The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-07-24
MURDER
Miss Lizzie Davis Shot and Badly Wounded
BY Stranger Monday Night.
WAS A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY
Had Intended the Bullets for a Former
Sweetheart Who Had Tilted Him,
WAS A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY

About O'Clock Monday evening as
Miss Lizzie Davis and her little broth
er, Eddie, were returning home from
down town, and reached the corner at
the residence of Emanuel Price near
the Davis residence, man stepped
out from the shadow of a tree and be-
gan shooting. Two of the balls passed
through the cape of Miss Davis and as
the third shot was fired the little boy
caught the man by the arms. The
third shot grazed the arm of the girl
entered her side and seemingly fol-
lowed a rib and is supposed to be
lodged somewhere in the back, but it
has not been definitely located.
At this moment Mr.. Price came out
of his house and the man turned and
walked away. In caring for the girl
the man was lost sight of and made
his escape.
The man who did the shooting is
supposed to be E. Baird, of Bourbon,
Ind. He had never seen Miss Davis
and it is supposed that he mistook her
for Miss Frederick Lane, who is en-
ployed at the residence of Mr.. Price.
Miss Lane is a quiet industrious
girl girl who has been employed in
this city two or three years and it is
said is distant relative of Baird who
wanted to marry her.
He was in town June %, and
stopped over night at the Ross House.
He had been drinking and told the
proprietor that Miss Lane had refused
to marry him and intimated that he
would kill her.
He went to the residence of Mr..
Price about 7:3O Monday evening and
asked for Miss Lane. He was told
that she had gone down town, and it
is supposed that he waited in the
shadow of the trees for her return, in
tending to kill her, and miStook Miss
Davis for her. When Eddie Davis
caught his hands and implored him
not to shoot his sister he seemed to
realize his mistake, turned away and
fled east toward the river, whore all
trace was lost by Officers Bondurant
and CLANCY.
Baird is described as about feet
inches high, weight about $50
pounds. Up to the hour of going to
press he lhad not been apprehended
but Sheriff Bondurant and Marshal
CLANCY are making every effort posi-
BILE to find him.
Much sympathy is expressed fol-
Miss Davis. She is about 81 years
old and had the care of the home at
present, her mother having gone to
Michigan to visit relatives. She was
not acquainted with Baird and he
could have had no motive for shooting
her.
Edwin Baird, who shot Miss Lizzie
Davis, Monday evening, went from
here to his home east of Bourbon
where he was arrested Tuesday after.
noon by Constable Sherwood. Sheriff
Bondurant was notified and he an6
Marshal CLANCY went to Bourbon
Tuesday night, brought the prisoner
to Plymouth and placed him in Jail
He was taken before Justice Moltel
at 10 O'Clock Yesterday, where hi
waived examination and was sent bach
to jail
He left his home Monday Afternoon
with the avowed intention of shooting
Miss Lane and then killing himself
but after shooting Miss Davis he mad,
no attempt to kill himself.
He threw his revolver away on hi
way home. perhaps because he wa!
afraid he might accidentally shoo
himself.
1t is reported that he expressed sor.
row that he had shot Miss Davis in
stead of Miss Lane. He made no at
tempt to resist arrest. He is said t,
be an industrious man, with only ;
moderate amount of brains when h,
is at his best, and as he has beer
drinking great deal lately, the pie;
of insanity will probably be entered b.
his attorney.