Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-25 00:00:00

BLOODY TRAGEDY.

On Saturday morning last, one of the most frightful tragedies
occurred in Chester County which it haspeen oar unplelsant dnty to
record, and,wWch, indeedewe are glad to believe Is r rely piraleled.
Early on the morning above men toned, Constable Lynch, of West-
chester, in company with Milton Laymae,, proeeede 1 to e .ecate
a warrant which had b en placed in their hands for the arrest of
man named Wit been Baugh, Bough resided at what is called
ttarisville, on the Conestoga turnpike. Baugh was charged with
inflicting wounds upon a coloured man wi.h a pitchfork; this was the
offence for which- the arrest was to be mode. The police-officers
, arrived on the spot, at the residence of Baugh, abe it six o'c'ock in the
Morning. Baugh was at the woo 1-pile cutting wool, with an axe its
his hand, when they drove up in a Bight waggon. The officers
alighted, advanced to Bough, who asked Layman if he w:s an officer .
Laynnnreplied.he had some business with him, and Lynch proceeded
to read the warren'. At this memeet Layman a Ivenced to wards
Baugh, who raised his axe over his heal, and with both hands
brought it down upon Layman, aiming at his heal, bet striking the
e .11ar of his coat, and penetrating his neck, inflicting a won id of the
most geestly and deafly character. The wound extended char
across the neck. and is described as three inches or more is
depth. After inflicting this wound, he egoin swung his weapon
aloft, to deal another blow, and Laymen, who sprang bade ,
drew his revolver and fires to .110)13 the righi arm of
hi. antagonist. The bill struck the helve of the axe.
and glancing, graze i tile shoulder f Haugh. and passed his neck,
just missing it, and grazing the coin. B tug's then reseed on Lay-
man, a struggle ensued, Laym in threw him, and Limped upon his
body and held him securely until Constable Lynch furnished a peir
of handcuffs. The straggle was long cent nued—some ten or fifteen.
minutes—and was of the most desrerate character. Finally
his
hands were manacled, and he was forced into the waggon. They
then drove rapidly toward Lionville -Layman driving, and constable
Lynch guardirg the prisoner. After driving two miles Lay, an.'
became so much ex ;misted wi h the loss of b oad as to require as-
si6tance—whispared to lynch that he must summon aid—as they
welkin the immediate vicinity oe. Vickers' p etery. A celoured men.
whrwas wor leg in the adj >cent field was cape I to, who came for-
ward, but refu-el to render. ass'stauce when told that Baugh was in
the wagon. Perceiv.ng their helpless coed tion, Bate' cleterm•ned
to frustrate their effo ts to obtain aid, and, wits the desperation of
despair, made an attack o t Lynch, who h .1d a loaded pistol in his
pocket. He seized Lynch by the throat, and att-mited to force him
from the wagon. Lyeeh drew his pistol 'from his teseket—Bangh
.
got hold of the pistol, bat wth the aid a Layman it was re-
covered by Lynch; Baugh again seized the armf Lynch,
making a desperate effort to regain the vist 1, and the pistol
in the struggle
was di; hargel, and the contents entered the
head of the prisoner, at tee t-mpie, and the ball lodged above
the opposite side the eye on of the head. The wound was
mortal--the
forward with all speed, Cmsteble Lynch wan the only party now col
prisoner was disabled—the wagon again proceeded
in a disabled eandition—and he reached Lionville, cove-el with blood
with iris dying prisoner and desperateiy wounded companion. Tiles -n.
nation crest-d in that quiet oilirgeo, on the announcenielt ot such an
arrival, may be mere easily im igined thee de ctibe.,d. Horror seized
the stoutest heart, and qker the crowd ,T; tlered, aid the bodies o
the wounded men were removed Irma the vehic e to the hotel. Tits
desperate character of Baugh was well known to a'l the citizens ;
had defied the local authorltie,s, oh had tailed of an arrest—he had
threatened that an attempt to take him should be sea el with I.lood
and now he was a capt ve before teem, gasping his last, with
hi
Woody threatrnings aw:ully fu diled. AT teitestanding the locrror
the ghostly sped ic'e, t era was a mingled satisfaction that the lee
had been vindicated, and the hiehest feelings of adm ration were die
played on al sides at the self- sacriticieg heroism of the men who ha
periled their own lives in their intleaible determination to execni
their duty. Every one rejoiced that outlawry had not triumphs(
The wounded prisoner, Baugh, died in «bent an hour after h
arrival at the hots'. The condition of Mr. Layman-yesterday mornir
(Monday) woe as favoma,ble as could be expected. Ile is entirel
calm aid col ected. The d e.ger is fern inilematien in the wounds
part,—Westehester (Pa) Village Record, ,