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  HISTORICAL REFERENCES:Cleveland Plain Dealer, 07/28/1873; 08/01/1873; 08/05/1873.Hangtown: The True Story of the Lynching of Jefferson Davis, by Rhonda Hogarth.Haunted Tuscarawas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 podcastIntro / 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 AmericanaCarpe DiemI Knew A GuyAndy 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 PODCASTTO 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!