| Show MRS ALMA PROCTOR 3 I VAUGHN ARRESTED I I She Is Charged With Murdering Her Husband by Administer Administering ing Strychnine SHE SURRENDERED HERSELF HERSEL Sn Suspense penso I Over Oyer and Expresses C Confidence In tho Outcome Released on Bonds Bonde Mo ro Feb Mm Alm i Proctor Vaughn sus arrested on a i warrant charging liar har with the mur murder t der or of her bel hUSband Prof John T I Vaughn this morning She was re m leased 0 bond Mrs Vaughn went to the to of oC Sheriff and surrendered at m During a wait 3 while her attorneys wore were con consulting she sho sat In the office anti and at 9 1 she went Into the circuit courtroom JUdge Shelton told her she was I charged with first degree decree murder She replied with a nod or of her heed She was calm until she was toM told to ro stand up and swear she sho would appear In court m when summoned Then she broke down and and after taking the oath she sank Rank Into her chair James S Scott her he uncle JH J JM M H Proctor Jr her brother and E l K 1 Yowell of Monroe City qualified as bondsmen swearing their aggregate was In excess of Her attorney William T Ragland asked the court to set the tho hearing but Judge Shelton said it could not be be before fore foro the May Mav term tann ot of court TIE The report of at the grand jUt jury WM was not made public thIs morning The war warrant warrant rant WM wan issued soon after the tho grand jury reported late yesterday afternoon Prosecuting Atty Rel Reiger r announced i in court ho he had Issued a warrant for tor a the tho of oC Dr J H Hull or of Mon lIon Monroe roe roc City As Dr Hull Is on bail at Libert Liberty on a bond of oC j OO Shera Wil Williams liams Bams will not go to Monroe City to serve It immediately Mrs Vaughn arrived here last night from Monroe City at the request t or other attorneys The They had anticipated a 3 war warrant rant would he served sered on her today She did not want her aged parents parent to see the warrant served tier Her lawyers have been retained acv eral weeks Ever Every step In the Investigation gatlon gation will be closel closely watched Her relatives are w wealthy althy and have havo declared declare their Intention to establish inno innocence cence at an any cost CONFIDENT OF OUTCOME IE She herself expresses confidence In I Ithe the Ule outcome and says she Is glad the suspense Is over oer Dr J F Hall released under bonds today has retained asses a carps of Ho also asserts his Info Inno Innocence cence and charges he Is the victim of a conspiracy Time The tinkling strains of oC I Wedding March played by Mrs i Vaughn shortly after her husbands death led to the thc grand Jury investigation i tion of oC the tho death or of ProC Prof Vaughn Although Prot Prof Vaughn who was Instructor In Instructor or of American history In the state normal school hero here died In con oon convulsions Oct N 14 no one suspected at the time that his dEath was unnatural ex except i one or two pen persons ons who ho thought he might have taken poison accidental accidentally I ly firs Irs Vaughn Vaughns mu music lc was heard 11 10 days after Vaughn s death b by Mrs J R B Kirk Kirl whose guest she eke was a after the funeral MrS Kirks lons were aroused an and site slie confided In her husband who Is president of oC the state normal She told him other she ahe had observed whIch seem seemed unusual In inthe the a widow An lion tion of oC the tho death was instigated by President Kirk and Vaughns brothers as a result Prof Vaughn was apparently In time the best of oC health when he arrived home homeI I from church on the night or of his death mInutes later be died In con conI convulsions I n Hl His widow Mrs Mr Alma Aims Proc Proctor tor Vaughn who survives hIm with their dau daughter testified at atthe the tho coroners Inquest her husband took quinIne In a paper capsule ns as soon as ashe he arrived horn home t |
