The Detroit times., 1908-12-17
MRS. ANNIS GIVES
TESTIMONY FOR STATE

Mrs. Annis had reached the float at
this time and when he asked me again
about her husband, pointed her out
the witness said
Birchheld described how the boats
reared the float and then got down TO
the actual firing. He continued.
Il was about In the middle Of the
float after having sheered off Annis
boat when | saw Capt. Hams advance
standing at the mast.
When heard the shots | cried
out My God. is he crazy? and the
defendant declared: Keep back: keep
back He knows what he is doing.
He pointed a gun al me as he made
the declaration. The defendant was
standing on the float with pistol In
his hand, which he had pointed at me-.
He then turned his revolver from me
and pointed il at some one else. The
defendant and his brother were both
on the float when Annis fell from the
boat after being shot. Mr.. Roberts
was also there and Mrs. Annis came
down the runway screaming. | saw
the defendant point his gun at Mrs.
Anns when she reached the float.
DR.. Leo Shamuk. of the Flushing
hospital. testified that he was on duty
in the hospital when Annis was
brought In. Dofing his coat he de-
scribed the wounds inflicted by Cap
tain Hams, using himself as model.
Another medical witness was fur
nished in DR.. Bloodgood. local ply
stefan. who was called into consulta-
ton before Annis died. His evidence
was not accepted and his place In the
witness chair was taken by Dr. Walter
+. Frey, physician 10 the coroner. The
lawyers haggled over the introduc-
ton OF this testimony. Darrin had
failed TO prove the fact that it was
the body of Annis upon which the
physicians performed an autopsy.
Justice Crane instructed the prose
cutor how TO present the evidence and
assistants were sent scurrying about
10 summon material witnesses. Final
ly a newspaper reporter who said ne
knew Annis volunteered to help the
embarrassed prosecutor. He took the
stand and swore that IL was the body
Of Annis that DR.. Frey examined.
Robert Hams. uncle of the prisoner
attended the trial today He is a
lawyer OF high standing in Boston.
and apparently intends To submit some
suggestions TO the defense.
An additional sensation developed
before the Hams trial opened today
when the announcement was made
that the mysterious Mr.. Curtis" who
detailed Annis' alleged boasts OF his
relations with Mrs. Claudia Hams, had
committed suicide. Lawyer Shay de-
clared that the man who had assumed
the name Of Curtis had ended his lie
with a bullet on the day before the
trial opened.
The counsel produced a letter sent
/ to Gen. Hams by Curtis" on Aug.
%. 1908. This communication out
lined the alleged declarations OF the
dead man.
I'VE received word this morning
that Mr.. Curtis, one Of our most i'm
portant witnesses, is dead" said Law
yer Shay, seriously
Ii is said Curtis was Orlan c. Cullen,
of No. II Bank.st., Princeton, and that
he shot himself on Saturday at Cations
Vile, Nd, and was buried on Monday
in Rock Greek cemetery, Washington
Thornton Jenkins Hams walked into
the courtroom al the opening OF. to-
days session looking not at all like
man on trial for his life. His father
Maj. Hams. came into the trial cham
Der few minutes later
Immediately upon opening court
Justice Crane somewhat disconnected
the defense by suddenly ruling out the
model Of the Bayside Yacht club dock
and pier 10y which Hams lawyer, late
yesterday began TO re-enact In drama
tic style the whole Bayside tragedy.
IL have given the matter Alf this
model consideration over MIN. an.
nounced Judge Crane. and conclud-
ed that inasmuch as IL was shown that
the model Was not wholly accurate and
~ out OF proportion. | would exclude
IT,"
Lawyer Mcintyre took an exception.