Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19

| IluSIlIiS, ~. L :, DeC. 10 lc u is'
of Thornton J. Hams on charges o
aiding his brother, Capt. Peter G
Hains, Jr, in killing William +. Anni
| was adjourned tonight until Monda,
after day in which the state adduceC
the strongest testimony so far heard
Two witnesses, Herbert L. Funkc ant
Arthur Andrews, both eve witnesses %
the shooting, swore that there was al
interval between the first shot fired hA
Capt Hams at Annis and the other:
which came in fairly rapid succession
Both of these men who are member:
of the Bayside Yacht Club. declared
positively that Thornton Hains pointed
his revolver at those on the float after
the first shot and before the succeed
ing shots were fired.
An exhaustive DISCRIMINATION OF
this point material to the prosecutors
case failed to shake their testimony
Andrews said that after the first shot
he saw the defendant point his revolver
at witness father.
There was a first shot, then an IN
terval, when there was some more
shots in quick succession, then pause
and last shot which went through
the sail | ran when | saw Thornton
Hains point his revolver at my father
and stood under the dock said An
dreWs.
Witness Funke gave a graphic de-
scription of the shooting of Annls
Standing with his arms folded, tn;
army captain waited until Annis' boa
swept up beside the float. the witness
.a4u, and tnen litulng the lhtervtnIn
coil, lie fired several shots at the pub
Usher. Azh
Justice Crane admonished the jury
to be careful not to permit anyone t.
u.,,....:o tnc ease vita them ut then
homes, and then adjourned court unit
Monday.
Fred, ,lck Storm, recalled to the
witness stand for cross-eXamjnation
said that be had been a friend of An
MS fer a lifetime. Storm said he knew
Mrs. Annis.
Mr. Storm was not permitted To IT,:
tify regarding Annis' private charac
ter He said he did not attend an!
meeting of club members to secure th'
employment of special counsel to ai'
the prosecution. Storm said tnat JONI
Dayton, who was appearing with th'
prosecutor in this case, had often act
ed as his personal counsel Mr.. storm
said he had met Mr.. Shay. Hams
counsel in New York, and that belor'
the meeting he had asked an assist
ant district attorney to be present {
note the conversation. The witness salo
he had never seen Prosecutor White
Detective Butler with reference to th'
case.
Mr. Storm said that he saw Skura''
surrey as it was being driven to th'
Yacht Club. He saw other wagons OF
the road. Mrs. Annis drove to the clul
with the witness. Storm told how hi
attention was drawn to II. jenkins
Hain3 at the dock.
.4Eirchfield called my attention tt
Thornton I1ains and l addressed my
self to him regarding real estate
spoke to Hams first. l told MIN ina
I would give up the race if he wanted
to make a deal. / soon realZed Una
there was nothing in it for me and
rowed out to my boat. Storm said nj
boat was some little distance from tn
float.
ately sailed to the dock. 1t may hav
taken me three minutes or hVe min
utes to get to the float" he said Ine
defendant did not have revoiver II
his hands. but Roberts did. at INT
first shot witness heard womans
screams. He did not hear cries OF XII
him. Iynch him." or words to that eI-
feet.
Mr.. storm was excused and Herbert
r. l.. Funke, a friend of Mr. Anhls
was recalled He said he went TO the
Ravsjde Yacht Club on the day of the
schooting with Joseph Hill, Mr.. An
drews and William Annis. Witness tolc
of going down to the float and then o,
going up the dock to get brace anC
bite. On the way back he was stoppec
by a man whom he had since iearlieo
was the defendant and who asked
where Annis was. on the float were Mr
Birehtield and Mr Andrews. The WIT
ness continued:
."The defendant asked me if | had
seen Mr.. Jesperson and l said ala no1
know him. He told me that MIR. Jespef-
son was engaged with realty com
nany and was formerly with a sporting
goods concern. Birchfield came up DUR
inp the conversation. "The defendant
then said to me, If Mr.. Jesperson is moi
here. I think will go home Mr.. storm
came IN and said he would give up the
race il there was chance to make z
SALE
The witness said he saw Annis in the
boat with Mr. Harway The district at
torney then began to question the WY
ness about the temperature and posi-
ton of boats at the float.
Mr. Funke said he could not recai
| whether lie could see all of Annis' body
He continued:
LAS the bowsprit Of the boat came
| past the float Mr.. Birchfield came VI
to stop the momentum of the boat.
then saw a man who I learned wa
Capt. Hams, standing with his arm
folded. five feet away. I did not SCI
the defendant. Other than Mr.. Hain