The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-27
THEVAUGHNCHILD u
IN POSSESSION OF A YOUNG WOMAN
AT LOUISVILLE.
She Said the Linemau, Who Is Not Di-
yorced, Was Engaged to
Marry Her.

Last week Calvin c. Vaughn a lineman,
was arrested on a warrant sworn out before
Justice of the Peace Hay on the charge
OF kidnapping. He was bound over 10 the
Criminal Court and sent 10 Jail in default
of bail. Two days later an attorney brought
habeas corpus proceedings in the Superior
Court for Naughn's release. Judge feathers
heard the case and decided he had no au-
thority to release Vaughn. The warrant for
the arrest of Vaughn was sworn out by his
wife. from whom he had separated. She
claimed he had stolen their child, a little
girl, and had secreted ii. At the time OF
the trial there was considerable mystery as
TO the whereabouts of the little one. but
this has been cleared up by Attorney H. &.
Cox. who represented Mrs. Vaughn
The attorney located the child in Louis
vile. and a day or two ago returned it TO
it's mother. The attorney is priding him
self on his ability as a detective" and
says it was necessary to resort to numerous
tricks Of the Sherlock Holmes school Of de-
tecting before he was able TO get posses
sion OF the child. There is a mysterious
woman in the case. 1t appears that when
Vaughn was arrested he managed to pass
some letters and other documents 10 a wom-
an. whose identity the attorney declines to
reveal. However, the attorney located her
and she finally placed in his hands a letter
addressed to Vaughn and bearing the Louis
vile. Ky, postmark. The letter had been
received by Vaughn shortly before his ar
rest. 1t was signed Manic and was very
brief. The concluding sentence ran: The
child is satisfied and WELL"
With this for a clew and the additional in
formation that Mamie would probably be
found Connected with the restaurant depart
ment of one of the railroad depots of Louis
vile, Attorney Cox started for Louisville.
Once there he began to look for women
named Mamie and before his search was
over he concluded that half the feminine
portion of Louisville sailed under the name
of Mamie" The attorney let one of the
Louisville policemen into his secret and they
worked together Finally at one of the de-
pots they learned, from a woman employed
there, that a certain Mamie had ormerl
worked there, but was now employed at
ton. There the attorney and the policeman
found Mamie in charge of the parcel
an OF twenty-three or four and proved to be
the right Mamie" When she found that
and was determined to find her child, the
girl admitted that the little one was in her
possession. She said the child would be
found at the home of her sister, at GA East
Broadway. The attorney went there and
took charge Of the child.
The young woman whom he had sought
so anxiously proved TO be Miss Mamie Sack
steder. She told the attorney that she was
engaged to be married 10 vaughn and that
was why she had been taking care of his
child. She was apparently greatly shocked
when the attorney told her that Vaughn and
his wife had never been divorced. She said
That Vaughn had informed her that the
courts had set him free. Cox says the
little girl was greatly delighted when told
that she was to be taken back to her moth
er: She could talk of nothing else on the
trip 10 indianapolis and would frequently
cry out in a voice full OF gladness: "Oh,
4 III so RlQd I'm uHfn0 70 a NV
again."