The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-11
CAPT. HAMS SANE
WHEN He KILLED {
VIM. {. ANN|S .
DETECTIVE FALLoN SO TEST
FLED IN REFERRING TO MES
SAGE SENT BY sLAfeR-se'
WE'RE BLOW TO DEFENSE.

FLUSHING. y: Y. Jan. John r
MCINTYRE. senior counsel for the &c
tense in the trial OF T. jenkins hai"s'
charged with the murder or W william
+. Annis made the surprising dscla'a'
ton today that he beieNeu MIS-
Claudia Iibbey Ha!ns was aVehu'hs
the hearing in disguise. ~.
Il believe Mrs. Hams was Ill tue
courtroom yesterday afternoon sNiu
Mr. MCINTYRE During the exani'ns'
ton OF DR.. l. Samuel Manson, WON,
an clothed In black and heavily Neiieu
The courtroom. she look
scar in ;he rear. near one OF the doors
The moment | noticed her / felt' rea'
sonably certain that sac Was "'S'
Hams.
with James Tierney. the only VIII.
ness 10 corroborate the STORY VI
Thornton j. Hains, dying from pneu'
mouia. the defense today decided 10
call the wives OF several members
Of the Baysiie Yacht club TO suos'ah'
liate the DEFENDANTS contention
Henry Schleth. warden or tae
Queens county Jail, the first witness
called by Darrin in rebuttal, declared
that on the night OF the coroners III
cues he So; alongside thornton rains
The defense insists that the police
man had no opportunity TO hear the
defendant say. III | could. wouiu
drag Annis back and shoot MN
again.
After saving that he saw Hams only
momentarily. the jailer went away and
Eugene Fallon me detective VINO h"s
caused so much CONSERVATION III the
camp OF the defense, was called
He said: Capt. Hams after MS ar
rest asked me II he could send some
messages TO his father. Then | gave
him some paper and he wrote mes
sage"
The prosecutor then produced the
message that had been previously
barred and offered it i'll evidence
Il want II understood whatever
Peter c. Hams said or wrote can have
no bearing on the guilt or innocence
Of Thornton j. Hams" Justice Gran"
broke In 10 instruct the jury.
MCINTYRE objected and iiatly dc
clared that the captain had not writ
ten the message.
lon and the paper was admitted.
Ii read as follows:
GEN. PETER c. HAMS,
Fort Hancock, y. J.
Have shot Annis Come 70 Flush
ing police station.
PETER
Asked as 10 the captains mental
condition, the witness replied: He
was rational"
Mcintyre began the cross-examina.
!, ton by having the policeman write
from dictation the message Peter. SEM
70 his father and which the defense H.
sists is forgery.
The original and Fallons admitted
copy were passed. ito the jury for in
spection.
Several OF the men commented fully
On the similarity in handwriting.
Gen. Hams, with mis- son. Maj. Hams.
sat alongside the defendant, who show
ed a marked nervousness as the evil
denoe OF Policeman Failon piled up
against him.
On cross-examination he said he be-
lieved the telegraph operator had
copied the message when he sent T..
FREDERICK VI. l-cNNiNl, vi tHt !aN III
club. recalled 10 show that Tierney.
the only one to corroborate the defend
ant. had not been on the float. said
he did not see him there. but was not
prepared TO swear TO his absence.
Then Assistant Prosecutor James A.
DAYTON was called to the stand for a
minute 10 declare that he had not
pointed out Tierney TO the witnesses
for the state, and George Downs. who
ordered Thornton Hams TO give up his
gun. was called and also testified that
he did not see Tierney.
Downs sprang a surprise in con-
tradicting the defendant BY testifying
that Thornton Hams did say Send
for an officer" but that he said nothing
about protecting or taking care Of his
brother Asked II he had ordered
Tierney of the float, he said Il
didn't know Tierney that day; but
did order every one off the float
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