Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-04
HUACHUCA
NEGRO MURDER
SUSPECT TAKEN

TUCSON, June 3.--Deputy Sheiifrs
L. NJ. Brown and r.. r. Giles, Or Co.
chise county, came to Tucson last
night to receive custody OF Charles
T3augn, regro, accused of attempted
murder of an unidentified negro
woman with shotgun at Fort Hua-
4chaca last Thursday midnight. Baugh'
WAS, apprehended in this city yeSter-
day afternoon by Chief of Police JACK
Dyer and Detectives Camacho and
Franco, of Tucson, while peace Of
fiers cf Cocilise, Santa Cruz coun-
ties and the entire southern part OF
the state including the border patrol
and u. S.. customs officers, werc'
searching for the man.
Baugh haG his preliminary hearing
at Tombstone this morning before
Justice Merrill and was held to am
sWer under $1,000 bond Officials OF
Cochise county advised this morning
that they understood Baugh would
plead guilty. The woman is lying N
the Fort Huachuca hospital seriously
wounded by q charge of shot which
tore away part OF her lett. shoulder
and the side of iler face.
According to Under Sheriff Tyler at
Tombstone, the deputies and himself
have been searching for Baugh night
and day since the attempted murder
was committed at the fort4last Thurs.
day about midnight. A Gordon was
thrown around the district where the
negro was supposed to be in hiding
while peace officers ard government
Inen throughout the state were noti
fled by wire. 1t was on the. tele-
graphic description OF the man which
was broadcast, that the Tucson police
department apprehended him.
Police Chief Jack Dyer said this
morning that the arrest came after
lle and the two detectives with him,
had followed the suspect to house
near TWenty-fourth street and Sixth
avenue, where they finally locatea
him hidden under a bed. The arrest
was made about 2:3O O'Clock yester~
day afternoon by the Tucson officers
who Immediately notified the Cochlse
sheriff at Tombstone. Deputies ar
as Baugh was shown to them, iden-
titled him as the wanted person.
Wher arrested, Baugh Old not
strenuously deny ttat he was the
wanted man after a search of MS
clothing revealed a news clipping re.
lating to the crime and furnishing a
description of the wanted man. He
is 35 years old and was a recently
discharged from the army. Prcmln-
ent markings on his nose described
as an old scar, aided materially IN
identifying Baugh. s.
no reason except suspected jealousy
could be. aScribed to the shooting OF
the woman by Baugh. The prisoner
refused to discuss his case ana Tie
woman is i'll too precarious a cond1-
ton to tell about the affair. 1t is
rumored that Baugh attempted to
discharge the other barrel OF. the
shotgun which he used but that it
failed to discharge. The shot from
the first barrel ripped into the
shoulder OF the woman, partially sew
ering the arm, and also tore away
part of the left side OF her lace.
While Baugn is held to answer on
charge OF attempted murder, tie
outcome Of the woman's injuries will
be awaited by the authorities. Should
infection set in OF loss Of blood cause
Che death of the injured person, the
complaint will be changed to that or
murder.
When first reports reached Tucson
that the man apprehended by the
local police was wanted, last Friday,