Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-17
HAMS AND BROTHER
ARRA|CMEO IN COURT
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who seized Capt Hams on the yacht
club float. the families Of Annis and Capt
Hams were neighbors in the HYDE Park
section of Flushing two and a half years
ago.
Annis was a native Of Flushing. When
he engaged in the advertising business in
New York and married Helen Won Hem
nerbein. eight years ago. he moved to the
Hyde Park section. Hams at that time
had just been assigned to the quarter
masters department and was not obliged
to live within the boundary of any par
ticular army station.
With his young wife he took q house
near that Of the Annises. The two fami-
lies soon got on terms of intimacy and
frequently dined together.
Later Capt. Hams was transferred to
Fort Monroe. and the Annises came to
Ma nhattan to live.
During Capt. Hams professional alb
sences Annis visited Mrs. Hams at Fort
Monroe. T Jenkins Hams was staying
there at the time and warned his
brother about the visits. Capt. Hams
soon afterward was detailed to duty at
Fort Hancock Last spring he was sent
with the transport Crook to the Pacific.
While he was away his brother again
warned him about Annis and told him
of visit which Mrs. Annis had paid to
house in West Attn street and an
illness she had suffered. When Capt.
Hams returned home he Immediately
ordered his wife to leave and later sent
his brother to serve divorce papers on
her at her parents home at Winthrop,
Mass.
All the relatives and friends Of the
murdered man blame T. Jenkins Hams
much more than the captain for the
tragedy. They contend that he fnstf
gated the murder by his spying and
talebearing.
Interest in Army Circles.
Naturally, the shooting has caused
tremendous shock at Fort Hamilton.
where Capt Hams and his wife for
merly lived and where the incidents to
which the wife confessed took place.
Lieut.. Col. Ludlow, the commandant.
knew both the Hams brothers. and also
had a slight acquaintance, with Annis.
who was frequent visitor to the post.
the captain and his wife. the command
ant said. that Annis became a member
of the army set"
THE last time I saw the men together
they were as good friends as it is pos
sible for men to be-" Col. Ludlow COM
lhented. II happen to know that when
Capt. Hams was called away from here
to enter the transport service-about a
years ago-he turned over his automobile
to Annis and asked him to use it as II it
were his own. And he also asked that
Annfs come to the fort and take Mrs.
Hams out driving once in q while.
"Annis accepted the machine and fire.
Quently drove out with Mrs. Hams.
Many times he brought his own wife
along, and they had parties of three.
The two women seemed to be the best
of friends, too. 1 never saw anything
out of the way in the conduct of Annis
and Capt. Hams wife.
Capt. Hams came to this post dur
ing the command of my predecessor.
Col. Grimes. His position was post
quartermaster and constructing quar-
termaster. and he has always been
regarded as one of the most efficient
actly lOvable man. having a fiery tenn
per. which. strangely. was coupled with
a rather austere manner. But Of his
ability there Is no doubt
AS l said, he left here to go to the
transport service. He made a couple of
trips between San Francisco and Manila.
and also one to Alaska. Then last May
he returned here very suddenly. That
was the time-I hear noW-when his BROTH
er, jenkins. made accusations against his
wife and Annis.
Rupture With Wife.
II remember his return well He and
his wife, on the. first and second days,
seemed as loving as ever. There was no
sign of trouble. 1t was on the third day
that the split occurred, and I heard at
that time of the confession.
1.-THE story I got-and 1t came to me
pretty straight-was that Gen. Hams,
present with the wife. and that one or
another Of them had revolver in his
hand when Mrs. Hams signed the paper.
She went away on the next day. The
captain stayed two weeks. and then was
relieved from transport duty. getting an
assignment as captain of the 48th Com
pany OF Coast Artillery at Fort Hancock.
Sandy Hook"
Col. Ludlow said he did not know Jen-
kins Hams very we'll. though he had
seen him frequently about the post. There
was a tragic incident in the elder broth
er's earlier life, the colonel said. which
prejudiced him against the man.
Il was at Fortress Monroe about 1900"
he said, when Gen. Hams and Thornton
Jenkins Hams were there. jenkins. as
they called him, was a civilian OF course.
as he IL now. One day he and another
chap went out in a sailboat. The boat re-
turned carrying the other mans body. He
had been shot through the heart.
Feeling Strong Against Haines.
At the clubhouse Of the Bayside Yacht
Club yesterday the clubs barge was at
half mast and sorrow was general over
the killing of Annis, who was popular
member.
Feeling against the Hams brothers was
equally strong. members declaring that I.
jenkins Hams had been talking to them
for some time relative to the purchase OF
real estate. and that the explanation OF
his visit to the club Saturday, was his de-
sire to meet an agent with whom he had
an engagement. They also declared he.
while talking real estate on Saturday:
casually asked where Annis was, and
learned he was out in one OF the small
boats.
Among the new developments In the
case was the discovery that Annis had re-
ceived several threatening letters within
the last few days. These letters. accord
ing to Annis' fellow club members Of the
Bayside Yacht Club we're found In his
pockets after his death by one OF their
number Harvey Rockwell, who had been
the dead mans most intimate friend. and
were turned over to District Attorney
Darr1n by Rockwell.
Letters Carried Threats.
One of these was said to have been re-
ceived by the dead man no later than
Friday. warning him of danger at the
clubhouse Rockwell told of the exist
ence Of the letters yesterday. but beyond
saying they were Of value to the prosecu-
ton would not discuss their contents.
II shall give the package to the district
attorney tomorrow, he said. Until then
I will tell no one about their contents"
Charles A. Brch-F1eld. a club member,
said he would appear as a witness espe-