The Detroit times., 1908-12-23
HAMS COUNSEL IS
To SHOW ANN|S'
DUAL LIFE
MR.. MCINTYRE SAYS HE HAS
PLAN TO GET STORY BEFORE
JURY-WITNEss GIVES DAMAG-
ING TESTIMONY.

Hams chief counsel. John +. Mcln-
tyre. declared to a Hearst News Ser
vice reporter this morning that he
had found way TO get positively on
the court record the story OF William
f. Annis' relations with Mrs. Claudia
Hams, which he desires TO make tho
keynote OF his whole case.
Herbert s. Kimmel, OF Bayside,
lawyer. who reached the yacht club
as Capt. Hams was firing the shots.
was the first witness called this morn
ing. Kimmel was In a bath house IN
the club when he heard the first shot
and ran to the float
when a policeman arrived and led
Capt. Hams away he testified, Il said
TO the officer: You'd better take
charge of this man (pointing TO Thorn
ton Hains). He il equally guilty-he
held of the men while the other one
did the shooting.
The defendant stood about two feet
away from me. lie replied TO my de-
claration: III | had been in his place
| would have done the same as he
did"
Lawyer Mcintyre fought desperate
" TO have the court strike out the
damaging evidence. Justice Crane
oycrruled each objection OF the de-
Tense. however.
Under REORGANIZATION Mr. KIM
nell admitted that he submitted a
statement 10 Darrin detailing all that
he saw and heard after the shooting
and that he had talked with Special
Prosecutor White In regard to the
case He insisted. though. that the
- N
nature and that his testimony agreed
In every detail with the earlier state
ment
John A. Clark; OF Amityville, the
colored sailing master OF yachl
which was moored close TO the cluo-
house on the day OF the shooting was
the next witness. He told or going
over to the float after the first shot
and gave his recollections or con-
ditions.
The witness denied emphatcally
! that he had heard the defendant or
any one else call out: Keep BACK
keep back: he knows what he Is
going" Furthermore. he declared ne
had not heard Thornton threaten any;
one. point his gun at anyone. nor die
he see him press his gun against Mrs.
Annis' back.
AS these denials were made the de-
! PENDANT smiled and engaged in am
mated conversation with Joseph n.
Shay. one OF his attorneys. Then n"
reached over and drew his brother,
the major, toward him and with his
arm over his shoulder, engaged him
in talk Both men were smiling, evi-
gently encouraged by Clark's state
ments.
| Clark next told OF meeting Tonning,
1.-The missing witness, In New York four
weeks ago and said Tonning gave hiE
his address as No. 1907 Third-ave.,
Brooklyn.
Mcintyre sent Maj Hams out imme-
diately TO send a detective to the ac
dress of Tonning given by Clark. FIR
the obvious purpose OF trailing the
Swedish boatman.
1 The defense in the Hams murder
trial was puzzled at the opening of
court this morning by the announce
ment that Prosecutor DarTin propos-
ed calling one OF his star
witnesses Deputy Sheriff John
Phillips. Of the Queens county
iaiI. who has been the personal guard
ian Oh DOtn Inc uttSuuuul anu MS
brother. CAPT. Peter C. Hams. since
the day OF the shooting AT the Bay.
side Yacht club. According to JOS
eph A. Shay, Of the Hams counsel.
Darrin Is going to attempt TO get into
the case, through Phillips, certain
damaging statements made by Thorn.
ton Jenkins Hams TO the captain
since their Imprisonment. Darrin late
last night limited at surprise and
was heard 10 say emphatically that
Mrs Annis was not his bes; witness.
Thornton Hams came into cour.
this morning entirely recovered from
the nervous spell OF yesterday.
Before the session opened the de-
PENDANT requested his attorneys u
make one OF his letters public. and
the following was given to the press:
+. Jenkins Hams,
Dear Sir:-The men OF the col
leges, who admire courage, are
waiting to see how two brave men
can die. II need be, for the sake
OF principle. There have been
many since A. ID. 81.
Yours TO the end,
YALE STUDENTS.
Lawyer Mcintyre said tEat the let
ter had undoubtedly beer promptel
by the approach of Christmas as the
date mentioned marked the death OF
Christ.