Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-14

She Was Too HI to Testify After One Siege
 of Cross Examination IOcbsnrs Threaten
 cd to Make Trouble About " l!IIe Wells
 Dcath--A Significant Telegram.
 TORONTO, May 1.-The crown moved along from motive to method in tho trial of the Hyams brothers, charged with tho murder of Willie Walls, and brought for ward much ne W testimony, which will be very useful to Mir. Wellman and his asso- oiatcs in the defense of tho Americans.
 It was shown that when Wells had becn dead and buried for n year some men to whom tho Hyams twins had lent largo sums of money. and whom they wore press ing for payment, threatened to cause trou- ble over the death of Wells unless the Americans ceased to press their just claims.
 It seems now that the crown will at tempt to show that Wells was killed on the ground floor of tho warehouse with an ax or similar weapon and then carried in- to tho basement. where his head was crushed by the elevator weight to mako the occurrence appear accidental This view of the case is based in part on the fact that somo packing cases on the ground hoor were stained with blood. \ Anticipating the line of attack, the de- fAnss proved that ExpreSSman Joseph Fox,
 
 CGrricd the blood stained coat of the dead man up stairs and placed it upon the pack iDx; case in question.
 Mrs. Hynms Too Ill to Appear.
 Mrs Harry Hyams whose appearance against her husband and subsequent col lapse in tho witness stand were detailed in the papers, was too i'll to appear for cross examination, being still prostrated by the ordeal to which she was subjected by the crown.
 Uriah Jones, an uncle of Willie Wells, was the first witness of importance It was from this man, who lives in Picker ing, this county, that Willie Wells intend ed to buy n farm on the day of his death.
 Tho crown alleges that Harry Hyams had promised to give Wells $l, 900 on that day and to go with him to Pickering. and that Hyams knowing Willie Wells would not 1.-Two to sec the sun set on this Monday, tslcgraphed to Jones postponing the visit The twins according to the crown, did not 6o things by halves. Thus they tele. graphed to Jones that Willie could not come, apparently a very dangerous pro- ceeding for men who had planned mur. der and one which does not accord we'll with the wonderful ingenuity with which the crown credits the prisoners on other occasions Jones got this message on Jan. 10:
 Cannot como till tomorrow afternoon. Will wire when coming. WILLIE"
 That was six days before the death of Wells, The money was to have been paid on the day this telegram was sent On Jan. II he got a telegram. making an ap pointment for Jan 16. signed Willie " | but in place of Willie came a telegram 1 from Brothcr-in-law Aylesworth. telling 1 that Wells had been killed. Now, We'll: 1 was killed on Monday, and on the evening 1 previous the crown alleges that Mrs. liar, ] ry Hyams gavo a telegram to her husband { to be sent to Jones, telling him Willie would go to Pickering on the following 1 day, which would save the expense of tole 1 graphing. Jones did not get this tele l gram at any rate.
 An Expressman's Testimony. 1 Joseph Fox, an expressman. who reached l tho warehouse just after Wells death nn( 1 found the twins there, was then called { He went to tho warehouse on the day u 1 the tragedy. It was about 10 Q clock. Botl doors were locked. As he turned away ' Harry Hyanis called from the inside ant admitted him. Hyams hands were torT and hleeding.
 "Hollo" said Fox. Whats wrong with you:'
 Oh" the witness says Hyams replied 'wc've had a terrible accident Willie l killed"
 ;. How" Fox asked.
 'He was doing something with the ele vator. and the weight broke loose and fel Ton him."
 Harry told Fox that his brother Dalla had tainted when he saw Wells. and tha he had been sent home in q cab. Ho als said-and this is one of the crowns favor 1 ite joints - that Dallas and Willie haI been doing something with tho elevator 1 when tho weight broke looSe and crushe,
 Wells. Fox would not swear positively {, . this