Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-17
WILL ARRAIGN
MAN WHO SHOT
EDITOR TODAY
CAPT. HAINES AND BROTHER
NOT PERTURBED
SMOKE CIGARETTES IN WAGON
ON WAY TO JAIL
Last Words of Victim Were, ''You
Have Made a Horrible Mistake"
"Don't Believe IT," Said
Slayer
Rv Associated Press


ment of Capt. Peter c. Haines, jr., U.
s. A.. who yesterday shot and killed
William Annis, advertising manager or
Recreation and Burr McIntosh's Month
ly, was postponed today until tomoF-
row by Magistrate NJ. ]. Smith in the
first district court at Long Island City.
Similar action was taken in the case
of Thornton ]. Haines, brother OF Peter,
amateur yachtsman and author, VINO
held the crowd at bay with drawn
revolver while the captain accomplished
his work of vengeance,
The two men were removed to Long
Island City today from the Flushing
police station, where they spent the
night in separate cells, and were at
once taken before Magistrate Smith.
The brothers appeared absolutely un-
perturbed and neither showed any
trace of the uncomfortable night spent
in jail.
They showed some embarrassment
while having handouts placed on them,
but soon regained their equanimity
During the ride to Long Island City
in the Flushing patrol wagon both the
captain and his brother calmly smoked
cigarettes.
Can't. Haines and his brother were once
more handcuffed and taken to the
Queens county Jail, where they were
given a large and comfortable cell on
the second floor.
Charles H. Roberts, who helped to
pull Annis out of the water after he
had been shot and who was prevented
from going to his assistance by I. j.
Haines, said today in recounting 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 the float.
Haines saw Harway first, and walking
up to him placed his revolver against
his chest. Harway, thinking the whole
performance a joke, playfully brushed
the mans arm away.
Victim DefenseIess
"Haines by that time had realized his
mistake and, crouching down SO as
to get on a level with Annis, who as
saw was sitting in the stern of the
boat, emptied his revolver into him.
Annis was in his bathing suit, un-
armed, defenseless and unprepared.
with the firing of the first shot,
Mrs. Annis, who with fully hundred
ladies and children was on the pier
watching the preparations for the
usual Saturday afternoon races, calleo
out shrilly, Look out, VIII?
Almost at the same time l rushed
toward Capt. Haines, but before mad
gone two steps his brother, Thornton
Haines, stood before me, a revolver
pressed against me.
stand back!' he said. this Is a
matter between these two.
"By that time Peter Haines had
completed his work. Annis, with six
bullets in him, arose from his seat in
the boat and attempted to step from
it to the float. One of the bullets had
lodged in his knee, however, and as ne
stood up his leg gave way under MN
and he toppled into the bay.
wounded to the 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 pull
him upon the float.
THORNTON Haines still stood with his
weapon in his hand and for a time re-
fused to surrender 1t.
"Annis, who was moaning family,
stretched out on the float, turned to
Peter Haines and said: Captain, you
have made horrible mistake Peter
Haines hesitated a minute and replied:
I may have, but don't believe it..
"Annis then turned to our Swede
boatYnan and asked: John, have they
got towards like this in your country?'
THE others on the float had been
irving to get some explanation as TO
the cause of the shooting from the
two brothers. Finally Thornton
Haines, who had filed pipe and was
comfortably smoking, said: I've been
trying to keep him from doing this for
some time
Shot Man Once Before
Among the other developments today
in connection with the case was the
revelation that 7. j. IIaines seventeen
years ago killed a man at Fort Monroe,
Va. After hard-fought trial he was
acquitted.
Admiral Evans. at the time in com
nand of the fort, was a witness. AT
that time Haines was known as Thorn
ton J, Haines.
on the afternoon of June 12 1891
Thornton ]. Haines hired a sailboat al
Hampton Roads and in company with
his bosom friend, Edward A Hanne-
gan of washington went out for sail
They got into quarrel which endeo
nv Haines pulling a revolver and shoot
ing Hannegan through the heart.