Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-25

Aug Is drove the Hams brothers from
the station at Bayside to the Yacht
Club, was recalled to the stand when
court opened today. He identified the
defendant as one of his passengers, and
testified that as they passed the Yacht
Club stage on the road, the defendant
told him to pull up and let the stage
60 ahead. AS the stage passed Skura
heard the defendant say: We've got
him now" On the road to the club the
defendant asked the witness about
real estate for sale, and then If he
knew Annis. The witness said he saw
Mrs. Annis alight from the stage lat
the club. The. defendant and his COM
panion left the cab at the club and the
two men entered the club house,
where he saw the defendant speak to
the negro waiter, Ellerson.
Skura said that about 10 minutes
after the two men entered the club
house they came out and went down to
the dock. The witness remained by his
cab. He heard the shooting and after
ward went for DR.. Haughton.
Mr. Mcintyre, cross-examining dl-
rected the witness to repeat the story
he had told on direct examination.
Skura said that he had made state
ment to District Attorney Darrin and
that it had been written out and read
to him once. He saw Mr.. Darrn last
Sunday about the case.
Under a running fire of questions the
witness said he did not remember the
faces of those who rode in his cab He
said he had never before told publicly
the story he related here today.
The witness adhered to all the testi-
monv he gave on his previous examln-
alton. He declared that no one had
pointed out the defendant since ms
previous appearance on the Wltness
stand. The witness said he had signed
a paper for Mr.. Young, one of counsei
for Thornton Hams. He identified ms
signature to the paper.
Reading from Skuras statement, MT.
Mcintyre asked the witness If he had
not said there was no conversation
on the trip and the name of Annis was
never mentioned" "Yes."
"pid you say that one asked you
anything about keeping back yes.
'.Did YOU say the captains face was
drawn and haggard and that he kept
his head bowed and spoke to no one"
Eyes"
"Now YOU swore to this statement
in the presence of Mr.. YOung?' yes.
Mr.. Mcintyre offered the statement
in evidence and it was read to the
iurv The statement declared that pc
fore the brothers entered the cab'
cant Ifains "stood like a statue, as
IL dazed." it further stated that the
name of Annis was not mentioned OH
I,o nj, nj, house
Mr.. Mcintyre asked the witness If a
Mr. stafford had not called on him re-
centlv and that he had said he mad a
mother and brother to support and
didn't want to get into trouble. Wit
ness said he did.
"Didn't YOU say that they wanted
YOU to testify that the Hams brothers
asked for Annis but you didn't want
to as YOU had a mother ana pro'ner
to support" mo"
Skura repeated that the testimony
he had given in the trial was correct
when you told Mr.. Young and Mr'
SHAY tnat the Hams brothers never
askei for Annis, did you tell the
TRUTH" mo, l told an untruth.
The witness was badly confuseo
about the statement he had made 10
Hains' counsel and said that he had
SO many lawyers at him and so much
was said that he had told several
stories. -,
as your story here the right on" p
II have been thinking it over and nave
it down good"
Justice Crane interrupted and ask
ed: WAS the story you told that the
defendant told you not to get behlnd
the stage, true or false?' 1T was
false
"Why did you tell them false
story? asked Justice Crane. Il thought
the lawyers were reporters ana II l
told the truth l would get in bad with
Mr.. Darrin.'
well, now, your honor" said Mr..
MCINTYRE, II move that this witness
be committed for perjury Il won't
do it now" sadi Justice Crane. in the
midst of examination The district at
torpey will continue the examination.
Mr.. Mcintyre was not through with
the witness and continued his cross
examination.
did Mr. Young and Mr.. Shay tell
You they were newspaper reporters y
mo"
SokuTd Sdlu ne Hdo tdiNSo N'eh i~'S
trict Attorney Darrin and others of the
prosecutors Office last Sunday.
What was said by the district attor-
ney?" HE told me when l got up on
the stand to tell the truth and look
around sharp and see if l could identi-
fy the defendant"
Skura said that while in the court
house on Sunday, to see Mr. Darrin.
he met a laundryman named Smalley
and Mr.. Andrews. one of the states S
witnesses.
Skuras redirect examination was
commenced. He said Mr.. Shay and Mr..
Young did not tell him they We're law
ycrs for Mr.. Hams at the time he made
the statement. He did not know that
Young was notary public-in fact he
did not know what a notary public IS.
He did tell them that Capt. Hams was
in a da2e; he held his head down and
his hands folded behind his back. He
told Shay and Young that there was no
conversation on the trip which is not
true. because he thought they were re-
porters and that if he told them the