Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-15
I'd EDITION.
AWAITING HIS TRIAL.
Hams, the Assailant of Hannegan,
Talks About His Case.
FRENCH PORK EMBARGO MAY Be LIFTED
Sensation Created by Judge War
der's Suicide.
SECRETARY BLAINES RETURN
FRENCH,PROP. EMBARGO MAY Be LIFTED
SECRETARY BLAINES RETURN
ANXIOUS FOR THE TRIAL.
Young Hams is Said to BE Eager to Have
the Suspense Ended.


| Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
| HAMPTON, Va. July 15.-As the time for the
trial of Thornton Jenkins Hams draws nearer
the interest in the case increases and last night
and all day today the prospects for the trial
offered the chief subject for conversation both
here and at Fort Monroe. As one passes little
groups on the board walk or on the piazza of
| the Hygeia Hotel it is easy to that
/ the case is the first item of general interest.
| Officers from the fort and pretty girls from the
hotel discussed the situation and wondered
| whether or not young Hams, whom many of
them knew personally, would be acquitted for
the killing of his friend Ned flanagan.
Both the young men have been at the
| hotel SO much of recent years that many
| people were familiar with their faces, even if
| they didn't really know them.
! Mrs. Hams, the mother of the young man
| who is to be tried tomorrow, reached Fort
Monroe this morning. and later IN the fore
noon, In company with Col Hams and
| Mr.. Joseph Shllington, jr, one OF
the counsel for the defense, and two
| other friends, called at the county jail where
Thornton Hams has been confined since the
shooting affair Of June II. Lieut.. John Hams.
| the older brother of the prisoner, has been
| staying at Hampton for some days past, and
! the family meeting Was held within the walls
| OF the small brick Jail Hams himself was up
| at an early hour today, but still complained of
feeling indisposed He did but scant justice
|
| neighboring hotel.
HAMS QUARTERS CHANGED.
Hams quarters were removed yesterday to a
room adjoining the occupied by Jailer
| Miller. The reason for this is that there may
possibly be trouble around the Jail tonight.
One OF the prisoners in the little Jail is young
| colored man. who is charged with assaulting a
| white woman in the neighborhood of Hampton
| a few weeks ago and there is general talk of a
yis Of fro no.
| ing country. who are expected to be on hand
either tonight or tomorrow night. If they
| come there will probably be trouble for some
| one. The room Hams occupies now is rather
| more rOOmy and comfortable than the one he
| has had before, but it is still far from luxuri-
GUS and the prisoners in the District Jail in
Washington would be heard to complain Bit
terly if they were not better quartered.
The sun was shining pleasantly through the
| trees upon the brick Jail this morning and
| Hams spent most of the forenoon sitting by
| barred window that opens out upon the side
street enjoying the grateful breeze that blew
from across the bay. The room he was in is on
| level with the ground. and he was holding
quite little reception through the
open window with friends on the out
| side. During his confinement he has
| made himself very popular with the Jail
officials here and others, and several people
| stopped to speak pleasant word. He was
dressed in neglige shirt and flannel trousers,
and for the most part was busy reading the
account of his case in last nights STAR Occa-
sionally he would glance at the other columns,
but his eye would soon return to the telegram
| from Hampton.
THE PRISONER STILL ILL.
The STAR correspondent called during the
| morning and had quite an extended converse
| ton with the young man in whose fate so
to question to how he felt today he said
that he was still ill and had been
for several weeks past. He said that
his stomach was sadly out OF order
| and that he had had considerable
trouble with his heart He seemed to be hold
ing up very well under the circumstances but
| he said with an air of apparent earnestness
| that no one could possibly feel worse in his
present position than he did and the fact that
| lie had done his best not to break down was no
sign that he had no feeling.
| When he was told that if he desired to say
anything in explanation of his act the columns
of The STAR were at his disposal, he said that
| be was indebted for the favor, but that out of
he must keep his lips closed for the
present. The STAR, he said, had treated
| the case all along with an apparent effort at
fairness and he had no corrections at all to
| make. Some papers. especially IN the south.
| had published such false statements about him
| that he had ceased reading them. He was
| willing to talk on any other subject than
| the impending trial and appeared to be
| in pretty good spirits. During his incarcera-
ton he has had as much liberty as could posi-
| bly, be asked and has been allowed outside the
| limits OF the Jail yard on various occasi"ls in
company with the different Jail officials.
PLENTY OF CHANCES TO ESCAPE.
| He says that he has had any number of
chances to effect an escape if he had SO desired
but that if he had not been perfectly willing to
stand trial he would not have given himself ND
| 80 readily in the first place. The canoe in
which he was sailing on that fatal Saturday
was a large one, and if he had wished he could
| have sailed almost anywhere before his act
! could have been discovered.
It is understood here that Hams
has expressed himself in favor of
proceeding with the trial and having it all
over with as soon as possible. On the other
hand. while the lawyers for the defense are
still as close a Chesapeake oyster, it is by
| no means unlikely that tomorrow they will
! ask for a continuance and argue that the
prisoner be admitted to bail on the ground of
| his physical condition.
THE PROSECUTION CONSULTING.
| Mr.. Andrew A. Lipscomb, the Washington
| attorney, arrived here on the boat this morn
ing. accompanied by Mr.. Mauchlin Niven Of
Washington, who was a close friend of Ned
| Hannegan. All day Mr.. Lipscomb has been
| clOseted with Mr.. Montague the common
| wealth's attorney, getting their case in hand
| The idea that tho case would not be rightly
\ prosecuted now seems 10 DC SrOundleSS. Tor the
| readers of THE STAR will know this evening
what the public here will not know until tomor.
/ row morning.
| A telegram was received today BY Mr. Lips
| comb from Senator Voorhees,, who has all
| along taken deep interest in the case owing to
the fact that young Hannegan was protege of
his. Among other things the telegram stated
that Judge Thomas Nelson, Ned Hannegau's
| grandfather, was on his way here and would
4 reach Fort Monroe tomorrow morning Judge
Nelson is one of the foremost lawyers of In
| diana, and it is thought that he will take a
pr ointment part in the prosecution of the case
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