Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-08
TWO KILLED BY
JEALOUS NEGRO
MURDERER FLEES AND TURNS
WEI pom ON HIMSELF
SURPRISES VARIETY ACTRESS
AND RIVAL TOGETHER
Fires Four Consecutive Shots, All of
Which Take Effect-Assassin
Has Chance of Recover
ing from Wound

Dora e. Vaughn, an octoroon variety
actress, of $40 South Los Angeles
street. was shot and instantly killed;
Edward Dean, a negro barber, of 6OO
East Eighth street, was shot twice in
the head yesterday and died shortly
afterward. Frank Maywither. a porter
on one of the steamers plying be-
tween san Pedro and Catalina, VINO
lives at SIS GLADYS avenue, did the
shooting, and now occupies cot III
the receiving hospital with gaping
hole over his right eye, due to a sell
inflicted wound, and probably will die.
Jealousy caused the deed.
The tragedy occurred shortly after
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
womans home. The neighbors were
startled by the report of pistol shot
and then several others in rapid sue
cession. They rushed to their doors
in time to see a large negro spring
over the bodies of the two victims ana
run down the street.
The police had been notified imme-
diately and Detectives Kelly and Car
roll were detailed to capture the MUIR
derer Meantime Maywither had
dashed down Eighth street, pursued
bv J. ]. Rupp, a blacksmith. who saw
the murderer run from the scene OF
his crime. and a number of other per-
sons who Joined in the chase.
Although running at top speed the
negro "brolxe' his revolver and re-
placed the empty shells with loaded
cartridges. He ran into a livery
stable and escaped from his pursuers.
The officers arrived at this time and
trailed the murderer to his room at
SIS Gladys avenue. They were but a
few minutes behind him and rushed
to his room with their reVolvers
drawn. expecting resistance.
Thought He Was Dead
When they entered the room May
wither was lying on his back on the
he'd in a pool of blood with hole IN
hie head from which his brains were
oozing. The officers thought he was
dead and began to examine the room.
They were much startled When the
SUPPOSED dead man raised his right
hand and began to scratch his ear.
He told the officers his name was
Franklin but would say nothing more;
= Dean died shortly after his arrival
nj the receiving hospital. He was shot
twice in the head, both bullets pene-
trating the brain, and once through
the left cheek, the bullet merely graz
ing the jawbone and passing out sew
eral inches from its entrance.
Deans body was removed TO the
undertaking establishment of Porter &
Roberts.
The woman was dead when the am
bulance arrived and was taken to the
undertaking establishment of Pierce
Bros. She was shot twice. The
first bullet entered her left breast and
pierced her heart, and the other struck
her on the upper lip just below the
right nostril and ranged upward, pene-
trating the brain.
The woman was shot by her first
husband in Kansas City several years
ago. The man thought she was dead,
turned the weapon on himself and
ended his life. A short time afterward
she married Vaughn and came to Los
Angeles.
The two victims of Maywither's re-
volver were caught in a trap and had
no chance to escape, the murderer en-
tering the house through rear door
and finding them in the bedroom.