The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-18
Witnesses Declare He Inquired for Annis Who Was Soon
 After Shot Dead
WIDOW OF ANNIS IS PUT
 ON STAND BY TIE STATE
Charles Birchfield Testfies Taht Thornton Hains Drove Him Back
 With Revolver When He
 .& lnterfered.

Flushing, N. Y, December 17.-Freder- ick A. Storm, a real estate dealer, testi- fled today in the trial of Thornton Hains as a principal with his brother Capt Peter c. Hains, in the killing of Will liam E. Annis, that the defendant had inquired as to the whereabouts of Annis shortly before the latter sailed up to the dock. where he was shot
 Thornton Hains stopped talking about real estate and asked me where Annis was," said the witness
 T pointed out Annis boat. then sailing toward the float"
 The shooting of Annis followed
 It is upon this statement of storm that the prosecution hinges its contention that the Hains brothers hunted up Annis for the purpose of killing him and that tho real estate inquiry at the yacht club was blind.
 Other important testimony was given by Charles Birchfield a friend of Annis. who declared that Thornton Hains drove him back with a drawn revolver when he sought to stop the shooting Thornton Hains also drove Mrs Annis from the float with his revolver according to Blrchfeld.
 Mrs. William E. Annis, the widow of the victim of the yacht club tragedy. gave brief testimony to establish the death of her husband. She will take the witness stand again.
 Model Set Aside.
 When court opened today Justice Crane announced that he had decided against the use of the model which the defensa had prepared to show the relative post tions of the parties atr the time of the shooting of 4nnis. Tt Is clear" he said that this model is out of all propor tlons and gives false impression to the jury. would suggest that you obtain photograph to show it's correctness. and it then may be used"
 Counsel for the defense noted ao ex ception and the state called Dr. Johnson Macleod of Flushing. He said he went to the Bayside Yacht club August 15 and found MT. Annis lying on the float
 Dr. Houghton was there and there were several club members walking about There were several gunshot wounds f, Annis' body and I directed his removal to the hospital
 
 physician, in the hospltalT'
 Yes"
 Have you seen him since?"
 "Noe
 On cross s-examination the witness said he thought Dr. Jones was now in Syra- cuse.
 Dr. Leo A. Schmock the house surgeon of Flushing hospital, told Aof numerous wounds found on Annis body Annis. he said. died from shock and hemorrhage brought on by some of the wounds de- scrbed
 Dr. Joseph Bloodgood of Flushing testi- fled that he attended Annis at the hos ptal.
 Six Wounds By One Bullet.
 Annis died from shock and hemorrhage, Dr. BlooGgood said. One bullet made six wounds. the witness said.
 Cross-eXamined, Dr. Bloodgood said An his was in the hospital about 20 minutes before he was etherzed.
 Did you see Annis die7"
 q did not"
 MT. Mcintyre asked that in view of the fact that the witness did not see Annis in death the testimony be stricken out. Justice Crane reserved decision,
 pr. Walter Frey of Long Island City. the coroners physician, described the au- topsy. He discovered 20 eternal wounds aud then in detail described what he had done Tn tracing the course of the bullets. Dr. Frey was given 8 scorchng cross examination, and then the prosecutor called Mrs. William E. Annis to the stand She saio T am the wife of William E. Annis. My name Is Ellen Annis. I was present at his death Dr. Schmock was there
 Did you see your husband de?"
 Yes"
 That is all' said the district attor- ney.
 MT. Mcintyre said that the district att torncy should exhaust the witness upon all her knowledge of the case. Justice Crane said it was not necessary at this time. Then I have no questions" said Mcintyre.
 Justice Crane drew from Mrs. Annis that her husband died about T o'clock on August 15. Mrs. Annis then left the stand,
 Birchfeld's Testimony. Charles A. Brchfield a member of the Bayside Yacht club, testified that at the club on the afternoon of August 15 he saw two men and waiter talking. One of the men was the defendant Thornton J. Hains, who, when the witness came up, engaged him in conversation about real estate. While they were talking Thorn ton Hains' companion came up and called the defendant aside. The witness said he next saw the defendant and the other man walking down toward the dock.
 There was quite little gathering at the dock" MT. Birchfield testified. There were Mrs. Annis, Mrs. Rockwell and Mrs. Nesbit on the dock. I went down to the dock and talked with the defendant. He told me he had made no deal with Mr. storm real estate dealer who had been mentioned.
 He asked me about the boats around there and I said they were the one de- sign class. He asked me if Annis had one-design boat. I said he had one, and he said he wanted to know which one N was I pointed out Annis' boat coming