The Wellington Daily News from Wellington, Kansas • Page 1

'1 I il It A i -'1 1 IS VOLUME IX WELLINGTON, KANSAS, MONDAY, MAY 9, 1910 NUMB vv. FOR BETTER SEED WHEAT HAVE A BIG WASH TUB MURDER CASE IS ON TODAY to the effect that when he did the shoot about 11 o'clock the eight of April 3, he shot towards the east. According to the state the bullet holes in the north side of the room, there being three, and none of them made by a bullet that could possibly have been fired eastwaid, Blexicans Disturbed at Sunday Laundering Slate Creek Above Dam, and Dispersed were made by him in his endeaver to June Vandervoort Goes to Trial For the Killing of His Young Wife. Southern Kansas Millers' Commercial Club Meets In Newton With Good Purpose in View. with the millers and grain dealers.

The club yesterday voted to assess them selves $1,500 as their share in the fucd to aid in getting the very best seed for the farmers. The matter of insurance on export flurwas discussed at length. The stand taken by tbe insurance companies to withdraw the weevil clause from all policies, if carried out, will be a blow to tbe export business, and representatives frcrn the club will confer with repreaen tatives of the insurance companies. Tbe members present at yesterday's meeting weie: Frank Foltz, Black well; Burns, Kansas City Wolf, Ellin wood; GSauer Cherry valle; Laaa Damon and Fythirr. When Howard W.

a Santt Fe brakeman, and Jcd started fcr the Chicago ucivcr.lt. fall, it web with the undeistidl; they enter the law tchoo). But 2 hadn't bad ei ough of sorr etL i 7 i lower grades and coulda'c mstiir. got a job as a brakeman fcr a go road ani Joe missing hii quit school and went to with him. Recently they went to 1 where they both got places the Pennsylvania line and cor HnrJ has quit Joe again, going with advertising car.

Joe, is piling up laurels in his work th Pennsylvania. He made a trip ifu conductor who crot "stuck" ca his and asked for him regularly. Jc "went round" 20 older brakeman to good job. For the murder of his young wife, which he claims was accidential, he mia taking her for a burglar, June Vandervoort, 23 year? old, a farmer living 17 miles southwest of Wei ing ton, went to Ben, Wa.son, Wichita; Carr, trial today in district court. the task of Hutchinson; ii, Hoffman, Enterprise; securing a jury being taken up at 9 o'clock when court convened.

Vander voort is represented by W. W. Schwinn and L. H. Finney, two of tbe leading lawyers of Wellington, and County Attorney Harold W.

Herrick, with his fa- Newton, May 8.The Southern Kansas Millers' Commercial club held their regular meeting yesterday after noon at the Commercial club rooms. There were about twentj-flve representative members of the club in attend ance. The club was organized for the good of the millers andjmatters concern ing their business is discussed at the meetings the raising of wheat, freight rates and the export business. At the meeting yesterday the propo3i tion of raising tbe standard of the seed wheat in Kansas was taken up. The matter has been taken up by the Agricultural college and the experts from the college will now woik in connection Hinns, Iuman Krehbiel, Mound ridge Smith, Moodie, Wellington; William Kelly, Hutchinson Youg, Lyons; Hi Hurd, Wichita; Stevens, Wichita; Lighthouse, Kansas City; Fleming, Sterling; A Hunt, Arkansas City; Kimpler, linwood, and A Goerz, Newton.

A ther, Judge J. T. assistant in office, Herrick, who is his will appear for the C. H. Morris of Oklahoma, ttho taken ill here a week ago and hzZ to have an operation, being on hi3 vra In his auto with his wife and son to -ada, was able to be up today and leave in a few days to complete tba tiip.

Health Report The following diseases dansrerou to public health have been repotted in April: 4 cases Charley Shawver, tbe city marshal, believes that cleanliness is next to godliness, but be don't think it is that essential that tbe cleanliness come by way of the city water, especially if the subjects getting next to godliness are Mexicans. Sunday, Marshal Shawver, got a hunch that a large-number of Mexicans were ashing their clothing above the dam in Slate creek, the city's reservoir, and he did a hike that would have put old man Weston on the blink. Between the dam and the railroad tracks, Marshal Shawver saw at least 15 buy sons of Diaz laboring over their garments as no Chinaman ever labored over a bowl of his favorite chop suey. Taking a boat, the marshal rowed up the creek, dispersing the Mexicans wherever he found them, and compelling them to disband before a number of them had completed their laundering. It made tbe hombrea mad but they have come to know "the law" and they respect him.

Rowing beyond the railroad bridges, where the creek is narrow. Marshal Shawver found a lone Mexican who actually was giving himself a footbath and was preparing to wash his clothing. "Hi there, hombre!" shouted Shawver. "Get out cf that," and the marshal waved his cane. "What you mean, huh, vamocss?" asked the Mexican.

"Yes, vamoose this way," replied Shawver and the Mexican came to him by his motioning him. Shawver brought him to town and then told dim that if ever he found him on the creek bank again he would arrest him. A general warning has been given the railroads employing the Mexicans to keep them away from the creek. Pioneer Thea 4 deaths 0 0 0 0 5 Tuberculosis Scarlet fever Diphtheria Typhoid fever Measles 1 39 23 Total number Births 48; 25 Males, Majestic Program mislead after he had killed his wife. Most of the incidents surrounding the murder are fresh in the minds of the people.

Ths Vandervoorts were married about two year3 ago and had a seven month' old daughter. She was in bed with them tbe night of the killing. They had quarreled, according to reports the state maintains it can prove to be true, and Vandervoort was jealous of the attentions another paid his wife. He bad threatened it is and the state will allege that he deliberately murdered her. Vandervooi t's claim is that be and his wife had been bothered by petty thieving at their farm home and that the night of the murder they had retired early only to be aroused a littla later at someone kicking at a front door.

He got up and produced from a bureau a revolver he recantly had had renovated by a Caldwell gunsmith. He claims his wife cautioned him when he stepped into a room adjoining the one in which they slept, as to tbe danger of someone taking a shot at him. He did not try to find out the cauae of the noise and raturned to bed, placing the weapon on a stacd beside his head. Vandervoort says that he and his wife agreed that should either get up during the night, he would notify the other. Mrs.

Vandervoort, according to her husband's testimony on the prelimi nary, said she had no occasion to get up and they went to The baby was between them. About 11 o'clock Vandervoort claims he heard a noise and wakened, to see a shadow at the east window. He reached for his a .33 calibre Harring ton Richardson make, and opened fire. He kept- shooting, he says, and don't know how often he fired. At the last report a body fell across his chest.

He called to his wife that he had shot someone and upon receiving no reply, threw the body away from him and got up, lighting a lamp. He then discover ed it was his wife he hadsbot. She had madn no outcry. -VflBdervcort ran to the homefof Jobn Collins, a half mile east of his place, and told them of his deed." Theywent with him to his home, Vandervoort driving-there with Miss Naomi Collins and Charley Pennington who were in a buggy in front ofvhe Collins' home when he reached there, and accompany ing them to the death room. Vander voort had said that he had left the baby crying but wben Pennington and Miss Collins got there it was asleep.

The state. lhere are about 30 witnesses called for the trial, and they with the members of the families of Vandervoort and Lis dead wife, who was Cora Goodell, of Hunnewell, 17 years old, take up a good deal of the space in the court room. There are a large number of spectators and the regular panel of jury men, and the court room gives the appearance of a theatre, crowded to witness a noted performance. Both sides claim thev are ready for the trial which promises to be the most seasational of years in Wellington. The state will allege that Vandervoort killed his wife through jealousy while the defense will rely on hi3 story that he mistook Mrs, Vandervoort for a bur giar.

On tbe part of the ritate it has tbe blood stained gown of the dead woman, which she wore the night of tbe tragedy, and which is badly powder burned at the point in the left wrist where a bullet penetrated her arm, p'oaghing through into her breast and lodging in her heart, causing death. There was a flesh wound in her hip, also, and it is ths purpose of the state to show that the bullet that made this mark was one of three that were found later in the north wall of the Vander voort bed room. Vtndervoort'a story is Good Old Picture Shovr all the week. Great feature film, "The Village Inventor," "Wild Coasts at Belles Isle." ''The Queen and the Mirror." "His Rival's "The Fly Pest." Females. Measles, prevalent in the northwest part of County.

Diptheria is reported in southeast part of county, but no deaths have occurred. The attention of all persons is directed to the fact that Kmsas is making an attempt to stamp out tubercolosis and to that end has enacted a compulsory "report" law. This is as obligatory up on the householder as well as the attending physician. All information filed is held strictly confidential by the health board, and anyone knowing of any existing cases is urged to report the same to the Secretary. Will you assist in making consumption a disease of the past? John J.

Sippy, Secretary The Fruits of Vengence A new Vitagraph feature On the Banks of the Ganges Scenic and hand painted to the tune of daman's Orchestra Admission, 10c, Children, Matinees Daily 3 p. 1:1. Jewelry, music, kodaks, photo Duncan, the plumber. Prices right supplies. VW.

in Mason. icBldg:" if. Z2C jjjjcjf i f55v) i (vot HI rr assail re III I tie Smart "tateckr" tats Ik latest lowlty pong ffj yie i. dead wife's body lay across the bed. The night gown she wore was badly powder burned and covered with blood.

There was no blood on the floor but the bed was saturated with the blood of the dead woman. A jury was empaneled by Coroner Downing, who was notified of tbe shoot ing, and who went to the scene with County Attorney Herrick and Sheriff Holliday, and at a session held the morn ing of the retutned a verdict holding Vandervoort for the'killing- of his wife. At the preliminary held before uatice Gil mo re, Vandervoort was bound over to the court under $5,000 bail which he gave with his, father and John Brown of Perth as sureties. Exhausts Panel -In tbe Vandervoort case this morning the, regular-panel was exhausted, there beicgr 11 man in the jury box when noon came. The state had used one peremp of WWM is Handsome and dignified faultlessly tailored made You Spring favorite materials all offered at reasonable prices at this popular shop.

All are distinctly the summer dresses and very excellent choosing is here they are the best models made by the best makers most of them you buy of the cheaper sort, are not shown elsewhere. see the nc; Chanteclen i 4osy challenge -nd the defense two. Ask us to 1 you the rovgcC They are correct as to Style, Fabric and Color. BiU assortment of Wash Dresses in Ginghams Linens, Linen, Batiste, Lawns, in large range of colors and sortment of Hie cirir: est line of Neclrczenr The state-is allowed six and the defense twelve. J3ge Swartt ordered a special ventre of 30 men drawn for tomorrow morning when the work of getting a jury will be taken up It 'may take several days to sesu re a ry.

County Attorney' Herrick has an exact model of the room in which the shooting took place, showing the location of every piece of furniture and tea bulbtholss. Rural Route Directory J. J. Webb is making; a house to houea canvass cf Sumner county in regard to the rural route 'The book will consist of all the information possible and the 'price will be so that every one can afford to take it. The is being printed at tbe News and will be mailed to each and every party be had.

All ers should have tie. On Sale for 1.75, U.SU White and Colors in Lingerie Dresses in. New Lace and Embroidered effects $45, $7.50, $9.95, $12.50, $15.09 Silk Dresses in Taffetas, Foulards, Cloth of Gold, Shantung, Pongee $12.50 to $35.00 If as soon aa completed. There will be no books mailed but of Sumner county. Rural Route Directory J.J.

Webb is making a house to VHEnE FASHIOrJ REIGCIS rr P. bouse canvass- of Sumner county in re (All i -7 If ft' I All 1 WELLINGTON '-tSlCAlvri5 gard to the rural route directory. The book will consist' of 'ail the information pcriibto asd tha price will be so that every ens era ciTckl to tzlra it. Tts Mmf.ttA S- iau. fcw a alvil tmJf 1 -f 1 I I'll I .1 -v.

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