Show Witness Tells I of Shooting of Annis by Bains Hains Flushing N. N Y Dee Dec 21 Alter After After a two-days' two adjournment the trial of or J. J Hains Ha is charged as a principal principal prin prin- cipal with his brother C Captain Peter C. C Hams Hains Jr in the killing of William E. E Annis was resumed today before i Justice Crane District Attorney Darrin has at this I time no intention of ot calling Mrs Claudia Claudi wife of ot Captain Hains Rains as a witness for the prosecution A sensation was caused in court today today today to to- day when it became known that District Attorney Darrin angered at the comments com con ments made on his bis conduct of the thc case prepared to withdraw from the trial trial tria find and ten tender cr his bis resignation from office last ast Satur Saturday ay Mr r. r Darrin sai said I J wanted to withdraw summarily from the cas cl s b because of the made by the court and public on th the way I have ha bandied the thc case but butI I 1 have been persuaded persuade persuaded to to continue the prosecution and not resign from office as ns I 1 intended 1 Witnessed cd Killing Hilling When the trial tria opened today l Chas H. H Roberts Rober a a. member of the Bayside Yacht club took the tho stand He lie said he went to the club cub with Mrs Annis AnDis AnDisI in the stace stage on the afternoon of Au August August Aug Aug- 15 Mr rr Roberts said be lIe saw the defendant and his brother Captain Rains Hams at the club to together with tho the club members who were on the dock and float when Annis was killed Mr Roberts said that Captain Hains Hams was about three feet from Annis when hen henhe ho he shot him Roberts s1 said d I I flopped when Hams Hains pointed the gun D in in m my face and saw Annis stagger and fall into the water I pulled him lout out of the water Annis was placed on the float the defendant was six or seven sc feet away After the first shot I started across the dock and the pistol pis pin tol tel was then pointed in my face faco and it was held hed there until the firing was over After the shooting the Hains Hams brothers broth broth- ors ers moved over o to the other side Bide of the tho float said Rib and defendant lighted light light- ed a ci cigarette and the captain li lighted a pipe Captain hams Hains opened a n card case and nd banded handed out a card Roberts Roberta said Eaid Identifies Weapon I said to Captain Hains 4 The army must be proud of officers like liko you The defendant ant said be he wanted to explain and I tod told him I did not want any explanations I told toM Thornton Thornton Thorn Thorn- ton Mains Maine You are as guilty as your brother You prevented us from stopping stop stop- pin ping tb the shooting and the defendant replied e What could I Y do 1 s Ho no is my brother The witness said that Thornton Rains Haino took his brothers brother's wrist as if feeling his pulse There Thera was a conversation con on the float and Mr Stephens said to thc the de do defendant that it should have hae been settled set ct- ct I with fists and Hains Rains said It is evident ident that you ou were not born horn in this country countr I asked the Hams Hains Rains brothers if they wanted to commit such crimes why they did not select some place where women and children would not see it and the thed d defendant fC- fC replied I am as sorry as asI I you are I have been trying to keep lec him from doing it for some time The Thc defendant defend asked if he could ba have baa a drink of water and Mr Strom remarked There is plenty of water in inthe th tb the bay bay t District Attorney Darrin drew from a satchel on counsels counsel's t table ble a largo large argo blue steel revolver which Mr rr Roberts identified iden idea tided as the tho weapon which Thornton surrendered after the tho shooting |