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Show B110THEB OF HAINS I m 111 HE STAND ffl Unable to Control Emotions as IN He Recites Events That Led in ! ! r'1SeV mwm 'u 111 aDS murder trial today, W Maj. John Powell TTains, TJ. S. A., a MB broth or of tho defendant, attempted SIB1 by Lis testimony for the defense to jNk! " Bovv fcna; ctLM' Mains, .Tr., was in- Br sano when ho killed William E. Annis Rt ill the Bayside Yacht club last August. ' jffifc There were suppressed sobs iu his voice as ho told of his meetings and jKj talk? with Capt. Ha ins after t he cap- JK iain 's return from the Philippine is- Jfljfc lands last May to clear up rumors oou- jffls corning his wife. Claudia, and Annis. m "Referring to the. talk the major had 'gift u-ifch iho defendant after his return i,'Hh from tho Philippines, the witness said ''jfflmW be asked his brother 'to tell him every - thing and tho captain replied: .'Hb "When I reached San Francisco from lH Manila I found a big bundle of letters, "''law- au( aer reading thorn was convinced HiK thero was something wrong, and I ..jtf hurried east, as fast, as T could. 'HfR " 'I can't remember; I cau't think. - i This man Annis is making me crazy.' wly- Finally he wont to the fort and met IH Claudia, his wife. She expressed sur- . JW prise at seeing him and asked him what wK, 'ad brought him back. MmW- '''J'vo comn back to protect vour IK good name.' the captain told her. " ' 'WSm "'What do you moan?' she asked 'Why, about you and Annis ho 'jmm !' 'wh3 that is all foolishness,' he IE said she told him. M mav have been in- I . discreet, bur. Bill Annis and I have J W "been good friends and that's all." i W 'V -Don't' you worry, little girl," he 1 1 i salfl to her- 'I'll show these people how I J trust and believe in you. We'll have I : Billy -Annis up to dinner.' '. , j . "Then he went to tho telephone and I i called A.nnis up and asked him to come I r out to dinner. Annis declined, but i como later, and Mrs. Ha ins, the cap-tain, cap-tain, Annis and his wife went to Co- l! ney Tsland in the automobile, and wero I ; arrested for speeding. Annis drove tho fa J; r ear.-'' V . The witness said his brother's ac- ! tions wer-o rational while ho was tell- ' him avJput his family troubles, i After a brief cross-examination, court - I i adjourned until Monday. |