The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-21
Shots Fired Al er Threat.
"lou Are Just as Guilty as Your
Brother, Roberts Said 10 Hams


Then Thornton Hams opened his re-
VolNcr aud SAID You gentlemen Will
bear Witness that 40 cartridges have
/ been fired from my gun lie then
! handed the sul to MI Downs, and |
! think Downs. in turn passed II over to
! John TouuuS, the huatman. VINO was
! standing to the right of the Hams
Capt Hams repeatedly said that he
! belonged 4" the army aud to the coast
artillery. aud finally lie took uut card
! case AMI showed his cards.
! Then he and the defendant moved
over To the two boats capt. Hams lit
cigarette ana walked back and forth,
smoking. Thornton llans took gu:
briarwood pipe and filled and III IL lie
sat on the bottom Of one of the skins.
He seemed very thoughtful and beat
With his fingers ON the boat bumpers. |
walked up to them and said.
" The army must he proud OF officers
like you capt. laius said nothing. but
Thornton Hams said: Let me explain
said No explanations are necessary;
I from You. | then said to the defend
amt You are Just as guilty as your
brother for you prevented us from stop
He said. What could do"-he is nv
brother He then took Can't. TTains's
wrist in his hand as If feeling his
pulse. Mr.. stephens came UP and said:
In my country we settle these things
! ruess YOU are not citizen OF this
country
PIeases the Defense.
MIR. Stephens said. l am no, an
American, but what ! said applies to
this country. too Then stephens said.
II this man We're my erot'.er Ia IL tie MN
sWer' then SAID to the two hr"tners,
If you were going 10 commit horrlhie
crime IKE ms wly G'u you pr ,d o cbiia
dren would see IT.? Thornton Hams an
swered Nobody could be more sorry
than am. / have been trying to keep
him from doing 1t for a long time"
for ' the STATE. was received Win great
visible satisfaction by the prisoner ard
his lawyers Roberts went ahead as
follows:
have drink of water Mr.. storms
came IN and said. if YOU want water.
Hains renIied .W.bat have We done 70
tnn, Feliowso: About that time Ggcer
Baker was seen coming. and Thornton
Hams said to me-, YOU ought 70 he
said How was that lie said ~ vo,,
had had gotten over there Won WnnId ho Te
bee been sh OF / said I don't cali /, say
LIE fa"n and tbreat.n "a hrnn, a., t,s
ir.S A ~ an" WI ~ o'O" MS
'"Bv that time the officer had ar.
rived He said .\Nhere arc -ba ,ar
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va. ia W. IT, ,, 'a,.,S '"Na,i'r anu
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men ne ne man l want said 10
the otlicer. NO, take the other one. too.
!. use, ne p'eEe'. 10 US from stopping
ms pr9Iher, then gave the othcer
apt, Hainss gun. which ] had been
holding In my hand all this time
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sbon,InS '' M rTL'aineI u, u atter the
rsn,ovaf n, ,be sbori "''''ieSs ny tHe
Then Mr.. Darrin, after showing the
ln M, 81, I9Ii OF hred shells. brought
baG 49, IN ~ "'t,l 20 taTtrldp"s which
nau pte' tane Hr SaIH. rom the per
s sT,I ~ ~, Iid,ms "ILeI MS arrest.
',,1re M 80 II" III prepared TO IRE
" " ~ ~, ~ no ua.'n OF cartridges. MIR. |
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IL I",N .ncra,.e6 Ieap'IE N" ihitaIs
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H. p'"is HD.r, ar. Konerts was |
$500 10 look az d inuch worn leather |
a W C stlhtN attached ana with |
~ a. I. ne lower END or T.
poh.r rt'oRi,,%e thaI nolS3ter. said Mr.
~, IL, VI, ~ vas HurItnItTed by morn J
i 100 n ~ at,er ne ana rs brother got
ny 'ne uut" WIN 'le otncer ana my |
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