The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-22
USED THREAT
 TO MRS. ANNIS

sconstnued frem Page ose.) lave drink of water. and MT. storm remarked, There Is plenty Of water in & srhofntoh Halns said to me that he had saved my life. that if had gone near his brother 1 would have been kiiled. I said. That's a nice way to kave A mans life. to point gun in his tace and prevent him from saving mans life.'"
 Distfict Attorney parrln- drew from 4 satchel on tiie counsefs table large tblue steel revolver which MT. Roberts identified as the weapon which ne rlcked un on the float after the shoot in1 Mir. Roberts identified the revol- yer which Thornton Hains surrendered after the shooting. This weapon was Initialed 1T. J. H." and was of the usual magazine design Of weapons. t was of large size. {.
 Mr. Roberts's direct examination was closed and Mr. Mcintyre commenced the cross-examlnation. In reply 70 questions Mir. Roberts said that lt was twenty minutes after the Shooting when Thornton Hains said:
 Nobody could be any more sorry than am have been trying to keep him from doing 1t for some time.
 ''Is 1t not a fact that Thornton Hains said to you, I saved your life; this IS what get for it. This is the kind of gratitude. Had you touched him tthe captain) he would have shot you 10 death"
 On redirect examination MT. Rob- erts said that when Thornton Rains said: Keep back. or 1 will XIII you" he aid not near anything else.
 Recess was taken at this point.
 Frederick Leavitt, of the Yacht Club, was recalled. he said he was on the float when he heard the shots fired.
 When 1 heard the shot, I saw Cap tain Hains in a erouching position. His left hand was on something raised. could not see at that time what he had in his right hand.
 When you heard the first shot, what did you do?"
 q started towards Captain Hains. l saw in front of me MT. Birchfeld ana in front of him Thornton Hains | had taken two or three steps when I heard the words, Keep back; keep back and then something else could not distinguish"
 'who spoke those words2" '@Fhornton J. Hains."
 ..Did the defendont have a revolver in his hands when he said Keep back7"
 "Yes."
 Mrs. Annis Recalled.
 The testimony of Mrs. Annis, who was recalled, was most dramatic.
 Mrs. Annis related her story of the events immediately preceding the fa- taI scene at the dock. She then de- scribed the arrival Of her husbands boat the docks saying:
 ..Mr Birchheld, who was talking to Thornton J. Hains on the dock ran down to the boat and went to the how. so 1t would not hit against the foat. AS Mir. Birchfeld ran down Thornton Hains beckoued to his brother and made some explanation. They followed Mir. Birchdeld down the gangplank. Captain Hains ran down to the corner of the float, took a erouching position and drew a revoiv- CT and pointed 1t under the sail. Thornton HaIns went to the edge of the float and turned his back to the water and faced the people"
 "When Captain Hains had his hand on the boom what did he have in his right hand7'
 "IIa had a revolver, which he drew. He was aiming. There was a pause between the first and second shots. then he ran in the direction of my husband. Thornton Hains pointed the pistol at me, and I turned. He placed inc revolver at my back. I felt 1t and he said. You move or you will get the same |"
 "Did the shooting continue while this was going on2''
 "Yes'
 what did you do thonT'
 "I ran up the Rangplank and then started to run back again but Mir. An drewa took my arm and led me back again"
 what did your husband dol"