Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-20
JURY RENDERS VERDICT
IN HA|NS.ANN|S CASE
Crowd al Jail Demands That h.
quest not be Delayed BY IN:
necessary Procedure
JURY OUT TWENTY MINUTES
Decision Seemed to Satisfy the
Crowd Which Surrounded the
Building and Demonstration eor
dering on Applause Was Avered
by Coroner.
(By Associated Press).

NEW YORK. Aug. l9.-Aitrr beng
out twenty-five minutes. j jury tonight
lrou.ht in 4 verdict that William r.
AnniS. who wa killed last SATURDAY az
Baysidr. L. l.. cam" TO his death as
the result; of pistol shot wounds IN
Gictcd by Captain Hter c. Hams, Jr.'
L. S. A., aided and ahct;cd by Thorn
ton jenkins Hams his brother.
There was ii greater crowd than IN"
court room in the town hall AT flhSh-
III. cuuld hold when h'- inquest began
and hundreds ri men and women
awaited the verdict OuE side. although
both OF the dcfrnS" and the pro'"c"
ton did not consider the inquest oil
much importance sine" Captain lialhS
admits tn. shooting and there wer"
many Witnesses 20 il.
Jury Out twenty Minutes.
IL was believed that the jury would
rcn,.cr its verdict without leaving the
room. but when the Jurors remained
iou for more than twenty minutes.
spectators. many of whom were men,
hers of the Bayside Yacht Club, be-
oame restless and there were audible
demands that a verdict be lnstant-
i!y rendered.
! When the jurymen filed into tn"
court room and the foreman announc-
cd the verdict, there was demonstra-
lion. Coroner Amber had to rap
with his eavrl and cou:t officers had
ito caution the spectators, Tor an at
tempt was made TO applaud the YER
dict
Major John Powell Hams. who has
come here from Chicago TO stand by
his brother. was sitting beside captain
Hams. grirprd his brother by the arm
and WHISPERED words of encourage
ment. assuring him that the inquest
! would have lit" bearing on his cas'
Lawyer Objected to Questions.
/ In The excitement. a crowd gathered
around Thornton jenkins Hams ana
began 10 question him as-to the TRACE
DIV in which b" played such an lmpnr-
ian, mart. He was asked ii he felt
justified in holding crowd a. bay
! with I revolver while mis- brother shot
down Annis. Before Hams could re-
plv. John F.. Mcintyre. chief counSei
! for the brothers rushed TO his side ana
shouted:
No. No. don'' answer that qucs-
ton
! In his efforts 10 prevent Hams from
! answering. the lawyer ciapped MS
hands on his clients mouth and was
Just in time to prevent the prisoner
, from committing himself.
! ONLY two witnesses were called.
They were Charles II. Roberts, OF
Flushing VINO testified that he was
standing on the Glib house hoaf wh'"
he heard IN" report Of pistol sh"I
and saw Captain Hams in Az inciinhS
posi,ion. clinCing 10 the dropping b"fy
of AnniS a. he cmpted the contents
O. his revolver into il and Coroner
Physician Walter G. Frey. who tcsti-
fled tina. Annis came TO his death from
the bullet wounds.
Found Nine Wounds in Body.
Dr Fry said there were nine initial
wounds and twelve secondary WOUNDS.
which would indicate that the captain
fred nine shots.
IN cross examining Mr.. Roberts
LAWYER Mcintyre asked him IL Captain
Uains had finished shooting when nc
tried tn go TO his aid and was s;opprh
nv Thornton Hams, who held a rev"i
ycr in his face The witness said
ina, the shouting had not ccas"d ana
that h" would have had time {" m'rr
frre had not Thornton Hams prevent
I'd him.
Mr. MCINTYRE asked him " n" had
noted the expression in Thornton
uaIrs' cycs al the nomcn' bat hc'nT"
tho question could bc answered. Dis
,r;ct Attorney Darrin objected and was
Sustained.
Prior to his giving his testimony.
Mr. Roberts was k"d to identify ~"
prisnncrS. when he pointed gu: 9"
Captain Hams ~ IN" slayer. tn" Gap
tain put his hands over his face and
sccr1e,! 20 BE- greatly excited. tbs
causnd comment IN tho couTf for h"
bse heretofore remained wholly unp"r'
turbcd apparently.
BEFORE -nirg oul orc OF tho jurym"n
dernand.d hat additional witnesses y"
called. bot Coron-r Arnhl"y refused ."