Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-30

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the night Of June made two visits
to the home OF James Burke, county
constable, who was at Luna Park at
the time. He told Mrs. Burke. she tes-
ness what he wanted with q police Of
ficer or who he was. vondermiller
spoke roughly to her. she said. and
she did not like 1t, but she did not
notice whether Vondermiller was ex-
cited.
SAYS Threats Were Made.
Frank Dennis repeated the testi-
mony given at the preliminary hear
ing. He said he had met Vondermiller
the night before the crime, seeking
to obtain the arrest Of his brother-in-
law. and threatening to kill him be-
intoxicated. he said, did not take his
threats seriously and advised him not
to take the law in his own hands.
When Dennis carried vondermiller
to Justice Dalbert's home for the pur-
pose Of getting q warrant, Vondermil-
Ter, according to testimony. said to
him: You don't need a warrant" As
Dennis was going into the house. von-
dermiller was said to have rushed
away. shouting: I'm going to kill him
before sunrise"
Dennis. after the tragedy, investi-
gated the surroundings. He said he
saw the spot where the grass was
crushed down in the bushes near the
railway station.
He took a gun and tried to demonstrate
how the shooting might have happened.
He picked up a blank shell near the
spot. he testified.
At the Vondermiller house. where the
Rev. Mr.. Reeves also lived. Dennis was
given the gun by a woman. An ex-
ploded shell was In the barrel The pis-
toll which vondermiller is said to have
snapped at Reeves the night before DUR
ing their alleged quarrel was given to
Dennis by Walter Reeves. brother OF
the dead man.
Falls on Knees by Body.
vondermiller. entering the house with
Walter Reeves, stumbled and nearly fell
and was supported by Reeves. He came
into the house, fell on his knees at the
side OF the dead body OF his brother-in-
law and said. according to the witness:
Il wish it was me and not you, John,
but / had to do 1t.
On cross-examination Dennis said that
Vondermiller was not trying to get away.
but came back willingly with waiter
Reeves. who had found him In Washing-
ton and accompanied him back to the
house. Regarding the revolver, which
contained four bullets and had one empty
barrel, Dennis said that the marks on the
bullets. as though the hammer had been
snapped on them. were there when the
weapon was given to him by Walter
Reeves He could not say that 1t mad not
been tempered with.
The other three witnesses were Oscar
Bosye. his sister Mrs: Oconnor' ana nef
Bosye and his sister had seen Vondef-
miller pass the house shortly Deiore
o'clock, going toward the stauons Win
gun In his hand, they testified bosyo
said he was walking at an orolnary paca %.
Mrs, OConnor said he was walking SO
fast Il was almost a run. MIS-. O'Con-
nor. after her brothers departure 10
catch a O'Clock car. saw Reeves pass on
his way to catch the same car.
Saw Vondermiller in Bushes.
Lawrence OConnor had preceded his
uncle to the station to catch the car. ana
while he was waiting heard DISTURB
ance In the bushes near the station ne
said. He got on higher ground to ma
out. what was the matter and said ne saw ,sn
VohdermilIer crouching In the long IN
derbrush Vondermiller asked him II ne
had seen any quail, and then said tnat
he would get the quail as they went oy.
Vondermiller stayed where he was tor
the ten or twelve minutes that the boy
was at the station, crouching and ris-
ing to look around in many direc-
tons, the witness said on cross-examina-
ton.
The boy said he thought sonoer
miller's actions curious. but not those
Of a crazy man. under the probing OF
the lawyers for the defense. and that
he was surprised, as he did not think
that quail were In season. Vondernilier
was not In the bushes when ne arrived
at the station, as far as he knew, he
said.
1t was at this moment that the defense
asked the witness to explain why he had
signed q statement for them saying that
acted like q crazy man"
His answer was not recorded, as the
court announced Its purpose to exact an
explanation at the proper time. Court