Show I Um HAINS CHALLENGED ANNIS TO A DUEL DUE Sent Three Letters Leters and Gettin Getting No Answer Threatened Publisher FIND MORTEM ANTI NOTE Said He Did Not Irritate Hams I and Had Nothing 1 I to Say r rew I New Ne' York Thu ho Tho ew Aug IS mystery oC or tho the o c called no-called lcd threatening letters loters written b bj- bj Captain Peter C. C Hains Hain to William 33 i. Auis his victim In the Ra flay Bay Side tragedy of or Saturday was cleared up tonight Tho Tue letters leters were challenges s to a aduel ahue I duel hue In them then tho the arm army officer de demanded demanded de- de that ho bo be alow allowed d a aa a gentle gentle- gentleman's mans man satisfaction b by meeting on tho the field bid of ot combat the wrecker of or his home When made no reply to tho tim first rat and second Captain Hams Hans warned him In the tho third to prepare preparo for a duel without set et time or place told him to torm arm rm himself for tOl there would be bo shootIng shootIng shoot- shoot Ing g whenever Rains Hains next met him A close elof personal representative of ot Captain Hams Hains Hans and hl his brothers brother who Is held with fh him hini as aM an accessory told the m whole story of or th the letters tonight and ant ad authorized Its Is publication It I has as never before been known leown to any I ono except near relatives of or ham Hains and Annis It I was Wa as on Juno 26 that the first letter leter Wa was written That was tho the day Mrs 11 hauls Hains confessed to her husband his brother brother- brother and and Mr Ir llama the tho elder cIder a as l to her hor relations with AnnIs during curIng the captains captain's absence in the Philipp Philip Philip- Phlp- Phlp p pines in ca As Sits as nB Mrs lUrs Hams Hains signed tho the confession hums Huins took tho tim same famo pen pen and arid In the tho presence of hi his wife i ia a challenge to Annis In his letter the wronged husband told Annis lie ho hat had Just l learned arned of his perfidy and I 5 bc j uon r a pO n toj o z C tn t t tI tn n t thOL t coda coco of that duelling duelling tl t t the privilege of or naming naming th the yea v ca- ca pops pops- to be uie u used 1 in the affair j laUc Challenge s for Duel i This letter was as mailed on Juno Juto 26 G and Captain hams Halna confidently expected expect expect- od ed some Bomo sort of or a n. reply As ho he phrased I It It ho thought Annis Aimis would be bo man enough to t say something or do to some some- Iome- Iome thing But nut a week weel pu passed ed an and thero there came no reply whatever The rho officer then wrote a second lettel let- let much like tho the first again de demanding do- do tel let very te- te satisfaction and requesting qc I manding 11 an immediate reply lie le waited three days anti still HUl Annis continued tt to Ignore Ig Ignore Ignore Ig- Ig nore himIn him In the tho second week of July Cn CaptaIn Jt hams HaIns wrote the third challenge Ho Bo pointed out ovit that his previous chal rho- challenges lenges lense had been Ignored and said salI lie no 10 felt that thu hat I An Annis I ht would woul not not ant give him hm rel satisfaction upon tho the tu dueling field feld take tako tho tue matter matteri Therefore he would mater i in I his ls own hands hand The Th letters have been turned over overto overto overto I to District leters Attorney Darrin who wio has d declined to make mako them then public and has hl thorn then much mystery about cast cat The Tho trial of or the tho hams brothers will wIn abound in vital Ital documentary documental evidence o Already several of the Important papers pa pa- that will viii be produced have J pers wil beer been described described among them thorn the wife's passed between confession conCessIon letters that her and Annis leters and Anniss Annis's written statement as dS ho lay d dying upon the yacht acht club chub pier SIgned Ante Mortem tn il Today still another paper pall came camo to note light This was au an accusatory he ho before the victim just by just signed was etherized Iy at the Flushing hospital It Il Shot road read by Captain P. P C C. C Hains I I 1 did dil not Shot Irritate him nt at at tho the time I ha have o nothing to nay nay- W. Y AV E. E Annis This he ho dictated with his hits last conscious con con- words It was comm upon that ho he said ho dl did not Captain Cap CapS tam tain hams at the time tn fn and refused the tragedy ot of c explanation any to although give ho was fairl fairly well wel t able la tt tc speak Tho statement he ho dictated said dock merely ely the tho Shot b by Captain P P. C. C Ha Hains in a. a U S. S SA The A. A A legal arran arrangements of tho the John known moro more fully s become ful have o criminal lae lawyer law law- tl Mcintyre the not noted 1 F. F the yer e who formerly was an assistant brother brothel broth broth- the tho district attorney will defend er el s. el-s. Ho lie will wil have hae at least lead two assist assist- aut ants s. s It P P. Rains Hains a ai brother of ot General n attorney of wen well known Halos Hains and a Washington arrived a In this city today toda take command or of the whole defense to tae behalf or of the family He win will not not on 01 examIne witnesses nor plead pIcot during will Le be In constant as- as he the tho trial hut but with Mr Mr wl tr Mcintyre and anI his hs wih vital word questions will vili wil of bo be c procedure the final ono on vial Cu uC C f Children HaIns's wife was In constant Captain Frederick Freder Freder- touch today with her lawyers Frank C C. of Boston nn irk ick I I. I Norton ton o loston oC or Ik of this city upon tho thu lw matter Wild et to rc regain aln possession position of oC her hel children by means of a a. three young writ of or habeas corpus haleas had several se conferences lawyers The tid afterward that they had not not I hut but definite conclusion They received ht announce a u what Is to be bl done wit with win will wil In few fow da days lo to the tho children a 1 I ITh Si regard youngsters who of oC course donot do donot 10 Th Tue their fattier father reS what a plight ht Vs not nol In in are Bre with t their Is wife at Sandy General Halna's wIe a 1 I we ero ro rumors tuu VI or a There rc Captain hams Hains the tho bet en Ime Indirectly caused the killing lon viCc who but Lul such sueh an event C was regarded IC re- re of both 1 altogether unlikely by as alto 11 and licE her hu husbands her friends ant for tor William U. U J. J Ann Funeral 1 held ht at the apart apart- tJ hel and his family milo made S wh where ho lie nn hl home Everything cunI con con- town their th services waru quiet i with with the thu wary wor untoward incidents Cj und there wore were no |