New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-05
DEFENCE OPENS CASE.
LOU DILLON NOT "DOPED.' .
Had ''Thumps." One Veterinary
Testifes en- Gold CUP Trial.

AIter the prosecution had rested it's case yester-
uE, the defence opened in the continuation Of the
ridI OF me replevin suit in which the Memphis
1Iot'ihs Association through Murray Howe. it's
secretary. seeks 70 recover the gold cup awarded
20 Elmer T. Smathers. when his geldng. Major
DelLndr' beat the mare Lou Dillon, owned by c. K
" buhngs at the Memphis track two years and a
NAN ago The present trial, before Justice Green
oAu'n and jury in Part XIV Of the Supreme
COur1' IS the outgrOwth OF charges that Lou Dillon
was doped' at the time OF the race.
~. SprlnSler. a veterinary surgeon was recalled
70 tne witness stand at tho opening Of the session
anu asked by Mr. Ewing. Of counsel for Mr.. Snlatl-
eis' II aconlte would cause soldering or frothing
at the mouth. He replied that il would If not SUI
uelehty diluted aud added that he had expert
mehted on horses with acOnite in two three in
stances.
The hypothetical question regarding the posi-
Dilty that the mare was 'dOped" was put also to
nooert McCully, another veterinary. who. though
ne had never seen Lou Dillon In action. and but
once or twice in the stable. said that he thought
'ha mare had stopped on the day Of the race from
Other than natural causes. possibly as the result
Oh aeonlte drugging. Cold sweats. palpitatiOn and
general weakness. he said would follow the ad-
ninisration Of 2conie. his description of effects
tailyinS with that Of DR.. SPRINGER
On cross-exam ination the witness said that the
enectS OF acontte administration would be FASTENED
10y the exeruon OF a race. ana that champagne or
some other alcoholic stmuIant would act as
1hiuCte. A morse which came IN staggering ana
IA state of collapse after race, presumably
r, h
IN ~ tMsnty minutes later suthclentiy 10 travel
Ten OF twenty miles an hour. and might regain its
Mr.. Ewing was anxious 10 have the witness testify
Ihat morse might collapse as Lou Dillon dId from
Gully insisted that when a racer Simply quit in
abrupt manner ascTibed re- ION IIiI0n al the rirne
In question lie said further that a mare in good
her 70 regain her normal state.
Judge hatch. for the prosecution. said then that
ms case was completed except TOR the testimony
OF MI Billings. Lou billions owner, VINO would re-
In opening for the defence. after a motion to
dismiss had been OverrUled, ex-Judge Coyne said
the alleged conversation with Ed Sanders, and that
S Sts spears c1;arges OF drusglnS We're made
had failed In an attempt to blackmail him. Mr..
when the conversation concerning the alleged con
spiracy was said TO have taken place. but a de-
Il. In this contention he was born out by John c.
sad ~, u Hsas Ivy " t9S nTsI witness, VINO
from the time of their arrival the Gilsey House
tIt IIie e1SepeIhs nieSh Gt tTel.y
and that they did not reach Memphis uunttl be-
wreck.
DIR. ]. NJ Schneider formerly state veterinarian
OF Tennessee, testified that he had seen the race
and immediately afterward. on examining the
"thumps." which was not brought on by aeOnite
poisoning. From the hypothetical question, he said
It impossible 10 determine what caused the
mare TO quit In saying that Lou Dillon not
iiatiy contradicted the testimony Of Witnesses foT
the prosecution. The administration of enough AGO.
mite to cause horse 10 stop IN a race. he said
would DO extremely dangerous and would result in
soldering, rigidity and Topping OF the ears. On
cross-eXaminatiOn he testified that horse suffer
ing from OveTeXertOn sufficient to cause a break
down at the half-mile pole could recover completely
within twenty-fouT hours.
Dr. David Block, inspector OF animals for the
Department OF Commerce., said that the effect of
aconite veratTum would be to paTalyze ami
NAL. and that ten drops OF nicotine would in
instant death. He attributed Lou DillOns failure
TO win the race to entertaining. causing her 70
stop the backstretch. At this point the trial
was postponed until 10 o'clock this morning.