The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-08
VAUGHN MAY BE
IN FLORIDA JAIL
FORMER oRPHANAGE HEAD MAY
HAVE BEEN TAKEN
attempts to Take Life by Siashins
Throat, Jumping From Automo-
bile and by Drowning

The State.
Tampa, Fla, April At. A. Earle,
believed to be T. U. Vaughn, convict
ed at Greenville, S. c., six years ago
on charges Of criminal assault on four
girls under Ia years of age, was ar
rested this afternoon at his home at
Port Tampa by Tampa police detec-
tiyes, ]. A. Killibrew and Stansell,
and Marshal Sudduth of Port Tam
pa. The mans wife was also arrest
ed, and is held at the police station
for, investigation. Earl denies that he
is the Vaugn wanted in South Caro-
lima, but several attempts to commit
suicide led to his being placed in a
padded cell at the county jail for safe
Keeping. It is said that the crimes
for which Vaughn was sentenced to
death were committed while he was
in charge of the Odd Fellows orphan
home in Greenville. It is claimed
that he was convicted on the first
count and sentenced to death by cleo
trocution. Later he is said to have
been regarded as insane and was
transferred to the State hospital for
the Insane in Columbia, from which
he escaped about two years ago. He
is alleged then to have made his way
to Port Tampa where he has held the
assistant principalship of the Port
Tampa city school, and that he was
married here under the alleged assum-
ed name. The wife, it is claimed,
was one of his nurses at the hospital
in Columbia.
Detective Killibrew went to the
mans house yesterday afternoon,
leaving Detective Stansell and Mar
shall Sudduth near the house to pre-
vent the man escaping. Upon learn
ing Killibrew's intention and his mis-
sion, Earl is said to have asked per-
MISSION to go into one Of the rooms
of the house to see a friend. This
was refused. Earl was in his shirt
sleeves and when he was searched
the officer did not find any weapon.
Tried to Cut Throat.
Detective Killibrew put Earl in a
car and took him to the place where
Detective Stansell and Marshall Sud-
duth were waiting. When Marshall
sudduth got out. of the car in which
he was waiting to place handouts
upon Earl's wrists, the man suddenly
ran his hand into the watch pocket OF
his trousers and pulled out a knife
with which he started to cut his
throat. Detective Killibrew, howev-
er, grabbed the man before he could
inf1ict serious injury upon himself,
DR.. ". H. Nudge Of Port Tampa
rendered first aid. Foiled in his at
tempt to end his life by cutting his
throat, Earl tried to jump out of the
automobile in which the officers were
bringing him to Tampa. He was final
" lodged in the police station, where
shorty afterwards he attempted to
pull the bandages from the wound
in his throat. Later he attempted to
Jake his life by drowning by placing
his head in the water in the bowl Of
the toilet in his cell. Seemingly driv-
en- to desperation, when foiled at this,
the man again tried to end his life by
filling his hat with water and burying
his face in it. To guard against fur
ther attempts Of suicide, police OIL
GERS took the man to the county jail,
where he was put in straight jacket
and placed in a padded cell.
Local police officers state he has
been. identified by a man living in
Tampa, who had formerly made his
home in South Carolina and knew
Vaughn.
Wife Also Desperate
The mans wife who was brought
to Tampa, and held in the detention
room for investigation by the local
officers, was foiled in an attempt to
end her life also tonight. The police
say the woman about 8 o'clock tonight
suddenly grabbed a pocket knife out
of one of her pockets and started to
slash her throat. She was prevented
from accomplishing her act by Detec-
tive. Stansell According to the offic-
er, the woman took the knife from her
pocket and hesitated for several min
utes, seemingly taking the time to
arouse courage to carry out her plans.
She was caught just as she started to
jab the knife into her throat.
The woman is said to have told the