The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-06-06
T u. VAUGHN is
LODGED IN JAIL
CHARGED OF AWFUL CRIME

Orphanage, Greenvllle, Ares
ted Near Taylors and Placed
in Greenville Prison.
T. u. Vaughn, former super
intendent of the South Carolina
Odd Fellows orphanage, for
whose arrest a warrant was
sworn out Thursday morning
by the board of trustees, charg-
inc him with committing an
uncomfortable crime upon the
person of one of the little girls
under his care at the time he
was in charge of the institution,
was placed in the county jail
Yesterday afternoon at 5:45 o.
clock, following his arrest near
: Taylors station, by Deputy B.
V. johnson, of the sherif's OF
fee.
For a number of years Vaughn
was superintendent of the Odd
Fellows orphanage, situated 4
miles west of Greenville, on the
Easley bridge road. Last Jan
uary he resigned and later be-
came connected with an insur-
ance company of this city,
A representative of The News
was at the jail when Vaughn
was incarcerated and asked him
if he cared to make any state
ment for publication. He re
piled that he did not care to say
anything until he had consulted
with his attorney. erin the
evening an attorney who will IN
all probability represent the &C
cused, came to The News office
and said that Vaughn had de-
cided that he ought to make a
statement to the public, and die
tated she following:
It, It. u. Vaughn) have been
to Newport News, Va, with my
wife and child for a week, Wis
iting Mrs. Vaughn's sister, |
returned to Greenville voluntar-
lily on No. 81 today. I ask the
public to suspend judgment
until the facts of the case are
fully developed. Time will
show the charges to be abso-
lutely without foundation. y
According to the story of
Vaughn's arrest, as told by the
county officials, the man came
to Greenville yesterday on train
No. 81, arriving here at LIS
O'Clock .. m. Vaughn was met
at the Southern passenger sta
ton by his brother, who told
him that it would be best for
him not to come into the city
at present. It is said Vaughn
got back on the train, but dis
mounted again on the other
I side and started walking back
in the direction in which he
came.
A telephone message came to
the sherif's office that Vaughn
had alighted at the station, but
had gotten back on the train
and proceeded toward Seneca.
Jailer Alex Phillips was in
charge of the sherif's office,
that official having left Green
vile early yesterday morning
for the upper part of the county,
where he made injuries as to
Vaughn's Whereabouts. Mr..
Mr.. Phillips, with his usual
good judgement and tact, took
charge of the situation as though
he were the sheriff himself.
He telephoned to Seneca, the
first stopping point with 81 after
leaving Greenville, and request
ed the authorities there to
search the train. The conduc-
tor of the train sent back word
that the man wanted had got
ten off in Greenville and had
started back up the track.
Jailer Phillips at once dis
patched Deputy B. Y. Johnson
in an automobile in the direc-
ton of Taylors station. About
$50 o'clock Mr.. Phillips received
a telephone message from Tay-
lors to the effect that the Of
ffcer had placed Vaughn under
arrest and was returning to
Greenville with him After SC
long a while the deputy reached
the jail and Vaughn was forth
with placed in the cell.
The accusations against the