The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-05
ALABAMA LOVERS WHO Welded IVA CONVICT SHACK.

went from Cuthbcrt. Ga, 70 visit his cousin
81 Fitzpatrick Station. on the Alabama
4 Georgia raiiread, nineteen Males south OF
Montgomery. In the midst ~ the cotton
growing section. where the plantation aits
OF the werttng Negroes kssp time WITH hoe
and shovel this young Georgian found
mueh 10 please and interest him. There
was a petite. coy Southern girl. Gena
Hutchinson. whose brown eyes won the vts-
itors heart. He decided to establish him
self a This growing village of 800 souls.
There was another Guitar fer the girls
favor, however. and Raidwlns path was
studded with therns. Mss Hutchinson
seemed 10 flnd Frana Edison more attract
I've than his Georgia rival. Bad blood
strung ur between the two men.
Baldwin had studied al the University OF
Maryland and AT the Vanderbilt univer-
city in Nashville. Three courses ia medl-
cine had fitted him for physicians pssc-
tice, and the neighborhocd looked up 10 him
90 4 man 81 unusual education sun. some
ugly stories were ted about him II was
aaid that Edison found II convenient 10 tell
some OF these tales hssTelf Back at Nash
vile. II was rumor~f. Baldwin had wuoed
Q Louisiana girl ana wen her hand. This
s,nry went on 20 say that he married ct
che brides Louisiana home. but thar after
few weeks he left hia young wife. In
After months BALDWIN Acknowledged this
report was trae. but declared a divorce had
been obtained.
One bright Sunday afternoon Baldwin.
Miss Hutchinson ana Edison met tn the
iktis pos.offfce AT Fitzretrsck's Station. Ne
effort was made by either man 10 conceal
his hitter enmisy for the other A few
heated words were spoken and Eiason
reached for his hip pocket. Even eeforc
the Alaesmian ceuld draw hts gun BAD
wins revolver gpsk~ There were three
sActa. and Edison lay mortaiiy wounded
IN the court proceedings that followed
there was little 70 show that BALDWIN WAS
either rewarded BY Mlss Hatcstnsen's .ovc
sr that the Georgian had stoed between the
ozri and Edison. The latter died.
Eal1wiu's relatives FASTENED to his side
Money and snraecce plentiful and extern
oivA were forthcoming To urge his reiease-
An effort wAs made 10 seeure Bs.dwsn's
liberty on q writ % hAesas corpus Tais
Was unavailins. and nnAl'y. after few
months delay, Baldwin wen, TO trial at
unicn Srrinss IN Bullock county Same
q the ATTEST council In the s,ste were en-
tagged In his defense. They were grasthea
BY q verdict fixing the prisoners penalty
u ten ysarS eonfinemsna in the stass pena-
Tertiary.
DAidwin's father. however. was eager 30
epp~ai the casa Tia late Col. II. Cay
Comphsas. ere Of the scuth'e most emf
rent iawycss advised that ne eTers hs
naas to disturb the taasrnen, GO TIE trial
eeurs- Baldwin finally accepted tire ser
tsnce. His head VAS shaved and he dsnnea
the convsess striped sast.
Hh eaucAfiea quiet demeaaer ana Gen
temaniy ways wen for hira the pcsuea
OF ''tr5sty" IT'S acsuaistsncs with meSi-
cine gave him practice ard rendered him
Of sacecta vaine At the "stackadsa lie
Was aeon transferred - fItyiens WHARF,
there - stecksSe ara where As cenvfcss
arS employed to wark In ne large lumber
nnfiA Baldwin was ma1s physician for
Asss eenvtcss
II 10 there tina; Miss EaS sniA Rays PER
sonaiity entered into the story. Mss Raw
10 . member Of ere Of the eess connected
families In Montgomery. Her father - q
large Planter. and - also connected wlth
Ne Oh nails and ether industries OF Aan5-
o~nsry. lie ewns handsome bone At
Highland PARK ore 81 the fashionable sub
urban sew@s ana his three daughters have
nssn members az tho rpnst eeseSs coserse.
Gaaeu1a. whe 10 ths second daughter. VAS
graduated MIA f.stncsfer a. Aer,Ee<ss-
Sy Seminary IN .As spring 80 1854 ard isss-
nsdsAse,y STE WAS possessed - a faS pep
War among the southern gssis-~to tesca
village scAee,- Misylsre 70 q SNAIL village.
~ Ass Eaxensa went sheTa
II was ,anrsy life a. sfrxs for ssi& yonrs
I'll ysue frou Ere social gayesses 81 shs
xws< xsrl graduate" THere were Nc
ysung men os her sse Ii the village. But
N M hasns cs q nsssfsecr Batavia sssrusSa
- ~Ovmsy" Well bred ara g~nsismAnis
"a ayesAssaeA Baldwin excssed the PITY OF
0sSsoAo voznAa. yrss0nt wsrs 10 -