Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-18
THE HAINSES HUNTED
ANN|S TO KILL HIM.
Real Estate Talk Was --Thornton
Aided by Keeping Crowd Back
Drove Mrs. AnniS From Float.

Flushing, n. Y, Dec. 17.-FredericlS
A. Storm, real estate dealer, testi
fed today in the trial of Thornton j.
Hains, as principal with his brother,
Capt. Peter c. Hains, for the killing of
William E. Annis, that the defendant
inquired about the whereabouts of An
mis- shortly before the latter sailed up
to the dock where he was shot.
Thornton Hams stopped talking
about real estate and asked me where
Annis was" said the witness. Il point
ed out Annis' boat. then sailing toward
the float" The shooting Of Annis fol-
lowed.
1t is upon this statement of Storm
that the prosecution bases it's connec-
tion that the Hains brothers hunted up
Annis to kill him and that the inquiry
at the Yacht Club about real estate
was blind.
Other important testimony was given
today by Charles Birchfield, friend
of Annis, who declared that Thornton
Hains drove him back with a revolver
when he sought to stop the shooting.
Thornton Hams also drove Mrs. Annis
from the float with his revolver, ac-
cording to Birchfeld
Mrs William f. Annis, the widow of
the victim of the Yacht Club tragedy.
testified briefly today to establish the
death OF her husband She will take
the witness stand again.
When court opened today Justi ce
Crane announced that he had decided
against the use of the model which
the defence had prepared to shcW the
relative positions 0. the parties at the
time of the shooting of Annis. 1t is
clair" he said. that this model is odt
of all proportion. and gives 9 false
impression to the jury. I would sug-
gest that you obtain a photograph to
show its correctness, and then it may
be used
Counsel for the defence noted an eX-
ception, and the state called DR.. john
son Macleod to the stand. His home
is in Flushing. He said ne went 10
the Bayside Yacht Club on Aug. Is ano
found MI Annis lying on the ilo&t.
DIR. Houghton was there and there
were several club members walking
about. There We're several wounds IN
Annis' body which l discovered on sup
CRITICAL examination. | directed tfe
removal of Annis to the hospital. l
did not see Annis afterward. Inc
witness said he had seen DR.. Jones, the
house physician in the hospital, but
not since DR.. Jones, he said, Is IN
Syracuse.
| DR.. Leo Schmock, house surgeon OIL
Flushing hospital, took the stand. Dr.
Schmock said DR.. Jones brought Annis
to the hospital and the wounded man
was accompanied by Mrs. Annie, Mr.
and Mrs. Rockwell and other TRENDS
The witness said he examined Annls
and described the examination that he
made of the wounded man Dr'
Schmock told of numerous WOUNDS
found in Annis' body. What dld Annis
die ofo" SHOCK and hemorrhase
brought on by some of the wounds
have described" The physician saIo
he made no autopsy on the body
DR. Joseph Bloodgood Of FLUSHING
fool. the stand. He said he did not
know Annis. He said he attended An
| mic at the hospital He related the
treatment given to the wounded man
and of the examination he had niaae
| Arn;s was etheriZed, the phySlclai
said. and the examination was maue
which disclosed about 20 gunsho'
l
wounds from entrances and exits "l
tho hulIets. Annis died from shock aAo
bemorrhage. DR.. Bloodgood said. one
hullet made six wounds, the witness
said.
On cross examination Mr Mclh'S't
asked:
"xyben the examination was maze 81
the wounds he was placed uiiae'
II ether?" Yes.
"And he was unconscious When li.e
examination was made" yes.
"How long was he in the hospita
before he was etherized?" About =
minutes"
"Did YOU see Annis die?' Il die
not"
Later Mr.. Mcintyre asked that II
view of the fact that the Witness ui'
not soc Annis in death, the testimony
IL stricken out. Justice Crane reserved
docision until other testimony could b'
heard
Dr Walter Frey of Long Island CITY
the coroners physician, the next VII
ness. described the autopsy.
) Justice Crane informed the distrlc
attorney that he must prove py airec
evidence that the body upon Which I'll
autopsy was performed was that q
Annis.
Dr FREY was withdrawn and Harr
C,ilwith. a reporter took the stand an
said the body upon which the autops
was performed was that of Annis III
FREY recalled, said he discovered
external wounds and then in detail de
scribed what he had done In tracih
the course of bullets.
DR.. Frey was given scorching cross
examination and then the prosecute
called Mrs. VIM. E. Annis to the stant
She was dressed in dark suit an
wore a seal overcoat. A heavy veil wa
flung back over large flaring blac
). hat. She spoke in quiet, lowe tons
She said
Il am the wife Of VIM. E. Annis. NJ