Evening star., 1947-10-14
Woman Subscription,
Broken Gun Butt Clues
In Staying Of Pastor

A description of a woman with
whom he was seen shortly after reg
istering at a tourist cabin and a
broken revolver butt were the only
clues today in the Staying of the
Rev Charles Raymond Vaughn, a
minister from Pataskala, Ohio, Bal
timore County police said.
Mr.. Vaughn's nude body with II
stab wounds was found Sunday on
the bed of the cabin at Halethorpe
on the Washington Baltimore boule-
ward, but an autopsy indicated he
had been bludgeoned to death.
Police speculated the broken re-
volver butt indicated gun was
used in the bludgeoning.
Lt. Earl Smith of the county DO
lice said waitress in a boulevard
restaurant reported serving the 54-
year-old Ohioan and fairly stout
woman shortly after he had regis
tered at the tourist camp under his
pen name, G. Pat Mcclure, Sat-
urday night.
Wallet Is Missing.
The proprietor of the tourist camp
said he did not notice whether any
one was with the pastor when he
registered.
The revolver butt fragment was
found on the bed beside the body
Mr.. Vaughn's clothing were neat
ly folded and hung in a closet, but
police said his wallet was missing.
A crumped IS bill was found in
a shirt pocket and a 81 bill was
found in . trousers pocket, how
ever.
Police said there were no finger
prints on his car.
LII. Joseph E. Sarsitis, head of the
county police forces Western Dis
trict, said there definitely was
someone with him. when Mr..
Vaughn checked in at the cabin
between $50 and 10 pm. Saturday
The waitress, who identified Mr..
Vaug nm from photographs and
said she served the clergy
man and his woman companion
about II pm. Saturday. :
17-State Lookout Broadcast.
Police said they wanted the wom-
an for questioning. A 17-State po-
lice lookout was broadcast. It de-
scribed her as being between As and
80 years of age; 5 feet, s inches
tall; weight, about 1856 pounds and
apparently with false teeth.
Two of Mr.. Vaughn's brothers.
who live in the Washington area,
identified the body yesterday. They
are Leslie Earl Vaughn, 712 South
Wayne street, Arlington, a real es-
tate broker and builder, and Heu-
bert F. Vaughn of Landover, Nd,
former owner of garage.
Mr.. Vaughn was said to have been
en- route to Washington to confer
With internal revenue officials about
income tax matters
The Baltimore waitress, according
70 police, said the couple inquired
about the opening hour of the res
taurant, explaining they wanted
breakfast before driving to Wash
ngton.
H. c. Krehbiel, an associate in
Pataskala, Ohio, said Mr.. Vaughn
left Friday and planned to be In
Washington yesterday, the Associ-
ated Press reported.
Threats on Life Revealed.
Mr.. Vaughn was an author of
religious books, lecturer and founder
Of Boy-land, an organization help
ing youths in Columbus and other
ohio cities. He was editor of Boy
At Columbus, Harold Davidson,
assistant editor of the magazine,
said Mr.. Vaughn's life had been
threatened several times, the As
sociated Press said. Mr.. Davidson
said that in q recent book, Mr..
Vaughn exposed charity rackets,"
out did not elaborate on that state
nent.
The Rev. Frank H. Throop, pastor
of Central Presbyterian Church in
Columbus also told of threats
against Mr.. Vaughn.
They have tagged him all
around" MIR. Throop said. II
wouldn't be surprised to learn that
hose who opposed him are re-
'ponsible for this.
Mrs. Heubert Vaughn said the
oastor was divorced more than 20
'ears ago. His former wife and a
laughter live in North Hollywood,
Mrs. Vaughn said.