Lee Vaughn, special policeman at Columbia Gardens and one of the oldest employees of the Butte Electric Railway Company was shot and instantly killed while he was making the last rounds of the grove Sunday night. His body was discovered by Victor Siegel, Chief gardener, at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. It was lying face up in the path about 100 feet outside the turnstile in the southeast corner of the picnic grove. It was on the path that leads from the gardens to the group of houses above.
It is supposed that Officer Vaughn was attracted by the cries of a girl or woman as he was making his cutomary rounds and went outside the grounds to answer the call for help. The theory of Chief of Police Murphy is that he pushed the underbrush aside at the right of the path and as he did so received a bullet from his unknown assailant.
Lee G. Vaughn was born at Plover, Wisconsin, June 22, 1860, making him 63 years and 2 months old at the time of his death. His father was a lumberman. After finishing his schooling he went to work in the lumber camps. He studied surveying some, but did not follow that. In June, 1890, at the age of 30 years, he came to Butte and went into the furniture business with his brother-in-law, J. J. Randall, on West Park street. They continued there for about six years.
In June, 1898, he went to work for the street car company as motorman and conductor. For many years he ran on the south Montana street line and was a great favorite with all the people who rode on that line. He endeared himself to the people by his kindly consideration, polite manners and thoughtfulness.
Three years ago, he was appointed as special officer at Columbia gardens, to serve there through the season. He was always on duty and one of his principal tasks was to see that the children were properly cared for and that no accidents befell them.
He joined the Masonic order at Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and after he came to Butte became affiliated with Mount Moriah lodge, A. F. and A. M., No 24. He was also a member of the Fraternal Brotherhood.
He leaves one daughter, Mrs Emery Rheim (Bessie) and one son, D. A. Vaughn, both of this city. With his wife he lived at 822 South Montana street. His son, who married , lives next door. He leaves three grandchildren - William Lee and Ersten Rheim, the children of Deputy County Clerk Rheim and Kathleen Vaughn, the daughter of D. A. Vaughn.
Mrs E. E. Thompson of 1146 West Gold street, Mrs W. C. Orton of Broadway and Emmett street and Miss Gertrude Winter of 1824 Georgia street are nieces of Mr Vaughn's. James Winter of 1005 Utah avenue, is a nephew. Mrs. Ann Randall, Mr Vaughn's mother-in-law has been making her home with them.
The funeral of Lee Vaughn will take place Thursday afternoon at the house, 822 South Montana Street. The services at the home will be conducted by the Rev. Robert Kilgore of the First Baptist church. The services at the grave will be in charge of the Masonic fraternity.
Update to funeral published Sep 17, 1913
The funeral arrangements were changed yesterday. Instead of holding the service at the house tomorrow afternoon, the body will be taken to the Masonic temple on West Park street from the house at noon. At 2 o'clock the services will be held at the temple with the Rev. Robert Kilgrove conducting them. As many of the street railway men as can be let off at that hour will attend. The Masonic bodies also will attend and the police force will be represented by a platoon of police.
With all the honors that could be paid the dead, the body of Lee Vaughn, the special watchman at Columbia gardens who was murderered on Sunday night was laid to rest yesterday afternoon. The funeral services were held in Masonic temple hall, which was crowded to the doors and into the ante-rooms by those who had come to pay tribute. The casket, reposing at the north end of the hall, was banked with set pieces of floral tributes. The Rev Robert Kilgore of the First Baptist church conducted the religious service in the hall.
During the service the choir of the First Baptist church rendered several selections, including "Lead, Kindly Light" and "Nearer My God To Thee". The pallbearers were Frank McDonald, Frank white, Tom Newton, William Clapp, Jack Stewart and Mike Misevich.
Fully 100 streetcar men in uniform and the same number of Masons in regalia marched with the body to Montana street, where cars were taken for the cemetery. At the grave services were conducted by Mount Moriah lodge Masons, of which the murdered man had been a member.
All the flags at Columbia gardens were ar half mast during the funeral.
It is supposed that Officer Vaughn was attracted by the cries of a girl or woman as he was making his cutomary rounds and went outside the grounds to answer the call for help. The theory of Chief of Police Murphy is that he pushed the underbrush aside at the right of the path and as he did so received a bullet from his unknown assailant.
Lee G. Vaughn was born at Plover, Wisconsin, June 22, 1860, making him 63 years and 2 months old at the time of his death. His father was a lumberman. After finishing his schooling he went to work in the lumber camps. He studied surveying some, but did not follow that. In June, 1890, at the age of 30 years, he came to Butte and went into the furniture business with his brother-in-law, J. J. Randall, on West Park street. They continued there for about six years.
In June, 1898, he went to work for the street car company as motorman and conductor. For many years he ran on the south Montana street line and was a great favorite with all the people who rode on that line. He endeared himself to the people by his kindly consideration, polite manners and thoughtfulness.
Three years ago, he was appointed as special officer at Columbia gardens, to serve there through the season. He was always on duty and one of his principal tasks was to see that the children were properly cared for and that no accidents befell them.
He joined the Masonic order at Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and after he came to Butte became affiliated with Mount Moriah lodge, A. F. and A. M., No 24. He was also a member of the Fraternal Brotherhood.
He leaves one daughter, Mrs Emery Rheim (Bessie) and one son, D. A. Vaughn, both of this city. With his wife he lived at 822 South Montana street. His son, who married , lives next door. He leaves three grandchildren - William Lee and Ersten Rheim, the children of Deputy County Clerk Rheim and Kathleen Vaughn, the daughter of D. A. Vaughn.
Mrs E. E. Thompson of 1146 West Gold street, Mrs W. C. Orton of Broadway and Emmett street and Miss Gertrude Winter of 1824 Georgia street are nieces of Mr Vaughn's. James Winter of 1005 Utah avenue, is a nephew. Mrs. Ann Randall, Mr Vaughn's mother-in-law has been making her home with them.
The funeral of Lee Vaughn will take place Thursday afternoon at the house, 822 South Montana Street. The services at the home will be conducted by the Rev. Robert Kilgore of the First Baptist church. The services at the grave will be in charge of the Masonic fraternity.
Update to funeral published Sep 17, 1913
The funeral arrangements were changed yesterday. Instead of holding the service at the house tomorrow afternoon, the body will be taken to the Masonic temple on West Park street from the house at noon. At 2 o'clock the services will be held at the temple with the Rev. Robert Kilgrove conducting them. As many of the street railway men as can be let off at that hour will attend. The Masonic bodies also will attend and the police force will be represented by a platoon of police.
With all the honors that could be paid the dead, the body of Lee Vaughn, the special watchman at Columbia gardens who was murderered on Sunday night was laid to rest yesterday afternoon. The funeral services were held in Masonic temple hall, which was crowded to the doors and into the ante-rooms by those who had come to pay tribute. The casket, reposing at the north end of the hall, was banked with set pieces of floral tributes. The Rev Robert Kilgore of the First Baptist church conducted the religious service in the hall.
During the service the choir of the First Baptist church rendered several selections, including "Lead, Kindly Light" and "Nearer My God To Thee". The pallbearers were Frank McDonald, Frank white, Tom Newton, William Clapp, Jack Stewart and Mike Misevich.
Fully 100 streetcar men in uniform and the same number of Masons in regalia marched with the body to Montana street, where cars were taken for the cemetery. At the grave services were conducted by Mount Moriah lodge Masons, of which the murdered man had been a member.
All the flags at Columbia gardens were ar half mast during the funeral.
Lee Vaughn, special policeman at Columbia Gardens and one of the oldest employees of the Butte Electric Railway Company was shot and instantly killed while he was making the last rounds of the grove Sunday night. His body was discovered by Victor Siegel, Chief gardener, at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. It was lying face up in the path about 100 feet outside the turnstile in the southeast corner of the picnic grove. It was on the path that leads from the gardens to the group of houses above.
It is supposed that Officer Vaughn was attracted by the cries of a girl or woman as he was making his cutomary rounds and went outside the grounds to answer the call for help. The theory of Chief of Police Murphy is that he pushed the underbrush aside at the right of the path and as he did so received a bullet from his unknown assailant.
Lee G. Vaughn was born at Plover, Wisconsin, June 22, 1860, making him 63 years and 2 months old at the time of his death. His father was a lumberman. After finishing his schooling he went to work in the lumber camps. He studied surveying some, but did not follow that. In June, 1890, at the age of 30 years, he came to Butte and went into the furniture business with his brother-in-law, J. J. Randall, on West Park street. They continued there for about six years.
In June, 1898, he went to work for the street car company as motorman and conductor. For many years he ran on the south Montana street line and was a great favorite with all the people who rode on that line. He endeared himself to the people by his kindly consideration, polite manners and thoughtfulness.
Three years ago, he was appointed as special officer at Columbia gardens, to serve there through the season. He was always on duty and one of his principal tasks was to see that the children were properly cared for and that no accidents befell them.
He joined the Masonic order at Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and after he came to Butte became affiliated with Mount Moriah lodge, A. F. and A. M., No 24. He was also a member of the Fraternal Brotherhood.
He leaves one daughter, Mrs Emery Rheim (Bessie) and one son, D. A. Vaughn, both of this city. With his wife he lived at 822 South Montana street. His son, who married , lives next door. He leaves three grandchildren - William Lee and Ersten Rheim, the children of Deputy County Clerk Rheim and Kathleen Vaughn, the daughter of D. A. Vaughn.
Mrs E. E. Thompson of 1146 West Gold street, Mrs W. C. Orton of Broadway and Emmett street and Miss Gertrude Winter of 1824 Georgia street are nieces of Mr Vaughn's. James Winter of 1005 Utah avenue, is a nephew. Mrs. Ann Randall, Mr Vaughn's mother-in-law has been making her home with them.
The funeral of Lee Vaughn will take place Thursday afternoon at the house, 822 South Montana Street. The services at the home will be conducted by the Rev. Robert Kilgore of the First Baptist church. The services at the grave will be in charge of the Masonic fraternity.
Update to funeral published Sep 17, 1913
The funeral arrangements were changed yesterday. Instead of holding the service at the house tomorrow afternoon, the body will be taken to the Masonic temple on West Park street from the house at noon. At 2 o'clock the services will be held at the temple with the Rev. Robert Kilgrove conducting them. As many of the street railway men as can be let off at that hour will attend. The Masonic bodies also will attend and the police force will be represented by a platoon of police.
With all the honors that could be paid the dead, the body of Lee Vaughn, the special watchman at Columbia gardens who was murderered on Sunday night was laid to rest yesterday afternoon. The funeral services were held in Masonic temple hall, which was crowded to the doors and into the ante-rooms by those who had come to pay tribute. The casket, reposing at the north end of the hall, was banked with set pieces of floral tributes. The Rev Robert Kilgore of the First Baptist church conducted the religious service in the hall.
During the service the choir of the First Baptist church rendered several selections, including "Lead, Kindly Light" and "Nearer My God To Thee". The pallbearers were Frank McDonald, Frank white, Tom Newton, William Clapp, Jack Stewart and Mike Misevich.
Fully 100 streetcar men in uniform and the same number of Masons in regalia marched with the body to Montana street, where cars were taken for the cemetery. At the grave services were conducted by Mount Moriah lodge Masons, of which the murdered man had been a member.
All the flags at Columbia gardens were ar half mast during the funeral.
It is supposed that Officer Vaughn was attracted by the cries of a girl or woman as he was making his cutomary rounds and went outside the grounds to answer the call for help. The theory of Chief of Police Murphy is that he pushed the underbrush aside at the right of the path and as he did so received a bullet from his unknown assailant.
Lee G. Vaughn was born at Plover, Wisconsin, June 22, 1860, making him 63 years and 2 months old at the time of his death. His father was a lumberman. After finishing his schooling he went to work in the lumber camps. He studied surveying some, but did not follow that. In June, 1890, at the age of 30 years, he came to Butte and went into the furniture business with his brother-in-law, J. J. Randall, on West Park street. They continued there for about six years.
In June, 1898, he went to work for the street car company as motorman and conductor. For many years he ran on the south Montana street line and was a great favorite with all the people who rode on that line. He endeared himself to the people by his kindly consideration, polite manners and thoughtfulness.
Three years ago, he was appointed as special officer at Columbia gardens, to serve there through the season. He was always on duty and one of his principal tasks was to see that the children were properly cared for and that no accidents befell them.
He joined the Masonic order at Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and after he came to Butte became affiliated with Mount Moriah lodge, A. F. and A. M., No 24. He was also a member of the Fraternal Brotherhood.
He leaves one daughter, Mrs Emery Rheim (Bessie) and one son, D. A. Vaughn, both of this city. With his wife he lived at 822 South Montana street. His son, who married , lives next door. He leaves three grandchildren - William Lee and Ersten Rheim, the children of Deputy County Clerk Rheim and Kathleen Vaughn, the daughter of D. A. Vaughn.
Mrs E. E. Thompson of 1146 West Gold street, Mrs W. C. Orton of Broadway and Emmett street and Miss Gertrude Winter of 1824 Georgia street are nieces of Mr Vaughn's. James Winter of 1005 Utah avenue, is a nephew. Mrs. Ann Randall, Mr Vaughn's mother-in-law has been making her home with them.
The funeral of Lee Vaughn will take place Thursday afternoon at the house, 822 South Montana Street. The services at the home will be conducted by the Rev. Robert Kilgore of the First Baptist church. The services at the grave will be in charge of the Masonic fraternity.
Update to funeral published Sep 17, 1913
The funeral arrangements were changed yesterday. Instead of holding the service at the house tomorrow afternoon, the body will be taken to the Masonic temple on West Park street from the house at noon. At 2 o'clock the services will be held at the temple with the Rev. Robert Kilgrove conducting them. As many of the street railway men as can be let off at that hour will attend. The Masonic bodies also will attend and the police force will be represented by a platoon of police.
With all the honors that could be paid the dead, the body of Lee Vaughn, the special watchman at Columbia gardens who was murderered on Sunday night was laid to rest yesterday afternoon. The funeral services were held in Masonic temple hall, which was crowded to the doors and into the ante-rooms by those who had come to pay tribute. The casket, reposing at the north end of the hall, was banked with set pieces of floral tributes. The Rev Robert Kilgore of the First Baptist church conducted the religious service in the hall.
During the service the choir of the First Baptist church rendered several selections, including "Lead, Kindly Light" and "Nearer My God To Thee". The pallbearers were Frank McDonald, Frank white, Tom Newton, William Clapp, Jack Stewart and Mike Misevich.
Fully 100 streetcar men in uniform and the same number of Masons in regalia marched with the body to Montana street, where cars were taken for the cemetery. At the grave services were conducted by Mount Moriah lodge Masons, of which the murdered man had been a member.
All the flags at Columbia gardens were ar half mast during the funeral.
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