Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-26
MRS. ALMA PROCTOR
VAUGHN ARRESTED
She Is Charged With Numbering
Her Husband by Administer
ing Strychnine.
SHE SURRENDERED HERSELF.
Glad Suspense Is Over and Expresses
Confidence in the Outcome
Released on Bonds.

Klrksville. Mo, Feb. 2S-MrH. Alma
Proctor Vaughn was arrested on a
warrant charging her with the muir
der OF her husband, Prof. John T.
Vaughn, this morning. She was re-
leased on se5.o0o bond.
BITS. Vaughn went to the office of
Sheriff Williams and surrendered at
$40 O'Clock. During o0-mhnute wait
while her attorneys were consulting she
sat in the sheriffs office and at O'Clock
she went into the circuit courtroom
Judge Shelton told her she was
charged with frst degree murder She
replied with a nod of her head She
was calm until she was told to stand UP
and swear she would appear in court
when summoned.
Then she broke down and wept and.
after taking the oath. she sank into
her chair. James S. Scott, her uncle; j.
NJ. Proctor Jr. her brother, and e. K.
Yowell of Monroe City, qualified as
bondsmen, swearing their aggregate
wealth was in excess of $150000.
Her attorney, William T. Rag1and.
asked the court to set the hearing, but
Judge Shelton said 1t could not be be-
fore the May term of court.
The report OF the grand jury was not
made public this morning. The war
rant was issued soon after the grand
jury reported late yesterday afternoon.
Prosecuting Atty. Reiger announced
in court he had issued a warrant for
the rearrcst OF DR.. j. H. Hull OF Mon
roe City AS DR.. Hull is on bail at
Liberty on a bond of $500. Sheriff Will
liarns will not go to Monroe City TO
serve II Immediately.
Mrs. Vaughn arrived here last night
from Monroe City at the request OF her
attorneys. They had anticipated war
rant would be served on her today.
She did not want her aged parents to
see the warrant served
Her lawyers have been retained sev-
| eral weeks Every step in the investl-
cation Will be closely watched. Her
relatives arc wealthy and have declared
| their intention to establish her inno-
| cence at any cost
CONFIDENT OF OUTCOME.
she herself expresses confidence in
the outcome and says she is glad the
! suspense Is over.
DIR. j. F. Hall, released under $500
bonds today. has retained a corps OF
| attorneys. He also asserts his inno-
| cence and charges he is the victim OF
| conspiracy.
The tinkling strains OF Mendelssohn's
wedding March" played by Mrs.
Vaughn shortly after her husbands
! death led to the grand jury inveatiga-
tion of the death Of Prof. Vaughn.
Although Prof. Vaughn. who WAS In
structor OF American history in the
state normal school here. died In con-
yulsions Oct IA. no one suspected at the
time that his death was unnatural ex-
cept one OF two persons who thought
he might have taken poison accidental
| ly
Mrs. Vaughn's music was heard 10
days aftcr Naughns death by Mrs.
]. r. Kirk. whose guest she was after
the funeral Mrs. Kinks suspicious
were aroused and she confided in her
husband. who Is president of the state
normal. She told him other things she
had observed which seemed unusual in
the behavior of q widow. An investiga-
ton of the death was instigated by
President Kirk and Vaughn's brothers
as a result
Prof. Vaughn was apparently in the
best OF health when he arrived home
from church on the night of his DEATH
Thirty minutes later he died In con-
yulsiona His widow, Mrs Alma Proc
tor Vaughn. who survives him with
their 7-year-old daughter, testified at
the coroner's inquest her husband took
ouinine in a paper capsule as soon as
he arrived home