The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
HANS FACES SEVERE ORDEAL Is Cross-examined by
 Darriri.
  TELLS HIS BROTHERS TROUBLE Mrs. Annis Hears the Deyendant Testify. Writer Declares He Will Not Be Con- fused by Lawyer Over sfisor
 Details of thsJ Tragedy. 
TELLS HIS BROTHERS TROUBLE

Flushing. N. r., Jan. 5.-New lights were thrown on the relationships of Win. E. Annis and Mrs. Claudia 'Hains in the trial of Thornton J. Hatns to- day. when the defendant, under exam iation, declared that several years ago in Marblehead. Mass. he became aware that Annis and Mrs. Hains had stopped at the same hotel
 Questioned by Justice Crane. Thorn ton Talns said he never spoke of the relations between Mrs. Hains and Annis to Captain Hains and. had re- mained silent on the matter until last spring The fabric of the defense's case was badly torn today when Thorn nation by the States attorney. made many damaging admissions. Ills jaunty manner quickly disappeared in the fire of the prosecutors tnterroga- tions, and several times he admitted that he could not remember the minor details of the same testimony he had given yesterday. Once in . plaintive voice Hains said:
 II can't remember. I never was so tired in my life. have been i've months in prison and I'm worn out. '
 Thornton Hains could not say when at the Waldorf on August i5 on his way, to Bayside, why he had not stepped across the street to Jesperson's z office to find out where he was. instead of going to the Yacht Club with only an impression that he might have been there. The defendant said he did not know whether Captain Hains had time enough to purchase revolver when he feII behind Weaver and himself on the walk up Broadway on August Is.
 The cross examination of the defend- ant was still in progress when the court adjourned until tomorrow when the defendant will be questioned about the shooting at the Bayside xaeht Club.
 T.Hains gave every indication of con fidence when he resumed the witness stand today. His high pitched Foics vas clear and he employed 1t with much dramatic skill In answering the questions of counsel. Other than Go pass his hand over his hair once or twice. Hains eyinced no signs of nervousness. F "The only person pointed my re- volver at was MT. Roberts" said the witness. "In fact. never saw Mre Funke or Mir. Andrews until I saw them on the float"
 Hains testified with regard to the so-calIed Dear Billy" letter that Mrs. Hains gave 1t to him to mall few minutes after her confession. The witness said Captain Hains was stand ing near and snatched 1t from his hand and read it. The letter was ad- dressed to William E. Annis.
 "A few days later" said Hains. "I was taking with Captain Hains and ask ed him what brought him on and he said some letters, few of which read"
 The defendant denied that he had asked any of the. club members on the dock for Annis. This closed the direct examination of Hains.
 District Attorney Darrin carried the defendant over the main points of his story in detail. Hains said that his brother in breaking into his home on the day of Mrs. Hainss confession. opened the door with such violence that he broke a baby carriage back of the door. -
 Mrs. AnRls in Court.
 Mrs. Annis was again today an in- terested spectator In court.
 The defendant stated that he had a two hours conversation with Captain Hains at Fort Hamilton the day of the confession but other than some utterances he could not recall what was said by his brother.
 The defendant said that the morn ing following the confession Captain Hains slept late as he, the defendant. had given him an extra heavy dose of sleeping medicine, fearing he would