The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-26
Outline of Testimony on Which
Hams Depends to Escape Chair


:ds to Escape Chair
promised, however, that as soon as
things cleared UP he would take Jesper-
son in his automobile and go down
there
Jesperson told him to make it Sat
urday or Sunday. that he could either
call at Bayside or at Douglas Manor.
This defendant understood from Mr.
Bugg that Jesperson was a member of
Iesperson at the clubhouse II was sur
prising to him that no one knew him.
Now. among the many friends and
acquaintances of the defendant was a
gentleman who was called here as a
witness who was engaged in the bust
ness OF concrete mixing, and to him the
defendant had always confided his de-
sire, sr,d for "a, home S. for Mollie, They had
lots was completed this gentleman
would construct for him a house.
On the fifteenth of August. 1905, this
defendant. accompanied by his demented
brother, left his home in Bay Ridge. and
his destination was Fort Hancock, \. j..
the abode of Gen. Hams and his wife,
defendants father and mother. He
reached the New York side of the Brook
Ign Bridge and met their friend. who
was just on his way from his office in
Park Row to the new terminal under
construction at the Bridge where one of
the concrete mixers was being used. At
once conversation started. and Thorn
ton said: You've got to go with us. I'm
taking Peter down to the folks. We're
going down to the poat from Liberty
street and we will come back in the
motor-boat'
Why He Carried a Gun.
THE motor boat. of which you will
hear later on, was a most dangerous
AFFAIR. propelled by gasoline engine of
high power. This friend was much con-
cerned over the hazardous trips taken
by Thornton and his brother in the boat
You will be told that the defendant
often steered far out into the open sea
to make the trip as exciting as possible.
And right here it might not be amiss
for me to tell you how IT came that
around his body on the day in question.
II was an old gun of small callbre and
of ,old-fashioned variety, one that he
had owned for twenty-five years, but
only carried on the boat trips; You can
well understand how he could use il as
signal of distress in the event of
necessity, and also at any time should
or in the danger attendant on their put
ting in at some wharf infested by
thieves or river mauraders, for self-pro-
lection.
Then Mr.. Shay went on to say that
this friend found 1t would be too late to
80 to Bayside and the brothers went on
alone.
Now / shall have to take your at
tention from Bayside," he continued,
so that may explain the proof that
We shall offer to show you that on the
eventtul day Capt. p. c. Hams was a
mailman, and the causes that created
that condition, and how It was that he
was with this defendant at that time"
He spoke of the domestic troubles Of
the captain. and said that the frequent
motor trips We're showing beneficial
swer in divorce proceedings seemed to
completely SKATER any chance of the
captain recovering his reason. Then II
was, he said, that Thornton made up
longer, and was taking the captain to
Fort Hancock 10 say 10 his parents
that he had better he placed under re-
straint or to return him TO duty
Blow for the Defense.
AT this point Shay started to go into
the alleged relations between Mrs. Peter
Hams and Annis. Mr.. Darrin objected
and moved to have IL all ruled out
Shay went on, paying no attention to
Darrin.
Stop Mr., Shay" commanded the
Judge; don't you hear the objections
that are being made?' Il wasn't listen
Ing said Mr., Shay, meekly.
me ruling It out, said Judge Crane,
Shay started to protest,
Shay" said Judge Crane and don't
this down as rule of this case; ! shall
hold any statement or any evidence as
10 what Annis may have done is en-
tlrely inadmissab!e; J y %ill ADMIT evi,
said Of Mrs. Peter Hainss actions and
what effect II may have had upon Capt.
Hains's mind but l VIII permit no evil
denoe tending 10 show that these things
were or were not true, That il all"
Mr., Shay was badly hampered al this,
because unless he could read from his
manuscript he was adrft. Stammered
and halted until under audible prompt
ings from Mcintyre he managed 70 say
that because Of certain things which he
| heard Peter Hams became insane. Then
he went ahead
( This defendant was born IN the South
and not Southern blood flows IN mis-
veins, said Mr.. Shay, who seemed 70
/ delight In the bromideS Of oratUTy. He
never pointed a pistol al Mrs. .Annis
and DlHon's line over pointed Il revolver
al a woman
| Mr.. Darrin thought this was rather a
| bold statement and the Court sustained
7 him.
/ The Killing Of Annis
B And now let u. return TO Baysile O."
he went ON. 40 inquiry was made for
Anuis. The boy Was asked how Tar
was the club-that lc vas going down
20 SET a real estate man-not The slight
4 tst guyersatlou was held with the bor
uar brtween the u.utHrrs. Defendant
has no Recollection 9l the yacht club
stage. and nothing Was said 20 IN,
driver relative 90 lt When the club
house was reached hr told the hoy tu
wait, hat he would b, back soon De-
PENDANT LETT the surrey. and his brother,
nnt sta 1'iS sng ~ w lg az 40
followed defendant into the club-house.