Show BROTHER TO RESCUE OF CAPTAIN AIN HAINS Defense of Insanity Probable When Case Comes to Trial New Now York Aug 26 MaJor ajor Major John Powell Hams Huins brother of oC Peter hams Hains Jr who shot and anti killed William I IAnnis B E Annis at nt L. L I. I I August 15 15 aided b by T. T Jenkins hams Hains In an authorized statement today I vigorously defended both of tho the brothers who are arc now in tho the Queens county Jail Ho lIo declares that neither of his brothers had an any Idea Ilca they would see Bee Annis when the they called at tho Bayside Bay Du- side Yacht club upon tho cia day of the tho tragedy Evidence has been discovered discovered ered he says which shows sho positively that Captain hams had hal accompanied Thornton hauls to Lon Long Island to In Investigate Investigate In- In a n. real estate investment Tho The shooting was prompted Major HaIns asserted b by hr tho the fact that it was tho the first time Captain Hams Hains had ever obtained a glimpse of or Annis after aCter hearing the shocking confession conCession from the Ups 1115 of his wife of oC her hor relations with the publisher Major hams Hains said u My h brother Captain hams first learned that his wife had been Unfaithful unfaithful unfaithful un un- faithful to him when ho he arrived In San Francl Francisco co upon the tran transport Crook about the tho middle of May 01 a He lie found a n letter awaiting him which disclosed to him for tho first time tho the details which led to the tho tragedy trag We Yo havo have now a complete chain of oC evidence cn o which I believe will convince convince convince con con- vince an any Jury that his mind has hns been unbalanced from tho the v very ry da day on which this communication was re rc- rc cc ived From IT this time his con conduct can only bo described as nice like mat u 01 or a madman Before the tho ship of which ho had ch charge rge as quartermaster could be unloaded he ho wont went to Colonel Bellinger Bel hid linger superintendent of oC the Pacific transport service and told him that It was WIlS necessary for tor him to get set to Fort Hamilton at nt once When hon ho reached New York tho the port surgeon at nt Fort Ham Hamilton Item will testify that he was completely broken down n |