The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22

could throw little light on tho affair.
n she was al breakfast both times. She
and the first time was called
by Mrs. GAYLORD, who has since be-
como "a mother Mrs Gaylord was In
! the room when the nurse arrived. She
was discovered washing out the child's
. burning mouth She was too Ill to be
I interviewed. There are severBl helpers.
but Miss yenable strongly protests that
she suspects none of them
Some motive might lie in the fact
that the baby was exceedingly irri-
table and often cried. Rufnor has It
that the child was often roughly treat
ed on this account by one OF the help
ers.
One of the strangest features about
the whole affair is that. apparently,
!. little attention WAS paid TO the first at
4 tempt on Baby. ynughan's life. No
extra preeaution. SO far as can be as.
X certained. was taken to prevent sec
& ond attempt. and no report OF 1T was
made to the police. The Committee on
Relief of the Poor met Monday night
4 and although both Superintendent
George b. Davis and DR.. Trevillian.
house surgeon. were present. no re-
port of the murder was made. to the
committee. afr. Davis left yesterday
morning for q ten days stay in Rock
bridge county. The matter Will be
taken up Tonight at a called meeting
OF the committees. Members of the
committee said last night that the
crime was outrageous and disgrace
10 the institution.
Abandoned by Mother.
's3aby'' Vaughn had checkered
career in the four months he lived.
He was brought to this city on
April 9th by his mother who gave
her name ass. Frances Vaughan.
claiming to bs<1n actress, and by
man giving his name as Thompson,
both haiiing. they said. from Washing
ton. They took their trouble to DR..
st. Julien oppenileimer. who referred
them to Mrs. Hermance of 1910 East
Marshall Street The latter said she
would care for the child, and Thomp-
son paid her month in advance, say
ing that he would come through every
Thursday to visit the baby. Both.we.e
deeply agitated. They had many boz
ties OF soothing syrup, with which the
little fellow seemed to be filled, bat
all the bottles We're labeled by Nor
folk drug store. They have since
been lost.
"Goodby, Muggins.'' said Mrs.
Vaughan. and the two left the house
still hurrying. They dismissed the
carriage and returned on foot Before
-ieaNiIls MTS. Vaughan stated that her
address would be in the care of the
New York Dramatic Mirror. New York.
and that she was engaged to play in
the Lyric Theatre, Walnut Street,
Philadelphia
a letter received from her three
weeks after the child was left with Mrs
sHermance stated that she was not in
New York, but in Philadelphia Mrs.
Hermanee wrote to Philadelphia. and
the reply came that the Lyric was
closed. No more has ever been heard
.of either Mrs. Vaughan or OF Thomp-
SON.. Mrs. Vaughan is described as
young woman. hbout twenty-one years
of age. slim. With dark hair and eyes.
She Wore a polka dot blue skirt Thomp-
ison is described as being about thirty
five fair and rather stout He wore
q suit made OF some mixed material.
They disappeared with the same mys-
terry that enveloped them when they
came.
Child's Hard Career.
Mrs. Hermance kept the child for the
month engaged for by the mother and
two weeks longer, hoping all the while
to hear from Mrs. Vaughan. Then she
took Muggins" to the City Home on
May 18TH when he was nine weeks
old. Still buffeted about the world. the
little boy was dischargedfrom the Home
on June 18th, TO become the adopted
son of Mrs. George F, Mountz, the wife
of a patent medicine man.
But hts stay with them was short.
!: Tor the two auarreled over him, the lus-
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