Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-22
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Hains Affair.

Boston, Aug. 22.-''This report re-
gardipg the percentage Of Thornton
Hsirs's child" said Mrs. Peter Hains's
attorney today, twill help our care
tremendously. But it is small detail
in the mass revelations with which We
shall stagger the public when the case
comes to trial. We did not expect that
the story would become public so soon.
But it has merely anticipated u.s."
Young Mrs. Hams did not deny today
that she was predsred to bargain with
her husband for the custody OF her
children.
81 am between the devil and the deep
sea-" she said. 81 may make such a
bargain and bargain it would be, for
the sake of my children. l would do
any thirg for them. That is all l can
say about it."
This was in regard to the report that
the young wife is willing to aid her
husbands csse if he consents to give up
their three children.
The divorce suit which the slayer Of
Annis has brought against his wife and
her counter action will wait until the
murder trial is over. Mrs. Hams and
her family believe that the place and
time for their threatened revelations is
the criminal trial and that the evidence
produced there will be sufficient to de-
feat her husbands attempt to divorce
her on statutory grounds and to give her
separation from him.
"Tbis case" she said today in the
presence OF her attorney, twill turn out
to be one of the most sensational affairs
in the history of the army"
New York, Aug. 22.-With "recip-
rocsl insanity" practically decided on as
The defense of Captain Peter O. Hsins,
IT,, and T. jenkins Hams for the kill
ing of William Annis, counsel and rel
siives of the two prisoners are In consul
t.ton today at the ofite of John F.
McIctyre here to decide on the slieni,ts
to be called when their trisl opens.
General Hairs, father, and Major
John Power Hams, brother of the ac-
cused men today denied story that
French maid Marie Louise Sulmsnde,
/, the mother of q child at I. jenkins
Hams home and thst be is accuse Of
It's paternity. Regarding the story thst
she would take the stand 10 her hus-
bands defense on condition that he re =
linquish their children to her and de-
s.roy an alleged confession Of her rels-
lion with Annis, Mrs. Peter O. Hairs,
IT,, said ia Boston:
81 am going to protect NY babies as
far as ] can.
Captain HAins is the father of my
children am at aid that the Sins of the
father are visited on the SON.. Later 1
may have something to say but not
now"
Another posiponement of the hearing
of Captain Hams and his brother WAS
announced at Lony Island City jail this
morning as the result of conference
between District Attorney Darrin and
J. F. Mcintyre, Hains' chief counsel
The hearing was to take place on Mon
dsy, but Mr.. Mcintyre managed to con-
vince the district attorney that 1t woul
be unfair to his clients 10 rush the case
aud so the two brothers will not face
the court before a week from next Mon
day.
Mr.. Mcintyre will ask Tor T. Jen-
kin's discharge on Monday week and
then take up the murderers case by a
higher tribunal. According ID runner
about the Jail, Mrs. Haines is to call on
her husband tomorrow or Monday. IL
could not be verified, and Captain
Hains refused to give out a statement
r,oo,J;Do thia or onv other matter