Evening journal., 1895-05-14
HYAMS TWINS ON TRIAL
Important Testimony In the Big
Toronto Murder Case.
us. No. NAg SOC REoALLED.


she Was Too il, 70 Testify After One Siege
Of Cross Examination--De Debtors Threaten
ed to Make Trouble About While Wells
Death-A Significant Telegram.
TORONTO May 1.-THE crown moved
along from motive TO method in tho trial
of the Hyams brothers, charged with the
murder Of Willie Wells, and brought for
ward much new testimony, which viii be
very useful to Mr.. Wellman and his asso-
ciates In the dofonse Of the Americans.
1t was shown that whom Wells had been
dead and buried for year some men to
whom the Hyams twins had lent large
sums Of money and whom they were press
ing for payment, threatened to cause trou-
bic over the death Of Wells unless the
Americans ceased to press their just claims.
1t seems now that the crown Will at
tempt TO show that Wells was killed on
the ground floor Of the warehouse with an
az or similar weapon and then carried in
to the hasement, 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 some packing cases on the ground
1 NOuF Nbit hNhi4ou Will bl1Ahs
Anticipating the line Of attack, the do
fense proved that Expressman Joseph Fox,
after be saw Wells body in the basement,
carried tho blood stained coat of the dead
man up stairs and placed it upon the pack
| ing case in question.
Mrs. Hyams Too III TO Appear.
Mrs Harry Hyams, whose appearance
| against her husband and subsequent col
| lapse in the witness stand were detailed
/ in the papers, was too III to appear for
| cross examination, being still Frustrated
/ by the ordeal to which she was subjected
| by the crown.
| Uriah Jones, an uncle OF Willie Wells,
was the first witness of Importance. 1t
| was from this man, who lives in Picker
ing this county. that Willie Wells intend
cd to buy farm on tho day Of his death.
The crown alleges that Harry Hyams
had promised to give Wells ST. 600 on that
day and to 90 with him to Pickering, and
that Hyams, knowing Willie Wells would
not live TO see the sun set on this Monday,
telegraphed to Jones postponing the visit.
The twins, according TO the crown, did
not do things by halves Thus they tele
graphed TO Jones that Willie could not
come, apparently a very dangerous pro
ceeddng for men who bad planned q mur
der, and one which does not accord wei
with the wonderful ingenuity with which
the crown credits the prisoners on othel
] occasions Jones got this message on Jan
l 10:
"Cannot come till tomorrow afternoon
Will wire when coming. WILLIE.
That was six days before the death o
Wells. Tho money was to have been pait
on tho day this telegram was sent. On
Jan. IA he got telegram, making an ap
| pointment for Jan l6. signed willie
but in place Of Willie came q Telegram
from Erother-in-law Aylesworth, telling
that Wells had been killed. Now, We'll
was killed on Monday and on the evening
previous the crown alleges that Mrs. Hal
| ny Hymns gavo a telegram to her HUSBAND
to ID eart to Jones, telling him Will
would 20 to Pickering on tbs followin
day, which would save the expense Of telt
, graphing Jones did not get this telt
gran at my rate.
An Expressnians Esatimony.
! Joseph Fox, an expressman, who roache
the warehouse just after Wells death an
( found tho twins there. was then calleS
, He went to sho warehouse on TIE Say {
the tragedy. 1t was about 10 o clock. Bot
, doors were locked. As he turned ava
- / l1AEfY hymns NNAAtA 4ANAh Atic AA940o GA
1 admitted him. Hyams hands were tor
9 and bleeding. :.
b "Hellop' said Fox. What's wron
J. | with your"
4 "Oh," the witness says Hyams REPLIED
we've had terrible accident. Willie
killed f"
"Howg Fox asked.
d He was doing something with tho 81
/ Yator and the weight broke loose and fe
4 on him. -
a Harry told Fox that his brother DALI
d had tainted when he saw Wells and TIL
"a he had been sent home in a cab. He all
d said-and this is one of the crowns fayo
D. lie points - that Dallas and Willie b;
j, been doing something with the elevate
II when the weight broke loose and crush
is Wells. Fox would not swear positively
'e this