The Honolulu republican., 1902-01-25
YOUNG BARRY
BALDWIN DEAD
ASPHYXIAIED IN HIS OWN PARLOR
WIFE DISCOVERS BODY IN THE
MORNING AFTER SLEEP.
ING ALL NIGHT.
Sad Ending TO Runaway Love Match.
Marie Veronica Baird Baldwin
Was Heircss Of Estate of Late
Ohm II. saird-Dead Mans Faith
er IS Now in Manila.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1e.-Barry
Baldwin. Jr.. a very well-known young
man. who was a son Of Barry Bald
win. Sr.. formerly of this city. and
now Of Manila, and was husband OF
Marie Veronica Baird Baldwin. an
heiress Of the estate Of the late John
II. Baird was found dead early this
morning in the front parlor of his res
. idence. 2g45 Washington street. The
gas was flowing from one OF the jets.
and asphyxiation was the cause OF
death. The unfortunate young man
had taken OF his shoes and reclined
on a sofa. He left DO note. and his
family believe that his death was not
voluntary. There were three gas
jets and only one was open, and that
not fully The window was open.
Under the sofa was book.
Young Mrs. Baldwin, the widow,
discovered the body about o'clock
She says that she and her husband
chatted together last evening until
10 O'Clock. when she went upstairs 10
bed. He told her that he would fol
low presently. She went 10 bed and
fell asleep. and did not awake until
: O'Clock. Immediately coming 10
consciousness she detected the odor
OF Illuminating gas. The pillow
showed that her husband had not
been in bed all night. She arose.
hastily. and went through the house.
In the parlor she came upon the body
of her husband. II was on a sofa,
IN a posture partly sitting and partly
reclining on cushions. She ran TO
rouse hiIl. but the body was cold.
The odor Of the gas was strong.
Fearful of heing overcome. the young
widow cried for help and left the
room.
Mrs. Baldwin asserts that there had
been no quarrel of late between her
self and her husband. and that when
they parted last evening they were
as friendly as they had ever been.
She says. further. that her husband .
had not been drinking. Yesterday he
went out with her and the children
there are two children-and seemed .
contented and cheerful The circum-
.tance of his taking of his shoes. a
common act of persons coutemplat
inS suicide. who are generally 10th to
nave it said that they died with .
their boots on. is regarded at the
Morgue as not conclusive evidence
that Baldwin purposely turned on the 1
gas and lay down to die; but the
family say that it was not unusual
fo- him TO take of his shoes down
stairs before going to bed
The young couple, on account OF the
prominence Of their relatives. the
wealth of the Bairds and the incidents
attending their marriage, have been
once or twice brought into public
notice Barry Baldwin Sr.. father OF
the dead man. was formerly a broker
and was United States Marshal in
this district during the railroad
strike. He is now in business in Ma
nila. where he represents Macondray
< Co.
The brides father was the late
John X. Baird. VINO died in 1879 and
left a large estate to be divided
among his widow and his four chill
dren. Marie V. (now Mrs. Baldwin,,
John r.. David J. and Miles T. BY
the win each of the children receiy-
ed S50.000 in stocks and bonds and a
share OF eight blocks of land on
Haight street from Central avenue
10 Clayton street The land. which
includes the Chutes property. was
left in trust until the young sun
should CONS of age TEss event hrp
ieaed a few months asa Az the
children and the mq'a>.. wbo Is Mrs
: Eeroniea c. Baird. formed a corpora
ton the Baird Estate Company.
The marriage of young Barry Bald
win and Marie Veronica Baird. which
took place seven years ago. was
unsway affair. The Bairds are Cath
olics and the Baldwins Protsstants.
and for that and other reasons. among
= h,sh was the youth OF beth young
= pie. the girls moths. opposed az
a,Ga?ce with Young Baldwin One
iav, however. Miss Bai-s left nome.
went TO the residence OF Barry Bald
Sin Sr.. and thence TO Archbishop
who married her 20 young !
Two children were born OF
The match. boy and girl. The
children attend St Dominic's school !