The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-23

School of Mines at Rolla and was IN
strumental in having a law passed for
separate schools for whites and blacks
in Missouri.
When he was studying law in Buff
falo. New York. in the office of Walsh.
Hibbard & Baldwin, Grover Cleveland,
twice president of the United States,
was studying law in the office Of Fill
more. Hall & Hayden. I knew young
Cleveland well at that time and he
and I pulled together. I never thought
then that he would be president of the
United States
In 1862 Mr.. Baldwin enlisted in the
Missouri national guard. He was then
practicing law in St. Louis. Y on
know" said Mr.. Baldwin, that the
Confederates had designs to capture
St Louis and make 1t the capital of
the United States if their cause was
successful We were called at all
hours of the night and day to defend
the city from the COnfederates- After
they were repulSed I was one of the
details which took the rebel prisoners
from St. Louis to the United States
prison at Alton, III. Later was sent
with detachment sixty miles below
ST. Louis to Potosi- We were there
during the Price raids and sixty of US
we're in the stone court house when
General Joe Shelby descended on the
town with fifteen hundred men and
three guns. After a short fight the
town capitulated. Some were killed
on DOIn SlQES anu many NCullQ6d- " z
sixty men in the court house were
taken prisoners like so many rats in a
trap. The night we were taken !
made my escape to the woods and lay
in the woods from Tuesday noon I'M
til Thursday morning, when Shelby
was called off to participate in the
battle of the Blue. l returned TO my
command and for a long While was
enga ged in searching for and nghtlng
with the bushwhackers in the brush
NJ n
honorable discharge from the federal
government for a service of three
years during the war.
He served Missouri as a state senator
in 1864, 1866 and 1865 It was during MS
term as senator that he contracted
smallpox at Jefferson City Il slept in
n room in a hotel at Jefferson City said
zATr. Baldwin where a person had died
from smallpox and thus contracted the
/ disease. 7 was very sick and my health
was despaired of. But 1 recovered, al
though my health has never been the
same"
Mr.. Baldwin was born in New York
! CITY. August p, 1926 and was the second
/ son of Elihu W. and Julia c. Baldwin.
His father was the first pastor Of the
i Seventh Presbyterian church in New
/ York City and was later president Of
1 Wabash college at Charlottesville, In
! diana. His grandfather, Jonathan Bald
win. served in the war of 1872 Mr.
1 Baldwin received good educaI1On and
was graduated from Wabash college IN
1916. There were nine members in this
graduating class, among them being
/ the Rev. Samuel F. McCabe, who was
/ one of the prominent pastors in Topeka
for many years. OF this class only one
man is alive beside Mr.. Baldwin. He IS
/ Judge John Coburn of Indianapolis, In
/ diana.
After graduating from college Mr.
Baldwin went to Buffalo. N Y. where
he studied law for couple of years and
was admitted to the bar at a session OF
the supreme court held IN Batavia or
May Is. 1855 He practiced law in Buff
falo for a couple of years and then
moved to St Louis where he practiced
| law with success until the war broke
out when he enlisted. After his three
years service in the Missouri legislature
as senator he resumed the practice OF
law IN Missouri and continued at it IN
til he removed to Topeka in 1871 to
again take up the practice Of law II
Kansas.
/ Mr.. Baldwin has never been married