The Washington times., 1909-05-05
Attorneys Examine Last
WitneSs-Ready for Hy-
pothetical Question.
LAWYERS
IN SPIRITED CLASH
Still Talk of a Commission to
Make Examination of
the Prisoner.

FLUSHING. l.. l.. May 5.--with but
81 Two lay witnesses, Charles r. Weaver.
s. who claims to have sent Thornton and
Captain Hams to Bayside to look at real
estate on the day that William f. Annis
MAS shot, and Policeman Baker, who
Il arrested the brothers after the killing,
q stiil to examine. Lawyers Mcintyre and
s Young completed their hypothetical
question this morning. and expect to
q put It 10 their experts this afternoon
Tho question contains 10000 words, and
d reviews all OF the testimony introduced
4 1T the trial, winding up with the query
S II. with all facts in view, the slienists
8 consider the captain rational or IRA
fsonal.
The EXPERTS who were I'm the court
room when the session opened this
morning were Drs. l.. Pierce Clarke.
Il Albert Brush, Graeme Hammond, and
s J.. Samuel Manson. Of New York. and
8 Charles HiI, of Baltimore. Il is be-
lieved their cross-examinations viii take
AL Of tomorrow, so that the rebuttal
s evidence viii hardly begin before Fri
3 day.
May Name Commission.
There is still talk of a commission TO
3 examine the captain, but IL il is appoint
win be on the initiative of Justice Car
reston. as District Attorney De Witt
. .eontends Hams is sane. and that his
& three experts will prove this conclusive
Policeman Baker swore that Captain
1Iains seemed to be irrational when ar
rested. De Witt and Mcintyre cisshed
over the officers testimony, and the
court interfered.
s Weaver followed the policeman. He
TOLD of meeting Thornton and Captain
Hams on the day of the killing, and OF
+ryinG TO have them abandon a motor
boat trip they were starting on because
Il was very dangerous. He swore
that he told Thornton that it was a
1rood day for him to inspect the site he
had IN mind for house on Long IS
land. and agreed to go with him later,
leaving the party. according to his story.
IN the ferry house because he could not
get back to New York early enough.
Mother Is Called.
II was growing late IN the afternoon
yesterday when the court officer called:
,'VirgInia Hams"
: There came into the room a little
woman, clad I'm deep black. Her pale
4 white face contrasted strongly with the
Earb of i1ourTing that she wore. Her
voice was low. her manner that Of
-spr-iRhfly age Then she settled back
IN her chair. and Attorney John +. Nc
1ntyre asked gently:
Your age. plesseT
II am si,cty-eight years Of age"
'sYour maiden name was whatg'
Virginia Jenkins. am the daughter
OF Admiral Jenkins. be was with Far
District Attorney De Wirt made his
first objection. but the court let the
answer stand.
Mrs. Rains told OF the marriage OF
her son t. Claudia Libby AT Winthrop.
Mass. of JhS coming Of three children;
that at home they called the defendant
-Connie,'' and that he was frail in
chlldhood- She told OF nightmares, III
health fai on lighthouse tender,
and other disabilities OF her son; that
he was near-sighted and stammered up
40 the time he was ten BY degrees she
Was led TO tell Of the separation of Peter
and his wife. and a visit he paid to her
IA Washington.
Asked For Story.
Mr.. Mcintyre asked:
: 'syHflI you tell the jury how your son
looked. what he did and what he said o.
The court, warned by the premoni-
tory symptoms. cautioned the witness:
You may tell what you saw, what
ss'ou heard, and what he said and did,
but please do not characterize it by
elescr1ption."
AlA a NetF rAAblu NUUldM. 1 am
rot what I was" patheticaIiy inter-
-5ected the witness.
-Iou win get along all right" kindly
said tho court
He had a dazed look began the
Eitness
Mr.. De Witt objected.
do not characterize the look" eau
toned the court
He was haggard.' went on the wit
ness. regardless Of the warning
Again the district attorney objected.
she turned on him with flashing eyes
tand exclaimed:
what then can 7 say. He looked
Hired she resumed after pause. His
face was haGEard and drawn and he
had. Oh, tna1 vacant look. i threw MY
aTcls around him and kissed him. He
said. Isn't II aWful2 Ny home is
broken up; my life is ruined: my home
- ruined, and my children are dis
graced- They viii now try to take them
70 the BtSbys. and 1 would rather see
them dead"
More Objections.
The district attorney was again on
iis feet 20 stop the story, but Mrs.
Hains paid no heed to him.
'HIe said 10 me-" she resumed, turn
ing and making her appeal direct to
the jury and ignoring lawyers and
the court who were trying TO cheek
ffcr testimony My God, my God. III
cant stand it," Despite the. tumult
among counsel she ratified on about
The effect OF the disgrace on the little
children, each statement rising a note
higher than the vain objections
.'RHt. your honor" protested the
district attorney.
His face was drawn. and he show
ID what he had been suffering; that
he had been suffering dreadfully," !"
said Mrs. Hams. Ignoring him.
~ submit. said the district attor-
-pey.
= "IIe talked of his children disgrace
ed FOR lifes came from the stand
Through the argument Mr.. De Witt
sgas trying 20 make. "He had a crazy
sscheme Tor the general and me 10
tbreak uD our home and take the
sclfildren and go abroad. We told him
we were too old 10 break up home.
but he kept insisting. You have got
g do it. II has got 10 be done
Counsel BewiIdered.
An this time court and counsel were
bsing tossed about in the testimonial
c3clone.
~They had told re that be was
crazy" said the mother.
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