The Detroit Times (Detroit, Mich.)
August 20, 1908

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N9 Tainted Ads, EIGHTH YEAR. NO. *7B. HAINS, WITH HIS BROTHER, BLAMED IN VERDICT CORONER’S JURY, AFTER 22 MIN UTES* RETIREMENT, PLACES RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEATH OF W. E. ANNIS AT BAYSIDE. NEW YORK, Aug. 20 —That W. E. AnnU came to his death as the result of pistol wounds Inflicted by Capt. Peter C. Wains, Jr., U. 8. anuy, aided and abetted by his brother, Thornton Jenkins Hains, *as the verdict of the coroners jury In tho Dayside. L. 1., tiagedy case, brought iu 22 minutes after the Jury had retired. There waa a greater crowd than the little court room In the town hall at Flushing, L. 1. could hold when the Inquest began, and hundreds of men and women awaited the verdict out side, although both the defense and the prosecution did not consider the Inquest of much importance since —Capt- Wains -admits the shooting and there were many witnesses to it. When the jurymen filed Into the room and the foreman announced the verdict, there was a demonstration. Corouer Ambler had to rap with his gavel and court officers had to caution the spectators, for an attempt wa» made to applaud the verdict In the excitement a crowd gathered around Thornton Jenkins Wains and hegan to question him as to the trag edy in which he played such an im portant part. We was asked if he felt Justified In holding a crowd at bay with u revolver while his brother shot down Annls. Before Wains could reply, John F. Mclntyre, chief coun sel for the brothers, rushed to hi* ride and shouted: “No, n*>. don't an swer that question.” In h!s efforts to prevent Wains from answering the lawyer clapped hla hands over his client’s mouth and waa probably just in time to prevent the prisoner from committing himseif. Only Two Witnesses. Only two witnesses were called. Charles H. Robert, of Flushing, who testified that he was standing on the club house float when he heard the report of a pistol shot and saw Capt. Haius in a kneeling pos.tion clinging to the drooping body of Annls a* he emptied the contents of his revolver Into It, and Coroner’s Physician Wal ter Q- Frey, who testified that Au ula came to his death from the bullet wounds. Dr. Frey said there were nine Initial wounds and 12 secondary wounds,- which would indicate that Capt. Wains fired nine shots. In cross-examining Robert, Lawyer Mclntyre asked him if Capt. Haius had finished shooting when he tried to go to his aid and was stopped by Thornton Hains, who held a revolver In his face. The witness said that the shooting had not ceased, and that he would have had time to interfere had not Thornton Hains prevented him. Mclntyre aeked him if he had not ed the expression in Thornton Hains' eyes at the moment, but before the question could be answered, District Attorney Darrin objected and was sustained. Slayer Shows Emotion. Prior to his giving his testimony, Robert was asked to identify the prisoners. When he pointed out Capt. Hains as the slayer the army officer put his hands over his face and seem ed to be greatly excited. This caused comment In the court, for he ha* hitherto remained wholly unperturbed apparently. Before going out one of the Jury men demanded that additional wit nesses be called, but Coroner Ambler refused to comply and ordered the Jury to decide on a verdict. His charge simply cited the lines to which the Jurors must confine themselves In considering the case. There were "about 40 witnesses in the room, but they were not needed on the stand. Will Plead Insanity. Insanity will be the defense put for ward on behalf of Capt. Peter C. Hains and perhaps of his brother. T. Jenkins Hains, when they are put on trial for the murder of William E. Annls, according to a statement made tonight by former Assistant District Attorney John E. Mclntyre, who was retained yesterday as chief counsel for the defense. Either emotional in sanity will be the plea made for each of the brothers, or tho defense will contend that Capt. Hains was Insane at the time of the shooting and that his brother drew a revolver and to ail appearances aided and abetted in the commission of the crime for the sole purpose of protecting his brother. NEW YORK. Aug. 19.—The body of W. E. Annls, who was shot and killed by CapL P. C. Hains, U. 8. A., at the Bayslde Yacht club, on Saturday last, was removed from his home at No. 47 Claremont-ave., Flushing, at 10 o’clock today and Interred in Bt. Michael's cemetery, Astoria. A large assemblage ol friends of the Tamili _j went to the cemetery. The pallbear ers were Harvey O. Rockwell, Win. H. j Johns, Otto Koenig, Louis Harway, i Archibald Nesbit and C. A. Rirchfleld,' most of whom witnessed the tragedy ‘at the Bayslde Yacht club on Satur-! day. More than 70 members of thO yacht Club followed the remains to the cem etery The scene at the graveside was dramatic and affecting. Mrs. Annls, with her two children, her mother and I Mrs. Sarah Annis, mother of the dead man, were driven to thje cemetery from their home, No. 47 Claremont •ve. Widow Becomes Hystericsl. At the edge of the grave the casket was op«med. Mrs. Annis and her two children approached tor a last look at the face of her husband. The wid ow, overcome by emotion, threw her self on the casket, kissing her hus band's fare repeatedly and crying: “Oh, Will, how car. I bear it? It can't be true that you are gone She wept convulsively, calling rc ®Tte Detroit %x rocs May Have to Pay $150,000 for Art Objects Smuggled for Her Mr*. "Jaefc” Gardner, af Hoaton. ami her irlrnti. Mr*. Emily Crane Chnd bournr, of t'kloago, are In trouble. The cause la that the relative* o f Mn, Crane had to put np some *70.000 In dutlen for fMO,OOO wot-tb of art object* *uinicltd Into America for Mr*. Gardner. It I* alleged, by Mn. Crane, who played the role of obliging frl ad. \ow It t* said that Mr*. Gardner may be compelled to puy not only the *7O.O(H> ehnrged against Mr* Crane, but SNO.OOO additional. If the go* ora meat so deride*. peatedly her husband name. Mr. Harwuy aua Mr. Johns lifted her from the casket and aupported her un-1 til tne body was being luwered into the rrava. Then she tried to start J toward it again and became hvsteri- 4'aJ. The two men cairlcd hei back to the carriage where she was at- j tended by her mother. Annls’ friends at the funeral de nounced his killing as a cold-blooded murder. MICHIGAN BRIEFsI Jj ryjjgg. l l* y 1 Muskegon—While fishing. Scott Howell, 60 yeare old, fell overboard and was drowned, about 1 o’clock this morning. Charlotte-Local Democrats are ar ranging for a cordial reception for l.jiwton T. Huuiaxit.. wliu apeak:-! at tne Businessmen's picnic. Dr. Hradley will be unable to be here because of a previous engagement. Bay City—A petition in bankruptcy was tiled here by Eben F. Dudley, of Owosso, formerly proprietor of u large creamery and afterwards the manager of the Food Products Cos, at Owosao. Hla liabilities, the petition states, amount to SBO,OOO. with $20,000 in as sets. Dudley's creditors, it is said, are mostly Owosso bankers. Gladstone—Sparks from the smoke stack set fire to the old stave mill at the Northwestern cooperage plant early Wednesday, and burned ******»»**»+»**»**»»** RUMORS OF A HITCH. J -d LONDON,—Aug,—2O.— -Inquiry -a J at the foreign office today failed J J to throw any light upon the ru- mored hitch in the official pro- J gram of welcome to the sailors J of the American battleship fleet J *at Sydney. New South Wales. J It was at first reported that J 4 the Incident was of Internation- J al Importance and that It g would have to be handled dell- cately in order to avoid friction J or ill-feeling. Further, it was J 4 rumored that the hitch might I J have resulted from regulations forbidding foreign troops to carry arms in British posses- sions, but this was merely an J assumption. J Public cablegrams today J failed to mention friction in con- J nectlon with the ceremonies of reception. i *************************s SYDNEY. N. S. W.. Aug. 20—Ap parently forgetting that they were aliens, the people of New South Wales today united with hundreds of visitors in giving sue ban ovation to the Amer icans of the battleship fleet as they had not had since they left the Paci fic coust. While the gallant :«hips of war rocked at anchor in Sydney har bor, thousands of excited Aufcm*Hwus thronged the beach from Bondi to Manly drinking iu the Inspiring sight, cheering and waving dags. There Micros to he a tie bindin the Yankees to the rnggob and sturdy Australians. Just what It Is no one has taken the pains to attempt to fathom, but it remains an indisputable Tact that the welrome relay Waa evT dence of sincerity. Not a thing was left undone which would insure com fort and pleasure for the officer*! and crews of the visiting squadron. “Ahoy, Uncle Sam,” was the slogan. Australian cried it to fellow Australian and when the first boat load of Yan kee sailors arrived upon the beach there was a pandemonium of cries, the only distinguishable one bt4«g: “Ahoy, Uncle flam.” The Crlttmilrn family nf the 1 nfted State* hfld ri-unlnn anil convention on BHI* Isle, Wednesday, Iho prin cipal business of th* day being the historical address on the Ufa of tho families In Gulliford, Conn., before the revolution These people are des cendants of 2* families from Eng land who settled tn CnMlfnrfl in The officers are: Fh-ostdent. A. D. Jrtttenden of Ypsllantt rei cnt. Dr. a. C Crlttrn. Rochester. N Y.: secretary, Mr* J. J. Holmes, of Eaton Rapids: treasurer. Charles O. Crittenden New London. Ont.; His torian. A. Riley Crittenden; chairman social committee, Mrs Helen Critten den of IgtnltnA Ortrafagnnre lss A habit vuch soon Msalnf. GLAIR SAYS RE LOANED ID WARNER FORMER STATE TREASURER AS SERTS SUM WOULD TOTAL ABOUT $12,000. CHELSEA, Mich., Aug. 20.—Former State Treasurer Frank P. Glazier has made a statement wherein he says that from time to time he ha 4 loaned Gov. Fred M. Warner different sums of money for use in the governor’s campaign and that these sums would total about SIO,OOO or $12,000. He contradicts the statement attributed to the governor that the latter had given the Chelsea Savings bank a note for $5,000 to cover money ad vanced by Glazier to Warner. WDRTHLESSBONDS FOR PUBLIC MEN LANSING, Mich., Aug. 20.—Attor ney-Gen. Bird has learned that surety companies have been writing bonds in Michigan for public officers with a clause which relieves the company of liability in case of the failure of a bank In which public bonds are de posited by the insured. The attorney-genoral has called the attention of the secretary of state and the state superintendent of public in struction to the situation and they have been advised to inform school and township officers that bonds of the kind desired do not comply with the law* in this state, do not furnish protection to public funds, and should not be approved by any public board. |T.ocal Items j Robert W. Wlllla, thr colored attorney, •HtlMHPtl} for the ilalvurtl that the colored population of Detroit in creased 1,20 m during the pant year, and la now 17.500. floorer A Hayiiural, stock broker*. In business at No ‘.'2 (Irlswolil-st., rlnKi-d their ilnnril W c.j n esdn V and will retire from trade Lack or bus iness Is given as the reason for the suspension. There are M eases of typhoid feter In local hospitals. Os these **f. Mnr)'» hospital ho* 20. Harp* r five. and Grace nnd the Murine hospital nine each It 1* thought that the disease In many of the case* was contracted In the country. Mr*. Margaret Mead, of lIH Craar «w„ t* enifrnvorltm Itt net back her boy. whom the court gave to a young emypfwTctrttc;-Met*-M—«d woe Ml tvoman who Is just ou* of the hos pital. has been deserted by her nus band. is still suffering from rheu matism. and the rent on her poor home Is throe months 1n arrears. She says that it almost kills her to think that her l«»y is growing up to think that another woman is na mother. Mrs. Mead has four other children. X the » party ><44— Wi-dnoaday night Off a special Pcre Marquette train for Cincinnati, from where they will de part for their respective home*. Contractor J. Merrier began work Thursday morning oa the brick pave ment to be laid on Mlchlgan-av#.. outside the city limits. The contract alls for 2.160 feet of paving which will co*t thf county 111.000. Thj township of will spend 52J.UUO Ln 4ixtaadlag ti:u wurk- -Put nth Ar Son. who have two contract* for tar macadam pavement r Tfnt■ art*.' i~n& "T’Vr-r-vT-'caat. will begin work at once Work It al*o in pro gress on Mack and Rlver-rdal The presence of engineer* at Oroaao t*le l«ns given rt*e te the report that a bridge wtll be built from the south ern nd of Wyandotte to the north ern end of Gross* Isle, tnd that a summer resort wjll b* established by n street railway company. At pres ent the only way to reach Oro*se _ 4* by email f err lea from Trettr. ton or Flbley. or by the railway bridge. There Is no bridge for ve htrtm rrr pedestrians. George Humbert, candidate far rr*Ut«r of deed*i -I consider that my pros pect* In the coming election grow brighter every day. T am the only candidate from the countnr. and u»« farmers and resident* of the smaller towns are going to vote for gj-/ most to a man. And 1 am fffftng surprise mjr opßQOtntv In IM too.