The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-08
OARR|N ENDS HIS
EXAMINATION OF
7. ]. HAMS
is SUBJECTED TO
RAPIo-FIRE cRoss-ExAMINA-
TON BUT PROVES A MATCH
FOR PEOPLES ATTORNEY.


cross-examination of Thornton jenkins
Hams was completed at noon today
The defendant had been on the stand
three and one-half days and seemed
confident when he walked TO his seat
With the exception OF few points his
testimony stood well the rapid on
slaughts OF District Attorney Darrin
In an effort TO show that Thornton
Hams had made statements to re
porters at variance with his statement
on the stand, District Attorney Darr'n
opened the session today by Offering
as evidence a small volume OF news
paper articles. None Of the articles
were read as evidence and only the
prosecutor and the witness kn, " the
points involved.
did you say that 1t (the shooting)
I all happened so quickly that you didn't
have time TO interfere?" Darrtn asked.
and the witness replied NO"
The district attorney read q news
paragraph In which the defendant de-
ciared that the brothers carried pis-
tolls while out motor boating for fear
of being attacked.
Il made no such statement the
witness declared.
The witness denied he had ever seen
Tierney before he encountered him on
the float the day OF the shooting.
Questioned about the movements OF
Storm, Andrews and his son and other
states witnesses who saw the tragedy.
the defendant insisted that he saw
only Roberts when he ran from the
dock.
Darrin sprang a surprise right here
by asking the defendant to identify
the writing on a piece OF paper. pur-
porting 10 have been written by the
captain after their arrest.
II cannot identify this as my
brothers handwriting. In fact. ] be-
lieve II is not his writing" declared
the defendant, thus defeating the
prosecutor for the time being.
1t Is declared that the message Oar
rim tried to offer contained strong evil
dence OF conspiracy against the two
brothers.
Again the prosecutor tried to intro
duce letters to Editor Ripley contain
ing threats against Annis. The wit
ness made partial Identification of two
typewriter letters but they were not
admitted.
That's ALL" said Darrin, completing
the cross-examination.
The defense In the trial OF T. Jen-
kins Hams for the murder of VIM. e.
Annis. sprang a surprise upon Spe-
cfal Prosecutor Darrin, just before the
opening OF court today by issuing a
subpoena for Mrs. Charles Andrews,
the friend OF Mrs. Annis, who the
widow testified. had been on the float
at the Bayside Yacht club at the time
of the shooting.
When Justice Crane called the ses-
sion to order, DR.. Andrews, Flushing
physician, was in room just under
meath, pleading with John f. McIn-
tyre. chief counsel for the defendant,
not TO insist upon the service OF the
subpoena.
Mrs. Andrews, IL is said, was made
LII by the news of the proposed action
of the prisoners attorneys and refused
to leave her home in the village.
According to Joseph A. Shay, Nc
Intyre.'s principal assistant. Mrs. An.
drews Ia expected to corroborate the
story Of the shooting as told by Thorn
ton Hams and therefore to directly
contradict the story of her friend. Mrs.
Annis.
The lawyer would not say how ne
had learned this. but was most posi-.
tive about 1t.
If she cannot appear in court" he
said. I'VE will take her deposition and
have il read"
Shay also said that the defense
would call Mrs. Charles BirchfieId be-
fore the prisoners side OF the trial
was closed. under the direct examina.
ton of witnesses.
1t Is intimated that Mcintyre has
some interesting points to question
Mrs. Birchfleld about which bears only
partly upon the murder proper and
her connection with II as a witness.
Mrs. Annis. In her testimony. named
four women who were on the dock at
the time OF the shooting. Beside Mrs.
Andrews and Mrs. Birchfield. she said
Mrs. Nevins and Mrs Harvey Rock.
we'll were there. None OF these was
called by the state to corroborate Mrs.
Annis' story about Thornton Hams
having held a gun at her back or hav.
ing beckoned TO his brother, Capt. Pc
ter G. Hams at the time when Annis'