The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-08
PRISONER AT TAMPA
TO BE BROUGHT BACK
Believed That Man Calling Himself
Earl is Certain to Prove to Be
r. u. Vaughn.
The State, 6.


The State, 6.
Extradition papers for the return
to South Carolina Of T. U. Vaughn
who it is believed, has been arrested
at Tampa, Fla, under the name o1
T. A. Earl, will in all likelihood be
issued by Governor Cooper today
this depending upon the arrival Of
court papers in time from Greenville
The attorney generals Office is hand
ling the matter of preparing the pa
pers and wired yesterday to Green,
vile for the records in the case anc
for the order of Judge Peurifoy di
recting that Vaughn be brought be-
fore him to be resentenced, this or.
der having been issued by the Judge
two days before the escape Of Vaughn
on September Is, 1919.
It is believed that the old order Of
Judge Peurifoy will not be applicable
now, and new order will likely be
asked in order that Vaughn may &C
before the courts Immediately wher
he is brought back. The prisoner, il
the man in Florida is actually
Vaughn, which seems certain now
will in all probability be carried tc
Greenville Immediately to appear be,
fore the courts. He was committed
to the State hospital some years age
and the hospital authorities are de
sirous that he not be brought back te
Columbia, but be carried back tt
Greenville as soon as he is extradited
Deputy From Hospital
A deputy from the hospital will &C
with the agent of Governor Coope:
after the extradition papers hav:
been issued today to assist in bring.
ing the fugitive back to this state
It is not known who will be designated
to 60 for Vaughn, but an officer ir
Columbia is likely to be named by the
chief executive. All precautions arc
to be taken, and for this reason tn
extradition papers are being issued
in advance of the attempt to bring
the man back so in case he refuses tt
come back the officers will be clothed
with authority to proceed without hi
consent.
DR.. C. Fred Williams, superintend
ent of the State hospital, yesterda.
cast aside all doubt as to the posi-
bility of the man arrested not be!n:
Vaughn. II am absolutely certai
we have Vaughn and we are proceed
ing along this lone" DR.. William
said. Dr.. Williams conferred will
the governor and the attorney gener
al's office and everything possible t.
expedite the case is being done.
Just, what will be done with tn
woman in the case, former nurse
at the hospital, has not been deter
mined, but it was said yesterday tha'
there: is practically no evidence t.
hold tie woman and she will probab
ly not. be brought back here. DR.
Williams is of the opinion that tn
woman is the same nurse that attend
ed Vaughn, but he has no evidenc,
that she had anything whatever to dt
with his escape. The woman left tn
hospital about six months afte
Vaughn left.
Telegram From. Governor
DIR. Williams received a telegram
yesterday from the sheriff of Hills
borough county, Florida, the county
in which Tampa is located, in which
the sheriff said he was holding Waugh
until the arrival of South Carolin:
officers. Governor Cooper wired the
shirff to hold Vaughn and also wired
the governor of Florida to have
Vaughn held for the South Carolina
officers.
When seen yesterday DIR. Williams
discussed the case frankly and said
he was so sure that the man arrested
as Earl was Vaughn that no attache
from the hospital was being sent tc
Tampa to identify Vaughn. A deputy
from the hospital will be sent along
with the officer or officers WHO &C
after V ghn and he will readily rec
ognize the fugitive.
DIR. Williams did not know whether
Vaughn will be brought from Tampa
to Columbia or carried direct te
Greenville, but it is possible that ne
will be brought here and carried in g
short time to Greenville. The ole