Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-08-07
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MAN IN CABIN
GIRL DECLARES
Miss Pearl VaughH,Of TOilenViIIa
Accuses Baggage Man on Saug-
eFilsS Boat Of Attempt.
Her FATHERS STORY
Defendant Denies Accusations
Of Miss Vaughn and Girl Com
paDiOH-- Cologne a Strong Clue

Miss Pearl Vaughn, the fifteen-
year-old daughter of Lieutenant John
Vaughn, attached to the 99th pre-
coinct police station at TOttenyille,
s. L., and a girl friend were the VIC
Tins of an attempted assault at 1
o'clock Wednesday morning, while
bound from Saugerties to New York
City on the river steamer Ulster, of
the New York Navigation Company's
line. Louis X. Fray, baggage-master
on the boat, is accused of the crime.
Miss Vaughn told her grandmother
of the occurrence Wednesday morn
ing and Mrs. Summers Immediately
telephoned the facts to Lieutenant
Vaughn at Tottenyille. He telephon-
ed to police headquarters and. at his
request, Detectives Repetto and
O'Meara were sent to the Ulster,
docked at the foot of Barrow street.
The girls said the man who had in
vaded their room had charge Of the
baggage.
Some difficulty was experienced
by the detectives in locating Fray.
The other officers of the boat render
ed no assistance, apparently seeking
to delay the sleuths until the Ulster
should start for Saugerties. Fray
was finally dragged out of state
room and placed under arrest.
He denied the story told by the
two girls, but they positively identi-
fed him at headquarters. Fray Is
twenty-one years old and has been
working for the Saugerties line for
six years
The Gerry Society took up the case
and Fray was given a hearing yester-
day morning at which Lieutenant
Vaughn and his daughter were pres
ent. Lieutenant Vaughn, to NEWS
reporter said that the evidence
against the baggage man was OVER
whelming and that he was held in
default of $1,000 Datif- SfoTs- anina-.
tion in the First District Court, MAJ.
haitian, Saturday.
Fathers Story.
The father when seen in the Tot
tenville police station yesterday ar
ternoon by a NEWS reporter, recit-
ed the facts of the case which are
given below, and says that while an
attempt was made to assault his
daughter, the fend was unsuccessful
and that she was injured If I had
known that 1t was only an attempt"
said Mr.. Vaughn, II would not have
taken up the case, as / do not like
publicity. | saw the fellow in court
yesterday and / cannot understand
why he should have done such
thing. l think that this will give
him a good lesson and as he will in
all probability receive a long sem
tence, as the evidence against him Is
very strong"
In court yesterday Miss Vaughn
identified Fray as the man, and be-
fore the prisoner was arrested, she
told a detective that the man who
entered her state room had cologne
on his clothing His room on the
steamer was searched and a bottle
of the same scented extract found
In Custody of Parent.
Lieutenant Vaughn brought his
daughter to Tottenyille after the
trial yesterday, although not before
he had an argument with Officer
jenkins Of the Gerry Society The
society wanted to take charge of the
girl and confine her in their rooms
until the case was disposed of. This
the father objected to- The society
said they would refuse to have any
thing to do with the case unless they
were allowed charge of the girl.
Lieutenant Vaughn said he was cap
able Of taking care of his child and
would produce her when wanted.
Finally the matter was left to the
Judge to decide and he gave the
father the custody of the girl, much
to the discontinue of the Gerry So
ciety people.
Miss Vaughn had been spending
the summer at Saugerties with her
mother She took passage on the
boat Ulster last Tuesday evening at
for New York, aecompan-
fed by Carrie Meyer, sixteen years
old, of 269 West One Hundred and
street, Manhattan. Miss
Vaughn was to spend a few days vls-
iting her grandmother, Mrs SUM
mers, of 428 East One Hundred ard
street.
Continued on page 15.)