Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-23

lis watch, s'Nou tell me how long it took
YOU to walk from the boat to the top of
the dock.
wait" said Justice Crane. Put your
question first and then take the time. !
won't permit you to start taking time
and take up part Of the interval with
your question:" zr
Mr.. Mcintyre returned his watch to his
pocket and dropped this line of inquiry
Mr. Harway denied that anyone told him
that it was important to show that Mrs.
Annis was on the float at the time of
the shooting.
Mr. Harway testified that Annls' boat
defeated Mr.. Hill's boat in q scrub race
to the float The witness in answer TO
Mr. Mcintyre, said he was more nervous
on the witness stand than he was at the
time OF the shooting. This statement on
the part of MI. HarWay was made after
lie had told MI. Mcintyre that he failed
to recall that he had stated in his direct
examination that he saw John Tonnlng
leave the boat.
Mr.. Harway said he did not see the Ge-
fendant place his revolver at Mrs. Annis'
back The witness became entangied lat-
er and told the court that he was badly
confused and did not know what ne was
saving. He said the cross-eXaminat!on
of Mr. Mcintyre had confused him. The
witness said that when he reached the
clubhouse he was given stimulants to re-
vive him, as he felt shocked He did not
think he had tainted.
rs it not fact that at q meeting OF
the club members at the time of the cor
oner's inquest the members generally
said that these fellows ought 10 hang
at any cost?'" mot that ! know Of
Joseph e. Hill Of Flushing, member
or the Bayside Yacht Club, testified that
he and Mr.. Knapp We're sailing the af-
ternoon of Aug Is and had a race with
Mr.. Annis' boat He heard the Shooting
| hut paid little attention to it. When ne
| reached the float he saw man with q
revolver in his hand but did not hcll
what was said. The man who held the
| ,eyoiver was the defendant On cross
examination Mr.. Hill said he heard fe-
male voices shouting at the time of the
shooting.
William Knapp, who sailed with Mr
! Hill during the race, corroboraleu tht
! testimony of Mr. Hill. Il heard the shoot
ing" said Mr. Knapp, "and saw Ahhl'
| leave his seat and start toward the mast
1 | saw Mrs. Annis run down the runway
and start across the float. The sail me
her at this point. and then / saw her 60
ing back again. Someone was Leading hel
up the gangway.
| "You didn't sec who stopped her? mo
Tho sail prevented my seeing W no stop
| ped her on the float"
When he reached the float, he said, ne
! heard no conversations which the de
PENDANTS held on the dock.
| On cross-examination Mr.. Knapp wa
asked: did you regard it as inlportan
to say that Mrs. Annis was on the hoat?
.I do not understand what you mean
could you tell who the people on tn
doat we're at the distance from whicl
YOU we're from the 1loat?' Yes
NJ knanp said he saw Mrs. Annis be
cause she screamed and gesticulated
Witness did not know whether or nor an.
other female witnesses screamed.
did any body ever tell you to say ina
Mrs. Annis was on the tloat?" mo, sir.
Nj. Mcintyre endeavored valnly 10 con
fuse the witness and, bringing his han'
down with a thlnp on the r'll' shou'eo
again l say, didn't someone tel So'
TO say that Mrs. Annis was on the 1ioat.
mo. The witness need not answer tina
question" said Justice Crane" I excep
10 your honor" said MI Mcintyre. 'Ill
question is entirely proper" II will nav
| If written in the record said Justlc
Crane, "that YOU approached the wtnes
in n threatening manner. You nave
!. nerfect right to interroSate the witness
but I cannot allow you to do 50 III an
such manner. / realize that you ar
tired. but YOU must act like gentleman
nc yo,, have 50 far conducted yourself i
this trial"
Mr. knapp was excused and the dis
trict attorney said it would take severa
davs to present his case. The court thel
adjourned until tomorrow.
New York, Dec. 22.-It was reporte
here today that Claudia Hains. wifi
of Capt Peter Hains, came to NeV
York and is now in Jersey City holdln'
herself in readiness to be summone'
to testify at the trial Of I. Jenkin
Hams in Flushing Hams is charged
with completely in the death of Will
liam f. Annis. Capt. Hams is await
ing trial on a charge Of having kille'
Annis. The report, which has not beei
confirmed, said that Mrs. Hams wa
brought to New York by a represen
tative of Dist. Atty. Darrin who ha
charge of the prosecution of I. Jen
kinS HainS.