The Washington times., 1908-10-19
TeStihes She Was Made to
Face Callers in Her
Kimono.
LOSES SUIT FOR
ALIMONY AND TOTS
Court Rules Against Wife of Annis'
Slayer on Strength of
Conditions.

NEW YORK. Oct 19-The application
Of Mrs. Claudia Libby Hams, wife Of
Can't. Peter Conover Hams, for counsel
fees and alimony pending her suit for
divorce. and for the custody OF her
three children, was denied today by
Justice William J. Carr, Of the supreme
court. in Brooklyn
Justice Carr ruled against Mrs Hams
al every point. and refuses to make any
change in existing conditions, so far
as they affect the slayer of William h.
Annis and his family. With reference
to counsel fees and alimony, Justice
Carr says:
1T appears that the husband OF the
petitioner is confined in Jail on a charge
OF murder, and that he is without
money TO pay either counsel fees or
alimony. His salary is suspended as a
result Of his Imprisonment, and his pri-
vate means are required in his defense.
The wife is in a comfortable home with
her parents in Massachusetts
Children Denied Her.
With reference to the children, Jus
-tice carr finds it inadvisable to make
any change. He points out that Mrs.
Hams has no home in New York State
and that she has expressed her inten-
tion of taking the children to the home
OF her parents in Massachusetts. should
they be given into her charge.
Il deem It iuadvisable at this time to
disturb the existing situation" he says.
While the decision OF Justice Carr
and the story of Mrs. Hams were being
made public District Attorney Darrin,
Of Queens county, was going ahead
with preparations for the arraignmeut
Of Captain Hams and his brother, T.
Jenkins Hains, under the indictments
against them for murder IN the first de
gree Mr- Darrin said that he would
prove that r jenkins Hams was a
cold -blOOded murderer and be would
try him first fer that reason.
Tne deposition Of Mrs Hains fol-
lows:
Il was sitting on the veranda Of my
house at Fort Hamilton, MAY %, 1893,
reading letter from my husband.
dated San Francisco, when he sudden
ly appeared before me. He appeared TO
be very much excited and asked me 10
come into the house. When we got in
side. he accused me Of being the mis-
tress Of William Anuis 1 denied this
and suggested that we send for Mr..
Annis- n Y husband agreed TO this and
suggested that I call him Up on the
telephone. I did so, and talked to him
for some minutes with nv husband
standing alongside OF me. I asked Mr..
Annis 20 come TO dinner but he said
later in the evening Ny husband then
spoke to him on the telephone and he
came down that evening in his auto
mobile.
Asked to Stay All Night.
"Mr Annis came down in his auto
mobile and we all went down to Coney
Island. My husband and Mr.. Anuis were
very friendly. They joked and talked
together and appeared to be Just as
frFe
That night we were arrested for speed
ing. and when We returned TO the
house, Captain Hams and M. Annis
sat up until o'clock in the morning.
drinking and smoking. He insisted upon
Mr.. Annis staying all night, but he
would not.
When my husband returned from Sar
Francisco, he based his accusations
against ne on a letter sent him by his
brother, I. Jenkins Hams. This letter
accused me Of having been intimate
with Annis- He did not read It to me
as we came into the house that day
bat said that II contained these facts
My husband did not show the letter tC
Mr. Annis after we returned from the
ride, nor did he ask him to explain
any Of the charges in the letter Wber
Mr. Annis left the house that morning
May 80, my husband seemed to consider
him as dear a frlend-aS he alWavs had
when we got up the following morn.
ing, May 30, my husband said he was
going 10 see his father, General Hains
He did not return until O'Clock tn,
next morning, June l. in very excite,
condition. / had retired, and ne aworl,
me by pulling me out Of bed. A ptsUo
was sticking out of his hip pocket, anC
he threatened to shoot me
He told me that he had seen hi
brother and that 1 had been the mis-
tress of Annis while he was away
had been IN bed nearly all the day previ
oUsly. and was considerably dazed b,
my husbands attitude. l was so veal
7 was unable to Tefutc the charges tha
he made. and simply talked 10 him Z
pacify him
General Hams. my husbands father
called later that day. and my husban,
renewed the accusations to him. Gen
eral Hams said that he would shoe
Annis on sight Later in the after
noon, my husbands brother called a
The house, and a lawyer by the mann
OF Bennett. 1 had been in bed all da!
long, and had nothing TO eat sine
the night Of the 29th.