The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-27

The woman who stirred IN Quiet New
England rowM-ticr Dead Husband Ex-
hum ed, nnd Evidences OF Poison Found.

England TowM-ricr Dead Husband Ts-
bumsd, mud Evidences OF Poison Found.
Troi HsSjnhqf,ti r.. ditu.
The recent medical examination Of the re-
mains Of Siui acl Vaughn Vt Greenwich who
died last April establishes Tie fact beyond mos-
ton that he died from poisoning 10y arsenic
Suspicion Of killing him attaches to his wife. but
the evidence against her is thus far entirely cir
cumstanta and no legal 81 nrs have been taken
Joseph +. Vaughn. the brother Of the dead man.
has been carefully investigating the matter. and
IL now assisted by the officers Of the State. The
affair has already created the deepest excite
ment in Grccnwin III, which is IL quiet and moral
town Of ahout Coo people who are almost with
out execution American born, and engaged in
agriculture,
Mr.. Vaughn was farmer. owning a small
place n mile or two wcsi Of Greenwich village
and was about SO years Old when he died. His
first wife died in 1870, lcali ing him without
any children ~ continued 10 carry on the
tives to Keep house for him but the farm suf-
fercd for lack Of a permanent mistress. and hc
voted Method st. and was accustomed To- pray
that the Lord would send him suitable wife,
Hod would point out TIE woman chosen for
him. in the spring Of 1873 h. became acquaiut-
Ell with woman nnmcd Mrs. ihhey who
had place - housekc"p"r for u North Pros
colt man. On his second meeting with her
they hecnme engagci and wore married
July > Of that year. This woman who has
a. buNom ngurs and graceful bearing. had
obtained her ulaee ut North Prescott hy an
s,%frinfi a newspaper plvcr,-.,mcnt' 9pd
WINS Introduced to Mr.. Vaughn at his hroth-
ers hons" yhsr@ thy qnrnrenily pet Ivy the
beforr, nnd dr2ppcH in for few minutes with
Farmer VAUGHN did not 500 her again o. SIOUX
10 her until they met at a Methodist gathering
in North Pr SCOT. ON returning from which ne
married that night hUi tht NJ. Libby dil
not Inc To- To- marri'd on,a FRIDAY. lie fer sure
marry. one grclt point in her favor. In Is r-ii-
nation. heing that -h. WIS willing e. ten him
,rnri L., o. ", 'ons'ueieu Irooi oil nor
Mr. Vaughn. who was OF n quiet p,aeoahlo
dispos ton n"vor plninel that h. an hi-
bors conje.nrod ihat h'- home Vas moi So plcas.
mt as II Al 'ud hc and they th"ms Ives 50, n
began to hey' gr"vau'os against the new Mrs
Vaughn. The quiet farming neighhorhood al
most entirely composed Of nlt'v : ~ the imm"-
dcrstanding- b,iwocn frlonG. of long Standing
emily haso,nss siatcment- bv this woman
Manv I.tla fhincs fi,, won, ei,r..'iv "' W.
ticed at tn time havo been recalled since the
lect of comment. ana many nf the rei,hl.r-
have in this WAY built up r. her an nvrnad-
ingy black character for dominccrine, TO-
OF these stories arc doubtless mci su-pi-
cions that hayr or0iucd cr.icrce. by rrrc-
ous fal-rh..i- nnl 1n- .firraI nm "iior.
rcls seems. how.tc. w.n e-t.hiish'l Uor
husband. one of Oh, ulllr-t ol uon. &c., conrr-
ally ut peace with 400 u.u spout 'hr la~tnioufh~
of his life under ne irpr --i1n tha,i, 'erflin
ncighhnr WIS a, epiyD Denied at some unknown
the Observation-Disclosures MIS- found 10 g. due H.
untrue statement. hy his wife HIS last Il *
moss WIS about two months In duration
b. having boon previously ~ uniform
good health. II appetite ami strength failed
came cam sorr and 'S eno. p n ' s wa G
only nurse. and she resented ali attempts bv his
N..rf fs... al D. & d. u IN.