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CLUB MEMBER’SSTORY AIDS STATEAn^3, ?to. me he I ua*«seeami defHerbert FunK-e’s Evidence Aga’nstj Pei Thornton.EOINTK) A WEAPON AT HISIhorfroupMrariDramatic Story of the Killing of Anms] seeDistrict Attorney Forgot tbe ComUuborc*bimtion of Hrs Safe and Had to Ge* 1 *•} an Expert to Open It to Obtam the ^ h Revolver to Introduce in Evidencefirlt; bai co IaruarnOU!Dec IS—The most dra matic storv \ f-t to’d of the slay Ins of TVIiliaro T \nrna was recounted fn ^ai the trial of Thornton T Hains charged ^ with being a principal with hi* brotn «r^Ctipt peter C Hut as 3r In tlio | pjfl killing of the publisher to-dav whf*n Herbert Funke a Bav side Yacht club , las member told how f’autaln Ham* lift Ing the swinging boom of Ynnis*-boat and ctSI ng ‘ Aimis fired slt;w j a oral shots it the publit c-r as he sat nt the tillerThere a pause nfter the firstshot then came four shots in m eres fcr ition after which enrne a single ‘shot i declared Funko 1“It was after the first shot and he-i fore the other shots were fired that Thornton IJalns drew his revolver and pointed it as me *The prosecution wa.** jubilant over He Funkcs evidence claiming It wn* an-’ other proof of the State m contention that the defendant was a principal and j ^ was aiding his brother in carrylrg out! n preconceived plan to kill Annlsi cctocumi\\i4atolFi b lt;5iir'% c Dec 1 —Cou n sel for Thornton J lining are to dav prepar Ing for a unique demonstration with the* automatic revolver with which ■William 15 Annls v. as slain to show that the writer was not a principal wfth his brother Capt Peter C Hainan 5r In the ^hooting of the publisher at the Has h acht club la *t August Jn thr* presence of witnesses thoiOe replica of Captain TIalns s revolver; will be fiied 5n an attempt to prove j j that the seven shells in the weapon |otI.doiIVch-thiofTlocch.an\\aLaTawlcofclcan he discharged within IS seconds Acting Captain of Police Ivory denied the defendants counsel the permission to discharge the revolver within the town limits as it would be In violation■of an ordinance Alderman Hogai told I-Ialnss law vers that the revolver exhibition might be held along Plush jng creek Some time to day under direction of Maj John Hafns brother of the writer the automatic gun demonstration will take place It is hoped hi counsel that the evidence showing the rapldltv with which the weapon Is discharged will refute the States contention that while the shooting of Anms was in progress Thornton TIains drew pis revolver and prevented An ni-s friends fiom coming to his as sistnncoFrederick Storm the real estate dealer who testified y esterdav that while Thornton Ha'ns wa^ talking with him on the dock the writer aud denly broke off his conversation about real estate and mcruired the whereabouts of Ana is was one of the prin cipal witnesses under cra^a-examina tlon this morning It is generally believed by counsel that the trial will hardly bo concluded before the end of the vearIt Is learned that John Tormina thestiIhe• Pr ! ft lt;stiPiPiHPiCGboatman who seized Captain Hains by j the wrist a* the time of the shooting aialmstthc:cl11vvSimttIttcand has been, missing since October 5th has been located and he will likeh be a witness in the case The defence Is anxious to cro^s c\amin6 Ton nlng-Forgot the CombinationDistrict Attorney Darrin displaced not a little aggravation this morning when he found he could not get into the safe in his office m which was kept Thornton Hains’s revolverThe District Attorney wanted to produce the revolver In evidence and it was necessary to get an expert to open the safe It- was said that the Dis triet Attorney had forgotten the conblnation of the sa^eFrederick Storm recalled to the vv[* ness stand for cross examination S'uJ that he had been a ftiend of -\nms io~ a lifetime Storm sMd he knew Mrs Ann laThornton Hams appeared in an uii xisuaUv happy frame oi mmd tuid talk* 1 anlmatedlv with his biotucr Majur Ho.in*5 and his lawyer Yttcrney Me In tyre cross examined Storm Mi i'| Storm was not permitted to give am |0 test*mom with xcf^rfnco to Annis'* prwate character Ir Vdntyic fire irom the witness that he lt;btonn ) m \ John Tonnmcr the boatman nJ th i\ Mr Sto^m vaa ?i agent in cl argc or; real estete In tne v icinitv of Lhe Bay jelt; sklL lacht chib where the tragvdy \w occurred »Rsie1siSP'1ctlMr Stovvn aaul tint Blrchfeld called his attention to Jenkins H tins at the dock He cont tiued I sooke to Hains fir at regard ng real est itc I told hun that I would give up the boat race il he wanted to make a deal I| soon realized that th* re was nothing ^ In it for me and I rowed out to m\ boat'Storm sakl that vh n his boat was some distance from th float he heard several shots and immediately called to the dock4When v ou reached the float did thedefendant have a revolver iti his hands ^9 No Did Roberts have a revolver in his'inChands1’YesHerbert V D Funke *t friend of Mr
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Syracuse Herald
Syracuse, New York, US
Fri, Dec 18, 1908
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