The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-29
MRS. ANN|S WILL
NOT Be CALLED
BY DEFENSE
WIDOW OF MURDERED cLUeMAN
ARRIVES AT COURT ROOM.
RELATIVES OF DEFENDANT TO
BE PLACED ON STAND.

FLUSHING, y. Y, Dec. 29.-Just
before Thornton Jenkins Hams was
brought into court this morning, the
tall figure OF Mrs. VIM. e. Annis'
widow III the man for whose murder
he Is being tried, was seen alightins
from a trolley car. She went at once
TO the old Queens County building and
was closeted in the room assigned to
District Attorney Ira G. Darrin. IL
was Mrs. Annis' first appearance III
Flushing since just after she gave her
sensational testimony, which was the
nost damaging OF the whole trial to
the defendant
The widow was accompanied, as
usual. by her close friends. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. Birchfeld. She was
dressed in a sombre black gown or
oirectoire cut and wore the same
huge black hat which can be described
only as distinctly OF the merry
widow" type.
Mrs. Annis came to court today to
be ready for call in rebuttal by the
prosecution. John +. Mcintyre, chief
counsel for the defense. declares that
he will not call the widow In the III
terest Of the defense.
The prisoner came into court early
and there was big crowd on hand to
gaze at him while awaiting the arrival
of Justice Crane. Hams realized that
he had before him probably his BARD
est day for Mr. Mcintyre announced
that he would probably call TO tho
stand before night both OF the aged
parents OF the defendant and his
brother, Capt Peter c. Hams.
AS the justice seated himself the
door at the side OF the courtroom
opened and Sergt. Butler, OF the dis
trict attorneys office, entered at the
head OF a procession Of a dozen o.
more OF the states witnesses. The
tall figure of Mrs. Annis. In her sombre
dress, stood ont from among the
others. She and her friend, Mrs.
Birchfield. were led to two seats u
side the rail at the left of the lawyers
enclosure and directly facing the table
at which sat T. Jenkins Hams. Only
the figure OF old Gen. Hams came be-
tween the widow and the man who Is
On trial accused OF completely n the
murder OF her husband. She looked
calmly at the prisoner and he returned
her gaze with interest. Mcintyre
promptly objected to the prosecution S
move and after a few moments con-
ference between Justice Crane and all
the lawyers, the witnesses were d.
rected to leave the room, as were all
witnesses for the defense. Mrs. Annis
vas plainly disappointed at the order
Of the court.
John Tierney, the ash gatherer, who
began his testimony yesterday. was
again called to the stand and Elmer
s. White. the special prosecutor. con-
tinued his cross examination.
Mr.. White started to ask Tierney
whether he had seen certain OF the
states witnesses on the float OF the
Bayside Yacht club at the time of the
shooting and started TO call these wit
nesses into court one at time for
the purpose OF having them pointed
out explicitly and individually TO the
witness. The court again interfered In
order to save time and ordered all oil
the witnesses once more into the
court. This time they stood outside
the outer rail back of the low row of
newspaper writer's. Mrs. Annis was
in the center Of the line and directly
in front of the Justices bench In the
aisle
One by one White asked his wit
nesses to stand forward. Tierney
said he had seen VIM. c. Andrews
Charles A. Birchfeld and Georg,
Downs al one end Of the float HI
said he had seen the defendant breai
his gun and show II TO Downs. WhcI
the witness. Kimmell. stood forwar,
the witness said that he had know
him for a long time. but did not SCI
him on the dock. Harvey Rockwell
The said. he had noticed at the RICH
side Of the dock
He identified Messrs. Storm an
Harway.
Mrs. Annis was then asked 10 CONF
10 the front She took two PAGES int
the enclosure. stood directly back o
the prisoner and literally stared a
Tierney in the witness chair.
jenkins Hams wheeled about ant
locked up into the widows face, which
was like marble In It's paleness AM
rigidity Tierney repeated his testI
mony OF yesterday and stuck flrml,
TO his declaration that Mrs. Annis hat
not been on the float during the shoe.
ing OF her husband Mrs Annis know
the importance OF this but kept her
self in perfect control.
| She turned quietly when excused
from her embarrassing position ant
walked with great dignity from the
room.
The Others Of the witnesses. Tier
ney said, he could not identify az hav
ing been on the float.
James Sley, a builder OF Bay Ridge
the next witness, was called to testif,
that r. Jenkins Hams had consulted
him about building a garage and .
bungalow near the Bayside Yach
club.
He told OF talk he had with tn,
defendant about location for tbs
bungalow.
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