Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-29
THE DEFENSE MAY
REQUIRE TWO WEEKS
PARENTS OF ALLEGED ANNls
SLAYER AND ACCUSED MAN
HIMSELF WILL BE CALLED ON
oTEsTlFY.

Flushing. N. Y, Dec. 2S.-EVidence
was adduced today at the trial OF
Thornton Hains which the defense
claims supplies the reason for the
visit Of the Hams brothers to the
Bayside yacht club where Annis was
shot Charles Raymond Weaver, a
sales agent for the Hains concrete
Mixer company, declared he had In
duced the Hains brothers to go to
Bayside to look over the property. in
stead of going to Sandy Hook whittier
he said the brothers were bound when
he met them on August Is.
''The hour was too late to go to
Sandy Hook" he testified. land I told
them to go to Long Island to see the
property with the idea of ascertain
ing whether it was near enough to the
water front to obtain sand and gravel
with which to make the concrete. |
started with them, but found l
could not get back to New York in
time to meet my WIFE
"A, schedule of the. other witnesses
has been made. The list ollows:-
C. Raymond Weaver, builder OF
concrete houses, with whom Captain
Hams. and Thorn ton had luncheon ut
the Waldorf just before the tragedy
and who was to build house for
Thornton.
To Call Eye Witness.
Two men, names az yet unknown.
who were eye-witnesses of the tragedy
and who have not been called for the
state for one reason or another.
General Peter Hains, Sr., father OF
the men accused of the murder of An
mis-.
Mrs. Peter G. Hams, Sr., mother or
the prisoner, who is expected to tell
how she put Captain Hams in charge
| of Thornton after she had observed his
mental condition when he learned cf
the scandal in his family.
! Certain army witnesses, names and
rank still kept secret by the defense
They are expected to testify to Cap.
tain Hams mental condition.
! Medical experts and others who
knew the mental condition of Captain
Hains.
Thornton Hains in his own defense
A careful review of the evidence sc
| far taken shows five distinct points
against Thornton Hams, but on each
of the Ave points something has been
brought out in his favor.
No. Martin Skura. the hackman
smore that the Hains brothers asked
| for Annis on their way to the club
house, and they then remarked
Now we've got him.
Denied Hearing Conversation.
For the defense it has already beer
brought out that Skura signed ali:
swore to an affidavit denying any sucf
conversation or remark.
No. 2-The state declares that there
was conversation with negro wait
er of the club named Ellison in Whic!
the Hams brothers asked for Annis
Ellison on the stand could not identif,
the defendant and was not sure tina
lit had not been a member Of the clu'
who asked him about Annis.
No. 3-Messrs. Flnke and Storms O
the Bayside Yacht club testified tha
the Hains brothers asked for Ami
when they got to the dock On III
contrary, Mr. Birchfeld, also a mem
Der of the club. testified that whe'
Annis was mentioned Thornton Hahn
said to his brother: Come along
Connie. let's go: Jesperson, the Yea
estate man is not here Let's g
home
Mrs. Annis' Testimony Denied.
No. Mrs. William f. Annis. th
) widow. testified that she saw Thorn
ton beckon to the captain; that Thorr
, ton led the way to the yacht club fioa
when they saw the Annis boat NJ
preaching; that she rushed to tn
float and that Thornton put his II
yolver to her back. shouting: &c
5 back Or you'll get the same On tn
! other hand. none of the others on tn
/. fioat-Birchfeld, Roberts, Funke o
+, McBride-saw Mrs. Annis on the 10;
or the incident of the gun at her bacl
No. Sit is also in Thornton Hahn
favor that each of the eye-witnesse
examined b. the state testified to
I different set of facts. Each man d.
2 clared that Thornton Hams gun wa
: pointed at him. No two Of the state
1 witnesses agreed on the utterance
l | oincf him