The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-05-04
A MAN HUNT.
THRILLING EXPERIENCES OF THREE
POLICEMEN.

The wilds of Marlboro Visited for the
Purpose of Arresting Three Men Who
Engaged In That Family Feud,
Il was just 80 o'clock Sunday morning
when Officers Romy and Wielanut and
Marshal Becherer returned from q man
hunt up in Marlboro township. Soine-
thing like thirty miles was covered in their
tourney and the hardy officers made the
beat of IL. After Joseph Vaughan hled
the afiidavits against the four VauRhanh
who assaulted him, warrants we're gotien
out and placed in the hands OF Marshal
Becherer and with two officers and o
comfortable two seated buggy drawn 10y
two active horses, the run over thirty
miles Of mud roads was begun. Now Mr..
Vaughan had left but meager description
of the location of the houses OF his assails
ants with the officers, and the first dill
Guilty experienced was In finding these
places. Several stops were made along
the road and inquiries made for the
Bunker Hill school house, and IL took just
about three hours of valuable polico tlmc
10 locate that pedogogic institution which
finally came into view as turn into q
cross road along side OF e big hill was
made. Joseph Vaughan's residence wac
first visited, then the party, still as death
started along tho road bound for the
homes of the wanted men. IL wasn't such
a cheerless party after all, for Officer
Romy was awfully set on seeing the
school house designated, and he was COM
tinually dilating on the patriotism OF the
boys in blue and he also wondered why
the people didn't put up another such
building alongside ol tho first and call 1t
o WRtgrloo.
The house of Alfred vaughan soon
could be neen ip the distance outlined
againet the background OF u line OF woods
extending some diatancs from the road.
All was dark and still about the house
and Efforts were made TO awaken the oc.
cupanss, If 1ny there were inside, bat the
officers were unauccessful. IL was sus-
pected, thSt nevertheless some one was at
home and Officer Wielsndt was left be-
hind to watch the house and the little
party drove over to Frank VsughRn's
cesFful in getting the inmates awake and
after long drive back TO Alfred's place,
and picking up Officer Wielaudt, who
stated ng bad hearI nothing about the
house, Jhe home of David Vaughan was
Waited. The hourg is q rickety sort OF
tumble down affair, and the officers were
almost afraid of shaking the door very
hard, fearing D collapse OF the Building.
Not succeeding in waking any one, ON
cor Romy reconnoileTed around the place
with = bowling dog at his heels, and
found @ window nat might eagily be
opened. Marshal Bechevor was called
and hs ordered sle window opened,
the dwelling in burglar style.
Officer Wielandt WAC let in back door.
Matches we're lit and II was only after
several minutes pro Wing around that the
flrst sign of Living being was heard in
the atilly place One OF the ofllceTg came
to q door which af,grward proved TO he
the sleeping chamber. Ho tbumped
against 1t. InstSntor feminine voice
from within asked who wER out. The
men replied ana to,J ;hc party 60 open the
door.
Cant you wait; do you want to see me
undrcssed? ?r came out in angered tones
from the lips OF female inside.
OF course the officers were oil modest
and virtue loving men end they waited
and the door coon opened and old mon
Vaughan and his vile stepped out aud tue
warrant was read to the former and ne
was placed under arrest. He replied he
did NOT know where bis SONS were and
compromise was effected by which
Vaughan and his s1ng would appear be-
fore Mayor Cassidy yoday. When asked
why he didn't open the door Vaughan
seid he didn't like tho idea of sleeping IN
jail over Sunday and he wanted 20 fool
the officers, His Sons were not secured.
They had made good their escape, as it
was quite apparent that in some wNy they
had gotten Wind OF the coming OF the
ofilcera and had hidden. A thorough
9Harch which proved futile, was mGde for
them, however.
Vaughan ard hs sops, up to the time Of
going to proEs, 3 $50 o'clock. failed tc ep-
pear before Mayor Cassidy. II they 90
not out Ia an appearance another search
viii bave 70 be ms de for them.