Show PETER HAINS IS ON TRIAL fOR MURDER Second of Cases Growing Out of Killing ining of W. W E. E Annis Begins egins FLUSHING N. N Y April 19 lJ Insani Insani Insanity ty both at tho time of the killing of Wilham William Wil Wil- ham liam E. E Annis and since is expected to tobo tobo tolo bo lo the chief point in the defense in the tho trial beginning today of Capt Peter C C. C 1 Hains Hams Jr charged with the murder of Annis Aunis on tho the float of tho the Bayside Ya Yacht ht club August 15 last Counsel COUISe for defense it would woul attempt to fo prove provo that Captain Hales Hales' mind was unbalanced I by bv tho the stories of the fri friendship of Mrs Irs Hains for Aimis Annis Whether or not Mrs Irs Claudia L L. Hains hams wife info of the defendant ant would bo ho cal called cd as a a witness winess for the prosecution is not not certain l and much depended upon that Fifty ift witnesses were summoned for Tor the defense efen c. c The Te of a jury jun h began begaii 31 before Justice iu the supreme s court courtat cout at tho the opening of court Captain Hains Hams was bru brought bt over Q from the Queens count coun- coun t tv Ly jail jai at t Long Lont Island Cit City He lie looked pale ale and worn wor and wore a hea heavy dark ark I heard card Alienists Aro Arc Ready District Attorney Dowitt Dewitt Dewit said before court opened that the prosecution would have lu c about w witnesses and had l H retained three alienists to combat 1113 te testimony of insanity which the defenso defense de de- de en o ni might ht introduce The district attorney said rant he be h had no formal promise o from In Claudia Hains the Hie defendants defendant's wife that h ho would woul I testify for tho the people hut but hit saul sail t that at sho she I had iad lal left Boston and proba probably probably- ly would bo be if wantI wanted Mr 1 Dewitt i is a assisted i tet in the prosecution tion flon ton by first assistant district attorney of Queens county and G George or c A. A Gregg former fomer d district str t at ati at tOI torney John p F. F of New NeW York Vork J Eugeno 1 DO N. N Young YO nt and wd Daniel 0 OReilly who was au u associate counsel for Harry h Thaw a app appeared for r t Iho ho defense c. c The first twelve were were- wr excused Dewitts Dewitt's District Attorney Dewit's lion Hon of the was brief Defense Lawyers Lawer Careful Lawyer Youn Young for tho the defense ex- ex I v each man at Ct r length It I appeared ap ap- from front his bis line lino of questions that f the ho Iw defense intended el to plead pled for the I prisoner rison or Captain hams Hains sat sal al in in n court flanked bv by y his lawyers Major Hains hams his is brother and General PC Peter tor lains his father sat at nt the with him hm The Thc prisoner maintained a stoical indifference indifference ence nee to the proceedings s. s |