Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-22
Widow and Physician of Vic tim to Be Tried During
 Week for Murder
SCIENTIST LOCATES
 POISON IN SYSTEM
Illicit Love Will Be Objec- . tive Point of Prescott
 tion in Case

KIRKSVILLE, Mo-, May 2l.-Mys- teries of an unusual character remain to be solved in the case of Professor John T. Vaughn for whose death his widow, Mrs. Alma Proctor Vaughn, and her family physician, Dr. James R. Hill of Monroe City, are soon to be placed on trial. The case of the widow IS on the court docket for this week, but it is understood strong efforts will be made to have the trial delayed, prob ably until the fall term of court.
 Prof. Vaughn, who was instructor in American history at the State Normal school, died October IA of last year at his Kirksville home under peculiar cir cumstanees. He had been in perfect health and attended church in the ev- ening. At 10 O o'clock Professor Vaughn left the church, after he had informed one of his friends that he had some work to do at home and could not stay in church any longer. Half an hour later a message was received at the church that Professor Vaughn was in convulsions and fifteen minutes later the news was brought that he was dead. Although the circumstances surround ing the professor death were pecul- jar, only few persons considered the case suspicious and these were inclined to believe that Professor Vaughn had accidentally taken poison.
 The body of Professor Vaughn was buried at Monroe City, the home of his widow, who did not display much grief over her bereavement. Ten days after Vaughn s death Mrs. John R. Kirk, wife of the president of the State Normal, whose guest Mrs. Vaughn was after the funeral of her husband, heard her guest play Mendelssohn' Wedding March on the piano in her parlor. She was greatly shocked and considered Mrs. Vaughn's s actions suspicious enough to speak to her husband about it. President Kirk communicated with Professor Vaughn s brothers and they began quiet investigation. After they had gathered some material they placed the matter before the coroner, who took official cognizance of the matter and ordered an investigation. In spite of the protests of Mrs. Vaughn and her at torneys, the body of Professor Vaughn was exhumed and the viscera was turn -ed over to Dr. Paul Schweitzer, of the Missouri State university for analysis.
 When Dr. Schweitzer reported that he had found 49-55 of grain, or near ly a whole grain of strychnine in the stomach and liver of Dr. Vaughn, the coroner's jury gave a|verdict in con forinity with the findings and the grand jury indicted Mrs. Vaughn and Dr. J. R. Hull of Monroe City, for the murder of Dr. Vaughn. Both were arrested and placed under heavy bond for their appearance for trial, which was set for May 16.
 Mrs. Vaughn, who is 35 years of age, is quite attractive and vivacious, and IS the daughter of James NJ. Proctor, a wealthy bank director and the niece of Dr. Proctir, president of the Monroe City, Mo-, bank. She is reputed wealthy in her own right and has many wealthy and influential relatives in various parts of the state. She became acquaint- ed with Vaughn when she was pupil in the Paris, Mo-, high school, of which Vaughn was at that time the principal They were married shortly after she had completed her course, although hel relatives opposed her marriage to man fifteen years her senior. They seemed to live happily and had one child, little girl now almost seven years old.
 It is the general belief that, if Mrs Vaughn had in some way caused th' death of her husband, the motive wa' not to obtain possession of hls es tate, which is said to be considerable It is expected that the trial will throw some startling light upon the relations which are supposed to have existed be tween Mrs. Vaughn and Dr. Hull, fel several years the family physician oi the Vaughns. Dr. Hull is fifty years ole and has wife and married daughters It is understood that the state will try to prove that Dr. Hull met Mrs. Vaughi secretly in Quincy several times anC carried on a rather intimate correspon dence with her.
 Neither Mrs. Vaughn nor Dr. Hull showed any disposition to evade service with the papers issued against them an' it is considered a strong argument il their favor. It is an actual fact tha Mrs. Vaughn voluntarily came iron Monroe City to Kirksville to accept SGT vice. She as well as Dr. Hull den that they were in any way responsibl for the death of Professor Vaughn 0 that they had the slightest motive fo removing him. Mrs. Vaughn has mad the statement that her late husban