Show FIRST WITNESS IN RAINS HAINS TRIAl Movements of Principals in Tragedy r c Pd 1 of Iron Figures Flushing N Y T Dec Dee 16 The story of the slaying of or William E Annis as he sat in his cat boat and was riddled rid with bullets was today toda made part of the rec record record record ord in the trial of Thornton J T Hales Hains a magazine writer charged with being a principal with his brother Captain Peter eter C Hates Hains jr In the murder of Annis last 1 summer Tracing the movements of the principals at the Bayside Yacht club tragedy with the aid of miniature Iron figures and models of oJ the float and the cat boat Pam Edward Andrews a yacht club member showed under examination how the army captain standing on the floats edge held aloft the obscuring boom and sail of An Annis Annis nis ala boat and shot the publisher as he sat at the tiller Important Witness Missing There was surprise when It was learned le rnea that John a Swedish boatman who saw the tragedy could not n ot t be b lo 10 loic located ic r TI r District Attorney Damn parTin ald he thought Tonning was in Sweden but that nothing had been heard from front him since last Sep Sap September He was an important witness for us said Lawyer McIntyre for through him we would have shown that he p ie struck Cap Captain thin tain Hams Hains after the shooting with a boat hook or oar and that to protect his broth brother brothe er e Thornton Halos Hains drew his revolver Claims Cla Ci of Defense The of Qt Andrews con consumer cons sumer s mer the major portion of ot the afternoon and Lawyer LaJer McIntyre sought to develop that Thornton Hams bad had said sald after the shooting that he ha had hac d tried to o dissuade suade Captain Hams Hains from hrs his act and that th t he would hold him until the th came Special Prosecutor White declared evi evidence evidence evidence dence would be brought out to show showY that Thornton Hains Hams had bad full knowledge of his brothers Intentions to kill Annis and vir virtually virtually led the way to the yacht acht club and directed the search for the publisher Mr White declared that Thornton Hams pointed his revolver at Mrs rs Annis and prevented her from going to the aid of her wounded husband |