The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-10-22
NEW YORK JUDGE REFUSED HER
ALlmoNY AND COUNSEL FEES.
lRS. HAMS AFFIDAVIT
Wife's Side OF the Bayside Shooting
Case Told in Her Affidavit In
Divorce Suit-The Slsyer's
Brother Accused

New York, oct. 2l.-Tne aIplica-
ton Of Mrs. Claudia Hams for alimo. /
ny and counsel fees TO defend a suit .
for divorce brought by captain Peter |
G. Hams. Jr, awaiting trfial for
killing VIM. +. Annis. was dcnieo
by Justice Carr in Brooklyn today.
Mrs. Hams request that she he
granted the custody of her children
/ was also denied Annis was named
A. correspondent in Captain Hams
/ suit for divorce.
Justice Carr In his decision said
that Captain Hams has no means
from which TO pay either alimony or
counsel fees. as his salary has been
suspended since his imprisonment.
and his own small means are needed
for his own defense The court also
gave as a reason that Mrs. Hams
is in comfortable home wlts her
parents In Massachusetts.
] \
dren." said Justice Carr. "a similar
embarrassment exists. The children
are with the fathers parent ont
side this state. and the dclAant
has no home in this state and
saws that II she gets posses sion Of
the children she will take them TO
/ a. lea IA h1.a
At this moment TO disturb the situa-
ton
Mrs Hams anidavit In reply TO
. her husbands divorce suit was made
- public today. In II she said that
; when Captain Hams returned from
> San Francisco TO Fort Hancock on
p Sandy Hook Nav 90. he accused her
p Of misconduct with William T.. An
. uis. He based his allegation on a lc'.
ter which he said he had received
from his brother. 7. Jenkins Hams.
Mrs Hams denied the accusation
. and at her suggestion Captain Halns
invited Anuis 10 his home, after
, mis- motor car After they returned.
Mrs Hams AYERS. the captain and
Nnuis sat mp until . o'clock drink.
ing and smoking and seemed very
friendly. She SAYS Captain Hams did
not show his brothers letter Ia
Nnuis nor ask him TO explain the
charges
c rho r7''ov'u- da. Mrs rIains as
sorted hor husband went 10 call
ur bls father General b. C. Hams,
returned ut o'clock m The morn
u ing. June /, pulled her ont Of bed,
q again accused her Of misconduct
b with Nuuis and threatened 10 shco'
e her General IIalns called that day,
. Mrs Hams said, and upon hearing
the captains accusations, said he
would shoot Nnuis on sight Later
that day Captain Hams brother 7
Jenkins Hams, called with 'lawy -
aud asked her lot of Qucst'"n5
while She was dazcd ~ the sole
, fatiuu of o. Jenkins 'laI. Ms
Uams said .ro tool, drink Of whis
ky and then, al her husbands or
der signed a paper which was not
read 70 her This. she believes was
the confession which they say she
made Early the following morning
Captain Uains and his brother en-
r tcrcd with revolver and drove
them out
MY husband told me- Mrs. lTains
said. that would have TO get out
OF the house the next day and II
1 my mother would not take me
. should go and live with Anuis As
! my husband droap Fs revolvn' on
| the floor his brother said. save
| that for the other party"
u believe that my husbands ac'
| ana the charges which he has made
| against me have been prompted hN
his brother T. Jenkins Hams, who
D.. Threatened 20 iniure me for refusing
. his advances. He cudcavorcd sever
al times while my husband was away
, to make advances, going so far
{ as 10 enter my room | re1nlset
: him and he declared that he would
!. he rovenged. was not guilty o.
c misconduct with Annis."
Would Mortnao. the Farm.