The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-11
HAMS QUAlLS AS
LAST WITNESSES
HURT DEFENSE

a,,emp, on D.rrlns part &c question
Mrs Hill regarding Mrs Annis's move
ments
rather stout, pretty woman in n
modsh, blue tailored suit. said when
Mrs. Rockwell, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs
Hin and Mrs. Annis
Il saw Thornton Hams there said
Mrs. Nesbit He was near the gang
plank talking with some one. During
the shooting | saw Mrs. Annis run
down the gangplank"
Women Hurt Defense.
Mrs. Margaret W. Rockwell a little,
pretty woman, wearing glasses, came
next. She lives in Flushing. When she
got TO the club dock on Aug. Is Mrs.
Anns was the only other woman there.
Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Nesblt SUISSE
luently joined them,
Did you see Mrs. Annis at the time
Of the shooiingis" H. ~, "Ye .;,v,,u ~. asa,
the dock, then she ran down the end Of
the runway on the float"
What did she do?" she started to.
ward where the shooting was-stood a
moment--and then came back up the
runway
Under the Justices ruling Mrs Rock
well was not permitted to tell why Mrs.
Annis stopped
How far did she get?" About eight
feet, | should say. She stopped. stood a
while and returned"
Mrs Annis said It was the revolver
which Thornton Hams placed al her
back as he stood holding off all possible
Interference while Peter Hams finished
the job of killing her husband, that made
|her stop and then go back to the dock,
and Mrs. Rockwell's testimony. ncom-
pete though 1t was. substantlated Mrs
Annis and contradCted Thornton Hams
| in the most vital parts OF the conflicting
tales, for Thornton Hams had sworn he
never saw Mrs. Annis on the dock and
never aimed any revolver at her and
ordered her TO move.
/ Cross.examinins Mrs. Rockwell Mr
/ Mcintyre brought out nothing more in.
teresting tnan that the witness mad dis.
cussed the case with the lawyers for tbs
State, had heard part OF Mrs. Ann!s':
testimony, not being under subpoena al
the time, and had entertained Mrs An.
mis- lately at her home, near the Court
House where the trial Is going on Ht
was careful not to question Mrs Rock
well regarding what she had just sworr
to. The final blow at the fabric O.
Thornton llainss defense had been {
hard one.
The state rests" said Mr.. DarrIn.
Father on Hand Again.
MIR Mcintyre asked permission t,
bring the prisoners father, Gen Pete
C. Hams. t. :. A., retired, back to tn
chair. stopped and feeble. the old sol
der remounted the witness stand
"On Nov, IS, l,n6 where was your son
Thornton Jenkins Halns?' ''On the higi
seas, going to Panama or Colon Fl
eft for Panama some time In the frs
ten daya OF November"
1T should be noted" explained tn
Justice that this testimony IL a9mItte
only because the state does not CLAIM
that the present defendant bought tn
revolver with which Annis was killed.
Nir MC!n.yre was particular not t
ask Gen Hams where his other sor
Peter. was on Nov. Is, 1906 II will b
recalled thai uOon that date. accordin
to testimony for the State, the fata. re
yolver was sold to some one by cler
In Broadway store.
Mr. Mcintyre then put Mr. Darrin q
the stand and caused him to say merel
that he had been prompted In his cross
examination Of Drs, Manson and ClarL
a'ienists for the defense, by Drs Fin
and Foster. alicrists for the State.
Ius. at y clock, after another whit
pered consultation with his colleague
; Mr. Mcintyre announced that he woul
. rest. Lawyer Young made tie GU!
= tcmary purtunctory motion for an a,
qulttal on the grounds ~ failure h
. the prosecution to make out cas-
The motion was denied as n matter {
course
Justice Crane warned the Jurors n,
] 10 discuss any phase ~ the evidenc
and put them on their honor not
read any papers over u2hc. He the
adjourned court until 10 O'clock to-mo
! row morning.