The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-21
HAMS is WORRIED A
BY TESTIMONY w
OF SHOOTING


scream: Look out. Viii Then ! saw
Capt. Hams shooting at Annis from a
crouching position. advanced toward
him but was stopped by this defend
ant who pointed a pistol at me and
shouted Keep OFF or | will kill you,
= Thornton stood within two or three
feet OF his brother and was SO near
me that his gun was right In my face.
stopped at his command while the
captain kept on firing until Annis fell
on his boat
Prisoner Is Worried.
The witness said he jumped into the
water and pulled Annis out. He said
Thornton was then standing about six
feet away. He could not tell how
many shots had been fired when
Thornton pointed his gun at him or
how many had been fired in all.
Following this came testimony
against whose admission Mcintyre
battled fercely. but in vain. and which
caused T. Jenkins Hams TO. wear
worried look for the first time since
his court ordeal has been Oh.
What did you do after taking An
mis- from the water?" asked Darrin.
Il walked toward Thornton Hams,
said Roberts. Mr.. Downs had his
hand on Thorntons shoulder and was
asking him to give up his gun. saying,
We can't allow a stranger here with
a revolver Capt. Hams then SAID.
Give IL up: this is a gentlemen's CLUB.
Thornton Hams said, Shall |. cap
tain?' The captain said. Yes. give II
up. Capt. Hams then gave his name
and rank and then went with his
brot Her across the float aud they SAT-
on a rowboat Capt. Hams took out a
cigarette and his brother a briar'
wood pipe. | said 10 them, The army
must be proud Of officers like you.
Asked II he had had Capt. Hams
pistol. the witness said: Il picked IL
up from the float and held it until the
policeman arrived.
AT this point tne revolver was pro-
duced by the district attorney for the
first time. Every eye In the court
room was on the formidable looking
weapop as Darrin handed It over to
Roberts for Identification The VIII
ness identified II as the pistoi useu
by me army officer TO Stay Annis ana
The 45-caliber magazine pistol useu
by Captain Hams was admitted III
evidence. Darrin then produced an
other weapon. an empty 3s-caliber re-
yolver. with the initials. 1T. j. H..
on the handle and asked Roberts II
he had ever seen IL before. the VII
ness replied that il was the one win
which Thornton Hams had threatened
him. =.
Darrin then offered the weapon IN
evidence and it, too. was admitted.
Under cross-examination Roberts
said that both Thornton ana the cap
tain appeared cool throughout the
tragedy.
He repeatedly denied entertaining
ill.feeling for the defendant and when
MCINTYRE tried 10 show that he had
made statement 10 reporter nam
cd Tonning at variance with his tes-
timony he fell back upon loss OF
memory. Finally. however the i'm
portant admissions that Tonning had
told him that he (Tonning) mad
knocked the gun from the captain
hand and that he (Roberts) had
heard Thornton Hams CRY get an
officer" were reluctantly wrung from
him.
Roberts had seen the defendant
point his pistol at no one OH the hoat
but himself. After establishing TINS
MCINTYRE excused the witness who
was then recalled for a couple or MIN
utes by Darrin. but no urther facts
were brought out.
Just before the noon recess. which
was taken at 1852, Justice Crane
called counsel TO the bench and ask
ed how long they required to com
nlete the case. Darrin said he had
"a more witnesses and would want at
least five days more.
an that event we will hold night
sessions ana will begin tomorrow
night" declared the court
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