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

pGrh ADi some time. IN the previous
day during the afternoon he had rode
his wheel out 10 College Hill and was an
interested spectator in the golf games
in progress there at that time In the
| evening he returned and. as stated
above attended the performance at the
Crawford
Was Trusted EmpI0ye.
Clark Baldwin had been an employe Of
the Grit Printery something like two
years. He bought a printing press and
operated 1t at the plant He was one Of
the trusted employees Of the institution
and was wen liked by those with whom
he associated in his daily work The
plant is under the control Of P. II. Alex
ander and this man probably knew more
about the condition of Baldwin's affairs
than anyone else in the city. His state
men last night to a reporter for the
Eagle IS as follows:
"Clark Baldwin had been in our office
for something like two years. We could
not have asked for a better young man.
and the service that he gave US was
splendid. He was always obhging and
perfectly reliable, and we never suspected
that no ever had any thoughts of suicide
Some time last December he was troubled
more than usual with catarrh, and it de-
veloped in his stomach This made him
very gloomy, and a few weeks ago he in
timated to me that he thought he would
lose his reason. tried to talk him out
of that idea 7 told him he must get
out and away from the office. and that
ne could 20 whenever he wanted To- lie
did go away at times for several hours.
and when he came back he always felt
better He talked of going to California.
and as he had plenty Of money there
was no excuse for his not going we'd
nesday afternoon he came to me and
stated that he had to get out for
while and rode off on his wheel 7 think
that he went to College Hill. When be
came hack on the following morning he
said: 7 feel much better and I think
that I win he all right 7 noticed that
he worked faster and seemed to be in
better spirits than for several DAYS. and
I thought that he would get all right. In
the afternoon he began to set gloomy.
and at times would stop and stare at the
wall as though thinking intentlv.
thought nothing about that part of it.
as he had done the same thing often be-
fore. He often talked to me about his
health but never suspected that he
would do a thing like this About 3
o'clock Yesterday ] went out Of the office
and was gone for some time Clark was
at work then and when 7 returned he
was not there. I thought nothing Of that
but supposed that he would return about
g. rs he usually did. and STAY a little
while before we closed down. He did not
return. and the first that T saw Of him
after my leaving was in his room after
he had committed suicide. There was
nothing that would lead rs to believe
that he would do such thing, and II
seems very hard to realize II yet A finer
young man I never knew, and no one
can say word against his character"
W " Days statement
w. wv. DAILY, who was in the Grit Of
Gee when Baldwin left said:
lit was about o'clock when 7 was i'm
The Office, and Clark was working then
I had heard him talk about his heafth
but Thought that he would get better T
noticed him stop his work and stand stin
as though thinking fntendy. He started
away from his case. hut after a few
steps he stopped and stood as though
thinking intently on something After
having remained there for o few moments
be picked up his coat and has ana start
ca for the door. Before reaching the
door he put on his coat and pulling his
hat down over his eyes started away.
That was The last ( saw ~ him. Ee DID
NOT say anything 10 me nor 7 or him.
but could nat help hut notice his man
rer The way FIN which he pulled hts hat
down over his face Indicated 10 NE tha,
he was contemp'a something ana had
rury made uD bis mind to accomplish
the object IN vlsR.
1.-THE Young man had talked IT, me
about The condition Of his health but IT
The ofice we had tried 70 cheer BIN uo.
] ha3 no idea that Is was So serious
matter with hlm While be never sai5
anything - me when he left here. sex
could SEE that he had dscl5ed = 80 some
thing and was determined 20 compie IT,
Euga ged so be Married
For some time Clark Baldwin had z ea
ersased ~ be married to Miss hlby
SHADE cf this cty They had been en-
sased for several months. and while the
wedding day had NOT been deteruiee5
upon, yet d. WAS understood that t MS
90 he sme time within ,he text tew
months. 2liss sls5e was rrostrat4d VIXEN
she heard ~ tie a1al- and Il was a. iv
on the previous evening they hsI been
together ana he HAD been vezy hopeful
about The condition % his health The
TWO had often talked over the condition
IN affairs and be had iuumated 10 Aliss
S-ade rhat he feared tae loss ~ his