The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-07
WRITER AFTER MEETING PROSE.
cUTORs THRUsTS FOR
TWO HOURS WEAkENs
.G0NTRADlCTS FORMER STORY
That Defendant May Reevperate His
Faculties, early Recess ls Taken.
He Protests He Is Telling
The Truth.

Jenkins Hams well recited story, told
under the gentle leading OF his attor-
ney, John F. Mcintyre, Monday was
badly shattered under the rapid fre
Of the REORGANIZATION OF Prosecutor
Darrin Tuesday. In fact, 80 hewildered
aid the writer OF sea stories become
4 when confronted with radical diiier-
enoes between his answer to questions
on direct and on crossexaminatlon
that he finally declared:
Il cannot answer your question.
am too tired. l cannot remember all
that said Monday and repeat II all
again Tuesday"
And Darrin desisted and asked for
the luncheon recess ave minutes be.
fore the usual time, TO permit this
witness to rest himself" Darrin ques.
toned the witness for two hours and
Is minutes with very great detail.
Hams gave his answers in splendid
shape for an hour and three-auarters,
and then the strain began to show.
Finally he began to contradict his
statements Of Monday, ind each con.
tradiction was dwelt on and driven
home by Darrin to such an extent that
the witness protested time and again
that be was trying to tell the truth
He ls Very Tired
Il don't want to deceive you" he
almost walled Il want to tell you just
what happened and all that happened.
have been in prison for Eve months
and am very, very tired.
u fact, toward the end OF the morn
ing session It began TO look as though
r. Jenkins Hams would break down
entirely, and had not District Attorney
Darrin mereifully shut on the ques-
tions. the witness might have col
lapsed. AS It was, he left the stand
completely unneryed and with hts
knees shaking.
Mrs. AnnIs Hears Recital
IN the middle OF the early eross-ex.
ANIMATION. Nrs Annis appeared n
court and was escorted TO 4 seat IN
side the rail- Mrs. Annis sat intently
regarding the witness. whose replies
at times sounded more like the crack.
Hing FIRE Of = repeating pistol than a
succession Of mere words His appear
anee seemed TO be that Of person
anxious 70 tell All he knew. Time and
again he demonstrated the manner 10
which Capt Hains waved his hands
and tore his hair
Darrin questioned the witness at
length regarding the Dear Bilile" let.
ter He declared he took the letter be-
cause he wae asked 10 do 80. II was
addressed to Annis He knew from iit
contents Annis was expected al tne
fOrt that morning. ana 90 gave his
brother a heavy dose Of bromide %
keep him from getting up early and
going back 70 Fort Hanilton.
-'Y0u did net want your brother 70
zsst Aznis, yoa say Why" q ;hink I
The reason Is perfectly plain. Ny /
brother had just learned Annls was re-
spOnsible for his wife's lnndsllty"
saw Mrs. Nalns Drunk.
Reluctantly the witness said that he
had seen his siater-inlaw under the IA.
nuence OF LIQUOR at her home in Mas
Darrin pressed him for q repetition
Of the condition Of Mrs. Claudia Baina
and ,ordered by the court. he went on
az follows;
Il went into the house and saw
Mrs Hams stretched ont on a dlyaB
in the parlor. Il was about n o'clocf
In the morning. She moaned and tal
ID inooherently, raving like She
n low. moaning tone. oh, somei
Idli me; somebody XIII me;
ruined my home and disgracod
children
Il covered her with a moor rue
told my father TO keep Pete ava
not to let him see his wife. Then
went upstairs and put tho children
In charge Of the maids 90 they would
not see their mothers condition