The Detroit times., 1908-12-16
MURDER Of ANN|S
WAS COOL AND
DELIBERATE
FoRcEFuL ARGUMENT IS MADE
FOR THE STATE INCIDENTS
CITED TO SHOW CAPT. HAMS
WAS SANE.
-PROsEcUTOR WHITE.

NEW YORK. Dec. l6.-Tragedy
entered the trial OF r. jenkins Hains
Today. Word reached the courtroom
that the father OF Juror Jardine had
died. This news came during the ad'
dress OF Elmer 8. White, for the
prosecution.
Mr.. White, In his argument tc tho
Jury, among other things drew vivid
word picture Of the scenes leading 10
and the actual shooting Of VIM. L.
Annis, he rich clubman. The prose
cutor cited Instances To show that
Capt. Hams was rational when he shot
Mr.. Annis. The address showed cool
and deliberate murder.
Here, In part. Is the address OF tn .
prosecuting attorney:
The people Of the state OF New
York charge the defendant Thornton
J. Hams. with the crime OF murder Ia
the drst degree. In that he killed WIN.
Y. Annis at Bayside, In this county,
on the fifteenth day OF last August.
This Is the first lawful opportunity 20
put the facts in this case TO a proper
tribunal.
by the criminal code OF this state.
which declares In its criminal law, IL
Is provided by section 1873 as follows:
1.-The killing OF human being, un-
less II il excusable, OF justihable. l.
murder in the first degree, when COM
mitted from a deliberate and premedi-
tated design to effect the death OF tn,
person killed
by section 80 of the code. it is fur
Their declared: A person concerned
IN tie commission OF a crime. whether
he directly commits the act constitut-
ing the offense or aids and abets IN
its commission. and whether preser
or absent. and a person who directly
or indirectly consents. commends. IN
duces or procures another 10 commit
a crime. Is a principal
1T becomes my duty at this time To
briefly outline the evidence which the
people expect to lay before you in sup
port OF the charge and In vindicatlon
Of the laws. The duty Is no more
pleasant than many others which life
brings TO us all and In which citizen
ship and professional obligation forbid
the attempt to escape.
IF II shall be given to me to perform
this duty with proper appreciation OF
it's grave importance and solemn con-
sequences. shall be satisfied"
Mrs Annis came to Bayside on the
Long Island railroad train due at that
station at 10 minutes TO o'clock On
the same train with here were men
hers of the club with their wives ard
guests. Mrs. Annis and others took
the stage to the clubhouse. II was a
vehicle without enclosed sides, but
protected by a top.
After this train pulled out from the
station, hackman driving a horse at
tached to a covered two-seated surrey
was going from Behave. to the sta
tion. He was stopped by this DE-
PENDANT, who asked IL he would drive
him to the Bayside Yacht club. The
hackman said he would do so. The de-
PENDANT said there was another man
with him. and turning, motioned 70
Capt Hams. his brother, who was
standing on the easterly end OF the
station platform. The captain came
IT, where the defendant stood, close 20
the surrey. and the defendant held
with him a conversation In low tones,
nardible to the hackman.
Cites the Proofs.
THE proofs which the people expect
to produce before you may be thus
summarized
by the indictment read to you II
appears that the people Of this state,
charge the defendant, Thornton Jen-
kins Hams, as principal. in the pre-
meditated, wilful murder OF William
T.. Annis on the fifteenth day OF last
August In this county OF Queens"
The prosecutor then drew word
picture OF the scene of the killing on
the afternoon when Annis was slain
and. continuing, said:
About the scene was nothing 10
suggest that dark murder lying In
wait for the victim Of It's venom. And
when II revealed itself and tore from
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