The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-01

WeIsc6.sssa,, instructlng them to hold the
body until his arrival
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The Inquest over the remains OF ]. Il.
Vaughan was continued yesterday by JUS
tice Walter Malsch.
M A. Grant, who. being duly sworn on
oath, testified as follows:
Monday night, July 20, 1901. was at
meeting in w. o. W. hall until 1918,
when II closed. ] went to the postoffee,
got my mail out OF my box and returned
to my rooms on second floor, lib Congress
avenue; laid down and had not gone to
sleep when about 1 or 1:15 heard three
shots, one following the other In rapid
succession; got up and went to front win
dow facing Congress street, saw number
Of people running toward corner OF San
Jacintc and hack drove up and stopped.
AS soon as possible ] partially dressed and
went down and saw Officer Weiss lying on
his back in front the saloon; saw his club
lying at his left hand and / thought It
hung from his left wrist He drew his
last breath soon after ! got to Kim. Very
soon ! heard three more shots coming
from the other side Of the block. l started
TO re home and saw my wife standing at
called me and ! ran TO her and as got
there saw a man running toward us FROM
dagoes trying 10 do up all the officers.
Just then we started upstairs and l recog-
nized the man running toward us TO be
Mr.. Vaughan. He brushed between us,
saying, Let me get up; let me get np.
and as / had no idea the officers were
after him, We all ran upstairs together;
MOI thinking we were In danger, i stopped
at our first door which Is Immediately at
the head Of the stairs and was opening
the door when / heard some one mt the
foot Of the stairs halloa, Don't shoot while
that woman IL there Vaughan, who had
reached the head Of the stairs ahead OF US,
passed the first door, which my daughter
Aan closed, and went TO the second door Ia
>reen door, through which the light from
1r rooms shown. Not being able to open
he crossed the hall and pushed open The
Tor on the opposite side leading into the
,ouston show (Ase. factory rooms. This
jor was nearer tho head or the stairs than
Ie screen door he tried at nrst, but not
close as the door l was at. BY that
me ! had opened my door, passed 10 and
piled my wife In. and before ] could close
Vaughan crossed the hall and tried "a
tine In. but closed the door in his face
called, Let me In; III give up; ~
used TO me and not to those at thu
1T Of the stairs. J DO nqt believe t hos
,ecause he was out Of breath from run
ming and because there was considerable
noise from the crowd congregated at III
Aired, evidently from the foot of the stairs
did not hear any noise from Vaughan
but immediately after. some one said ,'4q'
door and saw Vaughan lying at the foo
of the stairs on the walk in the crowd
After they placed him IN tile wagon Mr.
Quin and two other officers came up.
furnished him or them lamp and W.
looked IN the hall aud Ia the room opposit,
(where Vaughan had opened the door, bb
failed 10 And aRy weapon; they ver'
looking, they said, for his gun. Later OF
Chief Blackburn and two officers came art
we made another search. hut found un,h
ing. l examined the sidewalk where
Vaughan had run before he renched us
the stairs and landings and found no trace.
OF blood. Vaughan had nothing Ia hit
hands when he reached u.s. but those puf
suing him were too far away from lJn
20 know that. had known him for som
months and he was often, aud might So,
almost constantly, under the innucnce 0
liquor. Could hear them uuatreing fre
quently in their rooms ana one night hear,
those who roomed with him throw hu
latter some loud words and scuffling) on
OF the window on the roof OF the awning
he passed from II to mine and Knocked a
my window, which ] opened and let hin
pass through my rooms on TO the stairs an
Into the street, Often saw him with
bottle OF whisky going TO his room Vine
Vaughan was running down Cong .ess fron
Fannin and going upstairs with MS he al
NOT act like a wounded man. Everytiu.
Indicated he was shot as ne stood al m