Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-01-16 | Page 2 | Thornton J. Hains Will Write Novel, Basing Its Plot on "Unwritten Law"

mORN ON J. J HAINS WILL WRITE NOVEL BASING ITS PLOT ON O UNWRITTEN AY NEW YORK Jan 16 Thornton 16 Thornton Jenkins Hams Hains acquitted yesterday of complicity in the murder oC of William E E. Annis Ann I spent today in rest nt at a local ocal hotel botel with his hi father anti and mother Gen and Mrs Irs Peter C C. C hams Hains As short stor story nit writing n is his bis profession Hains Hams i he will t to work immediately says sot got that is s just as soon as he has complete completely J ly V recovered reCO from rom th the tho effects of the trial frial and his imprisonment His trial it is said ho he will m make the basis basic of ot a novel on tho the unwritten law concerning concerning con con- which he be is quoted as follows Do Dp Doron you ron know what That stands out foremost foremost fore fore- foremost most in in the mind from tho back background ro of m my trial This That the jm jury b by acquitting me of criminal responsibility for the death of Annis ha has placed the unwritten law Jaw hi high h above tho written written writ writ- ten la law of the state of New YorkI York I I I purpose to devote oto much of my time timo 4 in the immediate future futuro to writing ritina a series of articles embodying that thou thought ht I intend also to write a novel having baYing for its theme tho the unwritten I law aw I I Clearly the jury vindicated the tho righteousness of the unwritten law II I b by find finding mo me not guilty That must I Ibe be obvious to every mind min that bad had fol foJ fol- fol i towed lowed tho testimony and grasped rasped th the I significance o of the verdict in correlation with the tho jud judges judge's charge Clearly also if I am guiltless my brother is guiltless Should he be now b be tried there is i no doubt in m my mind that ho will be acquitted