Show OUT OF F COURTS JURISDICTION War Department Transfers Three Important Witnesses in the Hams Hains Case New York Oct 3 It became known three army arm officers said to be important witnesses inthe in Hains Rains murder case and friends of or o Cap Captain Captain tain thin Peter C Hains Hams jr who is await awaiting awaiting awaiting ing indictment on the thc charge of oC shoot shooting shooting shooting ing W E Annis have been transferred from Fort Hamilton by b order of or the war department to posts outside the jurisdiction of the New York courts Consequently they will not be avail available available able to testify before the grand jury jul at Its session Monday These officers are ar Lieutenant Farnsworth transferred to Fort Stevens Ore and Captain Pat Patten Patten Patten ten and Lieutenant Andrus to thear the ar artillery tillery school at Fortress Monroe District Attorney Damn Darrin who with withdrew withdrew withdrew drew the Hains Rains matter from the con consideration consideration consideration of the special grand jury jur yesterday esterday because 6 f absence of im important Important important witnesses said today I shall appeal to Washington at once to have them returned to the jur jurisdiction jurIsdiction jurisdiction of oC the Queens county grand jury These men are familiar with the domestic relations ot of If the Hains Hams family They The are necessary ne In proving the states contention that the murder was deliberate and the work worle of ot sane men Colonel Ludlow the commanding of cr officer fleer at Fort Hamilton said this after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon that Lieutenant Andrus and Cap Captain Captain tain tam Patten were ordered away from that post and reported at the artillery school at Fortress Monroe on Aug 28 while Lieutenant Farnsworth went to the Pacific coast on Aug 1 1 He added that as far as ashe he knew the transfers originated at Washington He denied they could have haxe had anything to do with the Annis case |