The evening world., 1908-12-30
Widow Of Slain Man in Court Hears
Witnesses Tell Of Alleged Actions
Of Husband and Wife
Of Slayer.
Of Slayer.
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yesterday"
And yet you said three distinct times
yesterday that you told him on Friday
night" broke in the Justice eternly.
VI was wrong bout dat" said tho big
black woman. II didn't tell him nothin'
until after she done made her confess
sion"
stop that" shouted the Justice. thor
oughly aroused. rive repeatedly eau
toned you against using that word. 1t
looks to me as II she has purpose in
repeatedly violating my orders
Il except to the language of the
Court" said Mr.. Mcintyre heatedly.
After he had quieted down bit he
went ahead with the woman. causing
her to say that looking through a crack
in her door at 2 o'clock in the morning
of May 81 she nld seen and heard
Claudia Hains's cnpession Of her love
for Anns
II heard him asking her about her trip
up IN the mountains Easter time" said
Minnie. glibly. as if she were repeating
a WELCOMED lesson. and after a while
she t7.l-e down and said. I amt been
IN no NOM tains. I went TO hotel over
IN New York."
Judge Stops Her Acting
What did Capt. Hams do when he
heard this?" suggested Mc1ctvre He
p,st hts hands up to his head lust this
way" said the negress. and he cry
out Oh. my God. why did you do It?
Oh. my God can't believe. oh my
babies. Oh. my wife -
The black cook was rapidly working
AareeiS t-of.A atata 80 ar;o
% common TO women OF pure African
oreed. which had marked her tale last
night, when His Honor stopped per
Eormance in which the crowded court
WAS beginning TO take a deep interest.
SBehave yourself" he commanded,
breaking IN on the negress's theatrical
description OF her masters misery.
''Dont you try to act part here
3Eain.'
II decline TO go on with the examina-
zion in view OF Your Honor's remarks
before the jury" snapped Mcintyre
nineins himself into his chair with a
violent tf.unp.
Suit yourself" said the Judge crisp
~. out II will go upon the record that
.taSt night this woman left the witness
chair and danced around the box. and
do not propose to have her acting here
again to-day. Go ahead. Mr.. Darrtn
with the cross-exam.nation."
The District-Attorney began by caus-
sng the negress to say that she was
now employed by the father of the
prisoner, Gen. Peter Hams. L. s. A.,
retired, at Washington, and that she
hac told her story probably fifty times.
not only to the lawyers for the two
Hams brothers. but to all the members
of the Hams family. She had seeming
ay talked about what she knew at every
chance.
State to Call Hams Witness.
did Capt. Hams act when you told
your story to him Just as you acted
last night" asked MIR. Darrin,
Yes. Sir, yes. sir. The man was GER
aainly crazy. His eyes popped out
and
That's ALL" sail Darrn. and the
woman left the stand thoroughly dis
credited because Of her action in so
Abruptly changing the date OF her talk
with Peter Hams to better suit the
needs of the defense.
It developed during the morning
that Chester Reid. the witness
who told on the stand yesterday
the story OF Claudia Hains's faithless-
ness, was subpoenaed last night by the
prosecution. He is wanted for further
cross-examination. The District Attor-
ney has learned that DR. Story. who is
a member OF the Bayside Yacht Club,
can testify that on one occasion when
the physician was in attendance on q
cousin OF Mr.. Chester, the latter alluded
to Annis and his relations with Mrs
EIains.
Reid IL further alleged to have said
that AnuIs had better look out for the
- Hams brothers had 1t In for him.
DR.. Story will identify Reid as the
man whom he heard make the state
ment. Reid denied yesterday having
discussed the Hains-Annis scandal last
July when ho went to Bayside to see
his cousin.
The second witness of tho day, also a
negress. was strong contrast to
Minnie. the cook. She was Emma. the
nurse. Emma Lavelle, she said her
name was. as she took the oath. She
was a stout. good-lookinE, light yellow
woman, evidently of Northern birth and
rearing. and we'll dressed.
over at Fort Hamilton I knowed Mr.,
Annis WE'LL" she said, but never
knowed Capt. Hams until after his home
was broke up. while working for his
wife on May 8, and he did not come for
two or three weeks after that.
Limits Insanity Testimony.
1.-THE first time saw the Captain was
some time In June. mst Capt. Hams
and Thornton Hains by the Fifth ave-
nue. u in Brooklyn. went up and
shook hands with Mr. Thornton and
said how sorry ! was all this trouble
come up. Then Capt. Hams asked me
II | had an opinion about his wife's
trip 10 the mountains and said"--
Here there was an interruption. and
before the examination got under way
again the Justice, reitersting q previous
ruling. had said he would accept no in
feFences or opinions OF lay witnesses,
even under the suise OF evidence to
show insanity Then tho woman went
on:
II told Capt. Hams that while he was
away his wife used 10 NO Ouf two mr.