The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30
CALLS ANNIS MRS.
HAMS AFFINITY
Army Of6cer's Wife Turned
SomersanIts for Writer,
Testifies Servant
Negro Cook Declares She ReIat-
ed Startling Episode to Cap
tain on His Return

FLUSHING. y Y, Dec. "a sensa-
tiOnal witness in the trial of T. Jenkins
Hams for the murder of Annis was
Minnie Rhene. a nesress. who is the
cook IN the Hams household She
related the occurrence in the Hams
home. which she said she told Captain
Hams on his return from the west
The witness said that Mrs. Hains was
intoxicated at the house with Annis.
and that the wife of the army captain
turned somersaults and Annis snacked
her. The cook said she told the cap
tain that his wife smoked cigare ties
and that she went automobiling with
Annis and stayed away all night.
What did the captain do when you
told him that2'
The witness jumped from her seat
and gave an exhibition of how the
captain acted. crying out: 20 my Cod
Did she do that2 What will become
OF my children"
when did you tell Captain Hains
all this?" asked Justice Crane, sternly.
THE night he came home from the
Philippines" was the reply.
TOLD or LOVE
The witness said she told Captain
Hams that Mrs. Hains had told her
that she loved Billy Annis' for five
years, and that she did not know what
love was when she married. The cook
further testified that Mrs. Hams called
Annis papa and her affinity" and
on one occasion Captain Hams young
son called Annis papa"
The witness said she told all this
to Captain Hams. She said she told
the captain that Annis made himself
at home in the house and he hid when
some one called at the house.
The cross-examination Of Tierney. the
garbage collector. who testified yester-
/ day for the defense, was resumed The
witness could not recall the names OF
/ those to whom he told his story on
/ the night of the shooting
! Prosecutor White then called all the
states eye-witnesses to the tragedy
and lined them UP to the rail- Ques-
/ toned by the prosecutor, Tierney iden-
titled those men whom he saw on the
/ float Tierney said he did not see
Arthur Andrews, Or. Mcbride. Steph-
ems and several others. Tierney de-
clared that Harvey Rockwell was on
/ the float. Rockwell had testified that
he was not near the float when the
/ shooting took place.
I Tierney testified that he did not see
Mrs. Annis on the float.
SOUGHT TO SAVE WIFE
Samuel c. Reid. building inspector OF
| the United States training station at
North Chicago. was called. Captain
/ Hains. Reid said. obtained leave OF
absence at san Francisco and came
| home
/ Reid continued:
/ Captain Hains said he went TO Fort
Hamilton and found his wife, who
| wanted to know why he had return ed
home. Why. Claudia, your reputation
is at stake. i have come from the utter
ends Of the earth TO save you. I have
heard gossip Of you and Annis-' The
! captain said that his wife told him that
the gossip was ridiculous"
Reid said that the captain stated that
he invited Annis to dinner TO show that
he did not believe the gossip. Witness
said that Captain Hams said his father
told him there We're things to be inves-
! tigated and that he Captain Hains)
again spoke to his wife. and she re-
piled:
! Il do love Billy Annis."
Reid further testified:
THE captain said that his wife then
told him alI-that she loved Billy Annis
and not him.
"T could not understand It, said
Captain Hains. The night before she
gave me her caresses and told me that
it was not So.