Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-08-01

pecial notice OF 4 until sunday. July
/ 10 when az the same hour chloro-
form Was administered. supposedly
By the same person. Again Mss
\ venable and the physicians Nerr
called 10 attend the screaming cniia.
T But every EFFORT was In vain, Tor.
though not necessarily fatal IN " I
! self. the chloroforin acted as an II
ritant on the poison already given !
and n was the last straw that snap
ped the chiid's life. After strug-
rle lasting until II o'clock Monday
/ r,orDfnr "Raby" Vaughan. whose
innocent life has brought trouble tol
: many. passed away. Later IN the
dav DR. Trevillian notified Or. ray
for Of the circumstances surrounding
/ the death. and asked him II ne
thought Il necessary % hold a post
norton examination
Was Willful Murder.
The coroner visited the home. and
there found plain evidence OF Wiiul
murder On the baby's mouth were
discovered traces OF some CORROSIVE
poison. and the tongue and lips were
also baby burned.
THAT chloroform was administerd
g, fhe second attempt az murder Is
attested by Miss Ncnable. who de-
n tec,ed the odor OF the aresthetic a.
OF soon as she ran into the room
20 Va the combined action OF the I'VE
be poisons that caused death No douo
81 H. left that murder was com mitted
lt. and a well-wreuEht chain OF circum
IT. stantial evidence points 90 the FAC
m that some one now an inmate or "a
BIS home is guilty OF the crime y
de motive for the deed has Jet bee
ad established.
he Abandoned by Mother.
OF BABY. Vaughan had a cneckere
70 career in the four months ne i've
no- lie vas brought TO this city
April 9th by his mother. VINO ka'
~ her name as Mrs Frances NauEha
ns.| claiming 90 be an actress. and by
un- man giving his name as lhomp7o
ard both Mailing. they said. from W as
MS inrt0n They took their trouble
nc or -. Julien Oppenheimer. who
en- forred them 90 Mrs. herm2nre.
im- 1910 East Marshall Street. NJ !
in- Tor said she would care Tor
ind child and Thompson paid her
uih month I'm advance. say ing .DAe
ysi- would come through every lhuF9o
and 20 visit the baby Both we're ot
was ~ arffated. They had many bot
of soothing syrup. With v nlcn
little fellow seemed go oe hiled'
...,, all me bottles were labeled by y
~ folk drug store They have ei
been lost.
- "Goodby. Nuggins. said
- ,-,-rhar and the fwo left the hon
s-fU hurrying They dismissed
H. carriage. aud returned ON foot
Zorro leaving Mrs. Vaughan sra
'' that her address would Dee ln
10. care az the New York Dramatic
ror. Neu York. and that She was
gagged 20 play in the Lyric Thea
Walnut Street. philadelphia
Woman Disappears.
4 letter received from her q
weeks after the child was LETT
Mrs Hermance stated that She
mon in New York. bat in phil.
phfa Ers Hermance wrote 20
adelnhia. and the reply came
the Lyric was closed SO more
ever been heard OF either
vaughan or OF Thompson.
Vaughan is described as younl
man. about twenty-one years of
slim. with dark hair and eyes
wore "a polka dot blue skirt 10
SsN son is described as being
81 thirtv-dVe. fair and rather stou
"a wore a suit made OF some mlAe'
~ terial. They disappeared " itf
- same mystery chat cuNeloped
when they came.
Mrs Hermance kept the chh
the month engaged Tor pS
mother. and Two weeks Longer
inc am the while 90 hear from
,r.--N.r TAer She took AIul