Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-15
Sam Baldwin, of Cedar Rapids,
Commits a Terrible Crime
While intoxicated
CUTS THRoATs WITH RAZOR
Comes Home Maddened With Drink
and After ouarreIing About Picture
SEXES Razor and Sewers Woman's
Jugular Vein Afterwards Uses
Weapon on Himself.
Special to Times-Repuhlican.

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Cedar Rapids, July 15.-Two grew
some CHASTITY bodies drenched with
blood were taken by Coroner King to
the morgue at Undertaken Beatty's es-
Enlistment last night fearful evidence
OF fatal quarrel that ragged last night
In cottage at LII j avenue west, when
Samuel Baldwin struck the wife who
had left him, many blows with his fist,
and then cut her throat from ear to
ear with a razor, almost cutting off her
head. Her life blood spurted all over
him as he pushed past her to the
kitchen door and when he reached the
outside step he gave his own throat
a fearful slash with the razor. He ran
around to the front Of the house, but
was caught and held by Noble Smith.
a neighbor. the blood from the gaping
wound In his throat orimsoning the
green grass on the lawn. He was taken
to the hospital, but before he reached
there he died and his body was
brought back and placed in the morgue
where 1t now lies side by side with that
of the wife he murdered.
Was Cruel Drunkard.
Baldwin and his wife We're born
upon the same day In Ireland, 40
years ago. The woman was married
to Baldwin, her second husband, many
years ago.
Her daughter. Mrs. John Ether, lives
In this city, and also her son, e. j.
O'Neil. with whom she has been living
since she left her husband two weeks
ago. Her life with Baldwin was not
happy because Of mis- drunkenness and
cruelty. Once before she left him and
lived apart from him for two years at
keokuk. He besought her to live with
him again. and she finally consented.
They lived near the Bourne feed mill,
then up near the vinegar works and
their last place OF residence together
was on South First street, between
First and Second avenues, over Smul-
ekoff's furniture store. They had some
children who died young. One of
them. Mabel, lived To be II years of
age.
Baldwin. who was employed by the
Parlor City Cement Company failed
to keep his promise to reform. He
was constantly drinking and failed to
support his wife. Two weeks ago she
left him and went to live with
her son, Mr.. O'Neil, near the Hubbard
ice houses.
Was Crushing the Can"
Noble Smith, the neighoor, says that
he saw Baldwin early yesterday morn
ing rushing the can In the even
ing. while intoxicated. he went to the
house, and found his wife there, to-
gether with her daughter law,
Mrs. O'Neil. and Mrs. o'Neil's sister,
a young lady named Libbie Kucena,
who was an eye witness to most of the
tragedy.
TT was about half past five when
he came here think" said Miss Ku-
cena. HE had evidently been drink
ing and he began to quarrel with his
wife as soon as he saw her. He went
upstairs and found her and I heard
him quarrelling with her. They went
from one thing to another and quar-
relied for some length of time as to
who should have the possession of a
of their dead daughter,
Mabel. which Mrs. Baldwin had. They
came down into the kitchen and were
still quarrelling. He had been want
ing his wife to go back to live with
him again and she refused to do so.
All at once he raised his fist and struck
her three times and then drew a razor
and slashed at her throat. / ran to
the door and screamed for help. 1t
was about ten minutes to six when he
killed her, l think"
A Fearful Sight.
The neat little kitchen of the cot
tage presented a fearful spectacle
had evidently chased his wife |
around the back Of the stove and she
had upset basket OF wood as she tried |
to get away from him. The blood |
from her arteries had spurted over
the sides OF the kitchen and the door
was covered with It. The body OF the |
lay on the sidewalk just out I
side, a blanket over 1t, and hundreds |
Of people surrounded it until the wagon !,
came and carried 1t away.