The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-01

would occur. He rather insisted on #
and had talked over the California trip
with her. She, as other of his friends
thought, concluded that it would he a
good thing for him and supposed that he
would take the trip in hopes Of recover
ing his health.
When the letter. which was written TO
her just before the deed was committed,
was presented to her by a friend, il was
the first intimation that Miss Slade lad
Of the suicide.
Clark Baldwin had lived IN Wichita for
a number Of years. He attended the pub
/ lie schools Of the city and entered tire
High school, graduating from that in
stitution with the class Of 1898 He was
well liked by the members of his class
and was recognized everywhere as a very
bright young man with an excellent fu-
ture before him. The friendships formed
in the High school were lasting and only
a short time ago the young nan vas
/ instrumental in having a class gathering
in which he took an active part soeially
After graduating from the High school
he entered the Friends university during
/ the first year OF the institution. he was
an excellent student there and was well
liked by both students and instructors.
After having taken short course o.
work in that school he went into The Crit
printery. He very frequently ATTENDED
entertainments at the university and en-
/ joyed the time spent as a student that
! institution. He was an all-around athlete
/ and contested in the athletics OF both the
/ High school, Friends university and at
: m
/ Paramount college team. He was much
interested in athletics and at nearly
every event was an attendant.
seen on Streets Yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon the young nan
was seen around the city and met rum
Der Of acquaintance. 4 reporter fer the
Eagle met him near the corner Il Main
and First streets, and a few words were
passed. He was asked ABOUT his health
and he replied: II think that l will be
better soon" His face presented a
slightly drawn appearance. but aside from
that there was nothing in his manner or
speech that would indicate that be had
any designs on MS own life Others
around town talked with him nd no one
thought that he could possibly think Of
committing suicide. Just where he went
after leaving the Grit Office IS not known.
but a number Of people met him after
having been on North Main street. The
relatives OF the young man were alucst
PROSTATE over the death Of one of the
members Of the family. Owing % tie fact
that his father and mother were dead,
Baldwin had made his home nth his
uncle, Rev McClung, and he had charge
Of the property left the young man by
the death Of his parents
Rev. McClung stated last night: 1T
seems very hard TO think of our relative
committing suicide We had no intima-
ton that he ever thought of suen a
thing. He had talked to US Dout the
condition Of his health and we rad no
ticed that often times he was very
gloomy, but there was never q thought
that it was as serious as this He was
as a son to US and had lived in our home
for number Of years. We could not
have asked for better young man in our
home and his character was above re-
proach. It was his custom to go up TO his
room after returning from his work, and
even after we heard something fall we
never thought that it could be suicide
After having made two visits to his room
and receiving no response to my calls,
began to suspect that something y as
wrong and Immediately secured a ladder
and reached his window. then saw hat
he had committed suicide, and it was evil
dent when I reached him that he hsd
been dead for some time. We know Of no
cause but Ill health for the deed, END as
stated before, had no idea that IS was So
serious as this He had never talked
about fearing insanity 10 US and that
note left by him is the only clue that we
ever had in that respect"