The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-19

| pen blaSSengale, colored, said hC
looked after the lot in which the strug
gle took place and that he told tn,
crowd which gathered not to bottle
the tracks until the officers arrived. |
appeared to him that the man who's,
footprints were visible In the mud wer,
a No. square-toed shoe.
Ida Vaughn, daughter OF the muir
dered woman and the man accused o
taking the human life, was the mex
/ witness on the stand. The child /!
/ crippled She was plainly dressed
Aside from slight agitation, Vaugl
showed no sign of emotion when hi.
laughter entered the room. Ida saic
that on more than one occasion wher
her mother would whip her, Vaughn
would tell her mother to leave her alone
She saw him knock his wife down or
two occasions while they were living In
! Alabama. She was familiar with the
! divorce proceedings. She testified that
her mother threatened to have him ar
rested for their fights and he told heI
she would regret it IL she did. Ida
knew that Mrs. Vaughn was going to
Stevenson on Saturday night and men,
| toned some of the articles she was
planning to take with her. The child
explained that she saw the marks on
her mothers neck and cheeks and de-
clared places on her arms looked like
chains had been around them. Among
Mrs. Vaughn's possessions for the Ala
bama trip was a new fash light, Ida
stated. She did not know what caused
her mothers deatr. She told of her
father whipping her during their resi-
dence in Alabama until there was a
blue place on her arm. When ques-
toned, she admitted that her parents
had fused ever since she could remem.
Der.
Mustache Gone.
Albert Mcfarland, colored, testified
that until Saturday Vaughn wore a
mustache, hut the mustache, he said,
was shaved off when Vaughn came TO
his, house that night to inquire if Ida
mad been seen. Netherlands wife said
she did one washing for Vaughn and
AFTER he got his clothes he returned Sat
ufday night to ask If she had seen his
daughter She testified that he was
restless and wearing just what he had
on at the trial. although her husband
thought he was wearing blue trousers,
Maria Mcfarland also took particular
notice OF the fact that Vaughn had
shaved off his mustache.
Sherln X. p. Bass told OF finding
pockethook and hair pins in the field
near where the body was found. He
SAID Wilson described Vaughn to him
ana county officers thereupon began a
search for Vaughn. The sheriff said
the accused mans hands bore evidences
OF scratches and he was of the opinion
tnat they were caused from clawing.
vaughn made an effort to tell how he
received the scratching, but his attor.
ney promptly checked him.
Additional damaging testimony was
offered by John Wallace, a coIored
deputy sheriff. Wallace saio rnat
vaughn came to him a short time ago
some things at Mrs. Vaughn's place
winch the court had provided that he
should have. This was after Vaughn
mad been arrested and paid out of jaiL.
wallace stated that when he went by
The Woman's house a short time later
vaughn was there moving some things
out. Mrs. Vaughn, he related. told
her husband he was welcome to all he
had there and more too. as she would
give MN bed she had bought IL he
wanted II. A disagreement arose over
the chickens and the woman offered
her husband calf for them. Wallace
saId he thought the offer was reason
able enough.
In regard to threats, the witness de-
clared he heard Vaughn saw that
woman has given me trouble for six
teen years, and l am going to end it
Today"
HIndered by Weather.
Inc prisoner was also credited with
saying that he would have done some
thing sooner. Wallace remembered that
Deen bad. Wallace remembered that
Vaughn had n mustauche when he saw
him Saturday. He also recollected that
Vaughn was wearing tan shoes and an
overcoat. Wallace identified the body
u MRS. Vaughn. Asked what he
thought OF the scratches on the prison.
er's hands, the witness quickly replied
that they looked like finger scratches.
4ressed as TO how he reached that con-
huston, Wallace said he had seen finger
scratches on his own hands. The !
'rowd laughed.
Orville Bass. one Of the officers who
went to Brentwood after Vaughn, told
Oh the trip and related some OF the
ugltiVe,s remarks as to sleeping in the |
open. Bass said Vaughn claimed to |
ave gone on the trip for the purpose |
u buying some eggs, chickens and |
ther things which he intended to bring |
Jack on the steamboat.
Officer Otto Crump was another v1t-
Tess. Crump and Deputy Edmondson
leighborhood searching for Vaughn.
George Walker. who has been room
ng with Vaughn, said he knew the
nan and woman had had family rack
is, but he did not really know whether
hey mt" any or not shorty" as
Walker is Familiarity known, testified
hat he last saw Vaughn between 3
nd O'clock on Saturday afternoon.
Walker did not return to their patching
lace Saturday night, but said he fooled
round In town. He denied that ne
new Vaughn was going to kill Mrs.
aughn. He said II he had known it
e would have begged the husband not
} bother her