Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-18
Developments Come Thick and
Fast in Bayside Tragedy
Wife Protests Her Innocence
of Wrongdoing.
HOLDS BROTHER OF
SLAYER EQUALLY GUILTY
Special Grand Jury to Return
Early Indictment Against
Prisoners Who Are Held
Without Bail in Brooklyn Jail.


NY Morning Journnl Special Leased WireI
New york Aug, li.--Of far more
interest than the formal arraignment
in police court today Of Captain
Peter G. Hains, Jr. who shot aud kill
ed w r. Annis, advertising manager
of magazine ON Saturday at the Bay
side Yacht club landing, while his
brother +. Jenkins Hains, held at bay
"A crowd of yachtsmen who sought to
prevent the tragedy, was evidence
which came into the hands of District
Attorney parrin bearing upon the
motive for the shooting
II was established that Captain
iIains and Mr., Annis were on such
friendly terms that they went automo-
bile riding as late as Hay %. last.
Two women were In the party aud the
police believe they were Mrs. Hams
ana Mrs Annis. A motorcycle police
man arrested the party for speeding
ON the ocean parkway The case was
postponed in court aud is stll on the
calendar
The party was In Mr.. Annls' auto
mobile and the police held Annis IN
Jail Annis only had $40 SO the police
we're about to lock him up when Cap
tain Hans stepped forward and hand
ed the prisoner four $50 gold pieces,
thus obtaining his release.
4 have also been told by friends OF
both captain Hams and Mr., Annis
that this friendship ceased after a
talk Captain Halns had with his BROTH
err r. j. Hains," said the district at
torncy II intend 10 have Il. j. Hains
tried as an accessory before and dur
ing the fact, as | believe he Is as guilty
as his brother. II was his letter 10
Captain Hains that made the latter
hurry home from the PHILIPPINES and
question his wife regarding her alleg-
cd conduct with Mr.. Annis and II was
4. jenkins Hans who prevented every
body from interfering while Captain
Hams was shooting Annis."
Another remarkable feature of the
case is the friendship which exists be-
tween Mrs. Annis and Mrs. Claudio
Halns, Captain Hams wife Mrs Hains
called upon Mrs. Anns yesterday ar
ternoon it was learned today, and re-
manned with her until nearly mid
night. Mrs. Annis, who witnessed the
shooting of her husband, has been
Frustrated since the tragedy. II is said
she has several letters written by Cap
tain Hams to her husband threaten
ing his life.
one of these letters Il Is said was
received by Mr.. Annis the day before
he was shot The letter warned him,
i Is reported. that Captain Hams
would shoot him on sight Mrs An
lis says that she does not believe
Captain Hains intended to shoot her
husband but that he wanted 10 serve
lim with papers In divorce pro-
,ecdlng.
Mrs. Annis frequently entertained
Mrs. EIains ana several times Mrs.
ialns was taken on automobile rides
with Mrs AnuiS and her husband.
General Hams is In New York stop
ping at the Hotel Astor so that nc can
be- near his sons. He was asked today
( he had seen his daughter-in-law and
'cpliod that ne had not He told OF
an arrangement which has been re-
ported as existing whereby Mrs Hains
.ould visit hcr children every two
weeks aud stated cmphatically th4t he
would not permit her to tnf. .a .e
II the little ones unless his son. Cap
am tiaifiHt AEif-tH 10 ltA iff nave
hem General Hains declined To dis
uss The shooting Of Annis by his son.
aging his sons lawyers had advised
Inn not 10 talk about the case. The
istrict attorney was Interested when
o learned that r. Jenkins Hains kill
q a man ~ Fortress Monroe. Va.
.vcntecn years ago. and viii secure
copy of the court proceedings dur
ig thr trial. Ned Hanuegan he
nam fiains killed. was his best friend
nd ia Is a strong coincidence that he
bot him In sail boat. Al his trial
Iains was acquitted.
While Mr. Annis was laying on the
oat of the Bayside Yacht club after
e. had been shot Mr. G. Rockwell
-rihhlcd on an envelope these words.
shot by Captain Peter Hains. L. S.
J.. August 10"
This was handed 10 the dying man
nd In a firm hand he signed his
anne
When the Hains brothers were tax
"a 90 the police station at Long Island
lily this morning they had 20 wait
ntil lot OF petty cases had been
disposed OF before their case was
called.
They were locked In the prison and
Nhcn arraigned stood on the bridge
fContinued nm pava .. gol,,n,u a.