Show Halns Acquitted of Murder Charge Flushing NYThornton J Halns was on Friday ncqultted of the charge of murder in the first degree which grew out of tIle killing of William K Annls at the Bayslde Yacht club August 15 1DOS llalus stood guard over his brother Cuptuln Peter C Hairs Jr while tine latter shot Annis but did not actually participate par-ticipate in tho shoting His brother Captain Hairs has not yet been put on trial This Is the second time that Halns has l Cecil acquitted of d murder charge In 1891 he was tried In Virginia for killing his former friend Edward A Hannigan of Fort rss Monroe with whom he quarreled while camping At that time he was acquitted on the ground that he acted in selfdefense |