Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1908 — APOPLEXY CAUSES DEATH OF BALDWIN [ARTICLE]

APOPLEXY CAUSES DEATH OF BALDWIN

Failed Goodland Banker Dies at His Home In Logansport Sunday— Affairs Badly Tangled. Daniel P. Baldwin, who with W. H. Daguei of Fowler, ran banks at Goodland, Fowler and Ambia, died suddenly Sunday at his home in Logansport of apoplexy. The banks at these places were closed about a year ago after an examination by direction of the auditor of state. The examiners found that Baldwin was guilty of a violation of law, in that he had used money from the bank to purchase extensive tracts of land in Arkansas. The investmnts were not bad, but Baldwin had no right to take the money of depositors to make the purchases. When the banks were dosed Baldwin made claims that he was solvent and so impressed the depositors that they would receive dollar for dollar that they arranged for his freedom and accepted his promises that he would pay installments occasionally and within a year entirely clear up the affairs of the bank. He failed to keep his promises and the depositors at Goodiand became angered at his dilatory proceedings and recently returned several indictments against him charging him with embezzlement He was furnished bail and has been laboring assiduously to clear up his financial affairs. A telegram from Logansport to the Indianapolis Star states that it was : probably worry over the disclosures following the failure of the bank and the Indictments that threatened to send him to the penitentiary that caused his death. Daniel P. Baldwin was 71 years of age, and had served several terms as judge at Logansport and served on eterm as attorney general of Indiana. He was a profound student and until the misstep in the management of these banks he had always been a highly respected man. His will made a few years ago left a large part of his estate to Wabash college, but it is probable that it will take all of his property to settle up with his creditors and that the college will not realize anything from the bequest