Evening star., 1909-05-12

ment. His family and friends gathered at
the Flushing Hotel.
Maj. Hains said:
II was surprised at the verdict. What
could have been their mental operations
There Is nothing the family can properly
| say at this time with the case pending"
Jurors Wanted to Go Home.
| From Attorney Eugene M. L. Young
who lives in Long Island City. came this
i II have had experience with Queens
county jurors, and the only expla nation
can make is that these jurors had been
| locked UP long time and wanted to gel
| home"
Mr.. McIntyre. chief Of. counsel for the
| defense, said:
I'VE are certain the insanity OF Peter
c.. Hains was established. Had Capt.
i Hams been acquitted upon the grounds
OF insanity, neither his attorneys nor
| his family would have taken any steps
for his release until certain he had been
| cured OF the form Of insanity we think
he has.
I'VE shall contend Monday that the
| district attorneys question to Thorn
| ton Hams on cross-examinat1on-if he
| had killed a man-was sufficient to con-
stitute reversible error. There are many
other grounds we think will be sufficient
to get us new trial."
said:
''The state is immensely satisfied with
the verdict. We knew we could pune
ture the insanity plea. There was no
denial Of the commission OF the crime:
The testimony Of army officers turned
the case. The verdict would have been
| the same had there been no experts on
either side The jury decided the case
| upon the testimony Of the lay witnesses.
I still maintain that it was q competent
/ m n
his having killed man."
"verdict Will Appeal to People"
Special Prosecutor George A. Gregg
added this:
'It was the only verdict that would
| have appealed to the people OF the coun-
| ty. It is a verdict that we like and that
cannot be overthrown. II Capt. Hains
| had been sent to the chair the verdict
| would have been criticised by every man
| who is married"
Wilbur Craft talked for the jurors. He
said:
with six others I was for conviction.
| After we had three ballots one OF the
| jurors asked us to get together. We
decided to change.
1--WE gave most careful consideration
to expert testimony. We had the idea,
however. the experts had to earn their
money"
what part did sympathy play among
| those VINO stood for acquitta1?"
There were many expressions that
Annis got what was coming to him ano
4 would have done the same thing to
| him."
"How did the testimony Of Mrs. Hains
appeal to the jury?"
The juror thought the questloner re-
ferred to Mrs Claudia instead of the
generals wife, and replied:
"All twelve thought her guilty.
Told Of his mistake, he said:
"Oh, we took that for what it was
sanest moments that man ever had was
when he stood to hear the verdict"
''Why did you render the lesser de-
gree verdict that his counsel did not
claim at your hands?
"We did not think the man had gone
to the float to kill Annis. Those two
round-tip tickets had some weight, and
the general sentiment of those who voted
| to acquit him was that the act was not
| a frame-up."
Mrs. Annis' Comment.
Mrs. Annis commented on the convic-
| ton of the man who killed her hunband
She said:
| Il am very well pleased with the ver-
dict Of the jury in finding Capt. Hams
guilty OF manslaughter, although 1 am
fully convinced that the murder was pre-
meditated. l am satisfied that Capt
Hams was given the benefit of the doubt.
II feel that justice has been done for
the crime. and l would like to thank the
| jury, the prosecuting attorney and all
| those who have shown me 80 much kind
ness through my misfortune.
| 1T was a great relief to me when
knew that did not have to go upon the
! witness stand. I was in court for three
days ready and expecting to be called at