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Show HAINS WRITHES UNDER ARRAIGNMENT Flushing, N. Y., Jan. 14. The jury In the case of Thornton JenklnBiainii retired at 4:65 o'clock this afternoon to determine whether the indictment charging him with being a principal with his brother, Captain Hilns. in tho killing, of William E. Annls wis proved or not. The Jurors had deliberated delib-erated about fifty minutes when thoy went out for dinner, returning to tho jury room in less than, half an hour. The case was given to the jury after Proeecutor Darrln had completed his closing speech and Justice Crane had charged the Jury and reviewed tho evidence. ev-idence. Justice Crane sent word to tho Jurors Ju-rors that he would remain up all night to receive a verdict. By arrangement with counsel a physician phy-sician remained near the Jury room to minister to Juror Walsh, should liiti condition demand it. The Jury was still out at 2:25 thin morning (January 15). and no word had been received from them. Justice Jus-tice Crane said he would remain nithin easy distance of the court all night in order to receive a verdict whenever the Jury was ready to report. re-port. Flushing, Jan. 14. Marshalling the evidence on the trial of Thornton J. Halns, tho Btate's attorney today resuming re-suming his closing address, bitterly arraigned the defendant and his brother, broth-er, as the two cowards that had followed fol-lowed Mrs. Annls down to the float," that they might shoot her husband before he could be warned. Thornton Halns writhed In his chair under the scorching fire of the prosecutor's sarcasm sar-casm and frequently turned his face away from the jury. Mrs. Annls wept while the state's attorney told how her 'misband's character had been besmirched be-smirched and she swayed In her chair as Mr. Darrln, his voice ringing with emotion, said: "From now on, there will be no more criminal trials where a dead husband's character .will be dragged Into the mire of unjustified denunciation, and a woman's honor assassinated by two cowards who have done to death her husband. Splendid, noble chivalry for these two gentlemen." He attacked the plea of Insanity that had been made with regard to Captain Halns, saying that It was tho plan of counsel for the defense to endeavor, en-deavor, when the captain comes to trial, to show that "no had recovered his mental balance within two months after the klllng of Annls. "Captain Halns," said Darrln, "was sane enough to stand there on the dock with his arms folded across his weapon to conceal it; he was sane enough when he heard the name of 'Annis,' and saw his brother beckon to run down on tho float; he was sane enong'n to point his gun at Harway and realize that he was not the man he wanted; he was sane enough to continue firing as Annls walked along his boat, and he was sane enough to know that he had committed com-mitted his act In the presence of a score of witnesses and remarked, 'Of course I did it. There is no doubt about It. , Justice Crane took an early recess, stating that he desired to give the caso to the Jury this afternoon. |