The Van Buren press., 1873-04-22

Vaughn had been rcmandcd to jail. repre-
sentative OF the Appeal interviewed him
while he was in the charge of Deputy Sheriff
Edmondson. and elected from the prisoner
the following statement;
vAUGHs's ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR.
My name is Lewis d. Vaughn. was born
in the township Of Wheeling. Cook county.
Illinois Il short distance from the city of Chi
cago. was twenty six years Of age on the
sixth day of the present mcnth. | have been
in the south ever since was boy. rs | was
brought 10 Nashville by my father when |
was quite child. was educated IN Nash
Vile, and was at school when the war broke
out. | entered the Confederate service. and
was private in the first Tennessee regiment
Of infantry, generally known ~ the Rock
City Guards, Of which George b. Nancy was
colonel \ part Of the regiment was sent to
Virginia. and 4 portios remained in Tenncs-
see was With the latter portion OF the
regiment. and was with it At the battle OF
shiloh. and was wounded at that battle in the
left arm, the bullet entering my left hand and
running right up my lett ann ,"~
disabling me so that | was unable To rcjoin
my regiment. | returned to Nashville while
the war was going on. and commenced sery-
luz my time AS a machinst in the machine
shop Of Messrs. Romans & Co., founders and
' ~
was employed rs an engineer on the steamers
City Of Nashville, Pink Narble, sam Orr and
other boats. TIE first time | ever was in
Helena. Arkansas, was In the month Of Octo-
brr, 1870 ! think | went down there with
some machinery for planing-inll for Mes
srs. a. j. White & Co of this city. | started
to 60 to Ioung's Point, Arkansas, to put up
the machinery at that place for 4 Mr. Comp
ton. The first time | ever heard of the muir
Il ar # 80, nal I'M nt oil Ark
was while | was living at the Sailors Rest
station, about seventeen miles this side OF
Clarksvlle. Tennessee, | think heard two
or three nights after IL occurred Just SO long
as to allow it to yet into the newspapers. |
heard Mr.. Jesse West reading the account Of
the murder think. from Louisville paper
at Sailors Rest station did not 90 TO ilelc-
ma for two years after. and | did not see Gene
raj llindman in my lite that know Of and
can tell rou that know nothing about the
murder of General llindman except what has
been told me. About tive weeks ago two
men came to me where | was running saw
mill, ut MesSrS. Butts 4 Co.'S lumber-yard on
Front street. near the Jail. One OF them |
knew by reputation. His name was Glenn
Dennin2. who was at one lime a furniture
dealer in Nick>burg. The other man was a
man who called himself Frank }urdet After
speaking 10 me 4 sholt time they requested
had never seen her in my lite. They asked
me to invite he, that il she would protect
Burditt he would tell her all about the shoot
ing OF her husband. lie said he saw the shoot
ing done. and that he was one OF three par
ties who dil Is, wrote the letter as he di-
rected me. and said that she was 10 keep my
letter secret and 10 answer it through the
Appeal for week, That was all | told her
In the letter She answered the letter in the
4 I t,l .ls.,,h han sit
up to the city. but Glenn Dennlng and Frank
Burdett we're ont Of town. did not 20 to
see her because they were not home. When
she came back here they were both n town.
! did not see her the first time she was here In
Memphis and Deuning and BUldctt request
ed me to write again to Mrs. llindman. and
did SO. wrote To her according to thcir in
siructionS. and told her they were going 10
leave Memphis about the fifteenth of April.
and that She would do well To he here before
that time. Last saturday they came to me
and told me to go up to the Peabody hotel and
see II Mrs llindman had come 10 the city.
went up to the Peabody and saw her. told
her what Burdctt told me ~ tell her, but
cannot tell what really did saw to her. an
less my counsel, Mr.. Adams, was here; | don't
want To tel 1t about without consulting with
Mr Adams, nay lawyer. She promised me,
In answer TO my letters, 10 give protection to
B,rdett. On saturday night vent to the
Peabody no el 10 see her. and she told me
there was a letter at the Appeal Office for
Frank Burdet' Denling and Frank Burdett
weat into the billiard-room Of the Peabody
hotel aud Went to the Appeal office. They
then came down to Union street, and then
hom the Appeal office. when went into the
Office. asked for the letter and when got
II saw n policeman down stairs Dcnnng
and Bardrtt saw the policeman and took
fright and lett in hurry. and went home
ran of. rs | saw the policeman was attcr
me, and | ran mp Cnion street, and cane
down into the alley on Union street. and then
went TO my house on the corner of Concord
and Second streets. | was arrested on the
following sunday, the next day. between one
and two O'Clock in the afternoon. I knew on
Saturday night that ! was going TO be AZ
rested the next day. and told several persons
that eN pectcd To be arrested ! had done
nothing wrong when | saw the policeman In
the ApIeal office, and when he chased me up
Union street. did not run, lie was about
half block behind me. ! thought was
about to be arrested Chief Athy saw me as
came down stairs Mt the Peabody hotel but
he did not seek 10 arrest me. ! told Mrs
Illndman, ~ the Peabody. In her own room.
that she could bring up anybody she wished
to hear What had 10 say to her. | met her
in her room. Judge Mangum came NJ. and
said had no objections to any one being
present. | told her what Burdptt told me Ia
tell her: but ! cannot tell Won what said
without the consent of my counsel. She pro-
posed.that IL | was arrested and would 20
down there to Helena. and testify that DIR. 50
and ~. uaming - Mrl-tnown physician