Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-17
AHN|S' VIFE ON
WITNESS STAND
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In Answer to Prosecutions Cues.
ton She Said She Saw Her
Husband Die.
NOT EXAMINED BY DEFENSE.
Ilaills' Counsel admitted That Thorn
ton j. Iains Had Had Trouble
viii, Annis Over Article.

l''Ni9liAAl&s l.. J'SN-. -
that Thornton j. Hams drew a revolH-
Ell and drove those back that sought to
aid William L. Annis, while Capt. Peter
G. Hains, Jr, was firing at Annis as
he sat in his boat at the Bayside Yacht
club. was developed today from Charles
~ Birchneld, called as one Of the
states principal witnesses in the case.
Mr., Birchfeld's evidence is said by the
prosecution to support the sravainen oil
the states charge that Thornton ].
Hains was a principal and aided his
brother in the staying of Annis.
stand back. He knows what he is
doing. Don't interfere or you will get
the same thing" We're the words that
Birchtied testified that Thornton Hams )
had used az he pointed his revolver at
him. Birchicld further declared that
Thornton Huins drove Mrs. Annis away!
from her wounded husband with ra-
volver. Birchneld viii be under cross
examination this afternoon.
Flushing, N Y, Dec. I.--Counset Tor
Thornton j. Hams declared today ttitis
the states witness called TO prove the
charge with the author was a prlnclpat
with his brother Capt. Peter c. Hams,
IT,
mis-, as he sat in his boat at the Bayslae
Yacht club last summer,will be subject
ed to long, exhaustive examinations.
Hams, lawyers assert that the prosecu
TONS witnesses We're all close frlends
Of Annis and that there is little doubt
they have rehearsed the Tragedy Win
the design of presenting an unvarylnsT
story.
a new light on the case was shed TINS
morning when Hams counsel admit
ted that Thornton j Hams had had some
trouble with William f. Annts over, the
publication OF magazine articsc last
June 1t is said that the author sub
mitted a manuscript to Mr.. Ripley,
owner of the magazine upon which An
mis- was employed, in July, and that
Annis induced Ripley to return IL.
Counsel for Hams state that the de-
PENDANT then wrote Il letter to Ripley.
saying he knew why the manuscript
was rejected, and concluded with the
words Il viii get even With him yet,
This is the threatening letter referred
To by Special Prosecutor White IN ms
I opening address, according to counsel
/ for Hams, who further states that they
| will show that there was no threat IN
the defendants communication. and
| that the episode simply indicated An
mis- feeling toward the author.
The lawyers state that they will
prove that Hams, some time previous
to this affair, had Annis discharged
from a position with publishing COM
pany.
II will be asserted when the defense
presents it's case that Thorton Hams
ana his brother went to Bayside to 10.
cate a home where the formers young
daughter, Molly, a sufferer from q
throat affection. might have the bene-
fit of country air.
MODEL NOT ADMITTED.
When court opened today Justice
Crane announced that he had decided
against the use OF the model which
the defense had prepared to show the
relative positions of the parties at the
time of the shooting of Annis. 1T Is
clear" he said, that this model is,
out of all proportion and gives false
impression TO the jury. would sug-s
gest that YOU obtain photograph to
show lis correctness and then it may
be used"
Coui.s i for the defense noted an ex-
cepton. and the state called DR.. John
Macleod to the stand. His homo is
IN Flushing. He said he went to the
Baystde Yacht club on Aug. Is, and
found Mr.. .Annis lying on the float,
DIR Houghton was there and there
were several club members walking
about. There We're several gunshot
removal of Annis to the hospital. I
did not SEQ Annis afterwards
did you see DR.. Jones. the house
physician. in the hospital?"
Yes"
Have you seen him sincee''
NO"
On cross examination the witness
said he thought DR.. Jones was now
in Syracuse.
DR.. Leo scllnock, house surgeon OF
Flushing hospital. testified that DR..
Jones brought Annis to the hospital
tt,1 hat ha VOC fi..f ma r, C
panied by Mrs. Annie, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rockwell and other friends. The wit
ness told of numerous wounds found i'll
.Annis' body. ARMS, he said. died from
shock and l:cnorrhage brought on by
| some of the wounds described.
| DR.. Joseph Bloodgood, Of Flushing.
| testified that he attended Annis at the
| hospital and related the treatment.
| Annis was etherized, the physician
| said, and the examination disclosed
| about 20 gunshot wounds from en-
| frances and exits of the bullets. knns
! died from shock and hemorrllaSe, Dr..
| Bloodgood said One bullet made six
+ wounds. the witness said
| yoss-questionsd. DR.. Bloodgood said
| Annis was In the hospital about two
| minutes before he was etherized.
Ibid YOU see Annls die2'
II did not
Mcintyre asked that in view of the
| fact that the witness did not see
Annis in death. the testimony b.
stricken out. Justice Crane reserved
! decision.
DR.. walter Frey, of Long Island
| City. the coroner's physician, describ-
| ed the autopsy. He discovered 10
| Internal wounds and then in detail
| described what he had done in tracing
| the course of the bullets
MRS. ANNIs CALLED,
DR.. Frey was given a scorctins
cross-exantiiiatioit and then the pre-
secutur called Mrs. William E. .Nnn!s
/ to the stand. She said:
I Il am The wife of William Z. Han
| mis-. MY name is Ellen Annis. l waS
present at his death. Or, schmoe!l
/ WAS there,
Did YOU see your husband die, s
That is ali. said the district At
| torney
Ny Mclntxla said tilat the district
1 attorney should exhaust the witness
| upon all her knowledge of the case
| Justice Crane said it was not neces-
/ sary at this time.
I Then haye no question said ar.
/ stcIntyre
/ CHARLES a. BIRcHFIELp.
/ CHARLES a. Birchfield, O. member Of