The evening world., 1908-12-21
Shots Fired AZ er Threat.
"lou Are Just as Guilty as Your
Brother . Roberts Said 10 Hams

LII OtHCJ, NV
Then Thornton Hams opened his re-
yolNer aud said You gentlemen viii
bear Witness that 20 cartridges have
been fired from my gun lie then
handed the sun to Nh Downs, and l
think Downs, in turn, passed IL over 10
John Touuu., the huatman, VINO was
standing to the right OF the Hams
brothers
Capt Hams repeatedly said that he
artillery. aud finally lie took ont card
case ana showed his cards.
Then he and the defendant moved
over To the two boats. Capt. Hams lii
smoking Thornton Hams took on: a
hriarwocd pipe and filled and III It 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:
Tile army must he proud of officers
like you. capt. Hams said nothing. but
Thornton Hams said: Let me explain
| don't want to hear any explanations
from YOU then said to tie defend
amt. You are Just as guilty as your
brother. for you prevented us from stop
he said What could I do'-he is nv
brother He then took Capt. Hams $
wrist in his hand as II feeling his
pulse Mr.. stephens came UP and said 3:
with our fists. Thornton Hams said.
! guess YOU are not citizen OF this
country
PIeases the Defense.
MIR. stephens said. l am not an
American, but what l said apples TO
tMls Touil'E, 10 III ~ ~, ~,
up with rope ] don't recall his an
swer. ] then said to the two brothers.
~. He ne ,"hv aid yni, nick o,,t
piace where A lot of women and chill
swered' NoIonS o9.,IH .r more s"IIS
than am; ! nave heeh lrNLhs 10 keep
MN rom Ho.ns II ioi t . INN;
for Th the s' s5se Was s0s Win % sPes
visible satisfaction ny the prisoner and
his lawyers Roberts went ahead as
ioI LONE, 11,,,s cat, .., ,,,.,
have drink of water. Mr. storms
came up and said. if You want water.
there's plenty in the bay Thornton
Hams replied. What hay" We done TO
you fellows About that time officer
Baker was seen coming. and Thornton
Hams said In me-. You ought 10 he
thankful to me. saved your life I
had gotten over there Won would have
been shot | said. I don't call II saw
Ing mans life to poke a revolver in
his face and threaten TO blow his
by that time the officer had ar
rived. He said. Where are the par
ties? Thornton Hams advanced and
said We are the men Somebody
did the shooting The oficer sail
Then he's the man want eaid f.
the officer. No. take the other orc roo
because he prevented ms from s,on, Me-,
his brother then So, ,'', ~, a'|tPl n,:
ant Heins,s g,n u,bTot ~ ",lcrr
boIdinr IN nv banG all tbis ,,,I na' p"eh
'o'ui"e AZ ~, nan" an !r'S .''h"
Faeal revolver IN Court.
Mr.. Darrin now produced the fatal re-
volvar' From a vaiise he drew 80 ti,.a
steel. murderous looking automatIc 80
He passed II over 70 the wirnes. go
was lingering II as ne Identified /,
when someb6dy discovered thar the
chambers still contained the on. 'Ins
shooting. II was made harmless by the
removal OF the shell. '''e
Then MI l'arrin; after showing the
out and filed as evidercs n rss.r "!eG ~. ,I
gazino full OF unfired csrtr,dgns ,rhiot
had been taken. he said. from mo nor!
son Of Capt Hams after His arrest
showing tIat he was nrena rod a. a.,
with the first batch of carrridgas NJ
Roberts then took into his hands a IHng
barrelled Smith & Wesson six-sSoote1
OF dark steel hearing the ini,iair IN
volycr. he said. was the one he saU.
Thornton Hans surrender 70 Dou,1s
TINS being done, MIR Roberts 10
asked 10 look at = much worn ica-bcr
holster with strape attached ana u.i,t
a string fastened 10 Tic lower end NJ IL
II recognize that boIstarr; said NJ
Roberts. IT was surrendered nv Tbo,,
ton Halns after he and his brother got
into the auto with the officer ana - ~
self and while we we're going ta -.
Elushing r,oiice station III -.