into the city to spend the night with friend. Wednesday morning she left the home of this friend, saying that she was going to go to McGehee's Switch to spend the day with a friend there. Accordingly, she boarded the southbound Louisville and Nashville train, but she did not stop at McGehees. The next heard of the young lady was at Dolive, little station near Mobile last Sat
 
 win. The groom was at a sawmill which leases a great many convicts and his con- duct had been such as to gain for him the liberty of "trusty.''
 The story of this 'young girls wooing'' is a very pathetic one. She left her home a year ago to accept the position of princi- pal of village school at Mytilene, 6 sta- tion south of Montgomery. At the stock ade nearby Dr. Baldwin was attending his duties as ''trusty," and it was there that the young couple first met. Dr. Baldwin was serving ten years sentence for the murder of man named Edson, at FitZpat- rick, about two years ago. It is said that Baldwin killed Edson because the latter had been successful over him. in a love affair.
 The doctor is a very handsome young man, and his stripes only served to ex- cite the sympat thy of the young ma rm and many an afternoon did the gallant "trusty" slip away from the stockade and join his fair lady on her stroll home "after school was out" The stories of these walks were the sweetest ever told, and 1t was soon de- cided that an appeal should be made to the governor for a pardon Miss Ray left her school and returned to her home and began the task of securing signatures to the ap- plication for pardon, and as result of her efforts there Is in the governors office to- day one of the most voluminous applica- tions for pardon that has ever been pre- scented to chief executive of Alabama. Many times has the young lady been seen to enter the governors office, where the most earnest entreaties have been made in behalf of her lover The last visit was made on the day before her final departure from this city last Tuesday. Her mother accom- panied her to see the governor. But a gov ernor soon learns to harden his heart against applications for pardon, and his answer to Miss Ray was not at all satis- factory. Of course, her parents would not consent to union with convict, but Hove found Its way"
 Miss Ray is beutiful young girl, and very popular among large circle of friends. The groom is connected with some of the most prominent families in Mont- gomery. A redoubled effort will be made to have the governor commute the sentence of Dr. Baldwin.