The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-23
PREPARING TO LYNCH HIM
TROOPS CALLED OUT
To Prevent the Byncbine of Brutewhe
Assaulted and Murdered Young
Women.

Miss Birdie Baugh. 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
his wife were away from hone. Davidson
boarded with the family. No one witness
ID The crime, but from the appearance of
he kitchen it seems that Miss Raugh had
waited until her two brothers and David.
ton had gone TO bed and then covered the
IRE and was Ia jng of her shoes when
Davidson returned and strucF her on the
head with piece OF iron The fellow then
picked her w and carried her To- the barn,
100 yards. where after assaultiny her he Cut
her throat from ear TO ear.
The crime was not discovered until morn.
ing, when Mss Bdugh's brother found her
muilated remains, nearly stripped of cloth.
ing, lying on the barn floor bout the
same hour farmer living half mile from
The Baugh home discovered Davidson living
on pile OF straw IN his harm yard with his
throat cut lie is about 40 wears old un-
married and has worsed for Baugh for
several wears. The physicians saw DAVID
son may recover. but II he does lie will
probably be lvnched n the town is in a
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 Murderer Davidson was IN imminent
1anRer of rope or bullet The Mayor wired
sheriff kTder to come at once from Canton
The sheriff arrived shortly after 10 O'clock
The guard on Davidson was fe.enforced but
In less than an hour the situation became
80 threatening that Company h OF the
Eight Regiment OF ohio's National Guard
was ordered out
As midnight approached the situation be.
came So threatening that the city author
tiles held conference with the sheriff and
oiner comfy officers II was finally decid.
ed 10 send him to the county jail at New
Libson. Orders were given secretly and at
midnight city ambulance was brought ND
10 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 800 men appear
ri at the starting point. I'm route 10 the
staiian the mob was reinforced by 100 ex.
cited citizens, and there was an unbroken
storm of groans and maledictons from he
pursuters The ambulance had been
turned and reached the station .just as the
train pIlled in. There was a rush for the
helpless figure when IL WAS dragged out but
the guard closed around It and the militia
kept the mob at bay. The instant David.
son was dumped lntO the car the train
pulled ou'.
The sheriff acted none too soon in taking
the murderer out ofthe city. Eighty resolute
men had pledged each other to take the
wretch from the shaw house and hang him
between and o'clock. 1Ee details had
been arranged and the roTe Procured The
signal was 10 be the shutting of OF the ars
lights in the streets at l23O. Twenty of the
men were in hail and were preparing
DISCUSSES that were TO render identification
less easy in case Of resistance bv the officers.
when one OF the men doing picket duly at
the house where Davidson was held report
ed the lntent on Of the sheriff to spirit the
prisoner away Sixteen OF the twenty men
favored storming the Shaw house and an.
the officers.