The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-17
BROTHER HELD
AS ACCESSORY
Captain and Thornton HaineS
Will Be Arraigned for
Murder Today.
STORY OF AN EYEWITNESS
ANNIS DIED PROTESTING INNo.
cENcE OF WRoNGDOING.

New York. Aug. 1.-THE arraignment of
captain Peter c. Haines. jr.. L. S A.
who yesterday shot and killed William An
MS. advertising manager of Recreation
and Burr Intosh's monthly. was postponed
today until tomorrow by Magistrate
Mathew J. Smith in the First district
court at Long Island City. Similar ac-
non was taken in the case OF n. J.
HalneS. brother OF Peter G Haines who
heid the crowd at bay with a drawn re-
voiVer while the captain accomplished
his work Of vengeance.
Brothers Cool and Collected.
The two men were removed to ro,,
island CITY this morning from the Flush
ing police station. where they spent tbe
tlght IN separate cells and were at once
taken before Magistrate Smith Tba
brothers appeared absolutely unperturbed
ana neither showed any trace Of the IN
comfortable night spent in jan They
showed some embarrassment while having
handcuffs placed upon them. but soon
resained their equanimitV
during the ride to Long Island City
IN the Flushing patrol wagon. both the
captain and his brother calmly smoked
cigarettes.
After the postpOnement of the case Can
tam Haincs anc his brother were once
more handcuffed and taken to the Queens
county jail. where they We're given a
large and comfortable cell on the second
floor.
Story of Eyewitness.
Charles H. Roberts. who helped To mil
Annls out of the water after he had been
shot and who was prevented from going
10 ms assistance by Thornton Haines'
leVeled revolver. said TODAY In recounf
ing the incidents of yesterdays shooting:
"Annis was seated at the tiller of his
sloop bringing her to the float Louis
Harway. who was in the boat with Annis.
was forwarding her off float Haines
HdrWaX wa IL inc J.;
pressed his revolver against his chest
Harway. thinking the whole performance
Joke, playfully brushed the mans arm
away Haines by that time had realized
his mistake and. crouching down so as
TO get on a level with Annis. who as I
say. was sitting in the stern of the boat
emptied his revolver into him.
Wife Saw Husband Killed.
''Annis was in his bathing suit. I'M
armed, defenseless and unprepared. With
the firing Of the first shot. Mrs. Annis
who with fully half a hundred ladies ana
children. was on the pier watching the
preparations for the usual Saturday af-
ternOOn races. called out shrilly, Look
out. Will Almost at the same time I
rushed toward Captain Haines but be-
fore | had gone two steps his brother
! Thornton Haines. stood before me, a re-
volver pressed against me. Stand back
| he shouted, this Is a matter between these
two
BY that time Peter Raines had COM
pleted his work. Annis with six bullets
in him, arose from his seat in the boat
ard attempted to step from IL to the float
One of the bullets had lodged in his
knee. however. and as he stood up his leg
gave way under him. and he tOppled over
| into the bay. Wounded 10 death as he
was. Annis still had the marvellous grit
/ to try TO swim to the float. He took two
strokes and this brought him near enough
/ for me TO grab him and pun him upon the
| float
Thornton Hanes still stood with his
weapon in his hand, and for a time re-
/ fused to surrender IT,
Claimed to Be Innocent.
.'Annis who was moaning family.
stretched out on the float. turned to Peter
/ Haines and said:
q" Captain. you have made a horrible
mistake
Peter Haines hesitated minute and
replied. I may have. but ] don't believe
it, Annis then turned TO our Swede
! boatman and asked. John. have they got
| towards like this in your country
! THE others on the float had been try
| ing to get some explanation to the
| cause of the shooting from the two broth
ers. Finally Thornton Haines who had
filled a pipe and was comfortably smok-
ing. said:
1--we been trying to keep him from do
ing this for some time
Among the other developments today il
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