The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-23
lis. This time Mr. Kmmc recalled that

Hams had said nothing about tire al
legged relations rAlttinE between Nnri'
and Peter lIaius's wife
Mr.. MCINTYRE Let his foot slip wiCr
he asked Mir Kimme to toll Nim about
the firing, for the witness made this
answer which wasn't at all one tn,
II was I'm tic bainhouse. heard one
shot. I slipped ont ON tho porch. and
as ! did SO ! heard more shots fired
close together At the time OF these
latter shots or about the aamc time
heard woman screaming
After he reached tho float Mr.. Kmmcl
said he had not heard most of the state
ments attributed 10y other Witnesses to
Thornton Hams He qualified this.
however, by saving he stood twenty feet
away from the group that surrounded
the brothers most of the time before the
policeman arrived.
Interval Between Shots.
Mr.. kimme had told his story--whnt
there was of tin less than five MIN
utes, yet he spent an hour, lacking five
minutes, on the stand Tie was sue
ceeded by Capt" John 4. Clark, big
tall negro, who said he lived ~ Anity-
vile. He said that last August be was
sailing master on the Yacht of Mr.. Mad
deny member of the yacht club.
AT the time Of the Shooting" said
Clark, II was in yawl belonging to
the yacht Lavinia, just off the southwest
corner of the float. | was cleaning out
the boat and the yawl was floating
away from the float. ! saw Mr.. Annss
boat heading. in toward the dock. All Of
sudden | heard shot and ! looked
UP. ! thought the snot was starting
gun for the races TO begin. There was
a few seconds after the first shot and
then l heard some more shots in rapid
being in the way / couldn't see Who
was shooting. All / could see was Mr.
Annis falling into the water and some
body pulling him out"
a Il N-na, h.,o,
any spoken word?' asked Darrin. Yes,
sir. heard the one word Annis' and
then the shooting started; After the
shooting stopped l rowed in to the
float"
Did, Did you see the defendant before the
standing on the dock. He was walking
around the dock then. After the shoot
ing, when pulled up to the float,
found the defendant there. He was
across the float from me, standing with
his back to me l didn't hear him say
anything. then l saw him taken away
by the policeman
There was some talk going on"
added the phlegmatic black boatman.
'but / didn't pay any attention, be-
cause l was expecting party of Mr..
was looking for them and tending TO
my own business
Firm Under Examination
Except as corroborating the claims .
that Peter Hams called to Annis before .
firing and that he held his fire for a
first shot, Clark's testimony was of no
great moment Mr. Darrin was appar-
emily going to spend the day plastering I.
his case. "'''''es III
How long was the pause between
me first shot and the otnersH" asked
MT T. o Mcintyre, cr9ss-eXTamining.
enough to count five or six
Mr.. Mcintyre counted off, |. ., 3. T. 5,
s; very rapidly. but Clark insisted that
and he tailed OFF the time on his
fingers taking about five seconds to
the count.
Did you see any of the men on the
float at the time of the shooting?"
We'll. there We're sails in the way.
but i saw Mr.. Funke going forward in
ticed particu'arIy just then. "'e "'
Clark hadn't heard any of the threats
and commands that Thornton Hams
uttered as he held back the Yacht club
Hams was pumping .Annis full of lead.
He had only heard the one word An
mis-" which he said. was spoken in a
Thornton Hams point his revolver at
any one, because his view of the float
was hidden by intervening craft
From where he drifted in the tender
Clark had sight of the runway. but
he hadn't noticed Mrs Annis in his ex-
element
Tonnins Not Missing at All.
Clark had last seen John Tonning. the
missing boatman, about whom SO much
nother has been made. four weeks ago
last Thursday. They rode TO New York
together. he said, left the subway a
Spring street. went northerly to some
where in Broome street OF Centre street,
tad lunch and a drink together and
parted. Before partin~ Tonning had
TOLD sim he was living in Brooklyn.
Whereabouts" demanded Mr. McIn-
tyre with great show of activity.
i got it right here" said the big
darkey, pulling out a notebook he
wrote II down himself-No. 1907 Third
ay We n,t,. BROOKLYN, between Forty-ninth
The negro said he had visited Tonning
at the BROOKLYN address soon after Ton
living, there with his brother. 80
Did You have any trouble finding
him NO, sir. He was right there
TINS testimony, coming so uneXpect-
rather took Mr.. Mcintyre off his feet,
for he has been proclaiming his belief
ever since the, trial started that the
prosecution had spirited Tonning away
10 keep him from giving testimony IA
vorahle TO the two Halnses
Abruptly deserving this topic for one
that appeared more congenial, Mr.. Nc
lntyre reverted 10 the shooting and,
holding stop watch on Clark. asked
him to tell him how long ne watched
aims dlltI TIE IIHl SllOl ana lntll An
mis- fell into the water. The negro's es-
innate showed the time to he about ten
seconds, which, according TO the law
yers for the State, agrees fairly well
with their information as to the period
spent in the actual commission Of the
crlme-nameiy, a word, a shot, an in
teryal Of five seconds, then five shots
more in rapid succession and Annis's
fall into the water
Mi Darrin showed interest in Ton
ning's whereabouts himself In redirect
he asked Clark this question.
do you know whether Tonning still
lives in Brooklyn Il do not"
Did he say anything TO you about
spending the winter in Sweden Up
jumped Mr.. Mcintyre, shouting an NOb-
lection, Your Honor lie began, II
only carried this witness TO Tonning
house IN Brooklyn, but now
And You, having carried him that
far Mr., lDarrin apparently is trying t.
see If he can carry him 10. sweden
put in the Judge. Nov, look here,
gentlemen, what IS the purpose Of all
this inquiry If either side iuyiuuates
that the other side has been guilty Of
hiding Tonning away, want to know
Il.
Judge Stops Argument.
The Hams lawyers have been iusnu-
atins that vcry Thing out Of court ion
two weeks, but MI Mcintyre was not
ready 10 make the ayoWal in court and
have II 20 on the record lie became /
slightly confused, aud after saying
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