The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-01
After Eventful Trip to Southwest
Missouri City Marshal Arrives
in Keokuk With His
Prisoner.
MISS CLARK REMAINS
Cir, Led From City by Hypnotic Pro-
fessor Refuses to Return to
keokuk-Events Of
the Trip.
Events In Vaughan Episode.

Events In Vaughan Episode.
Marshal Kesselring departed for
Monet Sunday. January %; returned
with prisoner at 2:40 o'clock this
morning.
Keokuk officer swore Vaughan was
fugitive from justice and was in, turn
arrested for perjury.
Vaughan released on bond furnished
by city attorney and later arrested,
together with Miss Nellie Clark, with
whom he has been living, unmarried,
for adultery.
When confronted by police officer
with warrant. after requisition papers
had been obtained Vaughan shows
fight and battle was wsged in Monett's
principal street.
Miss Clark bids goodbye to Marshal
and Professor Vaughan, but refuses
to return to Keokuk.
Kesselring holds conference with
Attorney Craig and then beats it for
home to take bath.
Travel worn and tirea, but Jubi'ant
over effecting one Of the hardest ar
rests of his police career, Marshal
Henry Kesselring returned home at
2:40 o'clock this morning from Mo-
nett, Mo-, with his captive, Pref R. 7.
Vaughan.
A prisoner with handouts on the
man who has 'eluded pursuit for sever
al months, was brought to the city
Jail, and is now a prisoner awaiting
to face the charge of cheating by false
pretenses, which is penitentiary Of
Tense under the state laws of Iowa.
Miss Nellie E. Clark, of 502 South
Fifth street, did not care to return to
Keokuk, but is facing a serious charge
In Monet, and at the present time Is
out under 5000 bond There is no
charge against her in this city and
Marshal Kesselring did not try to In
duce her to return here other than
that she might join her family.
The two weeks spent in southwest
ern Missouri will long be remembered
by the city marshal. The story is an
interesting one.
kesselring Arrested.
With the knowledge that Vaughan
had been apprehended by police au-
thorities in Monet, Mo-, after descrip-
tive postal cards had been sent out,
Marshal Henry Kesselring made the
long journey for the, purpose of bring
Ing his captive back to Keokuk to
face the charge preferred against him.
Arriving at Monett, Kesselring found
that Vaughan resisted any attempt to
be. brought back to this city, and 1t
was necessary to send back for requi
sition papers. To do this 1t was es
sential that Marshal Kesselring swear
that Vaughan was fugitive from jus
tice. In the meantime Vaughan haf
engaged as his attorney City Attorney
Sizer, who later gave the Keokuk of
ficer much trouble. Immediately upor
Kesselring swearing that Vaughan
was fugitive from justice, the lat
ter went before a notary and swor'
that Kesselring had committed per
jury by swearing to such statemen
and the Keokuk chief was arrested
He was released from custody on $50
bond and told to appear before cour
on Saturday. Kesselring's bond wa
furnished by the chief of police, i
which the Keokuk official found
trusty officer in his efforts to brin
back Vaughan.
Vaughan and Miss Clark Arrested.
In the meantime Professor Vaugha
was out on bond, furnished by his a
torney, but was later arrested, t.
gether with Miss Nellie %. Clark, o
the charge of adultery being place
against them. It was learned tha
the two have been living togethe
since going to Monet and ever sine
leaving Keokuk, but there is no ev
dence that they were ever married
and do not even claim such cond
ton of affairs. City Attorney Size
furnished bond for both of them /
the sum of 5000 each, and they wer
released. Through the efforts Of tn