The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-07

rhe BAsody Tr.gsdy IN Chester County
We gavs On scospns on Tuesday Of frgbttul tragedy
which took place ncar Winchester, Pennsylvania,
Saturday we cendsuse some further h0@ from the w
see M that on Saturday morning Constable Lynch, OF
Weschesttr, In company with Nilsson Lay man, proceeded
10 execute warrant which had b< en- placed In their
hands for the OF . man named William Baugh, who
resided the road leading from Lonville TO yellow
coIored man with pchfork; this was The offence for
which the arrest was 10 be made.
Baueh was at the wood pile cutting wood, with
In his hand when they drove IN In light wagon The
officers seh ed, sdvsDced IN Baugh, who asked LaymAn
II he officer Lynch. Layman replied he had some
business with him. and proceeded to read the warrant At
this moment Layman ad anced towards Baugh, who
raaed bis his heal and with both hands brought
down upon Iayman, aiming II 81 hi, head, but striking
the collar OF his coat and penetrating the ncck nfctng
wound OF the most ghasy and deadly characaer, Tho
wound extended clear across the mock and described
some three inches more In DEPTH almost severing the
juguar vein, and Sitting down one quaror inches
Amer !naictny this wound he again swung his wea.
drew n revolver and ed to rst am Of S
antsgont The ball struck the helve Of the axe, and
CHANGING, grazed the shoulder OF Baugh AMI passed
his neck just missing 1t, and grazing the chin. Baugh
then rushed on Layman struggle ensued Layman threw
him and jumped upon his body, and held him securely
until Constable Lynch furnished pair Of han icus. The
struggle was long lasting some ten or ngecn
mnutes-snd Of the mort desperate character Finally
his hands were menaced, aud he was forced in,a the
IAyman driving, and Constable Lynch guarding the
prisoner Amer driving two miles Layman became so
sstance-w hispered to nch that he must aid
a. they were in the immediate vicinity Of vicker's
pottery.
colored man, who was working In the adjacen'
feld called to- vino came for ward but refused to
render assistance when told thst Baugh in the wagon
Perceiving their helpless condition. Baugh determined 10
Illustrate their efforts to obtain aid, and with the deepers
ton Of despair made attack Lynch, who
Lynch by the throat and attempted TO force him
from the wsgon Lynch drew his pistol from his pocket
Baugh got hold Of the pistol but with the aid Of Iayman
nv Iyn al fhn ff
Lynch, making desperate effort to regain the pistol and
the pistol in the struggle discharged and the contents
entered the head Of the prisoner at The temple and the
ball lodged above the eye the opposite side of the head
The wornd mortal the rsoner disabled and the
wagon again proceeded forward with all speed.
Constable Lynch Is the only party not in diss bled
condition, and he reached Ionvile covered with blood,
with his dying prisoner and his desperately wounded com
panion The sensation created in that quiet country village
on the announcement q such arrival may be more
easily imagined than described Horror seized the souest
heart and quickly the crowd gathered and the bodies Of
the nded were removed from the vehicle to the
hotel The desperate character or Baugh well
to all the citizens He had deaed the lo., ,thores Who
had a ed or arrest-he bad threatened that attempt
to take him should be sealed with blood, and he
captive before them gwpipg his last with his bloody
Notwithstanding the horror Of the CHASTITY spectacle
there was a mingled satisfaction that the law had been
vndicaed, and the highest feelings Of admiration
display ed on all sides at the self sacrificing heroam of the
men who had peried their own lives 10 their nfex ole
Determination TO execute their duy. Every one rejoced
that outlawyy had not hiumphed
The wounded prisoner (BauRh) died In about an hour
after his arrival at The hotel He probably of
about fifty years Of age, with wife and children grown
up, with connections Of erea. responsibility. He
cooper by trade and ownet the house and lot which
he resided When excited his passions vojen! and
uncomfortable.
In the dwelling OF Baugh sew guns ps were
found heavily loaded showing that he prepared to
resist the officers OF the law wtn desperation should
Alta mpt to enter have been made
The clothing OF Lsyman when be arr red AT Lonsv lie
was matted with bloed-perectly saturated. The cloth
g Of Constable Lynch was pretty much in the same COZ
diton, and when the ason arrived In Westminster the
clotted blood covered the seats and boten
The condition Of Mr. Las man Monday was as favor
able could be expected He is entirely CALI and col
lected The danger Is from Inflammation in the wounded
part and bleeding.