, 1885-03-22
DISGRACE AND DEATH.
Sirens Lure Him to Moral and r.
nanciaI Ruin.
Attempts Made to Suppress a Sad
and DisgracefuI Affair.

About IL o'clock last night a tragedy
worthy of the emotional French school
occurred in the city. The scene of the
affair was one of the lowest dives in town,
a place on Eighteenth street. kept by a
bag who luxuriates in the name of Flor
ence Vaughn. The victim is a we'll known
young ranchman who has been enticed to
social, financial and moral ruin by the in
triguantes this low woman keeps about
her for that especial purpose.
The name Of the ranchman is now an
open secret and is generally known about
the city, but owing to the appeals of his
friends and in order to tighten the keen
Disgrace of his family, his name is not
given the notoriety of publication.
He is interested in cattle in the vicinity
of Fort Laramie and often visits this city.
During his visits he called at the
den presided over by this Flor
ence Vaughn. His visits became more
frequent, and the inevitable disgrace,
ending in dispair, finally came. Hundreds
Of dollars were inveigled from him. audit
is stated his arrest for a crooked CONNER
cial transaction was pending.
Last night he spent several hours in the
place in company with an illiterate and
unattractive woman who is far beneath
him, but who had a prominent part in his
ruin. He had been piled with liquor, but
was not drunk, and hence his attempted
suicide was doubtless due to a remorse
caused by the contemplation of his ruin.
What conversation preceded the at
tempted self-murder is not known, but
suffice 1t to say that he drew a double
action revolver of the Bulldog variety,
pointed the muzzle at his heart and pulled
the trigger
Fortunately the pistol was held at such
an oblique angle that the ball
merely pierced the outer clothing
over his left breast and entered his left
arm a short distance below the shoulder.
1t passed entirely through the arm, max
ing an ugly hole, and buried itself in the
wall. The wound caused him to falter in
his purpose Of suicide, and he fell back
upon the bed without attempting to fire
a second shot. Finding that he had not
killed himself the women endeavored to
keep the matter a secret, but it became
known and Officer Nolan and Special
Officer Smith made an investigation.
Shortly afterwards medical aid was sum
moned and the young man was conveyed
to the Inter Ocean hotel.
After the affair was all over the presiding
genius of the dive endeavored to suppress
the facts by solemnly avowing that she
knew nothing of the occurrence. Her pro
testations of ignorance caused an invetiga-
ton to be made. 1t was learned that the
man belongs to a good family and that he
was given a fine start in business. Learn
ing that he had money, the m did
all in their power to entice him to the
dive. Each time he entered the place
they proceeded to get him drunk with the
utmost dispatch, and while he was in that
condition they had but little difficulty in
inducing him to spend. every dollar in his
pockets. 1t is stated that the
proprietress obtained a check from him
after his money had all been spent, that
the check was not honored at the bank,
and that she threatened him with ex-
posture and disgrace, thus causing him to
go