| Show I WIFE IFE HAD MADE MADEA A CONFESSION Facts Leading Up to Shooting of Annis by Hains Hams Begin Beginning Beginning ning fling to Develop CORONERS JURY VERDICT BROTHER BROTH ER OF ACCUSED MAN MAKES A STATEMENT New York Aug 19 After being out minutes a coroners Jury tonight brought in hi a verdict that Wil William liam E Annis who was killed last Saturday at Bayside L r I came to his hia death as the result of ot pistol shot wounds Inflicted by b Captain Peter C CHains CHams Hams Hains jr U S A aided and abetted by b Thornton Jenkins Hams Hains his brother It was believed the jury would render its verdict without leaving the room roon but the jurors remained out for tor more than twenty minutes Demonstration In Court Room When the jurymen filed tIled into the room and the foreman announced the verdict there was wag a demonstration A crowd gathered around Thornton Jenkins Hams Hains and began to question as to the tragedy in which he played such an Important part He was asked If It he felt Justified in holding a crowd at bay with a revolver while his brother shot down Annis Before B fore could reply John F chief counsel for the brother rushed to his side ana an shouted No no dont answer that question Only Two Witnesses Only two witnesses were called They The were Charles H Roberts of ot Flushing who testified that he ha was standing on the club house float when he lIe heard the report of ot a pistol shot and saw Hains Mains In a n kneeling position position position tion clinging to the drooping body of ot Annis as he emptied the contents contentI of or his revolver into It and Coroners Phy Physician Physician Frey who testified that Annis came to his death from the bullet wounds Mr Roberts said that he would have havo had time to interfere had not Thornton Hains Rains prevented him Objection Sustained Mr fr Mcintyre re asked him If he had noted the expression in the face of or Thornton Hains Mains at the moment but question could b be answered District Attorney Darrin objected and was sustained Prior to his testimony Mr Ir Roberts was asked at ked to identify the pris prisoners pr When he pointed out Captain Hams as the slayer sla er the army arm officer put his hands over oer his face tace and seemed to be greatly excited d This caused cau d dI I commotion In the court for he hI has hasI I I heretofore remained wholly unperturbed unperturbed i apparently I Before going out one of the tiu jurymen jur demanded that additional witnesses be called but the coroner refused to com corn comply ply ph Statement of Counsel Before the Inquest John F re chief counsel for the Hams Hains brothers made the following statement to the Associated Press representative In answer to the tIre statement made by Mrs Hams Hains that she was made to sign signa a confession while willie under the Influence of ot drugs I wish to say that my clients and Ind nd their distinguished father have told me that there were four tour witnesses witness s present when the confession conCession was made one of them being a prominent New NewYork NewYork NewYork York lawyer These The e witnesses will tes testify testify Ut at the trial I am also told that Mrs Hains Hams talked bIked to several persons regarding the incidents related In the confession conCession some time Before etore she made it and these persons will wiil be witnesses First Thought Her True When Captain Hains Hams was called back from the tile Philippines he questioned his wife regarding rumors he had heard about her ller and rind he became convinced that his Iris suspicions were wrong Later he said facts fact developed which made him demand the confession from his wife wICe and she made It ft Captain Hains Hams denies that he ho sent letters to Annis challenging him to a aduel aduel aduel duel Stories to this effect are absurd What hat unbalanced Captain Hains Rains mind was the counter charges made by Mrs Hains Mains in a suit she filed in answer to his suit for divorce Captain Hams Hains believed the statements made by Mrs Hains Hams in the counter suit were dictated ed by b bi Annis Major John Powell Hains Hams also made madea a statement to the Associated Press be bo before before fore the inquest He was asked If Ie ha ho thought his brother was Justified in shooting Annis without giving him a chance to protect himself I 1 can best answer that question by recalling an Incident that happened to me at Fort Riley he said I was about to put on my m boots one morning when I r found a snake In it I quickly drew my m revolver and shot the snake It Is the same with my m brother I do donot donot donot not believe bellee he should have given Annia Annis Annisa a chance Knowing what you ou do of ot the case would you ou do the tire same thing he was asked I most certainly would he an answered answered answered ir l ei Is it true as the district attorney says that your our brother Thornton Jenkins Hains Hams Instigated the shoot shooting ing he was asked Not at all For a long time Thorn Thornton Thornton Thornton ton and myself my lt have hae tried to dissuade Continued on Page 2 WIFE HAD MADE MADEA A CONFESSION Continued from Page 1 our brother from killing Annis for the sake of ot our father and mother Our of ot consideration for them our brother restrained himself but finally the strain became too great ikid thid l d dhe he acted Peter would have killed An Annis Annis nis 2115 sooner had It not been for tor this That both Captain Hams Hains and its ills 1 brother T Jenkins HaIns were suf sut suffering suffering fering from some form of ot emotional In Insanity insanity sanity will wm probably De no the defense of offered Ored in their approaching trial John JohnF JohnI F I McIntyre said on this point tonight When I visited the accused men inca In Jail this morning I found that Captain showed evidences of decided mental Impairment His memory is not clear and he can think only of at the de destruction destruction destruction of ot his lila home Last May Ia while Captain hams Hains was sas on his way to Manila his brother Thornton began to receive anonymous letters lette regarding L Annis and Mrs Irs Hams Hains I 1 believe that both brothers were in ina Ina ina a state of o mental disturbance when the shooting occurred |
