The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-20
JURY FINDS
 HANS GUILTY Verdict is Returned to
 the Coroner. TWO WITNESSES CALLED Great Crowd Hears of Yacht Club Tragedy. Lawyer Mcintyre Says His Client wm Plead Thst Inssnity Caused Him To Kin wirll.m
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New York, Aug. 19.-After being out twenty-two minutes. coroner's jury tonight brought in verdict that Will Ham E. Annis. who was killed last Saturday at Bayside.. L. I. came to his death as the result of pistol shot wounds inflicted by Captain Peter c. Hains. Jr.. United States Army. aided and abetted by Thornton Jenkins Hains.. his literary brother
 There was greater crowd than the little court room in the town hall at Flushing, L. l., could hold when the inquest began and hundreds of men and women awaited the verdict out side although both defense and prose- cution did not consider the inquest of much importance, since Captain Hains admits the shooting and there were many witnesses to it.
 When the Jurymen filed into the room and the foreman announced the verdict. there was demonstration. Coroner Ambler had to rap with his gavel and court, officers had 70 caution the spectators for an attempt was made to applaud the verdict.
 Major John Powell Hatns. who has come here from Chicago 70 stand by his brothers and who was sitting be- side Captain Hains. gripped his. brother by the arm and whispered words of encouragement assuring him that the inquest would have little bearing on his case.
 Tn the excitement, a crowd gathered around Thornton Jenkins Hains and began to question him as to the trag- edy in which he played suom on lu1- portant part. He was asked If he felt justified in holding a crowd st bay with revolver while his brother shot down Annis. Before Hains could reply John F. Mel tyre, chief counsel for tho broth CTS, rushed. to his side and shout ed. No. no--don't answer that ques- tion.''
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 Tn his efforts to pFevest Haine from answering the lawyer eiappea hls hand over his clients mouth and was prob ably just in time 10 prevent the prig- oner from committing hiInseif.
 Only two witnesses were called. They were .charIes. H Robert Of Flushing who testihed that he was standing on the club house float when he heard the report of pistol shot and saw Captain Hains in a kneeling position. clinging to the dropping body of Annis as he emptted the contents of his re- volver into #. and Coroner's Physician Walter G. Frey. who testified that An- uiS came 70 ms oSdtn hIottl eHS ouitS~ wounds. Dr. Frey said there were nine initlal wounds and twelve sec ondary wounds. which would indicate that Captain Hains. fired nine shots.
 In cross examining Mir. Robert, Law yer Mcintyre asked him if Captain Hains had finish ed shooting when he tried to go to his aid and was stopped by.Thornton Hains. who held 6 revolver in his face The witness said that the at.a had not Qaa eaH and that he would have had time to interfere had not Thornton Hains prevented him.
 Mir. Mcintyre asked him if he had noted the expression in. the eyes of Thornton Hains at the. moment. but be- fore the question could be answered, District Attorney Darren objected, and was sustained.
 Prior to giving his testimony. Mir. Robert was asked to identify the pris- oners. When he pointed out Captain Hains as the slayer. the army ofacer put his hands over his face and seemed to be greatly excited. This caused comment In the, court, for he has here tofore remained wholly unperturbed, apparently.
 manded that additional witnesses be called. but Coroner Amb1er refused to comply and ordered the jury to decide upon a verdict.
 Statement of Hains's Case.
 Before the inquest, John M. Mo- Intyre. chief counsel for the Hains brothers. made the following statement to an Associated Press reporter;
 Tn answer to the statement made by Mrs. Hains that she was made to sign a confession while under the in- fuetce of drugs, wish to say that my clients and their distinguished fa- ther have told me that there were four witnesses present when he con- fession was made, one of them being a prominent New York lawyer These witnesses will testify at the trial. am also told that Mrs. Hains talked to several persons regarding the incl dents related in the confession some time before she made it, and these persons wall be witnesses.
 "When Captain Hains was called back from the Philippines he ques- tioned his wife regarding rumors he had heard about her and he became Seonvinced that his suspicious were wrong. Later he said facts developed which made him demand the confes- sion from his wife and she made 1t.
 "captain Hains denies that he sent letters to Annis challenging him to duel. Stories to this effect are absurd
 What unbalanced Captains Rains mind was the counter charges made by Mrs Hains in a suit she filed in an- swer to his suit for divorce. Captain Hains believed the statements made by Mrs Hains In the counter suit were by Annis.
 Major John Powell Hains also made a statement to the Associated Press before the inquest. He was asked If he thought his brother was justified in shooting Annis without giving him a chance to protect himself.
 T can best answer that question by recalling an incident that happened to me at Fort Riley" he said. T was about to put on my boot one morning when found a snake in 1t. I quickly drew my revolver and shot the snake. It is the same with my brother; do not believe he should have given Annis a chance
 Knowing what you do of the case. would you do the same thing?" he was asked.
 T most certainly would" he an. swered emphatically.
 Motive of Hains.
 Boston Aug. 19.-A positive motive