Evening journal., 1908-10-28
BROTHER HELPS
CAPTAIN HAMS
Tells Of Alleged Conduct With
Mrs. HainS That Led to
AnniS Shooting
WOMEN OF FORT HAMILTON
ARE BLAMED BY HIM

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. oct, as-Blaming the
women Of the Fort Hamilton army post
for the alleged Generalization Of Mrs
Claudia Hams, Major John p. Hains has
come TO the defense of his brother. Cap
tain Peter c. Hams, slayer of William
r. Annis. His story portrays Captain
Hams as a devoted, trusting husband
driven mad by the conduct OF his pretty
young wife, and unable to resist the
temptation to kill the man responsible
for his misery
AS told by Major Hams the story IS
a gripping, convincing recital of events
leading to the tragedy. In connection
with the diary letter" Of Mrs. Hams to
her husband in which she wrote jocu-
larly Of "bumming" expeditions and
booze parties with wives Of army Of
ncers at Fort Hamilton. the Majors ac-
cusations against these women Of the
post Is expected TO bring about some
starting disclosures.
"All tho time that Peter was away
said the Major. "those women at tho
army post encountered this misguided
girl 10 do wrong The whole story Of
this tragedy is told in Claudia's down
fall. She became so uepraved in a short
time that she was shameless about writ
ing TO Peter, telling of her bringing and
smoking
Change Came Over Wife.
Beginning with the time when Claudia
Libby. innocent and beautiful became his
brothers wife. the Major tells Of the
( change that came over the girl after her
husbands departure for the Philippines
| Up 10 that time they had been the most
devoted couple imaginable. Mrs. Hains
never drank or smoked nor was indis-
Greet in any way.
"But" says the Major, "the girl began
10 change and her letters began 20 in
clude references to drinking parties with
men and women. cigarette smoking and
scandal that brought Hams hastily back
to Fort Hamiltonsia-t May.
ION his return. Captain Halns woul'
not believe any of the rumors he heard
about his wife and Annis. To quiet this
talk, he invited Annis 10 dinner that first
evening and went with him on the auto
mobile ride which eliminated IN Annis
arrest for speeding and his being bale
out by the Captain
Anxious About Wife.
wife's good name" declared the Major
'He was crazy about her and refused I,
believe anything wrong. The next day h
saw the General and father told him no
to believe what was being said about
Claudia.
Later we discovered that she mad bee
away for week and had seen dncto
and that Annis had paid her hotel bill
tren. And that night Peter had anothe
talk with Claudia. You know he was jus
a sort Of home boy. lie couldn't think q
anything but his wife. So that right h
asked II she loved him and she said 'wha
a funny question
Peter asked her then II she's eve
kissed Billy Annis and she said sure.
told you all about that
Why he said, you never told m
that
Told Everything.
Then he began TO ask her about ths
trip OF hers and finally she broke dow
and told everything She said she love
| Billy Annis and didn't care Il he wa
bad. She told Peter that she didn't ioy
him any longer.
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, oct. 2s.-"Even the
Peter could hardly believe her. He KEEP
walking up and down and pleadin
with her. Little girl he would say
you don't mean those things. Tell m
you're only fooling! But she just la
there and grew bored and yawned. Sh
did not seem to care about Peter a
all. 1t finally dawned on Peter tina
Claudia meant what she said and h
sat there in that room wide awake a
night, while she slept peacefully. like
child.
THE next day he went to the gen
eral Cod, father he cried. 'Claudi
admits everything
From that moment he seemed to b
gone. Thornton was a regular nurs
to him from then on TO the time Of tn
killing OF Annis"