The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-30
.VOTEO.FOR FRIEND
AND.sR0T HIMSELF \
B. Frank Vaughan, Of Portsmouth
Takes His Own Life on
Ferry Boat.
NO ONE KNEW OF. HIS PURPOSE
Ohio Hump Convicted Of Rob
bling the Port Norfolk
Postoffice.

Especial to Tho limos. Dispatch,

NORFOLK, VA. June 9.-B. Frank
Vaughn, Of Portsmouth, went to the polls
and voted for his friend this morning
and then shot himself. He gave no other
warning and there was no intimatlon Of
a catastrophe in tho statement of Walter
A. Bennett, who was q candidate for In
spcctor of plumbing. that the death Of
the speaker was near. He said: We'll,
think, have cast my last ballot for you.'
He knew he had cast his last ballot on
earth, but no one else had the slightest
suspicion Of his meaning DR.. Frank
Vaughn was fifty-five years of age. He
lived in Portsmouth and worked as d clerk
Z In the Baltimore Steam Packet Com
pany's offices here. He left his home No.
s423 King Street. at 6:15 this morning,
stopped at the polls to vote, entered the
smoking room 1of the ferry apparently to
como to Norfolksas usual. The crack Of
a pistol was heard, and when other pas
sengers entered tho body was outstretchcd
on the floor with a. bulldog pistol beside
it, and great hole in the right temple,
from which brains were oozing. Death
had been immediate. 4.
>55 Mr.. Vaughan has lived in Portsmouth
all his life. He was q prominent knight
Of Pythias, and q member of the school
board. He leaves wife and two sons
and daughter. His son. Lee Vaughn,
says that suffering from, neuralgia must
have been the incentive OF his fathers
death. $
BURGLAR INDICTED.
Frank Williams. otherwise Ohio Hump.
whose trial has been pending here be-
fore Judge Edmund Waddill, Jr., of the
United States District Court for two days,
was pronounced guilty to-day. He was
charged with being one OF the gang who
robbed the postofice at Port Norfolk on
the night of June l6. 1904. Of $50 In
postage stamps and money, in addition to
breaking into the iron safe for: jewelry.
The feature Of the trial was the con-
fession Of John f. Mccarthy, who came
from the Vermont State prison at Wind
sor. to testify against his old partner in
crime. Assistant District Attorney r. q h.
Talley. OF Richmond, has worked very
hard for the conviction Eof the members
of the gang OF postofice robbers who
conducted systematic tours In Virginia,
and he feels confident Of being able to
convict the four other! members of the
gang who are confined in Richmond.
Judge Lewis is equally confident.
The United States army transport
| Sumner, which arrived at Old Point yes
terday from New York, took ION from
Fort Monroe the men whiom she brought
down to aid in manning the stronghold
during the late army and navy manoeu-
vres, and with them sailed to return.
She passed Cape Henry outward bound
at 1870 O'Clock this morning. ~
ROAD TO EXPOSITION.
The Norfolk and Atlantic Terminal
Company Will have a spur track running
into the exposition grounds at Sewal's
Point within ten days. This track will
be placed in order to facilitate the work
gof handling material for the contractors
doing work on the site. The rails and
ties have been ordered and will be here
/, next week. a schedule will be arranged be
TWEEN the main line and the exposition
grounds. tf
Mrs. Laura Alsbrooks, in ScottsYillc,
lost this morning two Of her children
Laura Hause, twelve-year-old daughter
died at 4;1O A. NJ, and forty-five minutes
later the life of Mary Lee, the four-year
and seven months old daughter ended.
Both children died from typhoid fever.
from which disease they had suffered for
three weeks. Mrs. Alsbrooks Is a Awido "
and with her children has resided in
(, Scottsville for. two years. the family
| moving there from Scotland Neck. N. G.
| The funeral services over. the remains of
| both children were held at the residence
this evening blythe Rev. W. r. Haight.
| pastor OF Calvary Baptist Church. The
bodies will be taken to Scotland Neck, N.
c., tomorrow morning for burial. : II s,is