THE LYNCHING OF THE OUTLAW JEFFERSON DAVIS - 1873

On July 26, 1873, a man calling himself Jefferson Davis was beaten, shot, and dragged through the streets of Ragersville, Ohio, before finally being hung from a tree, by an angry mob. This is the true story of the lynching -- and its extremely strange aftermath.

HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

Cleveland Plain Dealer, 07/28/1873; 08/01/1873; 08/05/1873.

Hangtown: The True Story of the Lynching of Jefferson Davis, by Rhonda Hogarth.

Haunted Tuscarawas County [Ohio], by Debra Robinson.

GUEST VOICES:

Guest Host & Extro Aphorism - Kit Caren from the Forgotten News Podcast.

Jefferson “Jeff” Davis - Steve Blitzin from the Drift and Ramble podcast

Intro / Extro - Jeremy Collins of the podcast and Facebook group Podcasts We Listen To.

MUSIC:

Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com –                              

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Americana

Carpe Diem

I Knew A Guy

Andy Wang of the the Inspired Money podcast -

Passing Through (chorus)

EXTRO APHORISM:

Source:  Chesterton, G.K., Illustrated London News, July 7, 1906, reprinted in Wit & Wisdom.

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