Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-18

lie Cheats the GaIIows by Taking
Morphine.

Morphine.
The following particulars OF the Vau
CHAN suicide are taken from the Reno
Journal OF the 18th instant:
At an early hour yesterday morning
il was rumored about the streets thai
the jury in the Vaughan case had
agreed. At Q o'clock court was called
and shortly after the jury fled into the
box. The prisoner was already in the
courtroom, but exhibited little inter.
est, that is, if n was to judge by the
expression IN his face.
The Clerk called the names of the
jurymen, and to the question by Judge
Cheney Of Gentlemen Of the jury,
have you agreed upon a verdict?" g.
ii. Foeg arose and answered, 1--WE
have" and handed the verdict to the
Clerk. The verdict was that the jury
had found Alfred Vaughan guilty OF
murder in the first degree. After a few
preliminaries Judge Cheney fixed the
time OF sentence for l 80 o'clock in the
afternoon and remanded the prisoner
to Jail. As the Sheriff proceeded with
Vaughan to the Jail the latter simply
said Well, they gave it to me hard,
and it didn't surprise me, but | want
to die to-day" He went into his cell
and sat down and said, Well, it can't
be helped" Jack Caughlin, the Dep
uty Sheriff, answered that there was a
chance in the Supreme Court yet and
for him to brace up, and the prisoner
was left 10 himself.
During the morning his brother
Charles brought him a bunch of flow
ers. some oranges and strawberries.
The officers carefully examined all Of
them and gave them to the prisoner.
Near the hour OF / o'clock Deputy
Sheriff Caughlin visited him to tell him
TO prepare to go into the courtroom.
The officer spoke to him and noticed
that he had the appearance of having
been crying and again told him to brace
up. Shortly after the officer was start
led by his peculiar appearance and
Immediately started for physicians,
who were soon at the Jail.
By this time it was plainly apparent
that Vaughan was suffering from poi.
son and the physicians lost no time.
He would not speak a word or answer
any questions, but calmly folded his
arms across his breast and stared at
those around him. His attorney asked
those in the cell to retire, but even
then he would not speak. He simply
looked at those passing in and out Of
his cell in an indifferent way. raising
once or twice into a half-sitting posi-
ton to spit over the side of the bed.
He was taken to the Jail yard and the
officers tried to walk him, and other
means were resorted to in order to
arouse him. Doctors Thoma, Lewis
and the Doctors Phillips worked hero
ically, but to no purpose. He was then
taken into the Sherif's Office and an
electric battery applied togther with
other means to save him, but the ply
sicians we're soon satisfied that there
was no hope.
The physicians and others worked
over him all the afternoon and until
death came to him at 9 AS last evening.
He never uttered q word during the
whole time. Just before he died he
opened his eyes and seemed to look at
those near him for a moment, then
closed them and all was over.
There are a number OF reports and
theories as to how he obtained the
poison. but the most probable one is
that he had the drug concealed about
his clothes somewhere, likely sewed
up in some place little thought OF. 1t
is reported that he had said that he
never would be sentenced the third
time, and this would indicate he had
made his arrangements for the worst.