Bradford County telegraph., 1906-08-17
ASSa''anl Entered House and Brain.
cd Him With an Axe as
He Slept.
POSSE IN PURSUIT OF ASSASSIN.
I'''lenS treaty Excited and Swift
Justice VIII Be Dealt II Grim.
Inal Is Captured.

DIR. j. G. Wills. Of this city. was
called to baldwin Tuesday morning To
give attention To Henry Davis. q citizen
"i tn" village. who was assaulted at his
nome Monday night and mortally
wounded by his assailant. The Times
ohon OF "Wednesday gives the 70 lowing
account of the dastardly crime:
Some unknown assassin crrpt into tho
home of Henry Davis, n we'll known
and highly respected citizen Of Bald.
win, some time about midnight Monday
night, Drained Davis with An axe and
attempted to assault his wife.
The presence of the unknown man in
tile room WAS only noticed when the
stranger leaned over the bed, gras,ed
Mrs. Davis and made an attempt to as
sault her. She awakened suddenly,
screamed ani called on her hus-
band. Hearing no reply, and with the
man still holding her firmly. she felt for
her husband only to place her hand in a
mass of warm blood.
Imagine her horror when she discov-
cred this. with her husband lying
Frustrated in a pool of blood by her side
and an unknown person grasping and
struggling with her.
Mrs. Davis is plucky woman and her
screams attracted nearby neighbors
while she fought with her husbands
assailant. Her screams rang out through
the still night air and the stranger,
knowing that assistance would reach his
made for the window and
escaped.
Mrs. Davis. seeing that the man had
gone, jumped from her bed, struck a
match and lit lamp. There, ON tile
bed, she discovered that her husband
had been struck on the head with an
ax. The weapon was lying beside tho
bed.
The ugly wound on MIR. Davis head
had rendered him unconscious and he
'ould tell nothing. Neighbors reached
he scene in "A few minutes and after
some attention for tho injured
nan and frightened woman, ret out TO
secure dogs to run down the criminal.
After sending about ten miles to No.
,uro some blood hounds and placing
hem on the scene OF the assault, tho
logs failed to work. Every effort was
made to make the animals pick up the
rail, but all was i'm vain. After labor
ng with the dogs for ut least an hour,
hoy were sent back home and an armed
,osse started out to search the woods
or the unknown man.
When the sun rose at least fifty men
yoro searching the woods. all armed
md determined to deal out quick justice
( any stranger put in his appearance.
So excited was the population Of
baldwin that all forgot to notify the
in Jacksonville OF what had
,ccurrcd until ll.W O'Clock Tuesday
morning.
At that hour Robert Parrish, Of Bald
,in. toloplioned To the sheriH's office
md Deputy Sheriff James q. Vinxant
ook the message. Az quickly ~ p0s-
lble Justice Willard was notified, aud
by Deputy Sheriff
,enjalnn Jones. went 10 the soeIie.
Al this time 1t was thought that Mr..
,avis WAS dead Upon reaching the
Gene Judge Willard found two physi-
ians from Starke at Mr.. Davis homs.
he ugly wound. inflicted with the
lunt end Of the AZ, had been stttchsd
I, and the patient w~ doing ~ we'll ~
arsiblo under the circumstances.
Deputy Jones made many inquiries ~
D strangers hanging about baldwin.
al no Information could bs obtained
b that end.
Mr. Davis in making her statsmsnt
, the authorities. said that tbs stranger
"a. either light mullatto os Q white
nan. In the dark she ives unsbls 70
H.
Mrs Davis was very nervous from
he effects Of her horrible sxpsrisnes
nd was not in position. st ths tilns
ustice Willard talked with hes. 70
i've an accurate account a what hA1
.anspired.
Seeing that they ooald % nothing
,ere last night, Justi0e willard asl1
equity Jones returned 70 ths city.
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