The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, March 22, 1916, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
T. U.l VAIG[I BL
COMI~TT9 ASLUM
Death Sentence of Green
ville Man Further Stayed
SOLICITOR APPLIES
FOR TRANSFER
No Objection is .\ntic'ipated on This
Point, as PbysIcians and 1'aughn's
Attorneys Hale Agreed That it
Would ble .Advisable to Incarcerate
the Prisoner in the hlosplital.
Thurston U. Vaughn, who is In the
state penitentiary under a sentence
of death for heinous crimes which he
confessed to have commited while
he was superintendent of the Sotith
Carolina Odd "cIlows Orpha nage,
neatr Greenville, is to he i narcerated
in the State iio epital for the insane,
said the Gr(een ilte I'iedlin nt Satulriday.
Solicitor l'roctor' .\. ionlhai, alter
a careful consideration of the Va ughi
case and after consultation with phly
sicians w hol the state had retained
to examine into thle condemned titan's
mental condition. has (Iecided to l ur
sue this course and will at an early
date, probably next week, apply to the
circuit court for an order to transfer
Vaughn from the penitentiary to the
asylum.
Inasmuch as the physicians agreed
that a test can best be made in the
hospital, where Vaughn will ibe under
the constant attention of 1)r. J. lley
ward Gibbes and other eminent phy
sicians, Solicitor Bionham Saturday
stated that he thought it advisable
that this examination be made.
Thus another important chapter will
be recorded in the famous case which
has been followed with the keenest
interest titroughout, from his first ar
rest, escape from the county jail, and
subsequent recapture, trial, conviction,
sentence to death, and appeal to the
supreme court of the state and of the
United States. Now that the highest
tribunal has sustained the state courts
In all p: :'t inars, it seems that an in
sanity decree is the only thing that can
save Vaughn from death,
Thurston U. Vaughn confessed to,
and was sentenced to be hanged for
having wronged several "minor" girls
inmates of the Odd Fellows Orphan
age, of which he was superintendent.
Since his first death sentence the old
form of execution in this state was
changed to electrocution, and this fact
was the main ground of his appeal to
the United States supreme court.
Solicitor Bonha in Saturday stated he
realized that the Vaughn offense was it
most horrible one and, of course, he
should be punished to the very limit of
the law, but manisfestly the effect of
the execution, he explained, would be
entirely lost if the offender is not him
self capable of realizing why the pun
ishment was imposed.
"It would be contt rar'y to the laws:; o!
the land an.d hum...aity to .xecut.
mere 'bhundlie of Ileshi,'"' said .\lr. I on
Sol'itar' ha'; Worked D)1il';ially or
('ase.
the sotliclor' un til he hadc rm~id( r
thorough tn ve.dtimition of thte cae
and aftei' intervlliews with \'3a1uin's at
torn1e3's, lphydsi('ians and34 1loveri'3
hIm that11 tis was the wisesti ('ours<'
to 13ursueC.
order' froml th c('Ircullit couri t wvitt 1la
nlecessary for' Vlighn' ti' ransf'er I' 0
anid that the hadl30 I l it ia t thle ci~r
w~Ill (513nsi .il an~iticipat1,1 n 31 b-14
e0t lOnl 13rn1 i'oiliet !' \'iiughit Illl
to tianl e ilICt\nugh H 114the a:,ylum13.
lin re'ling ~ 310 the s :licitor3's let ter
Di'. Ghibbes' eInneurr'etd with Iitlnham331
decIsion tht. it woluld hei advi1sable t<
commitit V'aughn toi the inisante asytlun
for a peiod (of somle mlonlth So 50hal1
thte most adtvanttageouts cir'cumlstantc(
possible coui~tldie obhtahined for det'r
minIng hIs exact mtetal contitont
However, he expressed Is belIef thtat
Vaughn is 'mnaiingering", a mtedica
term for a faked mental conditIon, IHe
assured the solIcItor that Ite wvill con
tinue his InvestIgations In connectior
with the phtyslcians at tile hospItal.
is letter follows:
"Coluimbla, S. C., Mar. 9, 1916.
"Mr. Pi'octor A. JBonhamt,
"Greentville, S. C.
"Dear Prioctor':
"Gover'noir .\Ianning and I dId htavc
a conference concerntng T. U. Vaughni
some time in January and I told htimi
thtat in my opinIon the fair' aitd just
thting for thte state to do would lie to
commit htim to thte State Hlospital for
the Insante for a period of sonte
.months so that the most advanitageous
ceircutmstances possIble could be ob
tained for determining his exact men
tal condItion. This advice was based
-nnon the nunumnitlnn that the state
'I'EA(IiEllS ('NOOSE
IMNU'M PRESIlDENT
(ieorgetown lIan Succeeds Dr. Snyder
as Head of State 'Teachers' Associa
tion.
Columbia, March 1.-With the adop
tion of resolutions calling for progres
sive reforms in the interest of the
State's school systemn and the elec
tion of ollicers the annual Convention
of the South Carolina School Associa
tion was brought to a close this af
ternoon.
The resolutions endorsed the crea
tion.of a State board for examination
of teachers, increased appropriations
for the schools of the State, industiral
and night schools and better roado as
?tn aid to the public school system.
W. C. Ilynum, of Gcorgetown, was
el('ected president of the Association to
succed 1)r. lHenry Netlson Snyder, of
Spartinburg; E. C. .\leCan ts, of An
dCrson, and .\iss Augusta Dunbar, of
It artsv ille, were named as vice presi
dents. )r. Snyder and W. W. Nickels,
of Greenwood, were elected to the
Stite exCcutive (ominittee, and IU. C.
)'its, of lock lill, was re-elected
secretary.
Cohninhia and Gaffney subinitted ina
i'ilations for the next. anini iua Imee(t
ing of the convention. The selection
will be made by the State executive
committee.
The meet ing, which closed today, is
the most successful ever held by the
South Carolina teachers. The regis
trations exceeded 1,100 and many im
portant subjects were given considera
tion.
Much good was obtained from the
conferences of the various sections of
the 'Convention.
Last night the alumni associations
of several colleges held banquets in
Columbia.
The final session of the Association
was held today in the hall of the
Ilouse of Iepresentatives.
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* BAlHKSill) NEWS. *
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IBarksdale, March 20.--The people
sure have been enjoying this warm
weather. The farmers are busy plow
ing, fixing to plant a new crop.
People will be glad to know that
Mrs. Daisy Martin who has been in bed
for some timo is able to be up.
Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Baldwin and
children, Agnes, Alton, Drury and
Ardis visited Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smith
of Owings, Sunday.
Misses Annie and Loudelle and Mr.
Wilmon Baldwin had as their com
pany Sunday Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Knight, W. S. Chestein, Elsner Bald
win, J. II. Milam, Mrs. II. A. Weathers,
Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Weathers and fam
ily and Mrs. Nannie Bmolt and two chil
dren Gomer and Arthur.
Barksdale school closed last Thurs
day and Friday as the teachers went to
Columbia to the teachers' meeting.
Two solid car loads Chains ald
llorkers just recei'ed.
S. M. & 1. I-1. \'ilkes & Co.
K(EEP UVER ACTIVE
AND BOWELS CI.EAN~
WITH' "CASCA~RS'
W'I n~ he-n bilious~-, sie . hendachy. con-i
i''i iciiherut!' an (iut inhid Ito
andl stop lieadnehles, a biaid cold. bil1ions
ness5, offlens ive bire' ith, coated I ongue,
rallownetss, souri stomtach and gases.
T'oni'ght. taIke ('asearets ai enjoy the
nii('est. gent lest liver' andt bolwel cleans
int youfl ~(i ever experincedl. Waki e up
ity or fals it y of \auighn'is mtental al
aply ith~(i~ Iea prbem \io iiroIelt
Penitent iary hav firmly ~i: eslalished
in my miind thle belief that ever'y phamse
of his 'onition canm b~ (exilainedh upon
the bansis of mali ngeintg, andl that thei
melnt a m ian Ifest at Ions whliich lie lpre.
sents do not accord with any recog
nhzedl typie of mental dilsord(er. Ilow
ever, I feel thmat a defhiiite, ionthuslcn
or this kInd Is scare"ly 'wart'anted
upion the basIs of examinations con
ducted in the environment of a peni
tentiary, and it was upon thIs feeling
that I based my advice to Mr. Man
ning.
"I am gladl to k{now that you are in
sympathy with these views. I aim
sure that bo0th you and 'I shall be
miuchl bet ter' satisfied with the fInal
result of the case in spIte of the tem-.
porar'y dlelay that this arrangement
necessitates.
"I shall ask Dir. WVlliams to let mne
know as sooin as Vaughn enters the
hospi)tal for tihe insane, and shall
contInue my" investigations in connec
tion wIth the physicians there.
"With kindest regards,
"Yours tr'uly,
3. H. Gihhes."
S.FE RESISTS ATTACK,
Unsuccessful Effort at Robbery In
Tueapan.
Spartanburg, March 18.-An unsuc
cessful effort was made to rob the safe
in the ticket ofice of the P. & N. sta
tion at Tucapua last night, according
to information received at the sheriff's
ofice today. The explosion was heard
by several parties, who upon investi
gation found that the explosive used f M usic
had not opened the safe and that rath
er than make another effort the would
be robbers had fled. The authorities
are said to have clues that may lead to Let us place in our home a Victrola. It will bring
arrests within the next few hours.
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