The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-06-24
T.. L VAUGHN LOSES.
Decision of Federal Tribunal Against
Condemned Man.

today announcing that the United
States supreme court had affirmed
the sentence of death upon T. U.
Vaughn and had dismissed Vaughn S
appeal with cost. The telegram also
stated that the supreme court had
dihmissed the appeal of Joe Grant,
a negro, wanted in this State on the
charge of murder, and who has been
fighting extradition. Grant will be
brought to South Carolina at once
for trial.
The following is the telegram to
the attorney general from James D.
Naher, clerk of the United States su
preme court:
Vaughn VS.. South Carolina. At
| firmed with costs. United States eX-
rel Brown VS.. Cooke. Dismissed for
want of Jurisdiction.
The Grant Case.
The negro, Joe Grant. alias Brown,
is wanted for the alleged shooting Of
white man in Edgefield county in
1905. He fed to Pennsylvania and
has been fighting efforts of the South
Carolina officials to get him back here
for trial After an extended hearing
the governor of Pennsylvania issued
eXtradition papers for the return or
Torn1ino and II
an appeal from this decision which
Grant took to the United States su-
preme court, and which that body
dismissed today.
1t is the expectation of Attorney
General Peoples to expedite the re-
turn of Grant to this State for trial.
Case Against Vaughn.
T. U. Vaughn, who also lost his
case before the supreme court today,
is under sentence of death on con-
viction of criminal assault. He was
former superintendent of the Odd
Fellows Home in Greenville, and his
trial attracted wide attention. He
based his appeal on the ground that
the mode of legal execution had been
changed, after the time his alleged
crime was committed, from hanging
to electrocution, and he contended
that this was in the nature Of an ex-
post facto law. But the supreme
court overruled him on this point.
Vaughn will be resentenced at the
next term of the general sessions
court of Greenville county.
Insane or Feigning?
Vaughn is at present confined in
the State penitentiary, and it is stat
ed that he has not spoken a word in
nearly two years. and that he con-
stantly acts as if he is insane. 1t has
been thought for some time that
Vaughn was either insane or is a
splendid actor, for he has been acting
as one demented. During the early
part of this year DR.. A. P. Herring,
of Baltimore, while in Columbia,
made a close study of Vaughn and
gave it as his opinion that the man
was only acting. During Gov. Man
nings visit to the penitentiary last
week one of the newspaper men who
was along observed Vaughn. At that
time he was seated on the floor, head
bowed and fingers constantly inter-
lacing. Although addressed in
loud tone of voice he did not seem
to notice that he was spoken to, nor
would he utter word or pay atten-
ton to any one near him. 1t is like
ly that a committee of medical ex-
perts will be asked to pass on the
question of whether Vaughn is in
sane or not.
Vaughn was convicted in October
of 1912, and has been confined in the
penitentiary ever since for safe-keep-
ing.
Other Capital Cases Won.
l"o olnfi eop''0i e"
State, Joe 'Malloy, of Bennettsville,
under sentence of death for the muir
der of Prentice Moore. and Will
Bethune. of Clarendon county. also
under sentence of death. have been
affirmed by the United States su-
preme court on the same point involv-
ed in the Vaughn case.
Attorney General Peoples has won
all six of his cases before the United
States supreme court this year. In
addition to the four mentioned above,
he won two insurance cases, which
were taken up on appeal.