Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-15
LINE OF DEFENSE IS INDICATED
Counsel for Han CHARGED With Being
Accessory to Annis Killing Will
Contend Accused Believed His
Brothers Life In DanGer-Mrs.
Peter Hang Confession Will Figure
(By Associated Press.)

FLU SHl\G. y. Y. Dec. li.-N H. !
court adjourned tonight after Two
long sessions. conSuin' d in wtar!som"
examination OF talcS.Een, SIX jurors
sat in the jury tCX competent 10 try
Thornton J. HaiI.S. q hort story writ
rr, on charges OF being an accessory
in the killing of y. L.. AnhlS. an COL
tor shOt down at h.. I!a:s!de iach;
Club last sWmmrr y Captain Peter
c. Hams Jr. of the Unite d States
army.
The difficulty OF securing jury ~
cause Of opinions formed. became aD-
parent in the. examination OF ta!esmen
and Justice Crane directed that 4
night session be h. 3D.
Jus ice Crane hopes that the trial
may be concluded by The end OF IN ,
week.
Feared for Brothers Safety.
The questioning CT tai sm"n by
Hams counsel indicates that the de-
Tense will be- based principally on 'l.'
proposition that ThorntCn Hams. fear
ing that his bothcr.' life was in jeop-
ardy. from h" crowd 1t the club
house drew his revolver and held the
crowd back.
His act was one of defense AMI not
CT offense. according 10 his counsel.
John F. Mcintyre, OF Counsel for
Hams, announced tonight that Hams
would take the witnesses stand In
his own defense He will likely tell
Of those events az Fort Hamilio on
which led up to the separation OF
Captain Hams and his wife and 10
the TRAGEDY
vii, Offer Wife's Confession.
Mr.. Mcintyre will also offer in wi
dence tn" alleged confession made by
Mrs. Claudia Hams to her husband.
Counsel for the def. nEe were sub
poenaei bv Dlstric, Attorney Darrin
tonight to appear As witnesses in the
case. NJ. Shay. of Hams counsel.
said Mr.. Darrin desired TO secure tn
possession OF certain letters written
nv Thornton J. Hams 10 Captain
Hams last spring. asking him 10 re-
turn from the Philippines Thornton
!. Hams took lively interest in III"
examination of ralcsmen and fire.
quently chatted with his counsel over
some Of the answers OF prospective
jurors.
Whenever tn. states attorney ask
cd a ta!esman if he knew the defend
ant Hams would smile and point to
himself 10 indICGt" hat h" was he
defendant and not on" of the TumpT-
OIS counsel who were grouped about
him.
Defendant is Confident.
Hams said he Ia every confidence
he would eat Christmas dinner at
home After the adjournment Of
court he VIZ maracled 20 a deputy
sheriff and taken in an AUTOMOBILE"
to he Long Island Jail
General c. Hams and Mrs. Hams.
father and mother Of the defendant.
returned to New York following
the after nocn session OF court.
The six juror selected toda. were:
Williams HI. foreman: Thomas
Walsh. Ruld"r: Henry HeCker.
shipping clerk: Samuel Johnson.
builders supplies dealer: John Hrn
ham. former StaSicman. and Fred"r-
ick Richmond. lrok"n'S cashier.
William +. Arr!&. an editor Of an
outing periodical. VS. shot ard killed
while stepping from MS boat 10 the
float Of th" Dol.' 4" Yacht cab o.
August u. r. Captain Hahn
Named ss Correspondent.
The army captain bad named his
victim as CO -".DC1d.~; in suit Tor
divorc" broII!t a.alnsf his wif".
Claudia Hains. and counsel alleged
hat brOoOing over his wrong
brought on temporary INSANITY
Whilc Hams WIS in III" Philippine
Islands a wear ago hi. brother Thorn
ton wroi" him that his vii" was T"-
ccivinE too much attention from An,
mis-
The absent captain returned ("
Fort Hamilton a1d his wifi denied
the charCc<
ADOPTS Ccspe crate Measures.
Trs HainS asserts that Genera!
iains and h'r husband and thornton
jenkins Hains forced a fal&" c"nf"S-
sion from her The Cc-rl" separated
and Captain Hai-S hrouch; divorce
suit E"srirC that AIMS w2s still
visiting. his wife Captain Hairs IL
.aid 20 hav" W come "Hras"d and his
counsel doc 'ar's that from that i'm"
he vas 'cmporarily inSan"
in company with h. lro'h"r
Thor-icr /" went to ;he Daysidc
Yacht Club last August and inquired
TO- Annis When Annis stepped from