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Cañon City record., 1906-05-31
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
ON LINCOLN PARK
WeIdey Baldwin Kills Wife and
Self In Fit OF Jealous Rage.

A crime for which the laws OF the
state can inflict no punishment, for
the reason that its perpetrator now
occupies suicides grave and can not
be reached by any civil process. took
place on the ranch of George Brough-
ton, 1872 Lincoln street, Lincoln Park,
between five and six o'clock last Sun
day afternoon.
The unexpectedness of the tragedy,
coupled with the atrociousness with
which 1t was planned and carried into
execution, startled the community
such as few occurrences have within
recent years. While the motive which
prompted the murder and the subse
quent suicide Is to some extent a mat
ter of speculation, back of it all was
the demon of jealousy. which robbed
the murderer of his reason and caused
him to commit crime which he would
probably have abstained from doing
in his saner moments.
On the second floor Of the fruit house
used by Mr.. Broughton during the fall
and winter months for the storage OF
apples lived Weldey C. Baldwin and
wife, the former of which had been
employed about the premises for sew
eral weeks, and 1t was here that the
tragedy occurred, although no one was
present to witness 1t.
Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin we're married
in Chicago just before the Christmas
holidays last December, their union
having been brought about through the
offices of mutual friend. The bride
was from Kokomo. Indiana. and the
groom was from Russiaville. Howard
county, in the same state, but he had
lived in Colorado for couple of years
previous to his marriage.
Until the beginning Of the current
month Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin made
their home in Canon City, but az 1t
was inconvenient for the former to
reside here when his work was on
Lincoln Park they changed their place
Of abode to the Broughton premises.
where he had employment. It was
known to some Of their more intimate
friends that their domestic relations
were not as happy az they should be,
but so far as most of their acquaint-
ances were aware there was nothing
to disturb the peace and serenity OF
their lives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 8. Bailey, who
were among the nearest neighbors Of
the Baldwins, were their guests at
dinner last Sunday and their afabil-
ity towards their company and to each
Cañon City record., 1906-05-31

distance between himself and wife at
the time OF the tragedy being not much.
II any. In excess of six feet After
killing his wife Baldwin evidently re-
loaded the gun, stood the breach on
the floor, placed the muzzle In his
mouth and kicked the trigger. Brains.
pieces OF skull and hair were scattered
everywhere about the room. while the
walls, ceiling and floor we're bespat-
tered with blood.
Baldwin was twenty-eight years of
age and was considered a quiet. peac-
able citizen. although of morbid dis
position His wife was also twenty
eight years of age and her maiden
name was Maggie Hodge. For short
time she was employed as a saleslady
at Frank l.. Smiths dry goods store
and sustained a good reputation.
II was known for some time previous
to the tragedy of last Sunday after
noon that Mrs. Baldwin had been re-
ceiving OF late numerous letters and
purported to be her brother. and su-
spicion was aroused in some quarters
that the alleged relationship was
purely mythical. Mrs. Baldwin told
some OF her friends that her parents
objected to her marriage and II was
surmised that some OF her friends
were endeavoring to persuade her to
forsake her husband. notably was this
the case with an alleged brother. who
Cañon City record., 1906-05-31

resides at Rife. Colorado. couple
OF months ago this reputed brother In
said to have prevailed upon her To
leave Baldwin and come To Garfield
county, visit from which she only
recently returned. That Baidwin's
suspicious were aroused In relation to
his wife's fidelity to her martial vows
cannot be doubted. although he did not
give utterance TO his thoughts upon
the subject.
Mrs. Baldwin had been planning for
some time to visit her relatives In In
diana. hut had fixed no date for start
ing on the trip. One of the neighbors
asked Mr.. Baldwin on Saturday whea
his wife expected to start on her Jour
ney. to which he replied that she might
go Sunday, but whether he intended TO
make any reference to the awful ira
Cañon City record., 1906-05-31

ducts and material resources OF FIRE.
mont county in Denver and, to that
end will ask the county commissioners
to appropriate a small sum OF money
from the public treasury for the pur-
pose OF maintaining It, The Denver
Chamber of Commerce, which is now
the custodian of the display of grasses
cereals and preserved fruits and vege-
tables made by this county at the
Lewis and Clark Exposition at Port
land. Oregon, last year, has offered to
take charge of the exhibit which will
be seen by thousands OF visitors in
the course OF the summer, thereby af-
fording a splendid advertisement for
this section of the Arkansas Valley.
The Fremont County Fruitgrowers
Association has offered to renew the
display of fruits and berries as often
as required without expense to the
public, and in this way a magnificent
showing of the horticultural interests
Of the county can be made without
the matter becoming burden to any
body. There is, perhaps, no CONNER
cial body in the state that Is doing
SO much to attract immigration to Col.
orado as the Denver Chamber OF Com.
merce, and the people Of Fremont
county should avail themselves of the
privileges which 1t affords for adver.
tising their wondrous mineral and
agricultural resources.
A compact. yet comprehensive ex'
hibit Of everything grown. mined OF
manufactured In the county ought By
all means be made in connection Will
the display maintained BY the Denver
Cañon City record., 1906-05-31

other was a matter of comment. Little
did Mr.. and Mrs Bailey imagine that
a few hours later one OF their enter
tainers would be murdered and the
other a suicide. yet such was the case.
proving that fact Is sometimes. at
least, stranger than fiction
Two reports from shotgun. fired
at an interval OF perhaps half min
ute, were heard by the neighbors. but
they aroused little curiosity. as 1t was
supposed that some one was shooting
muskrats, which infest the irrigating
bitches in that vicinity. The real
Significance OF these shots was not
suspected until little after six o'clock
when Will Bailey went over to the
Receiving no response to his knocks
Mr.. Bailey quietly pushed open the
door and stepped inside. remarking in
jocular way as he did 80 that he had
come over to supper. The sight that
met his gaze was most horrifying
one and he ran home as quickly as
possible and informed his parents OF
his discovery. Several Of the neighbors
were notified OF the occurrence, and
on going over to the house found Bal
dwin lying on the west side OF the
room with his head blown OF and the
gun on the floor at his feet. while
little distance away lay his wife with
one side OF her face shot away.
Baldwin shot at close range. the
Cañon City record., 1906-05-31

Chamber of Commerce. particularly
during the tourist season. If we fail
to do so we fritter away golden op-
portunity
Cañon City record., 1906-05-31
FREMONT COUNTY TO DISPLAY
ITS PRODUCTS In DENVER

The Canon City Merchants Associ-
alton has interested itself In the mat
ter of making an exhibit Of the pro-
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-29
PLEA or INSANITY SAVES
A FoHeEz FROM PRIsoN
Escapes Prosecution Because Shortly
After Commitment 10 Asylum In
dictment Was Dismissed.

PORTLAND. May 2S.-Bissell Thomas,
lawyer, warrior, scion OF prominent ST.
Louis corporation attorney. will not be
tried on the charge of uttering forged
draft. on which he was indicted and bound
over to the Circuit Court by the munici-
pal Judge. Conviction seemed absolutely
certain when he professed insanity and
was sent to the asylum at Salem last Feb
fuary. He. according to what is said to
have been a prearranged programme. was
released last Monday. The information
against him was dismissed about a month
after he was taken to the asylum.
Thomas served as a volunteer officer in
the Philippines He Is a man OF fine
presence and possessed OF brilliant legal
mind, but his habits are irregular While
on a spree he forged the name OF lawyer
in w. W. Cotton's effice to check. When
on trial he said he was possessed OF a dual
personality. and commission Of doctors
declared him insane.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-29
POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR
THREE MISSING PERSONS
Whereabouts of James ID. O'Connell
G. A. Hawkins and Irving Fisch-
Ter Being Souoht

OAKLAND, May 2S.-The fact tina,
three persons who escaped the Sar
Francisco fire have disappeared since
that catastrophe has been reported tt
the San Francisco and Oakland DO.
lice.
One Of them is James d. O'Connell
whose wife reports that he has beer
missing for three days He formerly
lived at 1921 Eddy street San Fran.
cisco, with his wife and family. He
left May "a saying that he was going
to Point Richmond to secure work.
He was As years old. FIVE feet eleven
inches in height and weighed 1 40
pounds. He was tall and Slim. his
complexion was fair and his eyes were
gray. He wore a sandy mustasche. a
blue sack suit and a black derby hat
6 a. Hawkins Of Market street and
Van Ness avenue reports this his
ten-year-old son has been missing
since May rs. The boy wore a ,s.E1
duroy suit with black shoes az.
stockings. white waist and a dark
cap with patent leather visor.
Irving Fischer Of $50 Fifth street
aged twelve years, is also among the
missing His absence was reported
by his mother this morning and she
declared that she thought her on
spring had run away. The boy wore
a dark check suit. He is eleven wears
old, has dark complexion and his
hair and eyes are unusually dark.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-29
INSURED MAY
MOVE DEBRIS
Three-Fourths Of Com
pany Agents Give
Permission.

OAKLAND. May 2S.-Three-fourths of
the managers or representatives Of the
III insurance companies interested in the
fire losses In San Francisco have already
signed the notice to .poliey-holding prop
ertyowners that they are permitted to re-
move debris from their premises where
nothing remains to be salved. About the
same number of managers and represent
tatives have also signed the agreement
to extend the time for filing proofs of loss
until August is. The notice and agree
hient, together with lists of signers, are
to be- taken up at a meeting of the Fire
Underwriters Adjusting Bureau Thurs
day morning, when it is expected that the
publication of the debris notice and the
extension agreement will be ordered.
1t was explained today by one Of the
representatives of the Fire Underwriters
Adjusting Bureau that the delay in pre-
pairing and publishing the forms of the
notice and agreement was due to the
effort and time required to lay the forms
before the managers or. representatives
of the companies. Some of the companies
have notices running in the papers of an
extension of time for filing proofs of loss,
while others inform their clients that al,
extension of time will be granted it the
same is asked. In order to have time of
extension Uniform, some of the company
managers were required to communicate
with their home Offices and obtain the
authority to make the necessary changes
in their notices. Secretary K. F. Mohr-
hardt was at the headquarters of the Fire
Underwriters Adjusting Bureau in Reed
Hall today, for the purpose Of accommo-
dating the managers of the insurance
companies having offices in this city who
desired to sign the debris notice and the
extension agreement.
Nine thousand blank proofs of loss were
received at Reed Hall today They were
printed by the Union Lithograph Com
pany. Two thousand were distributed this
rnorning'to company offices and the others
will be distributed tomorrow. In addition
to these, the Fire Underwriters Adjust
ing Bureau has 10000 proofs of loss in
transit from the East that are nov sup
posed to be in a freight car at the West
Oakland yards.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock there
Is to be an important session of the
Board of Underwriters of the Pacific in
Reed Hail. No meetings of the insurance
men were held in Reed Hall today.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-29
GOVERNOR TAKES STEPS TO
FIND WORK FOR THE IDLE,
Census Taken by State Soldiery and
List of Idle Men Is Available
for Ey,ylOyerS.

OAKLAND, May 28.ABy direction
of Governor Pardee, the National
Guard has completed census of EN-
ployed persons in San Francisco,
which compilation has been fur
nished relief committees and employ
ment bureaus throughout the State,
The Governor Instituted a systematic
movement toward procuring employ
meht for thousands Of persons thrown
out of work by the IRE.
To this end the military collected
thousands Of names and addresses
Fhe Governor realized early that the
nardships of the situation would fall
seriously upon clerks and others phys
ically unable perhaps to perform hard
manual labor. BY relieving the pres
sure for help in that direction the
Governor believed the strain upon the
7rtisans, mechanics and others in that
ategory would be iessehed.
Governor Pardee. IN sending forth
ne. lists, has appealed to employers
throughout the State to cooperate in
his work One copy is In the hands
IF the Oakland relief committee, the
fnployment branch of which has beer
articularly active. in testimony OF
ne work accomplished it is showr
lat more than 5000 persons, includ.
ng many women, have obtained en-
lIoyment through the free employ
nent bureau. They are going out a
ne rate OF fifty a day.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-29
GIVES HIS HAND
To GRACE SMELL
Woman Seven Times
Divorced Wins Col
lege Graduate.
Hugh Love Thinks He Is
Man to Make the
Bonds Stick.

BERKELEY, May 2s.-Friends of
Hugh MacCaskey Love. graduate of the
university with the class of 1901, have re-
ceived word of his marriage in Southern
California to Grace Smell, a woman whose
record for divorces is believed to have
been unexcelled.
Grace Smell has figured in six divorce
cases. She is a daughter of Amos Snelli
the Chicago millionaire who was killed in
his home on Washington boulevard by d
burglar, fifteen years ago. The murder
was long called the 'Tascott mystery
The woman is 3S years old. She has
been married to two hotel clerks. both
of whom she divorced, and to Frank Nixon
Coffin of Chicago She was married to
Coffin three tines and three times
divorced. Her latest husband, Love, is
many years her junior. lie is now In Los
Angeles where his people reside.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-29
SAYS COUPLE
ARE EL0P[Rs
Mrs. Porter Bemoans Loss
OF Young Daugl t,sr,
Naomi.
Accuses Coleman Jones
Of Hypnotizing Her
Child.

OAKLAND, May 2s.--Another clone
ment was reported at the County Clerk !.
office today when the mother of Naomi
NJ. Porter, who lives on Shotwell street in
San Francisco. asked to see the marr:as se
license issued to her daughter and Cole
man c. Jones, theatrlcaI mal on May %.
While Jones gave his age as 21, Mrs. Por-
ter stated that she believed him much
older, and when her daughter swore that
she was IS the mother said she swore to
a falsehood as she is at 10.
Il think he must have hypnotized my
daughter said the mother this morning.
FOR they had not known each other long
enough to learn to care Tor ono anorher.
My daughter is but 4 insie child aud it
is only on this ground l can understand
her marrying an almost complete stranger
to her."
The mother asked What she could do in
the matter and was reftfre.l to an at
torney. She said thht she had given
Naomi's picture to the poIi:e in Fan T.,l-
cisco and was doing ner best To locate the
couple, as she wished TO have an inter-
view with her daughter
This Is but one OF several such tom.
plants that have been made by PARENTS
recently
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-29
ASSESSMENT ROLL DELAYED
BY UNFINISHED VOLUMES
City Printing Contractors Arc Unable
TO Say When They VIII
be Ready.

Assessor Dodge Is becoming very
.uneasy over the condition Of affairs
regarding the assessment for the corn-
ing year As the law now stands the
rolls must be completed by July ~
and this takes advantage of the twenty
days extension which the State Board
of Equalization may grant TO an AS
SCISSOR. Ordinarily the assessrli erit
must be completed by the first Mon
day in July, which this year falls on
the I'd The Assessor has been work.
ing both a day and a night force 81
clerks in preparing new set OF Aeld
maps and collecting other data. neces-
sary for the writing of the " rolls,
which contain the assessments. This
was being done in the endeavor to
complete the work in the short space
Of time remaining, 1t II were possible
to do this 1t would make special ac. M
and would not delay the hxiae OF the
State rate OF taxation.
Now that Assessof Dodge is ready
to begin writing the rolls most pro-
yoking delay has been occHstUHed py
the fact that the assessment volumes
are not finished. The contractors Tor
the city printing, Phillips & Van Or
den, expected to have these voitrm es
completed by this date, but are now
uHdDle TO give duy StdtoiHIAts 90 ~
when the books will be ready for the
use of the Assessor.
1t is the intention Of the Assessor
when he receives these volumes tc
keep his men continually At work or
them during the Gf4tire tive lity<f % al
hours, but he states that unless they
are furnished to him within Few
days it is going to be impossible te
complete the assessment within the
time prescribed BY law.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-29
Work for
CaHfOrIliaBOyS

Within fOrty-eight hours after the
earthquake the bright boy representa-
tives Of THE SATURDAY EVENING
POST ia San Francisco and through
oat California were trying to find Mr..
Daniels, the manager ol the San Fran
cisco Office. On Thursday, the day
after the disaster, Charles Morrison
Egbat sold three hundred copies in
Oakland; while, notwithstanding the
terrible effects of the disaster in Palo
Alto. Vernon Malcolm sold two hun
dred and fifty copies there on Friday
and Saturday. Many OF the other
plucky, energetic young agents who
sell THE POST throughout California
did almost as well
We have tried to get in touch with
all of our boys. and have done every
thing possible to assist in giving them
a fresh start. Many of them, how
ever, are scattered and will not again
claim their agencies. This means that
there are places for a lot of other
bright boys who have not heretofore
sold THE POST, and we want TO ap-
point a lot of them right away.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-29
SHERIFF MARS
A HONEYMOON
Tears Groom From the
Side of Bride of Only
a Few Hours.
Newly Made Benedict Is
Accused of Desert
ing From Army.
special dispatch to The Can.

SAN RAFAEL. May 2S--The honey
moon of Abner Baker Of Fort Baker.
Kentucky born. and his fair bride. who
was Annie Stratton of Georgia, was rude
ly disturbed yesterday morning. Lundy
was taken from the bridal chambers OF
the National Hotel and placed in jail on
a charge of desertion.
Lundy was married TO the fair Annie by
Judge Joseph J.. Murray Saturday after
noon. After the wedding the bride and
groom adjourned to a side room, where
they drank each others health several
times NJ O'kane, an ex-soldier and an
ardent admirer of the bride hearing OF
the wedding, entered the side room and
exhibited a revolver IN a threatening
manner. He was enraged at what he
called the fair Annieis fickleness and was
about to shoot when the barkeeper ap-
peared an the scene. The Tilted one was
disarmed and ordered to make himself
scarce. He did so and, not many hours
later Sheriff Taylor received message
from Fort Baker to arrest Lundy for de-
serting from Company L and hold him.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-29
Months Mind Mass said.

The Church of the Sacred Heart
was filled to overfiowing yesterday
morning by the friends and relatives
Of the late Chief D. T. Sullivan Of the
Fire Department, who succumbed to
injuries that he received the morning
of the earthquake. The occasion was
a months mind mass for the repose oi
Chief Snllivan's soul and was held an
der the auspices OF the knights Of
Columbus, of which order he was a
prominent member. The celebrant oi
the mass was Father j. A. Grant, the
chaplain of San Francisco Council No
615. The other dignitaFies were
Father Koran. deacon, and FATHER
Wyman. sub-deacon. Among those
who attended were Neal Powers, grand
knight of Council No. SIS; Chief J.
Dougherty, Fire Marshal Charles
Towe, Chief M. O'Bf1en and Chief
Shaughnessy. Mrs. Sullivan occupied
seat in the front row with Mrs
T. d. Bulger.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-29
Help For the Grocers-

The grocers' relier cornr1sttea have
had blank schedules printed showing
the goods carried In the average rs-
tail grocery store. This was done TO
help the burned out retail grocers
to get their fire insurance. Affidavit
must be made as to the nature and
quantity Of the goods DESTROYED.
Blanks can be secured without. cost
from Frank 3. Connolly secretary es.
the grecers' relief committee. 185 Cen
tral avenue near Page street. The.
grocers relief committee Is prepared
to extend financial legal ana other
aid to grocers who need the same. al
general meeting OF the retail arocers
of San Francisco is to be held on Fri-
day evening at s o'clock at the new
store Of II. D. Burmsster. On Oak
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-29
First Coucert Today

OAKLAND. May 2s.-The Royal
Hawaiian band viii open a series of
concerts tomorrow afternoon at the
Greek Theater. Berkeley, beginning
at $3.50 o'clock. Evening concerts will
be given at Piedmont Springs Park at
O'Clock. Sixty members of the band,
under the leadership of Captain III.
which are to be interspersed with
vocal numbers by soloists. Much ar
tention will be given to the native
music
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-29
ORDERS CHINESE
To THE WILLOWS
Major Erwin Will Con-
centrate Them at
That Camp.
Acts at Request of the
Oakland Relief
Committee.

ALAMEDA, May 2S.-City Justice r. B.
Tappan, in charge of the Chinese relief
work here. has received the following
Communication from Major James B.
Erwin of the Ninth Cavalry, in charge
Of the depa rtrnent of relief in Oakland,
Berkeley and this city:
OAKLAND, May q, 1906.
Sir-The Oakland relief committee has
decided upon concentrating all Chinese in
our camp at the Willows in this city.
This meets with the approval Of the Chi
nese Minister. You will therefore notify
all Chinese now being supplied in your
city that they must come over here and
20 into camp at the WILLOWS il they need
any further relief 1t is the intention to
absolutely close any further Chinese re-
lief work in Alameda Respectfully,
JAMES B. ERWIN,
Major Ninth Cavalry.
Justice Tappan states that there are
nearly 700 Chinese refugees quartered in
this city. Many of them are being pro-
vided with supplies.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-29
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND, May 2s.-The follow
ing marriage licenses were Issued by
the County Clerk today: Chester W.
Sephton, 26, and Agnes P. Bronson.
25, both of Alameda; Lebbeus Curtis.
25, and Roberta w. Harnden, "a, both
OF Alameda; Harry ]. Meyers, 35, and
Inga Olson, %. both Of San Fran
cisco; George T. Wells, 81, and Es-
ther E. Norman, so, both of San
Francisco; Milton B. Rosekrans, "a.
ana Tessie 2. Mackey, 22, both of San
Francisco; Richard Corish, 35, and
Annie Mccarthy, %, both of Oakland
August Wemmer, 81, and Katie t.
Ahern, "a, both of Oakland: Edward
Miller. 25, and Cecilia Blum berg, 23,
both Of Fruitvale: Charles Kramer
p, and Louisa Hinkelmann, 25, both
of Oakland; Vassil Jdanov, rs, and
Oleta Vorevrov, 25, both efyAlameda
Henry Schmulowitz, 29, San Francis
co. and Sadie Gross, 19, Oakland
Louis c. H. Mohlfelat. "a, and Jean A
Nielsen, p, both Of San Francisco:
frank 7. Schoenbein. %, and Josie
cross. %, both OF San Francisco;
James p. Stephenson, %, San Fran
cisco, and Ella Meredith. %, Ard
more. l. T: John F. Fentry, 3s, and
Mary J. Chapman. 3s, both of Fresno