The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-09
ACCUSED MAN REHEARSES
STORY OF THE TRAGEDY
ReiteTaies His Former Story
That He Believed He Had
Shot a Burglar

Wellington, Kas., April 9.~-lf June
yanderyoort, who is in jail chars-
ed with the murder of his child-wife
last Sunday night is not guilty OF
murder he Is being done a great IN
Justice by Tie cnroneTs jury, that Is
responsible Tor his being held When
his hearing comes up before Justice
Of the Peace Gilmore next Monday
70 will have an opportunity TO clear
lrmself ana his father, who has mon
ey, and who believes the young man
innocence, Will leave no stone lln-
termed 10 assist him Roy StonehaWk-
t, of Co.bin, who is said to rave
been ono basis of Vanderyoort's al
legged jealousy Of his wife, was sun
poenaed by the county attorney 10
testify at .he preliminary and tel an
lie knows Of tic domestic difficulties
of the Vande-voorts. Stonehawker
worked for Vanderyoort until three
ii onths after he was married TWO
wears AGO next month, and then quit
There is nothing to the story that
was Jealous of Roy said Wander
wort today TO q reporter lie lust
worked for inc and was one Of my
Lest friends | know he would not
lave taken advantage of me in any
way and the opportunity never offer
"a itself. am innocent of any in
tent to do my woman harm and when
I shot her / believed | was shooting
burglar The first intlmation |
Lad that nv woman was dead was
VIXEN lit the lamp and say her, her
rose and cas- bleeding and her face
covered with blood, lying where J
tad thFown her after She fell across
NY chest. 1t was awful. Running TO
the telephone, gave one ring to
catch Collinses, bu when they dfd
not answer pulled on my overalls
and lit out afoot.'
Vanderyoorts attire when he
reached the Collins home after he
Lad shot his wife Is abou .he only
fedu-e Of his now remarkable case
in which his statements agree with
the evidence at hand upon which the
state will base its contention that he
killed. his wife with intent He wore
shirt and oyelalls. There was no
hat on mis- head, no shoes on his
feet and he wore no coat
81 slept in my shirt the night OF
the shooting" said Vandervoort,
"and when | got up all had TO do
was to pull on my pants. ] jumped
Into them as quickly as | could and
hurried to the Collins house a half
mile away on the bank of the river
didn't stop to think Of the baby
or what would be the outcome OF the
case wanted someone TO come
and help me-"
Were you frightened?' was ask
ed.
mo, didn't have time to get
| frightened only thought OF get
ting someone to help me-
Didn't YOU speak TO your wife OF
/ try to arouse here"
NO. didn't stop to do that. fei
that she was dead and | wanted tc
get somebody TO come to the house
The baby was crying"
When Vande yoort talks he I'M
presses one that he is in full posses
sion of all of his mental faculties
He is clear spoken. He is small, has
a thin, long face, and sharp features
He has clear brown eyes and brown
hair that shows natural tendenc,
to pompadour itself He eats ant
sleeps like a harvest hand and ha'
made only one request since be wa
placed in Jail here Monday afternoon
"TeH the sheriff to give me anoth
er chair" he said There Is anothe
man IN the cell with Vanderyoort,
When he describes the direction
In which he shot Sunday night, Van
dcryoort points towards the east. Th
bullets that didn't strike Mrs. Var
dervoort we're imbedded in the mort
wall Of the little bed room fror
which County Attorney Herlck, Col
one- Downing and Sheriff Hollida
took them. Vanderyoort does no
know yet that the bullets wer
| found
From the position Of the bullet
in the north wall. says Mrs. He
| rick, 1T would appear that the ma
lwho shot them was standing on h
Eject aud he must have been ma
: about Vandervoorts size"
!. The lower bullet was about 3 !
feet from the floor, while the top on
was five fest hhoye the floor. Thel
Vas one othe- about midway betwee
Dtbe others.
vanderyoort and his wife slel
with their heads to the south. "Whe
we went to bed he SAYS, ut W;
about O'Clock 4 told my wife thl
n II she got mp during the night
wake me. She asked the same thif
OF NE and we went TO sleep. In 3
hour We we're awakened by someor
< kicking al the front door. | got "A
revolver aud placed it on the star
beside ms head slept on the we
4 Sue Of the bed. knew no more a
tli about II. when | WAS awaken'
by a feeling that someone was s
lfh4 raf.rta had luQl Qan4a hnrup