Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-30
COOKS STORY
She Corrected Some Paris of ihe Evidence Given By Her
 al Yesterdays Hearing
WITNESSES KEPT OUT

Flushing, N. r., Dec 3O.--Further testimony regarding the marital troubles of Captain Peter C. Hains which, 1t is claimed took place while he was in the Philippines, was heard to-day in the trial of Thornton J. Hains, indicted with his brother, the army captain. This testimony was adduced from servants in the home of Captain Hains and was brought tai condition of the army officers mind when he learned of the alleged happenings in his home
 Much of this unpleasant testimony will be further unfolded when Gen eral Peter Hains and his wife are called to the stand. The cross eXami- nation of the states attorneys is Of the exhaustive character and the trial promises to last some time Samuel Chester Reid, a close friend of the HainS family. who testified yester- day of declarations made to him by Captain Hains of his home troubles, was subpoenaed by the prosecution. It is said that the state will endeav- or to rebut certain parts of his teS- timony and show that previous to the shooting that Reid told some friends that "Annis had better look out
 Justice Crane ruled at the opening of court that he would permit the prosecution s witnesses who had tes- tified to be present during the ses- l,,,t fendants' witnesses must be eXclud- ed. Minnie Rohns, the cook of Cap tain llains's household, was recalled to the stand to-day. She said she made mistake last night when she said she told Captain Hains the night of his return from the west of the happenings in the household. The witness said it was two days later.
 The cook said she overheard at ? o'clock Sunday, two days following Captain Hains's return from the west a confession of Mrs Hains to her hus- band.
 The witness further declared that Mrs Hains told her of a trip to New York last spring.
 The cook said that Captain Hains broke down when told of the New York trips to see a physician. The witness said that the captain wrung his hands and cried, Tt cant be true.'
 The cross examination of the cook was brief.
 District Attorney Darrin asked the witness if she was positive she had told Captain Hains all the things she had related at the trial.
 Emma LaVelie, former servant Tn the home of Captain Hains, was the next witness. She said. II said to the captain that his wife stayed away two or three times a week. l said that l called up Mr Annis by telephone and told him that there was nothing on the carpet for him today"
 Miss Lavelle said that she also in- formed the captain on his return from the west that half the time the chil- dren had nothing to eat. and if any thing happened to them she would not know where to find Mrs Hains The witness said that she told Can tain Hains of an alleged conversation between MT Annis and Mrs Hains She said that Mrs Hains reproached MT Annis for breaking an engage ment with her because he had an an. polntment with his wife. The wit ness declared that Mrs Hains in her quarrel with MT Annis lit cigar cite and said '' ''Ain't l more to vou than your wife," and MT Annis re- piled that he would go a thousand miles with her.
 On cross examination the witness said that when she told Captain Hains these things he frothed at the mouth. After this conversation with Captain Hains she said she had been employed at the households of Gen. eral Hains and Thornton Hains. She was excused and Major John P. Hains, a brother of the defendant was called.
 The Hains case was adjourned this afternoon until tomorrow on ac- count of the sudden illness of Mr Me lntyre, chief counsel for Thornton Hains