The Washington times., 1908-08-24
My Leave Expires at
Noon," He Tells Guard.
Angered When Detained.
WANTS TO REPORT
TO HIS COLONEL
Slayer of Annis Tries TO Pass Out
of Cell and Return to
Fort.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2A-Captain Peter
C. Hams. the slayer OF William E.
Annis, has gone stark mad-unless ne is
cleverly shamming-and double watch
has been set over him IN his cell.
he seems TO have forgotten all about
the murder OF the alleged wrecker OF
his home, and is bowed BY the idea
that he should have reported at noon TO
his superior military officer at Fort
Hamilton. his leave OF absence expiring
at that hour.
Yesterday Hams sent for his soldier
clothes. and when Keeper Reilly came
TO his cell this morning 10 take him to
court he found tGe prisoner attired In
his undress uniform
I've been waiting for YOU" said
Hains to Reilly as soon as the latter
entered the cell.
Ou people seem 10 forget that Il
have ID report 10 Colonel Harris at noon
Today. SO long. I'm OF Tor the fort"
W th these words. Hains tried 10 push
by tle keeper, who grabbed hold OF his
wrists, however, and forced him back.
What's 5 the matter with you?' said
~-----'7- ~ want ~ EGL me IL
trouble?"
Taken Hsadcufed To Court.
Reilly Immediately slipped d pair Of
handouts on Hams and then took him
to court. the sjrisoner following willingly
enough. but rambling all the time aLcNt
the expiration OF his laave of absence.
The arraignment OF Captain HaIns ana
his brother. i. Jenkins lIains, before
Magistrate GllrOy, il the Long Island
City police court. occupied only q min
ute the magistrate posJponlng The hear
ing until Friday. an agreement 10 this
eject had previously been reached be-
tween the lawyers and the district al
toTney.
after the arraignmenu John ". Nc
ihtyfe' Asins' chief counsel, gave out d
talement saying he believed that his
eils1I- il'id sone completely insane.
Insanity the Plea.
II was after a family conference 81
lie Hotel Astor, that MIR. McInt,-ra
said
we shall place our reliance on q
sl-1ctly straight plea OF insanity The
very fact that a certain period of Time
elapsed between the date when AnnIs
WAS shot ana the date when Cautain
Hains hrst heard OF the oneDse maj
had been eoflrnttled against him and
MA innCceI Ht,Ie children is. in nv
opinion tEc strongest point IN favor
OF the CAPITA n Men do not become in
sanes or very rarely, the instant they
rear OF any crime of this charaeteT
against their homes. They dwell over
IL ana brood over IT, and. II. on in
Vesligatlon, they find aggravatinn cir
CdInstanees. they lose their reason
Ihat was the case with Captain Hams .,
Inc outlay Tor an array OF insanity
experts is so considerable that a Iars.
Luhd VIII be required to meet this item
OF the defenses expenditure. In mis-
connection. there was published to1a,,
the statement that officers of the limited
states Army had already subscgthzd
SIV1uO from their private purses 10 siI
In the defense OF their brother Officer
and that more would be raised If II he
came necessary.
Ihe report included the statement that
army officers mad called upon General
Hams with offers OF financial aid and
expressions OF deep sympathy.
ii l. jenkins Hams Is placed on the
stand in his own and his brothers de-
Tense, and Mrs. Claudia LtAbev Hains /
the Wife OF the captain, and the central
figure of the trFgedy. is utilized as a
witness by the prosecution against tho
writer. the pitting OF man against WON
an will ada 20 the sensations with which
1t Is now predicted the trial will abound
The battle Of witnesses would be given
ADDED interest because IL would be on
one side woman who blames not onI1, |
her own griefs. but the instigation 10 |
murder Annis. upon her husbands
brother. and who ig actuated bv =
fierce resentment against him, and on
the other a confident. clever, determined
man Of brains who gained his expe- !
rience in murder trial procedure in his
own Srial for the killing Of his friend |
Ned Hannegan.