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CLUB MEMBER’SAnn. way s'top; me ^ he vi was tifl seen and deffeHerbert FunK-e’s Evidence Against i pers Thornton.STORY AIDS STATEfTOUTTIB A WEAPON AT HIMhornftIronupMrcawarmDramatic Story of the Killing of Anms) —District Attorney Forgot tbe Com binitioji of Hrs Safe and Had to Ge* 1 rlgh an Expert to Open It to Obtain Revolver to Introduce in EvidenceMfircc;batLcontjrnsi'i^f Dec IS — Tho most drafnatic storv vet to'd of the slay Ins ofTV fHiaro r Ann is was recounted In the trial of Thornton T Hains, charged ^Vrl with being a principal with hi*? brotn ' ^«r^Ctipt peter C Hit ins 3r In tlio | pja+« killing of the publisher to-dav whf*n \ Herbert Thinko a Bav side Yacht. club , last member told how Cautaln Ham« lift ^ !ng the swmiflnff boom of A.nms4 I boot and ciSl ng ‘ A uni? fired slt;w j era! shots it the publist c*r as he satTtlllnt lvje tiller *[}£There w as a pause nftcr the first -shot then came four shots in m eres fond fdon after which enrne a sing It shot i bam declared Funko Yt“It was nftcr the first shot and he-j fore the other shots were fired that y Thornton Hains drew his revolver and pointed it as me *The prosecution was jubilant over He Fimkc s evidence claiming It wv* an-’ other proof of the State s contention that the defendant wu a princiool and ^ ^ ^ was aiding his brother in carryirg out!lt;l preconceived plan to Udl AnnlsJ ccoto d cup min \ iov40 Hlt;toblt;Fi b lt;5iir'N c Dec 1 —Cou n sel for Thornton J Haim* are to dav prepar ing for a unique demonstration with the automatic revolver with which •William E AnnJs v. as slain to show that the writer was not a principal wfth his brother Capt Peter C Hains 5r In the shooting or the publisher at the Bav side ^ acht club la *t AugustJn thr* presence of witnesses thoiOeo replica of Captain TIalns s revolver j wfll be fiied in an attempt to prove j ^ that the- seven shells in the weapon |QUScan 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 tfc would be In violation■of an ordinance Alderman Hogai told TTaJnss lwvcrs tint the revolver exhibition might be held along Plush jng creek Some Um to day under direction of Maj John Hafns brother of tho writer the automatic gun demonstration will take place It Is hoped by counsel that the evidence showing the rapidltv with which the weapon Is discharged will refute the States contention that whilo the shooting of Anms was m progress Thornton Hains drewr his revolver and prevented Anclem\\ a;cheftheOfllclocachocarotwaJ1-a.nTaf*willACOTTfellMstraI h et« ‘Pres to?T\PreCProHoPrcconallmashetheCh:clslthevvhScrnoth*ItytoPrenJ-s friends fiom coming to his as sistancoFrederick Storm tho real estate j ol dealer who testified y esterdav that' while Thornton Ha’ns was talking with him on the dock the writer lt;nid denly broke oft his conversation about real estate and inquired the whereabouts of Anwis was one of the prln cipal witnesses under cross-cxamina tion this morning It is generally believed by counsel that tho trial will hardly bo concluded before the end of the vearIt is learned that John To ruling the boatman who seized Captain Hains by j the wrist at the time of the shooting am and has been, missing since October 5th has been located and he will likch be a witness in tho case The defence Is anxious to cross c\amin6 Ton nlngForgofc the CombinationDistrict Attorney Darrin displaveil not a little aggravation this morning when he found he could not get into the safe in his office m which was kept Thornton Halns’s revolverThe District Attorney wanted to produce tho revolver in evidence and it was necessary to get an expert to open the safe It- was said that the IMs triet Attorney had forgotten the conblnation of the sa*eFrederick Storm recalled to the wP ness stand for cross examination sajJ that he had been a ftiend of -\nnis iO” a lifetime Storm ^id he knew Mrs Ann laThornton Hams appeared Jn an uu xisuallv happy frame oi mmd tnd talk? 1 animatedly with his biotucr Majur Ham1? and his lawyer Vttcrney Me Intyre cross examined Storm Mi 1 xp Storm was not permitted to give am j0^ testimonv with nco to Amii*^prwate eharoctcr ir Vdntyic fire irom the witness that he lt;Stonn 1 ri \ John Tonmncr the boatman nd tU t\Mr Sto^-m wd* oi agent in cl argc or j reol estete in tne v Icinitv of Lhe Bay jeof side laeht club where the tragvdy occurredMr Storm aaul tint Blrchfelcl called his attention to Jenkins H vins at the dock He eont nued I snoke to Hains first regard ng real est itc I told bun that I would give up the boat race if he wanted to make a. deal I\ soon re*alfzed that thlt; ro was nothingit for me and I rowed out to mv :$n boat'Storm said that vh n his boat was some distance from tb float he hcurd several shots and immediately called to the dock4When v ou reached the float did the defendant have a revolver iti Ids hands0No Did Roberts have a revolver in his hands,, rYesHerbert V D Funke t friend of Mr\ Ro sul ev istaS*vVlipa-tlwboPOeslt;1 miCoTva*iGlHoleproof Hosiery for Christmas6 pra men a aox la fancv boxes SI 0 0 pr« women s hose in fancv boxes $2 00 Rlbridge Glove Co 10^ tv Jefferson—Ad -enPifiPark-Brannock Co, cTlie Slipper Store of S racu^e bnntr } Mty block ~AdvSweater coats—See our new line at 51 %2 12 50, at Conley a Emplte block —Adv.
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Syracuse Herald
Syracuse, New York, US
Fri, Dec 18, 1908
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