Show WAS ONCE BEFORE TRIED FOR MURDER Thornton Hains Hams Stood Trial for Killing of Edward Hannegan Washington Aug 19 Thorton Torton Thorton Jenkins JenI Jen Jen- I tins kins ns llama killed Edward Hannegan an anat at Hampton Roads on nn Juno 1 12 S hams Hains was wa waK tried and acquitted Admiral I D. D Evans was tho the I main witness for tho the pro prosecution tho the shooting having occurred In front othis ot of othis his home Tho The theory theor of tho the pro prosecution was wat I that hams anti and Hannegan although I friends of euf lon long standing had had a adla dla disagreement had left lef Washington ton after this that Hams Hains afterwards took Hannegan out In Hampton Roads and L after pro a quarrel In mIdstream midstream mid mId- stream shot Khot him The defense a asserted that Hannegan L became enraged at Hams Hains because the he laU latter l refused to beach the thc government govern govern- o ern ment craft and 01 ant attacked him with a R heavy oar halos In order to pave pa e his life according to the theory or ol of th the defense drew dl his pistol and tired red I tWo t t o bullets Into Hannegan's heart killing him Instantly Admiral Evans Evans' E testimony was dra dramatically dr- dr malcol told H lie told of o witnessing tho shooting In stream mid m and the recital was followed with wih great Inter Inter- e est t He lie had several 81 tilts with counsel coun conn- sd sel for tor the deen defense e. e According to Admiral Evans Hannegan hannegan Han Uan- had both han hands s on an on oar A- A AIS IS vans s sv Sass Si v It I. I After two shots he te tell fell slowly back In the boat trailing railing tho Iho oar Hannegan Iann- Iann Hanne gan an stepped back and held lucid the revolver revel revel- ver er In his hand for tor a n moment said paid I Admiral Evans E In about n a minute u Ianne Hannegan an put both hands o e over the tho I wn wash h board ud drew himself up and I called caled for help This man has hns shot me I am killed Then h ho lie foil fell 1 back In tho lie boat and disappeared from Crom m my sight When the thc ur cry came caine Hains I sculled acro across the he tide While the boat hoat was l going out I saw aw lanne Hannegan's I knees draw up two or three times above the gunwale of ot the boat When hen the boat had gone yards from tho the I beach hams Hains took tool III In the sculling oar stepped forward and shook the rudder S Then ho walked back and sat down downIn L In tho the stern of or the boat boat He lie le sat there herd steering steering for three or four minutes and S then hen disappeared In the botto boto bottom i 1 of oC the boat for Cor several moment moments He lie Ic again sat at up and anti about this time the tho the breath of a squall came and he ho stood off oc on the starboard tack for tor the tho rip S I ra raps PS |