The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-08
VAUGHN'S IDENTITY
FULLY ESTABLISHED
MARRIED YOUNG WOMAN FROM
THIS STATE ABOUT YEAR AGO

Miss Sandel Beamguard Causes Ap-
prehension by Farewell Words
to Husband in Tampa Jail
The State.
Tampa, Fla, April 6.-"Good-bye,
dear, III see, you in heaven" said
Mrs. T. A. Earle, formerly Miss San
del Beamguard of Clover, S. c. as she
tossed T. A. Earle, alias T. U Vaughn,
a kiss as she left him at the county
jail this morning. Chief of Detec-
tives Blossom had given instructions
that she not be allowed to get within
an arms length of the man confined
in his straight jacket for fear that
she might give him some instrument
with which he might kill himself. At
the police statiin, when she heard
Blossom issue the order, she plead
ingly queried, "and I can't even kiss
him." and dropped her head and Sob
bed as the detective firmly told her
"no."
Vaughn, who is held for Carolina
authorities who say he faces death
sentence for criminal assault on four
girls, today is appearing rational
again, but still refuses to discuss his
case. He talks with fellow prisoners
some and to the jailer, quite in con-
trast to his actions yesterday.
Meanwhile, no word has been re-
ceived here as to when Carolina au-
thorities will arrive for their man.
Vaughn is nearing the first anniver-
sary of his wedding with prospects
that it might be his funeral day, too,
if court action is rapid enough.
A search of the marriage records
of the county today disclosed that
a marriage license was issued to T..
A. Earl and Eddie Beamguard April
II, 1920. It was returned nine days
later, certified to by the Rev. H. A..
! Tucker, of the First Congregational
church of this city, who certified that
he had married the couple April 22.
The Rev. Mr.. Tucker is not here now
and the details of the marriage can
not be learned.
Late this afternoon she appeared
at the county judges office with a
notary public and stated that she
wanted to get at the records to show
the notary so she could make an at
fidavit that her same was not Eddie
Bcamguard, but that it was Sandal
Beamguard. According to County
Judge Julian Hazard, who states he
did not think to ask why she used an
assumed name the first time or why
she seeks to correct the matter now.
She told Detective Blossom today
that her name was Sandal Beamguard
and that she lived at Clover. Replying
to leading questions she said she met
Vaughn in the hospital and soon
learned that he was not insane. She
said he was so nice and gentlemanly
to her, so interesting and so kind that
she soon fell in love with him. She
states she left the hospital to take up
private work in her profession, sever
al months before Vaughn escaped.
She lived at Columbia, Greenville and
Clover, she said, until about 20
months ago she heard from Vaughn
in Canada. They corresponded until
he came to Plant City 16 months ago
and from there he sent for her. He
brought her to Tampa where they
were married. He finished his school
term at Plant City last June and this
year was given the assistant principal
! ship of the Port Tampa school, having
been unusually successful at Plant
City, according to school authorities.
She states that she still loves him
; dearly and that he was a model hus-
band. She says that when she Joined
him and they were married there was
!. tacit agreement to put the past be-
hind and let it rest. She says Vaughn
is not crazy but that he is not entirely
seen by anyone, not even his wife.
On1v attorneys for the condemned