The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-11-16

wounds ia the head, inflicted with the
poker, and also from the nature
OF the awful cash 10 the throat, 1t is evi-
dent that tue girl could have lived bat q
few minutea after she was assaulted.
There was not . large amount OK blood
at the harm. IL being probably only what
had oozsh out OF the terrible wounds dur
| lag the night, after death had ensued.
There is no doubt but that the girl was
dead at the tune she was carried TO the
barn and ravished.
TIE MURDgRgR POUND.
The story OF the crime spread like Wild
| Ore aud in sbort time half hundred
rigs were tied 10 trout OF the house and
men and women from the usighborhood
! lent willing aands TO render all assistance
possibIe. Curtis Davison. the farm hand.
was at once suspected Of the crisne end
men were soon ready 10 start out on man
hunt. report from neigbbortng farm
soon stopped ell such proceedings and
| VOID was given out that tho wretch who
com Initted the crime had been found, with
| u confession in shs shape os a cash ACROSS
| his throat.
S, S. Scranton owns . Farm asarig
| mile distant from the Baugh farm. AT
about $50 o'clock this morning be went
| out 10 feed his stock. He always keeps
| bis barn Iecked at night and as be was
about 10 ualock one Of the doors be
aotieed on pile OF barn yard refuse, the
| body Of man. The hat was drawn over
| one side OF the head, covering the features.
Scranton brushed aside the bat and
turning the body over he recognised
the features Of Curtis DAyisou, the farm
hand employed by C. G. BAugh. His fDce
| and clothea we're covered with blood aud
he was aasping Tor brt ath. A big gash
across his threat told the story OK hts con-
di,ton. BY his side lay keen edged
razor, with which he had severed his wind
pipe. Word was at once sent 30 Alliance
and MarshsI McEarISnd sent out
the patrol wagon TO br!ng tho
nau into me city. He was
still living. though Ia semi
unconscious condition. dc was taken at
once 90 staB's boarding house near the
Union depot and then received medical
attention. Every body vas Satisfied that
the perpesr asor Of the Bsush murder had
been captured and the police looked uo
farther.
HISTORY OF THE BauTE.
Just prior to returning to Canton she
Nxws-DEMooRAr man vieited Shaw's
boarding house aud sav the eeod Ia hu
man Ruise who is accused OF the murder
aud who IL, without docbt. the guilty
party. Three physicians wsca bending
over the 4nspine murderer when the re-
porter entered the room. TIE out thai
Dsvison had ia afflicted In his throat vac no
sufficient 70 cause death. TIE iusuiar Vsir
vas not severed. bu, the windpips wal
cut open. and from loss OF blood aud in
sufficient respiration the fellow was hAi
, dead. The fow OF blood was stopped
? and the windpips aud the gashes on escs
side were being stitched together. Tut
physicians stated tn&s unless corn
piIcAtions set in the mAu woVit
live. He la up able TO Ar
ticulste distinctly. and has DOT after
ed a word since he was found. repor
, | this afternoon from Alliance 10 TO tue Of
, feet that he 10 rapidly recovering. sp'
will be we'll enough 10 be hanged shortly
, But little 10 known OF Davisou or his an
{. | cestoTs, Re has O half sister, Mrs. foek
, ey. living in Alliance. but no other reia
, .ions were known TO the Bsugh family
: He has been employed by Bsugh neRrI'
, all the sims for about eight yeass. NV
: years ago he wea 10 she Stark county in
Q Urinary, but having contracted lonih
some disease which got the better or him
. he vas discharged from the inhrmAry
He got better hhaiiy and went back &
4 work at Baugh's. He Ia not drinkiD
Q man aud she BAugh family do not remen
. ber ever having even smelled liquor abou
o him. He was eccentric Ia his way. nor
n communicative and was occasionally ah
Q sent from ths houss at night. He used
i call at the house OF neiShbor and Ola
for awhile, but lately no one knew whsT
u he spent his evenings. He was usuaiI
i pleasant enough about the houss. bat th
q family did not t'ust him TO any eKten
10 and Birdie disliked him cordially. n
" he'd never offered her the slightest insui
n nor had ne ever shown by the slighte
o look OF action that he intended her al
Is harm. Still her womaniY instinct 90
20 her that,hs was not a ssfe man and st
10 wac really afraid OF him. The uncle ali
" distrusted him but thought him simp
" eccentric and had not the least fear tn
10 he would do any person au injury. m
m BauRh did not think very we'll of the ms
IN but had nsysr seen him act IN any mann
~ that would aroussi ausplciop, and hI
a really no cause to dismiss him from b
ut employ, though he had been advised
Do nsighbors TO get rid of him. as no one lik,
As him. DAWSON is a sharp fs atured tello
su with a cosrae, british look. He wears
ie Enusiache which has tendency TO dro'
" and is slightly tiDRed with gray.
.. TAKEN UuAwAEEs.
90 Ith evident that Birdie Beugh. aft
80 the others retired for the night. sat for
t" short time .. tao IRE In the sitting ROOT
~ Later she went into the kitchen and IL
10 probable ihat che wens to the cVpboA
~ aud got a piece OF bread and ate IL. r
: plate OF butter that il apsualiy left in d
ou cupboaFd was sstiinR on tho table ri
u there were crumbs Of bss ad b esidsh. AT
". pnrtakiDK of her lunch she evident
ea sat down by the kitchen stove aud !
moved her Rhoea, ~ they we
found under the table, near Z
an s.oye, She was evidently Sith
re- by She ssove leisurply prspsri
40 10 goto her FoOm, when Dawson enter
IL the house. Hewent TO the kitchen d
,ts probably Il red an insult 20 the you
de woman who repulsed bim. He th
~ picksd up the Pssar ana heat her over
bd Y head wish IL hnoekirg her inasnsib