New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-24
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A NEGRO PROBABLY FATALLY SHOT IN MISTAKE
FOR ANOTHER MAN

A NEGRO PROBABl'i IA i'fi@|i "i'Ci ~ ''''
FOR ANOTHER MAN.
Thomas H. Vaughn coorel thirty-hve years old,
,s AZ the Ossining Hospital in this village undergoing
treatment for gunsho. wound in the abdomen mat
Is likely to end fatally Vaughn was brought here
from Croton, where he works with It number or
other colored men in the brick yards. and where ne
was shot by mistake IT IS said. by Peter Cans early
on Monday morning. II Is said mat Cans had d
quarrel on sunday evening with another coored man.
and that he lay in walt FOR his antagonist about
O'Clock on Monday morning. Shortly after that hour
Vaughn came along and mstaking him for the man
he was expecting Cans II IS alleged. fired pistol
through a thin door behind which ne was standing.
The bullet struck Vaughn IN the abdomen. The In
jured man cared for as well as possible at Gro
ION and then brought TO the hospital here. Cans was
promptly arrested and Is now locked up In The jan IN
White Plains 10 await the result OF the wounded
mans injuries
Chancellor l. b. Stanton. Vice-Chancellor Charles
RYDER Prelate George Sherwood. William q. Val
entine Smith Lent and other members OF Weskora
Lodge No. 3S2 knights Of Pythias. visited Harmony
Lodge. X: of p. OF Peekskill. last evening The
visiting lodge entertained by the Poeksk Oreth
and the third degree was satisfactorily exepi-
fled.
William Sutton, twenty-one years old. who lives
with his parents in this village, was badly burned
while working around the furnace in his fathers
sash and blind factory in Irvington on Monday. lie
brought home. and last night his chances Of re
covery were good
The Republican Town Committee heId a meeting
I'm the courtroom OF Judge Leary on Monday even
ing County Judge Lent presided. and there
a large and ell thusiastic attendance From all that
was said It evident that the representative Re
publicans OF Osslning thoroughly awake to the
Importance OF the present campaign and We're pre-
pared to do their utmost for the success or the en-
tire Republican ticket. The committee resolved to
organize campaign club. and its members were
authorized TO begin IN enrolment. AS y the
enrolment has reached a satisfactory number gen,
eral meeting Will be called TO organize the club. and
active campaign for protection TO American in
dustry and sound money VIII be pressed. Every
Republican in he village or town having the In
terest of his party and the good or his country at
heart is invited 10 join
The proposed extension OF the boundaries OF this
village will take In the locality known az Scarbor-
bany Post Road south of this village was hand
somely laid out in building lots during the latter
part OF President Harrisons Administrations and
under the influence OF the existing Prosperous times
lots of rapidly and number of houses were
erected. Then came the blight of Cevela ndisn ana
the park stopped advertising. paid their bills ard
announced their intention or waiting until the
clouds rolled by" Il is hoped that under Presi-
dent Mckinley and the return OF National pros
perity, Scarborough Park may become the populous
suburb OF this village that Its convenience and
beauty Of location seem 10 guarantee.
The steam road roller tried in Sprng-st. on
Monday. The gravel recently placed that thor
oughfare was rolled down and smoothed of and the
machine meets with the approval Of large
roller is TO be purchased II II IL approved by the
Board OF Village Trustees. 500 down and s. 900
next year.
The Womens Christian Temperance Union OF this
village Is having ice-water tank placed in Main
St. at j. +. Ba rbours store.