The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-01-16
CHEER ON
HEARING VERDICT
DEMOkST RATiOh m COURT
HOCM WHEN THORNTON
HAMS ls ACQUITTED.
BROTHER MAY co FIRE:
Prosecuting Attorney Darrin Says
"Under This Verdict Private
Vengeance Takes Lead
Over Peopie's Law"

Flushing, N Y Jan. l5.-After ~
viewing the evidence for twenty tWo
hours and taking fifteen ballots be-
fcr all were agreed, the jury In tie
trial OF Thornton Jenkins iIains thls
afternoon found the prisoner not
guilty as n principal with his brother
cartain Peter G, Hams, Jr.. Ii the
killing of William r Annis
For the second time in his LIZ
Thornton Hains has been found not
guilty Of the charge OF murder. He
had been acquitted Of murder In
shcoting a companion named Edward
w. flanagan IN am open boat In
Hampton Roads seventeen years ago.
Affecting Greeting.
Thornton llains had an Affecting
greeting with Captain Hains IN the
l,-ne island City Jail, where he hur-
liad In a motor car after the verdi {
TO bring his brother the news. Oil
General Hams and his wife who hal
been anxiously waiting to learn the
haitian. since the jury went out Ia t
night heard the news from their son
Thornton, who telephoned l.js par
ents as soon as he left the .cou /
room. Mrs. Hains nearly tainted f1o j
JOY at the news
After spending an hour with CO..
tain Hains in the Jail, Thornton went
to the Hotel Astor where he re-
NAMED through the evening and nj ht
with his parents.
Thornton Hams was oyerjoyed at
the verdict which came unexpectedly
and at q time when Justice Crae
believing o disagreement was likely.
had sent fer the jerors to learn What
progress had been made toward
finding. The former defendant smiled
and the tears flleL ns GEES and.
hufrying to the jury box after Justice
Crane had discharged the Juror
seized their hands and thanked then
for their verdict
Monctrous Demonstration.
Rarely in any court Of law has
iuch a demonstration been witne sell
as that which occurred this afternoon
when the jury made known its YER
lict which came like a thunderbolt
rose as one man and cheered and ap
Dlanded with such mighty yigor that
.hc gayel falls of Justice Crane on
his dsek could not ke heard
Before proceeding further Justice
Crane ordered the trial chamber
cleared and the spectators PIT out
in The street.
After teleEhoning his mother and
father. Thornton was escorted to
ccal hotel, while the throng of towns
people gave him continuous greet.
ing en- route.
fhc jurors stated that the first bal
lot stood to for acquittal and early
This morning the ballot showed a gain
n one Tor acquittal. Jurors Hecker.
Johnson. Richmond and Boenig voted
Tor conviction OF murder. Boenig held
cut until the final ballot and then
changed his vote 10 acquittal. making
be jury unanimous
Capt. hains May co Free.
The officials Of the district aitor-
heH's Office In Queens county a-e
quoted tonight as saying that the yer.
llct In their ease probably means
ma; Captain Hains will never Be
brought to trial and b. viii be sur
rendered into the care OF his family
ar tie federal government.
Under this verdict Il Is perfectly
safe Cor any person who Is ingenious
nuugh to frame up a defense to go
,ut and kill Private vengeance
seems TO have taken precedence over
he peoples law" was the only COM
Eent Prosecutor DARN had To make
ln the iury's return