Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-22
THE HAMS TRIAL.
Continued from Page One.)

Keep back. Keep back and then some
thing else l could not distinguish"
who spoke those words?"
Thornton ]. Hams"
Mr.. Leavtt said he did not hear any
thing else and started up the gangway.
How many shots were fired?" II
should say six shots"
"How long was it after the first shot
that yon saw the defendant face MI.
Birchfeld and say Keep back. keep
back?" 1.-The firing continued after
that
He said the defendant had a revolver
in his hand when he said Keep back y
and he swung it from right to left. He
said there was a pause after the first
shot.
did you hear anything spoken at the
time of the shootins?" II heard some
one say Annis.' but l don't know who
it was"
Mr.. Leavitt said that he had posed in
performance Of the shooting at the
club for District Attorney Darrin, Two
men he did not know and photographer.
..Nr. Darrin." witness said. managed
the performance"
Ibid you go through TINS eSh1D,'io''
aeain?" Yes, twice"
Mr.. I.eayitt said he heard none OF the
expressions which the defendant IS alleged
to have used in calling for the police. IN
re-direct examination Mr.. Leavitt said
that Mrs. Anns said something but ne
did not know what it was. Mr. LeaVitt
said on re.cross-examinaticn that ne last
saw John Tonning in early Octoper. ne
had not heard from him and does ho'
know where he is now.
Mrs William r.. Annis. the widow of the
pubDisher, was then recalled to the stah"
Mrs. Annis took tte stand for few mo-
rnents last week to establish the fact thht
her husband, Mr.. Annis, is dead. ier
name is Helene Il. Annis.
prior to August Is did you know Pe-
ter G. Hans?" II did"
Mrs. Annis said she had left Long IS
land City on that afternoon with her TWO
little boys, one seven and the Cther eleht
wears old "Whom did you meet at the
Ravside station?" II recall Mr. ROCK
well and Mr. Andrews There were 9TH
ers there but don't remember them
..Did you see a cab driving along while
Won were enroute to the clubhouse!
..Yes. 1t was behind the stage.
vsWnat n1QQenCu. VACI WV "'~o~
reached Mr.. Rurton's house the cap are"
near and l recognized Capt Peter Hams
There was a man next to him. The cap
passed the stage near the shofe roao anu
then fell behind the stage
Witness said she had since learned that
the man with Captain Hams was morn
ton J. Hams The cab drove Directly De
hind the stage. AS the stage stopped at
MT n
cab stepped cut. Witness went into the
club with her two boys. She saw the TWO
men enter and the colored waiter began
a conversation with them.
..Was there any word spoken to the
colored waiter?" mo. / heard no words
spoken except I heard Thornton Hams
saw something about a real estate COM
pany."
Witness said she went to the dock inn
mediately and was busy looking for hef
husband. She added:
IT was there about minute when
noticed that Thornton Hams and Captain
Hains followed me down. l was standins
on the right hand side OF the dock when
they came down. Capt Hams stood near
n gasoline house on the right side ana
Thornton Hams talked with some club
members on the left side of the dock.
"Who were the men talking to the de-
fendant?" "Mr Birchfield is all that
recollect I don't know what was SAD
I noticed Mr.. Funke on the dock.
where was your husband when you
reached the end of the dock han
way out on the bay. sailing race.
could not see his face
"I1ow long before his boat came IN
"a full 20 minutes
what was the position Of the sail with
reference to the persons in the boat?
..It was on the side so you could not see
his face
"Who was on the float when his boat
was within Is feet of the float? only
MIR. Andrews, working on the boat.
was too excited to notice.
.Where was Mr.. Birchfeld?" He
was talking to Thornton J. Hams on
the cock. Mr. Birchtield ran down to
the boat and went to the bow so II
wonld not hit up against the float"
What did either Captain Hams or
Thornton Hams do?" .'As Birchileld
ran down, Thornton Hains beckoned
his brother and made some eXplana :
ton They followed Mr. Bircnheld
down the gang plank.
When they reached the foot OF the
gang plark what did they do:' Il had
my eyes on Captain Hams. who ran
down to the corner of the float. He took
a crouching position and drew a re-
volver and pointed it under the sail"
What did Thornton Hains do:
"Ue went to the edge of the float anu
turned his back to the water and faced
the people
How far from the corner of the
t,oat?" Very close"
where was Thornton ]. Hains?
"Three feet away and facing the Yacht
Club"
when Captain Hams had his left
hand on the boom. what did he have
in his right hand?" He had revo'-
yer, which he drew. He was aiming.
"When did you again see Thornton
Hams met for a moment. There was
a. pause between the first and second
shots and ran in the direction of my
husband Thornton Hams pointed the
pistol at me and l turned. He placed
the revolver at my back. I felt it and