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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    HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Cleveland Plain Dealer, 07/28/1873; 08/01/1873; 08/05/1873.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 –                               Licensed under Creative Commons:                                              By Attribution 3.0 License                                                               http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by/3.0   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.   CONTACT US:   E-Mail:  ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com   Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast   Twitter: @NewsForgotten @KitCaren   HEY!  CAN YOU HELP US?!   PLEASE HELP THE FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST TO COVER THE COSTS OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AUDIO EQUIPMENT. AND PODCAST HOSTING FEES.   ANY DONATION - EVEN A DOLLAR - WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT!   Just click on this PAYPAL link, to contribute.   Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!