The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-20
Coroner's Men Take Twenty two Minutes to Bring in a Verdict Against
 Brothers.
NINE SHOTS WERE FIRED
Captains Counsel Says Mind Was un- balanced by Charges Made by His Wife-Third Brother
 Comments Staying.

New York, Aug 19.--After being out 22 minutes coroners jury to- night brought in verdict that Will liam E. Annis who was killed last Sat urday, came to his death as the result of pistol shot wounds inflicted by Capt. Peter C. Hains, jr., T.. s. A" aided and abetted by Thornton Jen' klns Halns,
 There was greater crowd than the little court room in the town hall at Flushing, L,L, could hold when the in- quest began and hundred of men and women awaited the verdict out side, although both the defense and the prosecution did not consider the inquest of much importance as Capt. Hains admits the shooting and there were many witnesses to It.
 It was believed the jury would render its verdict without leaving the room, and when the jurors went out and remained out for more than twen- ty minutes the spectators, many of whom were members of the Bayside l tL I.) Yacht club where the shoot ing took place, became restless and there were audible remands that q verdict be instantly rendered.
 In the excitement a crowd gather | ed around Thornton Jenkins Hains and began to question him as to the tragedy in which he played such an important part He was asked if he f felt justified in holding a crowd a, bny with a revolver while his brother shot down Annis. Before Hains could reply John r Mcintyre, ehlei counsel for the brothers, rushed tc his side and shouted;
 No, no; don't answer that ques' tion.'
 In his efforts 10 prevent Hains iron answering the lawyer capped hil hands over his clients mouth and wa probably just in time to prevent thu prisoner from committing himself
 only two witnesses were called They were Charles IL Roberts O Flushing, who testified that he wa standing on the club house float whei he heard the report of n pistol sho and saw Captain Hains In kneelini position clInglng to the droopihg bod Of Annis as he emptied the content of his revolver into 1t and Coroner Physician Walter C. Frey. who testi fled that Annis came to hls death a
 the result of the bullet wounds. Dl
 Frey said there were nine inltla wounds and twelve secondary wound which would indicate that Captai
 Hains fired nine shots.
 On the cross examining of Mir. Rob ert. Lawyer Mcintyre asked him { Captain Hains had finished shootln when he tried to go to his aid and wa stopped by Thornton Hains who hel revolver in his face. The witnes , said the shooting had not ceased an 6 that he would have had time to inter , fere had not Thornton Hains preventc him.
 Before the inquest John r. Mcintyre chief counsel for the Hains brother, o gave out the following statement.
 "In answer to the statment made b Mrs Halns that she was made to sig i, a confession while under the innuenc , of drugs wish to say that my client . and their distinguished father have tol o me that there were four wltness'
 present when the confession was mad
 one of them being a prominent Ne
 York lawyer These witnesses wi
 testify at the trial l am also tol . that Mrs. Hains talked to several pel :. sons regarding the incidents related |. the confession some time before sl n made 1t and these persons will be wi
 nesses.
 When Captain Hains was call, e back from the Philippines he question 8 ed his wife regarding rumors he h.
 heard about her and he became CO
 vinced that his suspicious were wron !. Later, he said facts developed whl q made him demand the confession fro q his wife, and she made it. Capta s Hains denies that he sent letters F Annls, challenging him to du ', Stories to this effect are absurd. "A What unbalanced Captain Hair ., mind was the counter charges ma u by Mrs Hains in suit she filed
 answer Co his suit for divorce. Capta
 Halns believed the statements made
 Mrs. Halns in the counter suit we IS dictated by Annis'
 Major John Powell Halns declar
 to might that he thought his broth h. was Justified in killing Annis witho 1t giving him chance to protect hii | gplf