Death Of Leonard Vaughan

Last Friilay morninv tlie people of our city wcre shocked by the report tlmt Leon...a -.-....nan, a venerable and highly respected citizen, had been found dead, at bis residence on Choreta street. Having been iu perfect healtli the day previous, the rumor coula hardly be credited, until confinned beyond a doubt. It appears from statements elicited that the deceased arose at about 3 o'elock in the inorning, for the purpose, it is supposed, of lixing a waterspout at the rear of the house- as it was then threateuing a storm -and in some uianner making a misstep was tlirown to the bottoui of the stairs. At the footof these stairs- wliich are narrow, steep and winding- was a barrel, and on the edge of this, all indicatlons go to show, hls head struck, tbrowing il back violently, btmklng the neck, and causing instant death. He was of portly build, weightng about 200 pounds, and must have tallen very heavily. The wife of the deceased, wbo had been ill f(jr gome time, was awakened at about 3 o'elock by a heavy jar, wliicli thook the house, and supposed It to bethunder; but iu all probability t was the MHng ot her hiisband wliieh caused il. Thé accident was not known until bont So'clock, wheu the domestic had ooc&llou to iixs& tl.rouirli the hall, wliere she found the dead body of the deceased, clothed in his night gannents only. He had usually occupied a lowerchaniber, but had changed upon the night in question because of' the warm weather and the illness of Mrs. Vaujjhan. Coroner Martin Clark summoned a jury, consisting of E. K. Frueauff, W. S. Hicks, W. H. Everett, A. J. Sutherland, D. JIcMillan, and C. Bliss, wlio returned a verdict in accordance with the facts as above related. Drs. Georg and Parsons also testlfled that the neck was broken. Mr. Vaughan was a native of Connecticut, having been bom at Canterbury, May 13, 1806, and consequently a little over 75 years old. In 1S30 he married Miss Martha Gott, of Cooperstown, N. Y., whose ancestors came over in tho May Flower, in 1620. In 1835 they removed to Erie, Pa., and went to farming, but Mr. Vangban was soon after appointed light house keeper at mh )UBk uy wie gutcriiiiieru, Inch position he held Uil 1807, when he removed to tliis city, where he has resided ever since, is a retired cupitalist. He leaves awife and one child, Leonard B. Vaughan, of Petrolia, Ont., who is a business man of prominence. Tlic estáte, it is thought, will amount toabout $50,000, consisting of real estáte, bonds, and mortgages. The funeral services werc held f rom the residence, on Church Street, last Sunday, Rev. J. T. Sunderlund preaching tlie discourse.