Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-18
No Cause Known For Suicide Of Faith Davis..-No
Enemy Known-.-HainS Held For Murder Of An
nis...Rioting Ceases at Springfield, III.
HAMS HELD FOR HEARING.

New York, Aug. 17.-Of far more in
terest than the formal arraignmcnt in
a police court today of Capt. rcter G.
Hains. Jr., who shot and killed Will
liam f. Annis, advertising manager of
a magazine, Saturday at the Baysidc
Yacht Club, While his brother Y. Jen-
kins Hains. held at bay a crowd of
yachtsmen who sought to prevent the
tragedy was evidence that came into
the hands of District Attorney Darrin
bearing upon the cause of the shoot
ing.
1t was established that Capt. Hams
and Mr.. Annis We're on such friendly
terms that they went automobiling to-
gcther as recently as May 29, last. 1t
was also disclosed that there were two
women in the party and the police be
lieve the women were Mrs. Hains and
Mrs. AnniS.
The police records prove that the
men were autoing together, for motor
cycle policeman arrested the party for
spe eding on Ocean parkway. The ease
was postponed in court several times
and is still on the calendar.
The party was in Mr.. Annis' automo-
Dlli anu tlit Hbjltc Il'lti .NllIlS i'll Hl''
bail. AnnIs only had $50, 50 the police
We're about to lock him up when Capt.
HainS stepped forward and handed the
prisoner four $50 gold pieces, thus Sc
curing his release. The names of the
two women were not taken by the po-
lice but from the conversation that
took place in the station it was gen
orally supposed that they were the
wives of the two men.
II have also been told by friends Of
both Capt. Hams and Mr.. Annis that
this friendship ceased after talk Capt
Hains had with his brother, I. Jenkins
Hains said the district attorney.
II intend to have 7. Jenkins IIains
tried as an accessory before and dur
ing the fact as | believe he is as guilty
as his brother 1t was his letter to
capt. Hams that made the latter hurry
homo from the Philippines ana ques-
tion his wife regarding her alleged
conduct with Mr.. Annis and it was L.
Jenkins Hains who stopped anyone
from preventing Capt. Hain5 from
shooting Mr.. Anns."
Another remarkable feature of the
case is the friendship that exists be-
tween Mrs Annis and Mrs. Claudia
Hains. Capt Hams Wife. Mrs. ilains
called upon Mrs. Annis yesterday af-
tCrnoon, it was learned today, and rc-
mained until nearly midnight. Mrs.
AnniS. who witnessed the shooting of
her husband, has been prostratcd since
the tragedy and cannot he seen. 1t is
said she has several letters written by
Capt. Hams to her husband threaten
ing his life. District Attorney Darrin
tried to secure these letters. but owing
to the illness Of Mrs. Annis he was
unable to obtain them.
One of these letters it is stated was
received by Mr.. Annis the day before
he was shot. The letter warned him.
it is claimed that Capt Hains would
shoot him on sight and it is said that
Mrs. Anns tried to dissuade her hus
band from going to Bayside. When
she saw Capt Hans and his brother
at Bayside just before the shooting.
she shouted a warning to her husband
and begged him not to come to the
landing from his yacht while capt.
Hains was there.
Mrs Annis did not believe Capt.
Hains intended to shoot her husband,
she says but thought he wanted to
serve him with papers in divorce
case proceedings. Despite the fact that
Annis had been named as correspond
cnt in suit brought by Capt. Hams
against his wife, Mrs Annis had the
utmost faith in her husband. AS a
proof of this, she frequently entertain
ed Mrs. Hains and several times Mrs.
Hains was taken on automobile rides
with Mrs Annis and her husband.
General Hams is in New York stop
ping at the Hotel Astor so that he can
be near his sons. He was asked today
If he had seen his dauGhter-in law
and rcplicd that he had not. He told
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