The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-16
Special to the Herald.

session of the legislature.
Waco.
Special to the Herald.
WACO, March GA young man named
Vaughan, about q years, was in town yes
terday attending to business for his father,
a farmer who lives about ten miles east OF
the city. Late in the afternoon he mount
ed his horse and started for home, to reach
which is necessary to cross the Tehuacana
creek, an ordinarily small stream, but now
swollen from recent rains. There is no
bridge where he would cross, but q ford
that he knew very well. Early this morn
ing u countryman coming to town found
u mans clothes, hat and shoes on the east
bank of the Tehuacana. Crossing the
str cam, they found on this (the west sidel
the dead body OF the young man near
the waters edge entirely denuded
of clothing. There were no signs
of violence ON the body, or any
clue to indicate the cause Of death.
As the body was out of the water, the sup
position is that he crossed the stream
safely, and dismounting for some cause, his
horse got loose and recrossed the stream to
the west bank; that Vaughan then took OIL
his clothing and swan over after the ami
NAL was taken with cramps or some sud
den Illness and died Just alter reaching the
west bank. His horse turned up this morn
ing at his fathers. The case is rather mys-
ferrous, and an inquest will be held to-
morrow.
A heavy freeze, plenty of ice and frost
this morning. Fruit is not damaged much,
but early vegetables have collapsed. The
farmers say their wheat is slightly injured.
1t is clear and cold tonight, with the pros
pect of another frost.
WACO, March 10.-The coroner has been
busy to-day holding no less than three in
quests. The first was on the body.of young
Vaughan, whose naked remains were found
laying on the bank of Tehuacana creek
few miles from the city. No facts of value
were brought out, except that Vaughan
when he left Waco had 800 in his pos
session. Only ten cents was found III his
pocket He also. had bottle of whisky,
which was found untouched, by his cloth
ing. The case grows more mysterious: 1t
is evident he was not drowned, and there
are no marks Of violence on his body. Why
his clothes should be found on one side of
the stream and he laying dead on the other
unframed and his money gone,
is problem the coroner's jury
could not solve. John Costello, railroad
laborer, was found dead this morning be-
side the Central track in East Waco, a
DOJtlc VI uS~l
him furnished theory that he had drank
to exec S last night, lay down partly on the
track and was knocked Off by the pilot OF
an engine. The jury so found.
One Chateau, laborer on the Missouri
Pacific railway, jumped from the water
train last night a few miles west OF the city;
He did not clear the track and was crushed
to death. The jury found death the result
of his own recklessness.
"A slight frost this morning. Weather
warmer and clouding tonight.
Waco, March 11.-Waco creek, which
runs through the southern portion of the
city, is spanned by bridges where the prln-
cipal streets cross the stream. Early TINS
morning boy fishing at Third street
bridge, discovered the dead body ola white
male infant under the bridge that had evil
IDENTIFY died shortly after birth. An article
of female wearing apparel was discovered
with it, which may lead to further discover
les. The coroner's jury postponed the YER
dict until Monday, while detectives are
working up the case.
Mrs. William Tourney, an estimable
lady, the wife of prominent lawyer OF this
city. died last night.
Judge Rimes heard an application for a
writ Of habeas corpus in case OF Blocker, who
was brought back, from Mexico charged
with murder; he was admitted to bail in So
600 which he furnished.
Preparations are going on for the proper
entertainment of the Texas Veterans asso-
citation and State Prohibition convention,
both of which meet here April 10Th.
Weather warm.
A slight rain to-day.