Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-09
COUNSEL FOR THE PROSECUTION.

COUNSEL FOR THE PROSECUTION.
Hains shipped the rudder and then went for
ward and took the port oar up and laid IL down
in the boat He lowered the jib and took the
tiller. Then Hains leaned over in the boat and
disappeared from sight for a few minutes.
The first breath Of the storm then felt and
Hains started of on the starboard eack toward
the rip-raps. Some time later he beached the
canoe-about twenty minutes after the shoot
ing. Hains passed witness house going toward
the hotel.
While at dinner Mr.. Evans learned that Hains
b al shot some one and he sent the light house
keeper to the commandant of the post. Col.
Frank, TO tell him that he had been a witness
TO the occurrence. Later he learned that Han
negan dead and his body had been taken
TO the hospital
SAW No BLOWS STRUCK.
When questioned by Mr.. Montague Com
mander Evans said that from the position hs
occupied a blow could not have been struck in
the boat without his seeing it. The maInsail
was set. there was no breeze and the oar which
Hannegan was pulling crossed the boat UNDER
meath the sail.
Commander Evans initiated the motion made
by Hains in leaning forward to fire the two
shots in quick succession.
When the shooting occurred the boat was
turned toward the beach. and after the shoot
ing Hains began TO scull toward the rip-raps
The boat was within 100 feet of where he was
sitting, almost close enough TO pole the boat
alOuR DOttOul. Naltf II mol CteD
there. In passing Evans house Hains carried
a striped blazer over his arm. He dropped il
in the road and then picked ii up and coolly
busted it off. He was walking at ordinary
pace and did not call for any help for the dead
or dying man. He was cool apparently that
witness had no idea there had been a tragedy.
The point where Hams beached the canoe is
about half a mile from the Hygeia Hotel and
witness house is about midway OF that distance.
The water was, perhaps. eight feet deep at the
spot where the shooting occurred.
THE POSITION OF THE SAIL BOAT.
This concluded the direct examination and
Mr. shiIlington began the examination for the
defense. Commander Evans said that his boat
was directly in front Of his house. At the time
of the shooting the canoe had passed little to
the right Of "A line drawn out from his house.
1t opposite point between his house and
the light house, which Is about seventy fest
distant. The jetty ran ont into the water for
distance of about forty-five feet at the time OF
the shooting. 1t has been built farther out
since. The shooting took place at spot be-
tween jetty No. and the light house wharf,
which il toward the hotel The boat in which
he was citing drawn about eight feet mp
from the mean water mark. The shooting oc-
CURED in Hampton Roads. which Is not a por-
ton of the bay, but IL formed by an imaginary
line running from Thimble shoals 20 the vir-
ginia shore. The shooting occurred about
eighty-fve feet beyond extreme low-water
mark and at point little TO the right of
where witness was sitting.
Mr.. Lipscomb took exception to q question
Of Mr.. Shillington as TO the cession Of Old
Point to the general government, on the ground
that the act of cession would be the proper in
strumcnt to be placed in evidence. He said
the question Irrelevant
Judge Goode answered that the question was
germane 10 the pleading and did not necss-
sarily apply TO the question Of Jurisdiction
The witness testined that his house is situ-
ated on land that is part of what il known -
the military reservation.
THE TINE OF TEE SHOOTING.
II was about 60 p. m. when he went down
to his boat and he saw the canoe almost imme-
diately thereafter. It was on jetty No. I. sew
eral hundred yards distant The boat was head
ing inshore and the man who was rowing
seemed to be trying TO head the boxt toward
the beach II probably took ten minutes for
the boat TO 20 from the point opposite the
jetfy to the point where the shooting occurred
Mr. Evans said he sitting in the stern OF his
dory and Was watching the canoe alb the time.
Hains was the stern sbaft the mairsal, which
reached well back into the sternsheets- both
Of the young men were dressed IN white.