The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-11-22
PREPARING TO LYNCH HIM
TROOPS CALLED OUT
To Prevent the Lynching of Brutewhc
Assaulted and Murdered n Young
Women.

Miss Birdie Bnugh, aged 20 years, the
only daughter of c. c. Baugh, wealthy
farmer of near Alliance, o.. was assaulted
and murdered by Curt Davidson a farm
hand, who then attempted suicide by cut
ing his throat with a razor Baugh and
bis wife were away from home. Davidson
boarded with the family. No one witness
I'd the crime, but from the api earance of
The kitchen II seems that Mics Raugh had
waited until her two brothers and David.
,on had gone TO bed and then covered the
tire aud was ing of her shoes when
Davidson returned and struck her on the
bead with piece Of iron The fellow then
picked her up and carried her 10 the barn,
100 yards, where after assaulting her he cut
her throat from ear TO ear
The crime was not discovered until morn.
ing, when Miss Baughs brother found her
mutilated remains, nearly stripped of cloth
ing, lying on the barn floor. A bout the
same hour farmer living half mile from
the Baugh home discovered Davidson lying
on n pile OF straw in his barn yard with his
throat cut. He is about 40 years old, un-
married and has worRed for Baugh for
several years. The physicians say David
son may recover. but IL he does he will
probably be lynched as the town is in n
frenzy of excitement.
The threatening assembly of men at ap-
parently designated points in the city dur.
ing the evening convinced the local auihori.
ties that MufdererDavidson was in imminent
1anRer Of rope or bullet, The Mayor wired
Sheriff krider TO come at once from Canton
The sheriff arrived shortly after 10 o'clock.
The guard on Davidson was enforced, but
In less than an hour the situation became
so threatening that Company X OF the
Eight Regiment Of Ohio's National Guard
was ordered out
As midnight approached the situation be.
came so threatening that the city subor-
tiles held n conference with the sheriff and
3ther comfy officers. IL was finally decid.
I'd to send him toihe county Jail ut New
Libson, Orders were given secretly and at
midnight city ambulance was brought up
TO the rear entrance OF the house where the
murderer was under guard. Davidson was
quickly transferred TO the ambulance, but
before the start was made 300 men appear
ed at the starting point. En- route TO the
Uatian the mob was reinforced by 200 ex-
cited citizens, and there was an unbroken
storm OF groans and maledictions from The
pursurers The ambulance had been
turned and reached the station :just as the
train pulled in. There was rush for the
helpless figure when II was dragged out, but
the guard closed around 1t and the militia
kept the mob at bay. The instant David.
son, was dumped into the car the train
pulled on.
The sheriff acted none too soon In taking
the murderer out fthe city. Eighty resolute
men had pledged each other 10 take the
wretch from the Shaw house and hang him
between and oclock. Tie details had
been arranged and the roIe Irocured. The
signal was 10 be the shutting off of the ar2
lights in the streets at 1890. Twenty of the
smen were in hall and were preparing
disguisee that were to render identification
less easy In case Of resistance by the officers,
when one of the men doing picket duty at
the house where Davidson was held report
ed the intention of the sheriff to spirit the
prisoner away. Sixteen OF the twenty men
favored stormine the Shaw house and an
tcpating the officers