The evening world., 1908-10-20
HAMS BROTHERS
IN COURT ATTACK
THE INDICTMENT
Demur, Through Counsel,
Who Asks to Inspect the
Grand Jury Minutes.
CROWD IN COURTROOM
Shows Little Sympathy for
Accused Men, Who Will
Plead Tomorrow.
CROWD IN COURTROOM

Capt Peter c. Hans jr., and his
brother, T. Jenkins Hams. were ar.
taigned in the Queens County Supreme
Court at Flushing before Justice Garrett
son, to-day, to plead to the Indictment
found against them last Saturday
, charging them with murder in the hrs,
degree. The killing of William h.
Annis. for which the brothers were In
dicte6. occurred but a short distance
from Flushing, at the Bayside Yach,
Club. and there was big crowd out TO
attend the proceedings.
The brothers were taken separately
from the Queens County JAIN at Long
Island City to Flushing. Capt. Hams.
handcuffed to Under Sheriff Phillips.
made the journey in a trolley car and
the pair attracted no little attention.
7. jenkins Hams. handcuffed to Sheriff
Harvey, was taken to Flushing in an
au,otGobile.
AIienists Getting Pointers.
The object IN separating the brothers
and sending Capt. Haips to Flushing
on a trolley car Was made apparent soon
after the car left the Long Island City
Jail. 1t vas boarded by DR.. q. y, Eos
ter, DR.. George Forbes and Or. Austin
Jlint. experts in insanity. who have been
employed by the prosecution.
The aii-nists have had no opportunity
70 study Capt. Hains IN jal. They be-
gan to make up for lost time AS soon
as they sot into the street car. Sitting
opposite the captain. they began 10 take
observations.
Mir. Mcintyre. who was sitting along
side his client, made a protest against
the proceeding after Or. Flint had ad-
mitted that he was ,aking observations
as the basis OF testimony to be given
At the trial Mr. Mcintyre asked the
Under Sheriff to remove Capt. Hams to
the front OF the car out OF the way of
the alienists and his request was grant
cd.
But the alienists were not shaken of.
They remained on the car and trailed
along close behind the prisoner in the
three block walk from the street car
tracks to the Town Hall In Flushing.
Captain Looks Detected.
When the brothers reached the court
room the hnndcurs were removed and
they were allowed to confer with their
counsel. John +. Mcintyre. and their
brotner. Major Hams. District-Attorney
Darrin was on hand to represent the
people. Capt. Hams looked better and
appeared to be less nervous than when
he appeared in the same court a few
days after the shooting.
T. jenkins Hains. calm and forceful,
showed no effects from close imprison-
ment. lie did most OF the talking dur
Ing the consultation with counsel and
took lively interest in the prU.eeulIi.s
and TIE crowd. Iapt Hams sat in an
attitude OF detection. with his hat in ms
hands.
When the case was called Mr.. Nc
Intyre demurred to the indictment and
asked for permission to inspect the min
utes Of the Grand Jury. In order 10
give MIN time to submit an argument
on his motion the pleading was post
poned until Tomorrow morning.
Mr; Msimtyre based his demurrer to
maintained that the indictments we're il.
legal because Foreman Williams, OF the
Grald Jury. had long been an Intimate
friend Of William e. Annis. Mr. Nc.
show that MIR. Williams has been heard
should be executed for the Killing Of
Annis
Justice Garretson overruIed this OBJ.
lection 10 the Indictments, Mr.. McIn.
tyre then demurred because the indict
ment against T.. Jenkins Hams spsci
fies. he alleges, that Annis came 10 hi.
death from the effects of bullet wound.
inflicted by T. Jenkins Hams. Mr.. Nc.
lntyre declared that T. jenkins Halni
did not hre shot. and he demanded
an Inspection OF the Grand Jury minute,
on this point. His cont ention earned
him the adjournment.
II is understood that T. Jenkins Hahn,
win be placed on trial before hii
brother. The present plan Is TO call hi
case on Nov. o.