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Dr. J. M. Vaughan, of South Richmond, After Writing Will, Fires Bullet Into Brain. After preparing his will and writing a farewell note to his wife, Dr J. M Vaughan, colored, forty-two verry led, Pliced a revolver against his left ear and fied the bullet Into his brain wester day morning at 8:40 o'clock in his home, 24 First Sixteenth Street, South Rich toot. Death resulted in thirty mbna- 5. Dr Johny W. Brodnax, assistant unit coroner, after viewing the burly, deemed gm laguest unnecessary. The cause of the suicide ia unknown, pichowed the family shite that Mr. Vanehan had suffered a nervous break down about six months ago, mail be been in bad health for several weeks. Iie was one of the best-known members of his race on the Southside, and hail no large practice In his note, hastily scrawled on the back of an envelope, no explanation was made. He simply said farewell to his family and called attention to his will. A suicide committed In the presence of Pr Vanehan early in January is said to have caused the breakdown in Hishev with A nephew, after shushing his wife's throat, parslled her to the home of the physician, with the ap parent inte en of finishing the deed, ‘and upon being discovered on a plopink reer learning into Dr Vaughan’s her room, blew his head off with a shotgun The derctor was unable to stand the chain of the sheet, and was confined to his den for some time Dy Vaughan enjoyed the highest con fidence of Southsifers. He was a na tivee of North Carolina, coming to South Richmond twelve years ago. He was well educated, having taken a BBA degree from non colored college in North Carolina and an M. PD. from Toward University, Washington, Fo © fle leaves a c wife and five children. No funeral arrangements have been made.
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Richmond Times Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia, US
Mon, Jun 16, 1913
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