The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-20
Named Places of Her CIandestine
Meetings with Man Husband
Killed, Says Counsel.
TOLD HIM HE WASN'T
HER CHlLD'S FATHER
Prisoners Counsel Says Com
munity Will Be Startled
by Her Admissions.
Especial to the Evening star.l


NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Emotional in
sanity will pe the defense of both Cap
tain Peter c. Hams and his brother, L.
Jenkins Hains, charged with the mur-
der of William e. Annis, according TO
the statement of former District Attor-
ney John F. Mcintyre, who has been
retained as chief counsel for the men.
Mrs. Haines, wife of the man who
killed Annis, has made four separate
and distinct confessions, each one In
the presence of different witnesses,
each going more into details, according
TO Mr.. Mcintyre. Only one of these
confessions was reduced to writing.
The written confession is full and
specific. 1t was made in the presence of
General Hams and his wife, T. Jenkins
Hams, the husband and David C. Ben
nett, the lawyer.
tWhen this confession fs made pub
Ec," declared MIR. Mcintyre, "t will
startle this community more than Il has
been startled by any criminal inyestiga-
tion In the last twenty-five years."
Mr.. Mcintyre said that this confess
sion, with the answer his wife filed to
his suit for divorce, caused Captain
Hains's mental breakdown.
Charges Inspired by Annis.
In this answer and cross bill for di-
vorce Mrs. Hams makes numerous
| countercharges against her husband.
She also seeks the custody of the two
children now in custody of Captain
Hains's father and mother. Captain
Hams believed these countercnarges
were inspired by Annis.
Just what these countercharges were
Mr.. Mcintyre refused to say, but de-
clared that the request of Mrs. Hams
that the case be tried in open court had
much to do with Captain Hains's
breakdown, although the captain had
no fear of their being proven to the
satisfaction of the court.
| According to Mr.. Mcintyre, Mrs.
Hains made her first confession to
General Hams and his wife. She tear
fully admitted that Annis had caused
her 10 forget her husband.
Il was so lonesome after Peter had
gone away" she said, that l could
hardly live. Mr.. Annis first made me
forget my loneliness, and later made
me forget my husband. / had never
smoked a cigarette or taken drink
of intoxicating liquor. and l refused
to drink or smoke with him. He pur
suaded me, however, that there was
no harm in an occasional cigarette and
an occasional drink and knowing that
he was my husbands friend believed
him and smoked and drank with him
as he pleaded
| "Interesting and jolly"
HE was so interesting and jolly that
I was always glad when he called, and
/ he called often. Finally I became con-
scious of the fact that he was caring
for me, and that l, unconsciously al
most, was caring for him, almost as
much as for Peter"
Later Mrs. Hams made a second
confession to General Hains," continued
Mr. Mcintyre "in which she admitted
that her first confession was incon,-
plete and she shamefacedly told some-
thing of her true relations with Annis.
She told where she had clandestinely
met Annis.'
After this confession 1t was decided
to wire to Captain Hams, who was
then in the Philippines and suggest his
return.
At this confession. according to Mr..
Mcintyre, Mrs. Hams admitted that
Annis was the father of the 1s-months-
old child now in her possession The
woman also stated that Annis was re-
sponsibie for an operation performed
by a New York surgeon whose name
she mentioned.
widow Weeps at Grave.
As a result of his wife's story Cap
tain Hams broke down and wept like
a child and then expressed his deter
mination to kill Annis. General Hams
and the Captains mother pleaded with
him not to resort to violence, but to
obtain an absolute divorce and the
custody of his children. Mrs Hains
returned to her parents at Winthrop.
Mass, and promised not to contest her
husbands suit, leaving the children
with General Hams at Fort Hancock.
After conference With her parents.
her lawyers and Annis, she decided to
oppose her husbands action
1t was after Hams read counter
charges that he believed were inspired
ny Annis that he determined to kill the
man.
I Mrs. Annis at her husbands grave
yesterday. kissed the face repeatedly,
crying:
my God. how I loved himl Oh!
Will, how can I bear 1t? It can
not be true that YOU ara gone from