The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-12-17
THORNTON HAMS
Was AyGRY OVER
HIS lik|s'SgR|P7
He Accused Annis of tss,p
It's Rejection by Magaziny
, Owner
WROTE A LETTER SAYING, 7
WILL GET EVEN WITH A|M'
Cross Examination Of witnesses viii
be Long as Hains' Attorneys Say
They Are Annis' Friends and Have
Rehearsed tho Story.

Rehearsed the Story.
Flushing, N. T.. Dec. 17.-Counsel
for Thornton J. Hains declared today
that the states witnesses called to
prove the case that the author was a
principal with his brother. Captain
Jeter O. Haans. Jr.. In the killing of
William e. AnniB as he sat in his boat
at the Bay Side Yacht club last sum-
mer. will be subjected to long and ex-
haustive, examinations. The Hains
lawyers assert that the prosecuting
witnesses were all close friends Of
Annis and that there is little doubt
they have rehearsed the tragedy with
a design Of presenting an unvarying
story.
New light on the case was shed this
morning when Hams counsel admit
ted that Thornton J. Hains had had
some trouble with William Annis over
the publication of q magazine article
last June. It 10 said that the author
submitted the manuscript to Ripley,
the owner Of the magazine upon which
Annts was employed, and that Annis
induced Ripley to return 1t. COUNSEL
for Hains state that the defendant
then wrote letter to Ripley saying
he knew why the manuscript was re-
jected- and concluded with the words,
Il will get even with him yet"
The Story.
Tracing the movements of the prin-
cipals in the Bayside Yacht club trag-
edy with the aid Of miniature iron
figures and models of the float and
the catboat Pam. Edwin Andrews, a
yacht club member, showed under ex-
animation how the army captain stand
ing on the floats edge held aloft the
obscuring' boom and sail Of .Annis,
boat and shot the publisher % he sat
at the 'tallsr. = y 9' ';-.' 3'-.
There was surprise today when It
was learned that John TOnnink, q
Swedish boatman, who saw the trag-
edy, could not be located.
District Attorney Darrin said he
/: thought Tonning was in Sweden, but
that nothing had been heard from him
since last September.
He is most important witness for
u.s." said Lawyer Mcintyre last night.
"for through him he would have
shown that he struck Capt. Hains
after the shooting with boat hook
or oar and that to protect his brother,
Thornton Hams drew his revolver"
The cross examination of Andrews
consumed the major portion of the
afternoon session and Lawyer McIn-
tyre sought to develop that Thornton
Hams had used expressions after the
shooting to the effect that he had
tried to dissuade Capt. Hains from his
act and that he would hold him until
the officers came.
Special Prosecutor White declared
in the opening Of the states case that
evidence would be brought out to show
that Thornton Hams had full knowl-
edge Of his brothers. intention to kill
Annis and virtually led the way to the
yacht club and directed the search for
the publisher. Mr.. White declared
that Thornton Hams pointed his re-
volver at Mrs. Annis and prevented
her from going to the aid of her
wounded husband.
Mr.. Mcintyre called the attention of
the witness to the models shown and
Mr.. Andrews said It was fair repre-
sentation, but saying: "Your boat is
larger than the dock, while the testi-
mony shows the boat was twenty feet
long and the dock was forty feet. Now
eyes convince better than what we
hear and don't want any dispropor-
ton Of the models" r
Mr.. Mcintyre said there was no In
tsntion to mislead by the models and
counsel said he would for the time
turn the attention of the witness to
the positions Of the iron manikins.
Justice Crane said that he would
only permit the use Of the model for
general purposes a. 1t was evident
that it was clearly out of proportion.
Then slowly the witness traced the
movements Of the principals and the
j iron manikins were moved on the
models to show the different positions
taken. A juror asked the court at this
point If the models were built to scale.
= "I understand they are not" said
Justice Crane.
"They are not built to SCALE said
Nr. Mcintyre, "but are correct rep
reSentation."
II shall instruct the, Jury that the,
models are not for purposes of proper,
tion and only to show general move
ments," said the court.
what position was Captain Hams
In ct the time Of the shooting1,,
ale was standing at the edge Of the
Aoat with his left hand on the boom
Of Annis' boat and firing under the
sail" l5s.
Z Andrews said he and Roberts took.
;Annis from the water. He said he
did not notice Roberts nor did he see
Thornton Hains point q revolver at
Roberts. Tho witness did not see Mrs.
Innis on the hoa4 when the shooting
took place.
closed. the district attorney took up,
u rebuttal. The prosecutor pressed
as u .ss3S. 4stl