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RIDING OF WOMEN
FEATUREOFHORSE
SHOW?TCULPEPER
Several Prominent Sportsmen
Witness Events of Final
Day.
[Special to Tho Times-Dispatch] |
Culpeper, Va.. July 5.?The second
end last day of the Culpeper horse |
show was a great success In every,
way, the attendanco being between [
5,000 and 6,000 people. The special
features of both duys were the surperb]
riding und driving of Mrs. Allen Potts.
Miss Augusta Bennett. Mrs. Lester!
Jones, Mrs. Jullun Morris. Mrs. W, VV.
Osborne and Miss Dorothy Hubbell. I
Amongst the prominent sportsmen
present were Colonel it G. Dun, Wash?
ington; J. W. Graves, Richmond; Mel
vln Hazen. Washington; Colonel Treat,
United States Army; W. P. Webor,
lVarrenton; J. K. Maddox, Warren ton;
John Curber. Harrlsonburg; W. W.
Lanuhun, Baltimore; John McComb.
Richmond; George Zinn, Somerset; C.
it. Hoof, Laurel. Md.; John O. Ghecn,
"Washington; C. It. Deare, Warrenton;
H. M. llubbell. Wunenton; E. H W.i
Baker, Warrenton; B, Wallack, Warren?
ton, Robert Murray. Tho Plains; Joel M.
Cochrun. Charlottesvlllo. Summary of
lo-Jay s events:
First event?roadsters, best horse to
be shown to wagon, runabout or bug?
gy? First, King. James N Andrews;
second, Lord Charming. Melvln C.
Hazen; third, "Uidy Barronade, Frank
W. Bennett.
Light weight hunters, for horses
carrying up to 150 pounds, over Jumps
not to exceed four and one-half feet?
First. Keswlck. Edwin II Weathcrbee:
second. Alzoma, Blenheim Farm; third.
Paradox, Blenheim Farm, fourth, Em
press, George Zinn.
Combination harness and saddle
horses, horseH suitable for use In har?
ness and under saddle, to be shown to
vehicle first unharnessed In the ring,
and shown under saddle?First. Confi?
dent. Julian Morris; second. Golden
Butterfly. Mts. Allen Potts; third.
Rythm, Dr. E. Lester Jones: fourth.
The Bebel. Melvln C. Hazen.
Free for all handicap, green horses
to Jump four feet, blue ribbon winners
four and a half feet, and hordes that
have won a championship or competed
in a high Jumping contest, to Jump five
feet, performance only to count?First,
Ravcllo, W. F. Wilbur; second. Calcutta,!
Mrs W. W. ?sborne; third. Aquilla. W.
F. Wilbur; fourth, Empress. George
Zlnn
fuddle horses?First. Confident.
Julian Morris; second. Golden Butter?
fly. Mrs Allen Potts; third, Atholatonc,
Dr. E. Lester Jonos.
Horses In harncSB. best horse exceed?
ing fifteen hands two Inches to bo
shown in harness. 1 First, Teddy, E.
Jackson Eftgborn.
Hunters and Jumpers, free for all.
performance only to count over jumps,
not to exceed four and a half feet ?
First. Galeotla. Mrs. W. W. Osbor.-.e;
second. Willow King. Mrs. Allen Potts;
third. Puradox. Blenheim Farm; fourth, '
Empress. George Zlnn.
Lidles' harness hoises. best slr.plc
marc or gcldlny. rultable for a lady
to drive, to be shown before n four- J
?wheeled vehicle, action, styl? .ind man-'
ncrs especially to be considered, to be;
driven by a lady?First, Miss Brlgh- :
ton, Lee Hechlngor; sec.nd R>thm.
Dr. E. Lester .lores; third. Maude Mid?
ler. Lee Hechlngcr; fourth. Fasc'.na
tlon, Miss Dorothy Hubboil.
Green hunters, for horses owned by
residents of Culpeper and udjoinlng
counties that have never won u blue
ribbon prior to 1911, manner und per?
formance over Jumps not to exceed
four feat?First, Ao,ullla. W. F. Wil?
bur; second, Gray Wing. George Zlnn:
third, Lady Blaizc. A. C. W.unhersce; '
fourth. Border Land. W. W. Osborne. (
Horses In harness, best horse Whose
owner resides In Culpeper county to bo,
shown In harness?First, Rythm, Dr.
Lester Jones; second. Don X... Frank
W. Bennett; third. Teddy. E. Jack?,.n
Eggborn fourth. Sweetheart, C. B. ?
Payne, Jr.
Ladles' hunters, to be shown over;
Jumps not to exceed four foot, If rid?
den by a gentleman, handicapped 5 per
cent, manners especially to be consid?
ered?First, willow King. Mrs Alieni
Potts; second. Keswlck. E, H. Weather- i
bee; third, Algoma, Blenheim I'-ivm;1
fourth. Empress. George Zlnn
Horses in harness. best pair of
TtiKtchcd horses. 15 hands 2 Inches and
under, to br shown to a nv.Uable ve- '
hlcl??First. Miss Brighton and Muudei
Muller, Leo Hcchlngor; secor <!. Comet,
i>nd Dexter, John W. Yowell.
Corinthian class, open to ail ht-nt
t?ir, horses must be ridden by mom- ]
be-s of some hunt club. In hunt colors!
_Fl?st, TaconUe, E H. Waatherbee;
second. Keswlck, E. H. Weathorb-43'
third. Davdd Gray. E H Weatherbce;
fourth. F.oc.k Abbey, Blenheim Farm.
Rticlug Sunimiiryi
First race?open to all, weight fori
sge, llvo-elghths of a mile?First. Luci
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In Motordom
Prospects are bright for a one-mile
circular board track for automobile ]
racing In Richmond. Those who favor
the scheme- point out thut Richmond
has every advantugc for such a track
and could atiracl the best drivers In
the business. The reason advanced
for the ; tatement is that Savannah,
Is now the Ul.-cca for all of the more
prominent oral, us well as foreign j
drivers. Klchmond, by offering cash
prises, could bring these men here, 1
cither on their way to Savannah or 1
when they arts returning to their j
homes.
As a matter of fact, the men In?
terested have gone so far as to select
the site for the track. Nothing defi?
nite has yet been done, but before an?
other year has passed, It is not at ail
beyond the realm of possibility that
Richmond may have a motordome all
its own.
Approximately 000 automobiles aro i
now owned locally, which means that
there Is an automobile for about each
110 people living within the city. The
remarkable part of It all Is that this
growth has been within the last two
or three years, ns previous to that
time an automobile was something of
a curiosity on the street.
A meeting of the Rlchroond-Gor
donsvllle-Loulsa Highway Associa?
tion, together with the Peninsula
Highway Association will be held In
the club rooms of the Richmond Au?
tomobile Club to-day at noon.
Six nutomobiles. including a Chal?
mers, a Cadillac, a Cole, a Pelrce-Ar
row and a Packard, made the run
from Richmond to Petersburg, carry
ing loads of fans to witness the ijamo
yesterday in the Cockade City. ? Not
a mishap was noted on the run, and
good time was made.
J. E. Fowler has recently purchased
a Cadillac car.
A. L Straus and E. H. Gunst, with
parties of friends, will make a North?
ern tour shortly In their Plerce-Arrow
cars.
Miss Catherine Ilawes will leave
tliis week in her Cadillac on a tour
wa-.ich will carry her through the New
England States.
Pope ^ash in another Cadlilac. will
drive his car through the Valley of
Virginia on a pleasure trip.
II. & WaJlorsteln has become the
owner of a Stearns car.
All of the local dealers are prepar?
ing for shipments of 1912 models Most
of these cars will arrive the latter
part of this month, and the various
manufacturers report many Improve?
ments.
Herbert Wilson and Bill Endlcott. of
the Cole racing department, are .still in
Richmond. They will leave shortly
for Charlotte. N. C. to give exhibition
races. z
Lee A. Folger was another local en?
thusiast making the trip to Peters?
burg yesterday. He drove a Packard.
Tidewater League
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Hampton, Va., July 5.?In a pitchers'
battle to-day between Morley and
High, Old Point defeated Norfolk by
the count of 2 to 0. The battle was
fought on the Phoebus army and navy
lot, and was the fastest exhibition ever
seen here. Old Point scored two runs
in the seventh on two free passes, a
single and a double, one of the runs
being forced In when High walked a
men with the sacks all covered. Nor?
folk never got a single man to third,
and only one to second.
Score by innings: R. ri. E.
Old Point . 00000020 0?2 3 2
Norfolk . 00000000 0?0 3 0
Batteries: Old Point?Morley and
Slesnlck. Norfolk?High and Lucia.
Time, 1:20. Umpire, Mace.
Suffolk Defeats Tarheels.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch. 1 j
Elizabeth City. N. C July 6.?
Score by innings: R. H. E. |
Elizabeth City .OOOlOOaoi?2 10 1
Suffolk .0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2?3 0 2;
Batteries: Stafford and Peifort; Haw- j
kins and Fetzger. Umpire, Schneck. I
Time, 1:35. Attendance, 500.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
At Savannah?Jacksonville, 1; Savan?
nah, 3.
At Charleston?Columbus, 8; Charles?
ton. 5.
At Columbia?Albany, 1; Columbia, 0.
At Augusta?Macon. 6: Augusta, 2.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
At Chattanooga?Memphis. 0; Chat?
tanooga, t.
At Atlanta?Nashville. 1; Atlanta, 8.
At Birmingham?Montgomery, 7;
Birmingham. 2.
At New Orleans?Mobile-Now Or?
leans, wet grounds.
Regatta on Snlurdny.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.1
Alexandria. Va.. July 5.?The Old Do?
minion Boat Club is arranging for a
regatta which will bo given Saturday
afternoon noxt.
CHILD BADLY BURNED
Little Daughter of City Sergeant Snt?
terlleid Seriously Injured.
Mary, the four-year-old daughter of
Cltv Sergeant John I* Satterfield, who
lives at 3100 East Broad Street, was
so seriously burned yesterday morn?
ing that she may die. Tho Uttlo girl
was playing with firecrackers on the
porch. It Is believed, and sot herself
r.fire as she was striking matches to
them. Mra. Satterfield hoard hor
screams, und rushed out to find her
clothes afire. She was badly burn?d
about the face and bodv. Tho ilttlo
girl was attended by Dr. Ramon Oar
cin. Hor condition Is regarded us very
serious.
Three Building* Condemned.
Building Inspector Beck yostorday con?
demned two brlclt ?tore buildings. 1700 and
1702 Ea?t Main Street, owned and occupied
by Is. LtehenBteln. and the adjoining build
Ing at S North Seventeenth Street, occupied'
by a. Marks and owned by JoUa Taylor
FATE OF ACCUSED
111 HANDS OF JURY
Verdict in Vondtymillcr Case
Probably Will Be Decided
To-Day.
FINAL SCENES DRAMATIC
Visit to Scene of Tragedy?De?
fendant Apparently Worn
Out by Strain.
Washington. D C, July 5.?Louts
Vondermlller prohablly will know his
fate at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning.
At that hour the Jury Will return a
verdict unless it Is hopelessly divided
cn TTie question at issue, it wns lock?
ed up at ~ o'clock to-night by Judge
Thornton after having spent two hours
In an effort to reach an agreement.
The final scenes at Alexandria coun- i
ty courthouse were dramatic. In the
morning the Jury visited the Syfax
Station, where Vondermlller killed his
brother-in-law, John Reeves, one
month ago. and It was nearly noon be?
fore the court resumed Its sitting. ,
Discussion of the court's charge to
the Jury occupied the next hour and a
halt.
The Jury at Syfax Station Inquired
particularly regarding the place where
John Reeves's prostrate body was ly?
ing after the shooting, and regarding
facts of blood along the railroad track,
brought to their attention by the evi?
dence, and as to tha possibility of an
unobstructed view of the station and
tracks from the porch of the Vonder
i miller home.
To this evidence. put before the
Jury it the scene of the killing, the
defense objected on the reassembling
in the court-room. To avoid an ex?
ception lh"e court ruled out the evi?
dence given there by Darlington
Mackey, a son of the Commonwealth's
attorney, and Robert Syphax, a negro,
who was' also a witne.-s on the stand
earlier in the course of the trial.
Court'? Charge to Jury
One hour and a half was then con?
sumed In a discussion of the court's
charge to the Jury. The objections of
the defense were few, and especially
referred to the law regarding the- legal
obligations of the defense to prove Its
theory of insanity, where It wa3 the
Justification of crime. The court mod?
ified the Instructions In this regard.
The instructions were read to the Jury
at 11:80 o'clock.
The Instructions consisted entirely
of a formal setting forth of the legal j
obligations of the Jury to find a vcr
diet In accordance with Ohe facts and i
laws of evidence. Many of the In- j
structlons were based on the theory
that the defendant Is a normally sane
man. The right of the accused to be
considered lnnc>cent until proved guilty
was stated. The possibility of a ver?
dict of acquittal on the grounds of
Insanity were defined. The Instruc?
tions did not favor either the State or
defense.
Commonwealth's Attorney Mackey,
in his opening argument, promised to
be hrlef. He defined the definition of
the legal Justification of self-defense
for murder. He warned the Jury to
be sure to satisfy its conscience it It
proposed to set the prisoner free.
Convicted by His Own Stntement.
Vondermiller's own account of the
killing. Mr. Mackey declared, made
against him a conclusive case of mur?
der <n the first elegree. The act of
? pulling a gun on Reeves, even If Reeves
did threaten to throw a stone, makes
the killing, under the law. said * the
prosecutor, a wilful and deliberate
murder. There Is no Justifiable plea
of necessity In this Instance, declared
Mr. Mackey.
Vondermiller's threats to kill Reeves, j
said the Commonwealth's attorney,!
show that the defendant deliberately
planned the death of his brother-in
law the night before the tragedy, und
carried out this design In the morning.
The evidence, as applicable to the
State's theory of deliberate murder,
was reviewed In the State's argument.
The defense has endeavored to Jus?
tify the killing as the act of a weak
! mind, a man bullied by his victim Into
I an act of self-defenso; insanity as the
result of the threats and domination
; of the man he slew on a mind predis?
posed by heredity to mental disease,
the defense has also attempted to es
j tabllsh.
The State charges the deed to the in?
fluence of drink. It scouts the theories
of self-defense and insanity, and de?
clares that the killing was cold-blood
ed murder, deliberately planned over
night, Vondermlller lying In wait In
ambush for his victim and shooting
him down when his back was turned.
Gives Way Under Strain.
Vondermlller Is apparently worn out
with the strain of the protrncted term
of his trial and the continued repeti?
tion In court of his deeds. He is not
phlegmatic.
During the first two days of his trial
his/alertness was manifest. From wit?
ness to questioning lawyer to Jury his
ever restless eyes roved. Saturday,
however, the strain began to tell upon
him. He drowsed.
Sometimes he held his head in hand,
sometimes he leaned his head back up?
on the rail which divides the bar from
the rest of the courtroom, eyes closeel.
and evidently in utter exhaustion of
body and mind. Awakened, his face
took on an expression of deep woe, as
though aroused only to remember his
peiil. but again relapsing Into slum?
ber. He and his wife sit side by side
within the bar. she with sader face
than his. talking seldom. She fans him
constantly.
In all his waking moments his Jaws
are going, chewing tobacco as a girl
chews gum, with Incessant motion.
Courteous Judge Thornton.
Judj-re Thornton is of the pattern of
Virginia gentlemen. His unfailing
j courtesy is Impressive. A witness was
late at court. The court Imposed a
fine, with an npology to the culprit:
j doubled the fine, deprecating the ne
! cesslty; set the fine back at the first
figure, with an expression of further
regret, and remitted It finally, de?
claring his gratification nt being en?
abled to do so. Every ruling on ob?
jections 16 made with an apology to
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the sugar weighing frntidn, and who |H no?. enKiiKed In operutlutr ngnlnst
wealthy men km Id to he Implicated In the siiiiiKM;llnB of jetvel? north hun?
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the counsel whose opinion ho opposes.
Considerate of the comfort of the Jury,
he advised them thnt they might find
relief from the heat if they removed
their coats, e.nd allowed twelve shirt?
sleeve men sit In the box.
Testimony All in.
State and defense closed their pre?
sentation of testimony late yesterday
afternoon. Tho State did not put on
the stand an expert to controvert tho
testimony of Dr. Charles i- Emmons,
who testified for the defense. The de?
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In the rebuttal testimony offered by'
Witnesses for the State nn efrort was
made by Commonwealth's Attorney I
Mackey to g've the defendant. Vonder- !
miller. a reputation as an habitual ;
drunkard. Other witnesses, associates
of .lohn Reeves. In the bureau of en?
tomology, where Reeves was em?
ployed, testlllod regarding the habits of
Reeves.
A. C. tlohmnn. of Washington, hus?
band of a half-sister of John Reeves,
was asked by Mr. Moncure, for the de?
fense, if he had not declared dur'ng
the progress of the present trial that
he would send Vondermlller to the gal?
lows If his testimony could do It Mr
Hohman denied the romnrk. Paul O.
Plenrkner. of Mount Rainier, declared
thnt in his presence Hohman had made
such n declaration.
IJurgr I-Trc on Hlver.
Quite a brilliant illumination for a
lime last night wns furnished by a
fire In .1 bargo on the river opposite
the plant of the Richmond Ouano Com?
pany. The barge, which Is owned by
the Richmond Cedar Works, was load?
ed with rails.
? The crew extinguished the dames
before much damage was done.
Woman Die? of Heat.
Pridget Hennessey, fifty-nine years
old, of 5(18 West Broad Street, .dlod
suddenly at 5:30 o'clock yesterday af?
ternoon. Heat and over-Indulgence nro
said to have caused her denth.
Bridget was born in County Claire.
Ireland, and came to this country when
sho was but two years old. She was
well known among a certain element;
and after a fashion a noted sort of
character. She has no known rela?
tives, but Is believed to have a sister
living In Baltimore.
Smull Stnhle Fire.
Boys playing with firecrackers vos
terday morning sot fire to a ?table
owned by a negro named Smith in tho
rear of 1000 West Broad Street, and
two engine companies and a truck, un?
der Assistant Chief Wise, went to the*
scene. They nut out the n>?, which
caused damage of only $50.
There was an alarm at 3:30 .Vclock
yesterday afternoon from Jassamlno
and Pleasant Streets, but Chief Raffo
leund nothing when he arrived.
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