Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-18
HAMS HELD FOR HEARING.
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Of an arrangement which had been re-
ported as existing whereby Mrs Hams
could visit her children every two
weeks and stated emphatically that he
would not permit her to take charge of
the little ones unless his son, Capt.
Hams, agrees to let her have them.
General Hams declined to discuss the
shooting of Annis by his son, saying
that his sons lawyers had advised him
not to talk about the case.
L. c. Page. Boston publisher who
is stopping at the Hotel Breslin here
and who has published a number of
r. Jenkins Hams stories, today made
public letter he says he received
from T. Jenkins Hams more than
month ago in which the writer referred
to the trouble between Capt Hams
and his wife.
The district attorney was interested
when he learned that r. Jenkins Hams
killed a man at Fortress Monroe, Va,
II years ago and will secure copy
Of the court proceedings during his
trial At his trial Hams was acquitted.
Ned flanagan. the man Hams killed
was his best friend and it is striking
same manner in which Capt. Hams Sat
urday shot Mr.. Annis. Mr. Anltis was
lust leaving his yacht. named the Pam.
when Capt. Hams fired six shots into his
body.
Locked in the safe of the Flushing po-
lice station is another bit Of evidence that
will be used at the trial of Capt. Halfls
While Nh Annis was lying on the float OF
the Bayside Yacht club after he had been
shot. a friend, Mr.. Rockwell scrubbed or
an envelope these words:
shot by Captain Peter c. Hams u ,
A., Aug. Ia
This was handed to the dying man and
In a firm hand he signed lis name.
When the Hams brothers were taken to
a police station at Long Island this morn
ing they had to wait until number OF
petty cases had been disposed of befor"
theor CAGE was called They were locked
in the prison pen, and when aliaiGned
stood ON the bridge. handcuff"d DSethci
Thier father was in the courtroom but
had no chance to speak to his sons.
Their counsel, William c. Percy, asked
for an adjournment Of a week and 1t was
granted Then the brothers, handcuffed
together, were taken through the streets
to IL trolley line five blocks away. fol-
lowed by a big crowd Photographers
took several pictures of them
Later the prisoners were taken to Il
Brooklyn police headquarters. trip of
IS miles i'll a patrol wagon, and photo
graphcd and measured FOR the I5crtiilion
records They showed great interest in
the B,rtillon system.
District Attorney Daring in the after
noon announced that he would convene II
special grand jury in an effort to get an
early indictment Of the brothers. and he
says he expects to have them on triai by
the middle of September. only two Wit
ncsses will be called at the corCner's in
quest, which has been set for Wednesday
morning says the district attorney, as ii
will only be necessary to establish that
Capt Hams shot Mr.. Annis and that his
brother stood guard while he did it.
witness OF the shooting will tell of this
and then the doctor who examined the
victims wounds will be called.
The funeral of Mr.. Annis will be held
tomorrow morning from his apartments i'll
the Malvern on Clarcmont avenue.
New York, Aug 17.-Capt. Peter c.
Hams, Jr. L. S. A.. who shot and
killed William T.. Anns on Saturday
at the Baysidc Yacht club, vas to-
day arraigncd in the first district court
in Long Island City before Magistrate
Matthew J. Smith. Arraigncd with the
captain was his brother. T. jenkins
Hams, who kept back the crowd with Il
revolver while his brother carried out
his vengeance on the man who, he as
serted had ruined his home.
The two men were yesterday taken
from the Flushing police station. where
they had been confined during the
night. to Long Island City. where the
magistrate read the charge against the
prisoners AS counsel for the men had
not arrived the hearing was postponed
until today. In the meantime tho
Hams brothers were kept in the Queens
county Jail.
T. Jenkins Hams who was first held
on 4 charge of attempted fclonlGuS as