New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-08
HAMS EVIDENCE ALL IN
CASE TO JURY TUESDAY.
Peoples Erperts Call Prisoner Sane
Mcintyre Omits "4rmy Scandal"

After spending the day in examining and cross
examining lay and expert witnesses I'm rebuttal
OF the defence Of Captain Peter {. Hams, jr., in
the Supreme Court Flushing, both sides an
nounced to Justice Garretson late yesterday after
noon that they rested Mi Mcintyre. chief coun-
sci for the defence. urged physical exhaustion as
plea for extension of time until Monday for
his address to the .ury. Each side VIII occupy
about three hours in summing up. 1t is expected
that Justice Gar1etson will charge the jury on
Tuesday morning
District Attorney Dewitt disappointed many per
sons who had gone TO court yesterday TO hear Mrs
William E. Annis testify. by deciding not TO call
her TO the witness stand. She present in the
building most of the day.
Mr. Mcintyre angered at the testimony given
on Thursday By army officers told the reporters
yesterday that he was ready TO wade through the
rnire Of a big army scandal Then he permitted
the reporters 10 read bundle of letters, which he
said, had been written by Mrs Claudia Hams
However. he did not offer the letters in evidence
DR.. Harris Houghton resumed the stand at the
opening Of court yesterday. His step was rather
quick" he said. in reply to question Of MI NC
1ntyre relative TO the manner in which captain
Hams passed up and down on the float while DT'
Houghton attending Annis
Edwin Andrews il. who saw his father rush al
Captain Hams while he shooting, testlneo
that the prisoner appeared perfectly natural IN
every way, far he could see.
Charles H Roberts said Hams had serious
look and that he walked with deliberation when
going &c the automobile after the shooting There
shambling or dragging OF the iaet anu
nothing unusual about his manner Of walking he
considered him perfectly rational
Eugene Fallon. a detective, testified that Hams
Gent q telegram to his father as follows have
shot Annis Come TO Flushing police station.
Peter The message had been signed Connie
but that word had been erased The brothers ne
said, talked freely from cell to cell
DR.. Charles Green Brink Of No 20 West IVllA
street who had been second assistant superlh-
,endent al Central slip the largest insane hospital
.n the world was called the peoples nrst eA-
pert He expressed the opinion that Captain Hams
was sane on August Is. assuming the statement Of
facts in the hypothetical question Of the prosecu-
ton to be true
From what he suffering on August 10! ne
was asked.
Not from anything" replied the witness he
was normal man.
Dr. Abbot - Combes, Of Cornbess Sanatorluih'
F-lnburst. testified that he had first examined the
defendant by observing him in the courtroom dur
ing the trial Of Thornton J. Hams
Sure Of THAR asked the attorney for the de-
fence.
Yes. sir
No chance that you are mistaken"
No. sir
Would you lie surprised II 1 told you that Gap
tain Hams was not near this courtroom during
his brothers trial?" asked the lawyer and me
witness grew confused the spectators laueIeu'
He then testified that Captain Hams was IN HIS
opinion. perfectly sane on August 10.
Dr. George b Foster attached TO District Attor-
,,ev Jerone's Office testified that he had observed
the defendant the magistrates court. IN a troll
lev car ana in the courtroom and that he found
him normal and sane