he had gone to bed at 3 in the morning said that he did not arrive
home until after seven or shortly after the attack. In addition to
the identification by his witness, a strong circumstantial case was
- built against him consisting of the presence of hairs from her body
found on his person, the presence of his flashlight and a button fron
the coat at the scene of the attack and scratches on his face infli-
cted-by the victim, His conviction was unsuccessfully appealed to
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and he was electrocuted at the
Texas State Prison on March 16, 1926, His last words were: "Tell my
sister I was saved before I went,"
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT, San, Antonio, Texas, Dece 8, 192; Dec.e 9, 1925
Dece Ll, 192; and Dece 16, 1923 and March 12, 1926.
280 SOUTHWESTERN -772
Victims name: Eilee Corrigan
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he had gone to bed at 3 in the morning said that he did not arrive
home until after seven or shortly after the attack. In addition to
the identification by his witness, a strong circumstantial case was
+ built against him consisting of the presence of hairs from her body
found on his person, the presence of his flashlight and a button from
the coat at the scene of the attack and scratches on his face infli-
cted-by the victim, His conviction was unsuccessfully appealed to
the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and he was electrocuted at the
Texas State Prison on March 16, 1926, His last words were: "Tell my
sister I was saved before I went,"
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT, San,Antonio, Texas, Dec. 8, 192k; Dec. 9, 192h3
Dec. 11, 192; and Dece 16, 1923 and March 12, 1926
280 WOUTHWESTERN -772
Victims name: Eilee Corrigan
Chu AntTirio L1Gh4t 2/2192 6
he had gone to bed at 3 in the morning said that he did not arrive
home until after seven or shortly after the attack, In addition to
the identification by his witness, a strong circumstantial case was
built against him consisting of the presence of hairs from her body
found on his person, the presence of his flashlight and a button fro
the coat at tthe scene of the attack and scratches on his face infli-
His conviction was unsuccessfully appealed to
Texas State Prison on Mareh 16, 1926.
His last words were: "Tell my
sister I was saved before I went."
SAN ANTONIO LIGHT, San.Antonio, Texas, Dec. 8, 192h3 Dec. 9, 192h3
Dec. 11, 192h; and Dec. 16, 192h; and March 12, 19264
280 SOUTHWESTERN 772
Victims name: Eilee Corrigan
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VAUGHN, Willie
Vaughn, a 22@year=old black man, lived in San Antonio, Texe, where he
had been arrested on suspicion in the rape of a Mexican girl in 1923,
Enough evidence to charge him formally with the crime could not be
gathered and he was released from custody, On April 21, 192, he was
arrested, charged with and indicted for the rape,of an 18«year-old
black girl and released on bond pending his trial, Early on the morn-
ing of Dec, 8, 192), he waylaid a 19-year-old white girl who was walk-
ing through Madison Souare Park to.attend early morning mass at the
Ursilene Convent and dragged her about 75 feet from the center of the
park to:some shrubbery near an old tool shed, The girl offered him
the money that»she was carrying in her purse.and when she resisted
his attemptxto rape her, he choked her into unconsciousness, assaulted
her and fled, After she had recovered, she began screaming and some
other persons, summoned by her cried, appeared and took her to a hos-
pital, Vaughn was arrested the next day and identified by the girl
as well as by other witnesses who saw him fleeing from the park after
the attack, He sought to prove an alibi, claiming that he was out
drinking with another man and two women and that he had gone home
pod to bed at 3 AM, A portion of the alibi was substantiated in that
S dpinking companions aestified that he had been out with them on
the preceding night, but the friend by whom he sought to prove that
VAUGHN, Willie
Vaughn, a 22-year-old black man, lived in San Antonio, Texey where he
had been arrested on suspicion in the rape of a Mexican girl in 1923,
Enough evidence to charge him formally with the crime could not be
gathered and he was released from custody, On April 21, 192h, he was
arrested, charged with and indicted for she rape.of an 18-year-old
black girl and released on bond pending his trial, Early on the morn-|
ing of Dec, 8, 192, he waylaid a 19-year-old white girl who was walk-|
ing through Madison Souare Park to.attend early morning mass at the
Ursilene Convent and dragged her about 75 feet from the center of the
park tocsome shrubbery near an old tool shed, The girl offered him
the money that»she was carrying in her purse.and when she resisted
his attemptxto rape her, he choked her into unconsciousness, assaulted
her and fled, After she had recovered, she began screaming and some
other persons, summoned by her cried, appeared and took her to a hos-
pital, Vaughn was arrested the next day and identified by the girl
as well as bp other witnesses who saw him fleeing from the park after
the attack, He sought to prove an alibi, claiming that he was out
drinking with another man and two women and that he had gone home
ppd eres at 3 AM, A portion of the alibi was substantiated in that
S dpinking companions aestified that he had been out with them on
the preceding night, but the friend by whom he sought to prove that
VAUGHN, Willie
Vaughn, a 22eyear-old black man, lived in San antonio, Texe, where he
had been arrested on suspicion in the rape of a Mexican girl in 1923,
Enough evidence to charge him formally with the crime could not be
gathered and he was released from custody, On April 21, 192h, he was
arrested, charged with and indicted for the rape.of an 18-year-old
black girl and released on bond pending his trial, Early on the norn-
ing of Dec, 8, 192h, he waylaid a 19-year-old white girl who was walk.
ing through Madison Souare Park to.attend early morning mass at the
Ursilene Convent and dragged her about 75 feet from the center of the
park to.some shrubbery near an old tqol shed, The girl offered him
the money that-she was car: in her purse,and when she resisted
his attemptxto rape her, he choked her into unconsciousness, assaulted}
her and fled, After she had recovered, she began screaming and some
other persons, summoned by her cried, appeared and took her to a hos-
pital, Vaughn was arrested the next day and identified by the girl
as well as by other witnesses who saw him fleeing from the park after
the attack, He sought to prove an alibi, claiming that he was out
drinking with another man and two women and that he had gone home
ApS fo,bed at 3 AM. A portion of the alibi was substantiated in that
nking companions testified that he had been out with then on
the Resting night, but the friend by whom he sought to prove that
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