The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-10-24

THE JoURNAL's full report Tuesday
evening Of the murderous attack on Lulu
Jones, a 13 year old school girl at JEFF
ierson, left little to tell. Since then her
assailant, Clyde Vaughn, the janitoi
who called her into the basement and
struck her down with an axe. has been
apprehended and confessed the crime.
Surgeons Dress The Wounds,
The surgeons who examined Miss
Jones found the right side Of the fore
head crushed in. They lifted the broken
skull from it's pressure on the brain and
removed one piece.
The sufferer became partly conscious
by six o'clock Tuesday evening and rec
ognized relatives and acquaintances and
answer yes and no but could tell nothing
Of the crime.
At midnight she was resting we'll and
at six O'Clock this morning she was
quite comfortable and hopes Of her re.
covery were strongly entertained by all
Following surgeons attended Miss Jones:
Hawk Of Jefferson, Byrd OF Salem and
Wallace Of Albany.
Prisoner Examined BY Sheriff Durbln.
Sheriff Frank Durbin visited Vaughn
in his cell at Jefferson and had talk
with him. The young fellow seemed to
be in a stupor and paid no attention TO
the entrance Of the officers, but when
spoken TO answered all questions asked
him, without hesitation.
The first question Sheriff Durbin ask.
Cd him was; "Are you the young fell
low who killed, or attempted to kill, the
girl In the basement" Vaughn answer
ed simply Eyes" without looking up.
In answer to further questions, he said
that he didn't know why he did il
that he was firing up the furnace when
the thought struck him that he would
call the girl down there and beat her to
death that something just took hold Of
him and impelled him to do IL; that the
girl did not 20 into the basement will.
ingly, but he forced her to go in. and
then saw the axe and picking it up
struck her one blow. He said he did
not intend TO kill her, and did not know
whether he had or not. He denied be-
ing in love with her or ever writing her
any letters.
lie did not seem TO at ali realize
the enormity OF the crime he had COM
ted, and made no inquiries as TO the
condition Of his victim.
Story Of vaughns Capture.
After striking the girl Vaughn imme.
diately left the school house and went
10 his home, where he told his
mother that there was trouble over at
the school house. lie then started
across the fields towar the river A
few moments later his father, ELI
came TO the house, and being
Told what the boy had said, started after
him, but the latter disappeared among
lhe willows and his father did not sue
,eed in overtaking him Then he seems
20 have wandered about all day.
Late in the afternoon he vas 'discov-
'red by Frank Libby crossing iield ON
Libby's farm about two miles northeast
,i Jefferson, and going in the direction
lt the town. Libby started toward him
and when within hailing distance called
% him. Vaughn stopped at once and
walked TO meet Libby, who told him
hat he would have 10 go 10 Jeifet son
with him. Vaughn made no objections,
but accompanied Libby TO the house,
where horse was hitehed up aud drove
INTO jefferson, where he was turned
over to Constable Blackwell.
vaBgha was ROund over
The examination of Vaughn was held
before Justice S. t. Johnson. District
Attorney Hart was present. snd the
prisoner waived his right to a prelimi-
nary examination and was bound oyer
o the grand jury.
The people Of jefferson, while horror
Itrickeh at the crime OF young Vaughan,
themselves with conservatism.
few hot. heads may have thought OF
but the people generally had
10 intention Of interfering with the
0nFse Of the law.
The young mans parents we're greatly
hooked at the sons crime, and his