Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-14

Chicago. passed away at her rooning
place in this city at 5:45 this
morning after suffering the indescrib-
able throes of agony for three hours.
caused by taking carbolic acid.
Miss Vaughn, who is comedy young
woman 20 years of age, had been in the
city since last Friday. She came here
to work in her capacity as superin-
tendent of agencies and had conducted
herself in ladylike manner both at
her rooming place and in her inter-
course with people with whom she did
business. When she retired last night,
at IL o'clock. she told the night clerk
of the boarding house where she was
stopping that she intended to kill her.
self. She said she would be in another
world when the light of morning
came. The clerk thought she was jok-
ing and laughed at the matter, telling
her that she did not expect to do any
such thing. She repeated her declar-
alton to commit suicide and did not
seem to be in any mood for joking.
In spite OF this little attention was
paid to the matter but when the clerk
shortly after o'clock, was passing by
the young lady's roosYi, while showing
some late Corners their lodging quar-
ters, he heard peculiar gurgling
sound, which seemed to come from
Miss Vaughn's quarters. Immediately
there flashed thru the young mans
mind the young lady's statements last
evening and he raped on the door,
but there was no response. Becoming
alarmed. he reported to other members
of the household. and when the door
was forced Miss Vaughn was found
stretched out upon the bed and un-
conscious. Near by was a bottle which
had contained carbolic acid. The bot
tie was bought in drug store in an
other town. which leads to the belief
that the young lady had contemplated
for some time the tragedy of ending
her existence.
Physicians were Immediately calle5,
but nothing could be done to bring re-
lief to the victim of the drug, altho
she continued to live until a quarter
OF s o'clock this morning.
at is now believed that the predom-
mating cause of death was the tragic
railroad accident which killed her low
err. who was on his way to see her
from his home at Denver, Col Miss
Vaughn received letter from her
lover stating that he would be with her
on independence day, and when he did
mot come she worried considerably
over the matter. Only a day or two
ago she received letter from the
young mans father, stating that the
former had been killed in wreck
while enroute to her. This tragic
death and the other tragic deafhs In
the family. no doubt temporarily nn-
balanced the girls mind and led her
to take the acid that resulted IN her
passing away
Is Remembered Here.
Miss Vaughn will be remembered IN
Narsha,,town by great many friends.
she was born in this city. July II. 1855.
and has lived here and at Green Noun
tain all her life Her father. Thomas
vaughn. who was employed on the re-
modelling Of the old court house, fell
from the scaffolding on Oct. 2S, 1897,
and was instantly killed. An uncle OF
Miss Vaughn also met tragic death
on Oct 2S. 1899. when he was Killed on
the Rosebud Indian Agency in South
Dakota AS a girl Clara vaughn at
tended the Baptist church In TINS CITY,
and was a member OF the sunday
school.
The body arrived at Green Mountaii
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. and
the funeral will be held at 10 Friday
morning at the Green Mountain church.
Of which the deceased was a member.
Interrnent Will follow in the Vienna
township cemetery. Mrs Clarence
Williams. of Mason City. sister OF the
deceased arrived In Green Mountain
Wednesday evening to attend the
funeral and William r. Vaughn. @.
brother. of Chicago, arrived this morn
Ing George Vaughn, Of Gladbrook.
another brother. went to Waterloo
Wednesday and accompanied the body
to Green Mountain Wednesday even