Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-25

quired at the Yacht Club and who is said
to have had real estate which the Hams
desired to purchase. He said that he first
met the defendant about 10 years ago.
Last April witness met the defendant and
they talked of Long Island real estate.
Witness mentioned in this talk that per-
sons living at Douglastown had the priv
ileges of the Bayside Yacht Club. The
next time witness met Thornton Hams
was in May of this year.
Later in the same month the witness
called on Hams regarding real estate,
but the defendant said he would have to
postpone the matter for a time. That
was the last time Jesperson saw Hams
until after the killing of Annis They had
no appointment to meet Hams at the
Bayside Yacht Club Before Mr.. McIn-
tyre could take up the cross-eXamination
Justice Crane directed the district at
torney to have all his witnesses ready,
as he wanted the states case closed to-
day.
Mr.. Mcintyre drew from the witness
that an appointment had been made at
the realty Office for the defendant to go
to Bayside to see some property which
Mr.. Bugg, Jesperson's partner, had Tor
sale near the Yacht Club. 4
did you ever tell the defendant that
he could come down to Bayside any sat
urday or Sundav?" mo. told him that
was at Douglastown on those days
''Do you know if the defendant had any
appointment with Mr.. Bugg at the Bay-
side Yacht Club?" yes"
Mr.. Jesperson said that Mr.. Hams told
him over the telephone that his brother
was in bad shape and the real estate deal
would have to be postponed. Mi. Jes-
person was then excused.
Bernard Glasser a real estate man.
who qualified as a revolver expert, was
about to testify when Justice Crane want
ed TO know the purpose of 1t. don
want it to be claimed by the defence,
said the district attorney, that cne pun
of the trigger is sufficient to discharge
eight shots all in a fraction of second.
The testimony was permitted and Mr.
CHASER demonstrated the mechanism OF
the revolver with which Annis was killed
CHASER said the trigger had to be pulled
for each of the shells, the recoil OF each
shot reloadY1ls the revolver. The quick
est time the shots could be fired, ac-
cordng to a test made. was 1 40 Sec
onds.
On cross-eXamination Mr. Mcintyre di-
rected the witness to load the revolver
and go into the gallery and give the jury
a demonstration. II won't allow it,
said Justice Crane.
"Eut in the Buchanan case" Mr.. Nc
Intyre began.
"Well, I'm running this case and
won't permit it," Justice Crane said. The
Ia dn1
and pulled the trigger six times as rapidly
as he could.
Harvey Rockwell, Bayside Yacht
Club member, took the stand, but his
testimony threw no new light on the
case and a short recess was taken.
William H. Harold of Long Island City,
a patrolman detailed in serving subpoe-
mas, took the stand. He told of efforts
to serve subpoenas upon John Ionning.
He said he could not find Tonning. A sec
ond recess was taken so that District
Attorney Darrin might summon two ad-
ditional witnesses whose testimony would
complete the states case.
After a brief recess Robert Mckay,
who was foreman of the grand jury, was
called for the legal purpose of showing
that while his name was on the indict-
ment he knew nothing about the shoot
ing and was not called as a witness. JUS
tice Crane said that he would adjourn
court until Saturday, when the district
attorney could produce his other witness,
a policeman The district attorney said
he wanted to examine Martin Skura
again. but Justice Crane said he would
not allow it, The court adjourned until
Saturday.