The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-12-31
Shot at Twioe--Suspender But
ton Saves His Life.
TACKLED THEM WITH 4 WAGON SPOKE
Two Robbers Entered EgleStOn's Store
One O'Clock Saturday Morning
Clerk Has Narrow Escape
No Clue as to Who Were
the Robbers.

When Louie SchnabeI, one of T. G.
Egleston 81 Cos. clerks, entered the
sJore this, Saturday, morning between
and o'clock, he found Leo Baugh, the
clerk who sleeps in the store, lying on the
floor apparently dead. Louie shook the
lifeless form and called Baugh's name,
but there was no response. He then
hastened to call in some passers and
went for Mr.. Egleston.
5trawn about the Aoor where Baugh
lay was some money and two reyolvers
which had been taken from the show
case. Clasped in his hands, Baugh held
wagon spoke as in the attitude of
striking.
Shortly after Mr.. Schnabel returned
with Mr.. Egleston, Baugh began to
show some signs Of life aud in the
course of an hour or SO came to himself,
although he had lain since one o'clock
in the IL orning in an insensible condi-
ton, and when first found there was
not the slightest indication of life. AS
the night was bitter cold it is marvel
that he survived.
Mr.. Baugh's account of the affair is
substantially as follows: Between IL
and l O'Clock he heard noise in the
back end of the store, but thought II
was the cat and paid no more attention
to it. He dropped off to sleep for few
minutes, when he was awakened by
the ringing of the cash register bell. lie
then knew that some one had entered
the store. He jumped out of bed, graz
bed wagon spoke and began to oe
scend the stairway. He had scarcel!
reached the bottom step when CW'
shots were fred in rapid succession
One of the bullets struck him just Oe
low the heart and may have caused IN
slant death. had it not been intercepCe'
by a suspender buckle which cause
the ball to glance off and Baugh escap
ed with no greater damage to himsei
than two holes in his shirt and siigh
abrasion of the flesh. His escape Wa
nothing less than miraculous AiCe
the second shot, Baugh has no recolle'
ton of anything and the symposium
is that he was knocked insenslole L
one of the robbers. It's evident tn'
the robbers thought they haa kil IN,
Baugh. became alarmed, and baSIlI
made their escape.
Baugh says he struck one OF Cneul
the arm with the wagon spoke "hlC
caused the thief to drop the money
had taken from the cash register a
that the robbers got away with was OF
revolver. -.
A strange feature of the case Is Ih
while it occurred about l O'Clock, Il
an unusual hour for people to Dc "oU'
two shots were fired and Baugh can,
loudly and repeatedly for help ouC
one heard a sound on the street,
One of the bullets fred al bau'
crashed through the glass Wihao"
Mr. Egleston's private Office, While
other entered the woodwork Oelo
The entrance was effected through
back door and in such a way aS W
dictate that the robbers were Iainiil
with the fastnings. 1t is therefore 81
pieioned that some one about Vo'
was connected with the crime
Up to this writing, noon' no cruz
been found. Leo Baugh is rapidly
Governing from the effects OF the 1el
BILE shock he received. He feels "S
risen from the dead.