The Washington times., 1908-12-14
Brother of Annis' Slayer for
Second Time on Trial
for Life.
CASE MUST BE OVER
BY FIRST OF YEAR
All RecitalS of Domestic Ship
wreck Will Be Kept Out
OF Records.

FLUSHING, l. l., Dec. H-Not since
the trial OF Martin ThOrne slayer OF
William Guldensuppe, at Long Island
City, In 1887, has there been the interest
taken IN a Queens county trial that is
/ displayed IN the trial of Thornton jenkins
Hains, which began this afternoon.
Hams occupies an unique position In
that, while indicted only as an acces-
sorry, he is to be tried as a PRINCIPAL.
and Is 10 have lis life placed IN jeop-
ardy prior TO the trial Of the admitted
slayer.
This action was taken at the sugges-
ton Of District Attorney Jerome. who
was consulted by Prosecutor Darrin, as
to the best method of procedure. Try
the brother first" lacOnicaIly declared
the New Yorker. Who has had plen-
~ Of experience n cases where insan-
ity was the defense. IF you don't want
to do that, let him go free now. as there
viii be no use trying him after Captain
Hams faces a jury" This advice was
taken, and today'u trial resulted.
The old courthouse at Flushing is
by no mea ms an ideal place for a Inur-
der trial Built years ago for use as
town nail and turned into a court
mouse with but Hfue reraodeling. il is
q STRUCTURE or small SIZE
Selecting Juryaen.
There were the Usual applications
tor discharge by the waiting veniremen.
who presented all manner Of excuses TO
keep from serving. But excuses did not
go with Justice Crane, the presiding
judge. who knows few Of the political
and social lights which were in the
panel, and only i-ose who could show
legal cause we're dismissed The court
has determined that, IL possible, the
jury viii be completed from the present
panel, and has asked counsel to cut
down the questioning OF taIesmen as
much as possible.
Because John r. Mcintyre. senior
counsel for the defense, was unable to
be present until afternoon, the morning
session of court was devoted simply 10
hearing the excuses OF jurors and TO
calling the roll 10 see who were absent.
All abssntees were fined the customary
81.
Thornton J Hains was brought from
the Long Island jail at / O'Clock. Ii has
been arranged that he shall make the
trip 90 and from the jail daily as the
only place ne could be kept in Flushing
wOuld be In the police station, and there
he would not be under the direct eye
Of the sheriff.
Hams Killed His Man.
II is the second time Hams is on trial
for his Ii1@ Nearly eighteen years ago.
when he was just out Of college. he
shot and killed Edward a Hannigan.
his former friend. as the Two of them
rowed in a sIliT of Fort Monroe. For
this killing he stood trial and was ac-
quilted after one Of the 5itterest fights
in the history Of Virginia law courts
So far as the trial which began today
is concerned, IL is mercy a question of
fact that is involved. What the jury
Will be called on T. decide is whether T.
Jenkins Hams had knowledge OF what
Grove 10 Bay Side Together on August
Is last, whether he COunSeled ana
abetted the crime. and whether by his
actions he kept bystanderS from saving
OF attempting to save the victim from
Peter Hams automatic revolver.
No Objectionable Features.
This being so. It does not seem possi-
bic that either sioe will be able to inject
into the record any Of those grimy chap
ters Of intrigue and domestic shipwreck
that have already been told in part
Among the first to arrive were Gen.
s,eter CSCnover Hams, L. s. A, retired,
the aged father Of the accused brothers.
and his Swo sons, Maj. John Hams. OF
the army. and William Hams OF Chica-
go. W1to them were the LAWYERS who
VIII conduct the defense. John F. McIn-
tyre, former assistant district attorney
ot New York county, and Joseph A
Shay, his partner. This party took
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