The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-31
Accounts Furnished the Coroner Of
Yesterdays Killings.
AUTOPSY ON BODY OF VAUGHAN,
indications He Was Killed in Stairway
Of Building 90 Congress Avenue.
ACCOUNT OF SHOOTING BY NJ. A. GRANT
Vaughan Attempted Suicide After Killing
Officer Weiss, but Was Prevented
by His Brother.


by His Brother.
Enlareing on details briefly mentioned y
the edition 81 yesterday morning Is about
sll that is LEFT In the way Of fuller ac
counts Of the tragedies which cost th'
lives Of Policeman w A. Weiss and J.
II Vaughan shortly after 1 o'clock yester.
dgy morning
All day yesterday there we're expressions
Of sympathy and regret over the death o
ofhcer weiss who was very popular as az
officer ard citizen These expressions OF
regret came from all classes. The lawyer
at the bar the clcrk behind the coanter
the blacksmith as he shod refractory cob
chewing AZ uuaecust6lnqd bit, the street
ear motorinan as he turned on ana ~
ne mysterious currents that propel tl
cars. All who kew tie dead ofh'ey Joined
IN some kind OF tribute 90 him, Al tat
police station the customary show OF SOD
enn black was made, and the crepe
on the door was but the raaBiGs
end the suits OF woe which vas felt as
every member IF the department with
whom the reporter talked. Air. Weiss Wa
member of Little Elk Tribe, no. r.
Improved order of Red Men and of tli
MacCahacs. ana he will he busted uuBe.
the auspices Of these orders this a4teruuo
at I O'Clock Tie funeral VIII take plac,
from ais late residence 9l5 la Branfs
street, and lnterment will be az Hlea
puoi.
The body u J. T Vaughan stlu rcpo,e-
30 the Wesihemer undertaking esiahAsa
munt 10 await advlccs from relatives as
10 us disposition. Messages have bees
sent notifying tht parents, Mr. and MIS-
uryai Vaughan of Dallas, Ga. a hroine.
81 ih- deceased. Or. J. g. Vaughan ~ Foh
de- springs. ga, nus also been advised 0i
Sir 81. A. Guut. who win his family
occupy rooms upstairs In TO" building al
gave reporter for ine Pos, d gatemes
~ the shooting. Mr. Grant STAGED thai
the airing qf the shot for which j. n
Vaughan was arrested earlier in the eve
Ing otcnriea ai about clock At tH'
hour when The fatal shnoGing ot Office
Weiss occurred MI Grant had Just ~
turned !rom 4 meeting 81 the WoodmrH
~ hearing the three snois a. the rurun
Mr. Grant went tp iuvpsHEate the trouble
aud found 0furcr Weiss dead on the stft
walk. he returned 10 the stairway ie1dip,
10 his apartments aud found Mrs tiran
awaiting HIN. As they started up ID,
stairs Vaughan rushed by them, shovln.
Airs Grant 10 one side as he darted ul
sae stairs. Mr. Grant had no idea at th
time that the officers were after AtI
Vaughan. on reaching the top OF the stairs
Mr. and Mrs Grant entered their sittin
Knowing his propensity for strong d,inb
and thinking he was under the intinenc
OF liquor, pushed him out Into the huiiwa'
MI Grant says mat after, he pushed Graz
ONT into the hallway. the latter startc
pushed the door open. bnt apparentl
changed his MIND and Instead OF escnpiil
.innna 'le nsIl oe so'1g mo Inc hrst me-
head Of The starr. ana thore slhopte
against the skyllght above, shouted tn
he womb give M.
sbof I'M tIlteG ysrrblT Gr,5 ,ror, h
hctton ~ tbs rfnirW,or Sfar III, inr
ing several officers came mn Ne siah
ana assisted fhc wounded man down
she slde,vaW Later hntf "a dozen oftI..,
tetprned ana searrhsJ thc 6a}i,,nprr' ~
Vgnrhan's nistoi when NOV fniied ~ a.,
Mr. Grant stated that once before who
Vaughan was on n snrne be lcf, MI roara
and entered no Cront 1,ar,n,,,t l,, W.,
o. the awning ana nm omen winoW an
be ,scr, natrrsiig ,oY,rt,,,in1 ,i 49,
NE YEN aE s na1HbSy g@e' nn, 5n" SgYR
baiioafng ~ INC nfR,rr hniot, tb.t h., 49,
eve M ~ '"s V'"''' 'e'VN yum '' "'"'
The Messrs Vaughan hive been engage
10 raIirond emrlovesr thcv nd IA ,nrv n,,r.
tive business. and we're al,vnVs gclt sr,
piled with coin 80
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'nhslHe vaughan uIheers Lee an
Is the rear n tbe Japapss e. res,a"rant NJ NJ,
Iae u.as ,bro,r, - M ,..,,,,,,., .,d ct,
severe Wopha 10 me forehead That OFT
ST s'atfa wheh pc struck the clothes lin
~ 'noosnt NJ naa been shot In the fac
WIN loIiH-nNe Mr james received
Gu. across me nese from The same wire
lne piston used hS vaughan was foun
~ ,he alles paeA q me japanese rssta'
ne ohsrnha,s hsn ~, 49,, ~ :