The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-17
Elk BALDWIN, OF
DULUTH, ENDS HIS LIFE
BY SHOOTING
WAS SICK AND DEspoNDENT
FOUND TN HIS ROOM I'm THE HOTEL
BY ONE OF HIS lNTIMATH
FRIENDS
HAD MET BUSINESS REvERSEs
Was Interested I'm an Alaska
Schooner Which Was Failure
Indian Commissioned
Under Cleveland

SEATTLE, Wash, AP:il (Special)-
In fit of dependency over big reverses,
aggravated by the depressing effects of
an attack of la grippe, Melvin r. Bald
win, ex-congressman from Minnesota,
and former state superintendent of IN
dian affairs under President Cleveland.
yesterday afternoon ended his life bT
self-destruction. The ex-congressman's
body was found lying en- his bed in hiz
apartments at 2O1S Fourth avenue with
CHASTITY bullet hole in his head at 7:30
tonight, and from the condition of the
body. 1t is estimated that death had oc-
Cured fully two hours before. Tightly
gripped in his hand was a thirty-eight-
caliber Smith & Wesson revolver. a 81.
lent testimonial of the manner in which
he ended his life.
DR.. Mckinley, friend and former bus.
mess associate, discovered the body as n
result of a visit paid to the ex-congress-
mans apartments to ascertain his condt-
tion.
To reporter Mr.. Mckinley stated to.
night that, though aware of the extreme
mental depression under which Mr.. Bald
win had been laboring for over a week
he was dumfounded when he made tha
discovery that the ex-congressman had
suicided
WAS RESPONDENT.
He was in my office This morning,
said Mr. Mckinley, and I thought it
was apparent that he was laborng under
fit of dependency, he said nothing that
would indicate that he eontempIate self
| destruction. Shortly after dinner this
evening made up my mind to go to his
loom to ascertain his condition. Con
gresham Baldwin had been suffering
from la grippe for over week, and this
undoubtedly influenced his rash act
When arrived at his apartments i pro-
ceeded UP stairs. intending to spehd q
social half hour in an attempt to infuse
new spirits into him.
When I entered his room | greeted
Mr.. Baldwin and, receiving no re-
sponse, approached his bedside, where
his form was outlined in tie growing
twilight. felt of his pcly anG thought
1t was warm, my suspicious were aro1s-
ed and 1 summoned light, only to find
that he had suicided'
Immediately after his arrival here, Mr..
Baldwin became interested ia Alaska en-
terprises and spent a consl1erable por-
tion of his time in that country. He
acquired an interest in the schooner Alb
bic Morris, which came near foInderins
in a storm at Nome last summer
The vessel was rescued by a tug which
seized her for salvage, and the resulting
litigation, which is yet pending in the
courts, was one of the matters which it
is supposed contributed to the depond-
ency under which Mr.. Baldwin was la
boring
During the past winter deceased had
invested in considerable local real es-
tate and erected several houses upon his
holdings.
FAMILY IN DULUTH.
Mr.. Baldwin leaves a wife and two
sons, all of whom reside in Duluth,
MINI. They were last night notified OF
Mr. Baldwin's death, but up to late
hour neither Coroner Roye, who took
charge Of the remains, nor Mr.. McKin-
ley, who conveyed to the family the an
nouncement of suicide, has received any
instructions regarding the disposition of
the body. 1t is not probable that an in
quest will be held over the remains, both
the cause and manner of death being ap-
parent