Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-20
T0day's Telegraphic News
The Haines Affairs.

the lstter's wife made three confessions
Of her isiihlessness, one signed, come
the report today that Mrs. Hams is
ready for reconciliation with her hus.
band. If be will consent, it is said,
Mrs. Hams will take the stand in his
defense and give startling testimony
which will prove the justification
claimed by the army officer for the shoot
ing of Anuis.
As outlined by the prisoners attorney
this justification will not only be found
in the alleged wrongs to Mrs. Hams at
the hands of Annis, bat in the blight
ard disgrace which threatened to fall on
the captains children through the &C
cusalion Anuis is said to have induced
Mrs. Hams 10 bring. According to
Hams attorney it was the knowledge OF
his htlplessness t. defend himself from
the charges OF degereracY and loathsome
pract ces inspired by Annis that drove
Captain Haines to the point of frenzy,
whereby be become murderer. 1t Is
said that while he was confident lhst
Annis could never get any standing in
court with bis charges, Captain Hams
dreaded the faint Of suspicion which
would necessarily hang over him II such
charges were ever brought.
Mcintyre declsred that If Mrs. Hams
wished to come to her husbands assist
ance the latter wcuid be glad to accept
her services, but that the only thing she
could do would be to take the stand and
reiterate the statements she is alleged to
have made to the Hams family, aud
more especially those contained in the
signed confession.
at is our foil intention TO make pub
lie st the proper time the full text OF
Mrs. Hams confession" said Attorney
McIutyre today, "snd when IL comes it
will produce the greatest sensation that
hiss broken into criminal case In New
York 10 the las. Is years. They say
New Workers are cold-blooded, but we
will see if this document does not prove
lhst people even here realize that there
are some things man must settle for
himself. In view OF the fact that the
confession was signed Ia the presence OF
five reputable witnesses, l don't think
we will heye much trouble in disprov-
log Mrs. Hains' alleged statement that
the confession was wrung from her at
the point Of a revolver while she was
drugged.'
"Not only will the wri' ten confession
be introduced but the witnesses who
wer. present st the previous verbal con-
LESSONS by Mrs. Hains will tell of her
q missions which in themselves furnish
Sufficient just fcation in the minds OF
any red-blooded American OF Captain
Hain5 act.
"All tbr of these confessions were
msde before different people"
The story OF Mrs. Hams alleged con-
fesson as given out today is q dramatic
recital of her loneliness, following her
husbands going to the Philippines, of
her looking to her husbands friend for
companionship and of his betrayal OF
that trust and of the wife as well.
It is related bow the young wife wss
taught to smoke cigarettes and to drink
liquor by her alleged betrayer and how
finsllr, st r succumbipg to his wles, she
sinned again aud sgain.
It is alleged that an effort will be
made to show that az result OF her re-
lstions with Apnis Mrs. Haines under
went an operation, the expenses OF which
we're borne by Annis. 1t is also said
thst when the full statements of the wife
are made public reason will be set forth
for the willingness of the old parents OF
Captain Hsires to give up the youngest
of the three children, for whose posses
sion Mrs. Hams is now fighting.
Winthrop, Massachusetts, August 20.
Mrs. Peter Q. Hams, ir., is back at
the home of her parents on Crsst
Avenue, closely guarded from Inter-
viewers. She left New York on Tues
day with her attorney, Frederick L.
Merton, aud stayed st Brookline
until late last night when she was SNUG
gled into Winthrop. Charles b. Lib
hey, her father, says that the wife OF
Annis slayer is broken down By worry,
not 30 much over her husbands fate as
by the shock of his accusations aud
anxiety about her three children Of whom
she is determined to get possession.
New York. Aug. 20.-District At
torney Dsrrin today declared that he is
not concerned by the insanity defence to
be put forwsrd for Captain Hams but
that he does think it possible that the
realization of what he has done may in
cline the prisoner to suicide and this be
has mentioned to the sheriff, suggesting
that special guards be placed to balk
any attempt at selt-destruction. DR..
Clarence Plat, the Jail physician, de-
clares that neither Captain or L. jenkins
Hams show any indication of insanity.
Friends of Mrs. Aunis today say there
is another man in the case. Speaking
of him at the time Captain first suit for d.
vorce WAS entered Mrs. Hams Is reported
to have said "Tbe man named by my
husband is one OF the wealthistt and best
known insurance meu in New York.
But he is absolutely innocent" The
identity of this man is known to dozen
OF those connected with the scandal.
He is said to have convinced Hams of
his innocence and to have thrown the
blame on Annis.
Concerning that feature ''said O. A.
Birchfeld, who was with Annis when
he was killed, today" everything will
come out at the trial.
The Entombed Miners.