The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-20
CORONER'S JURY SAYS CAPTAIN
WAS AIDED BY BROTHER IN
KILLING ANNiS.
DEMONSTRATIONCAUsEO
Nhen Foreman Read Vsrdict--Counsci
for Brothers Saves One From An.
swering Question That Might
Bear on the Case.
Mcintyre Makes Statement.

Mcintyre Makes Statement
Before the inquest, Mcintyre made
! the following statement to the Asso-
ciated Press: In answer to the stale.
ment made by Mrs, Hams that she was
made to sign confession while ua
der the influence of drugs. | wish to
say that my clients and their distin-
guished father have told me there
there were four witnesses present
when the confession was made, one or
| them being a prominent New York
| lawyer. These witnesses viii testify
| Al the trial am also told that Mrs.
| Hains talked to several persons re-
garding the incidents related In the
confession some time before she made
It and these persons will be witnesses,
when Capt Hains was called back
back from the PHILIPPINES he ques-
toned his wife regarding the rumors
he had heard about her, and he be-
came convinced that his suspicious
were wrong Later, he said, facts de-
Fveloped which made him demand q
confession from his wife and she
made II.
What unbalanced Capt. Iail7
mind was the countercharges made -
Mrs. Hains In the suit she llled 10 an
swer to his suit for divorce. HaIa5
believed tho statements made by Mrs.
| Hains in the counter-suit were die
tated by Annis.''
New York, Aug l9.-After being
out twenty-five minutes, the coroucr's
| jury tonight brought in a verdict that
William Annis, who was killed laat
satuAay at Lake Side, L. l., came to
his death as a result OF pistol shot
wounds inflicted by Captain Peter c.
Hams. Jr., y. s. A., aided and abetted
by Thornton JenkinsHans, his brother.
When the foreman announced his
verdict there was a demonstration aud
Fthe court officers had to caution the
spectators Major John Powell Hains,
who came here from Chicago TO stand
by his brothers. and who was sitting
beside Captain Hams. gripped his
brother by the arm and whispered
words of encouragement, assuring bin
that the inquest would have little
bearing on his case.
Lawyer Saves Client.
In the excitement the crowd gath
cred around Thornton jenkins Hams
and began to question him as to the
tragedy in which ne played such an
important part. He was asked If he
felt justified Ia holding the crowd at
bay with revolver while his brother
shot down Annis.
Before Hains could reply John F.
Mcintyre, chief counsel for the broth
ers, rushed to his side and shouted
Mo, No. don't answer that question
In his effort TO prevent Hams answer
ing. the lawyer clapped his hanc5
over his clients mouth and was prob
ably just in time to prevent the pris-
oner from committing himself.
The mystery of the so-called threat
ening letters written by Capt. Pete~
C. Hains to William T. Annis. his vic
tim in the Bayside tragedy OF Satuz
day, was cleared mp tonight The lo'
ters we're challenges to q duel In
lthem the army officer demanded that
he be allowed a "gentleman's salts
| faction" by meeting on the field Of
combat the wrecker of his home.
When Aunis made no reply to ths
first aud second Capt Hains warned
him ip the third TO prepare for a duet
without set time or place, Told him %
arm himself for there would be
shooting whenever they next met.
A close personal representative Cf
Capt. Hains and his brother Thornton
Jenkins Hains, who Is held with him
as an accessory. told the whole story
of the letters tonight and authorized
its publication. II has never befcr"
been known to anyone except near
relatives of Hains and Annis.
II was on June 26 that the first let
ter was written. That was the day
Mrs Hains confessed to her husband.
his brother and Gen Hains. the faith
er. to her relations with Annis duriGs
the captains absence in the Phil'l
pine Islands
As soon as Mrs Hams signed the
written confession. Capt Hams took
the same pen and on the same table.
IN the presence Of his wife. wrote
challenge to Annis. In this letter the
wronged told Annis that he had just
learned of his pertidy and felt that he
should be granted satisfaction
He pointed out-not knowing vhsth-
er or not his rival was familiar vifh
the code of dueIling-that Annis bal
the privilege Of naming the weapons
to be used in the affair.
This letter was mailed on June =