Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-17

gasements were invariably for Saturday.
We now believe that they were made and
the real estate talk made for the purpose
Of having some legitimate excuse for COM
Ing down here where Annis spent so much
Of his time"
Capt. Hams Unmoved. !,
'At no time yesterday was Capt. Hams
excited. The excited one was his brother.
Jenkins. Jenkins seemed to be managing
the entire affair just as he had arranged
the real estate meetings" Mr.. Rogers
continued II was on the float when the
shooting took place and saw everything
from the first shot, and was one of those
Jenkins Hams threatened.
when heard the first shot 1t did not
sound particularly loud. l looked around
and there was Capt. Hams. kneeling.
shooting away under the boom of the
boat at Annis. who had nothing but a
bathing suit on. Birch-Field, at the first
shot, started to grasp Peter Hams Thorn
ton at once put the revolver he had
against Birch-F Fields stomach and ordered
him to stand back or be filled with lead.
Birch-Field did as ordered. 1 got near
the captain about this time. but when the
brother pushed his weapon In my face I
stopped also. BY this time all but two OF
the shots were fired.
''Annis started to step out Of his boat
but fell into the water and made two
strokes toward land before l got hold on
his clothes. Edwin Andrews. jr., came to
my aid and we pulled him on the float
The brothers were then In the center Of
a group Of members. jenkins had his
weapon and was swinging 1t to and fro
while Burton N. Downs was demanding
that he give 1t up.
Then the captain told him to. This is
a club Of gentlemen he said. Give up the
gum Shall II asked Jenkins. Certainly!
said the captain. Then Jenkins broke his
weapon open, called attention to thefact
that none Of the cartridges had been ex-
ploded and passed them over.
Il then picked up the captains gun.
which was lying empty on the float. and
asked him why place filled with women
and children should have been selected
for such a crime. The captain said moth
ing. but Jenkins spoke for both.
I" Well said he we have been trying
to keep him from doing this thing a long
time
"Mistake," Said Annis.
Meantime Annis was lying on the float
The captain was near and to him he said
You have made an awful mistake. cap
tain.' Perhaps So said the captain,
But I don't think So Then Annis turned
to John Olsen. one Of the boatment and
asked. John, do you have men do as this
in Sweden? This fellow never gave me
a chance
by this time DR.. Houghton arrived, fol-
lowed by a policeman. At the doctors
suggestion the policeman asked IL Hams
was the man who shot him. Yes. said
Annnis. that is the man. Then as the po-
nceman started to go away he called out.
No: that is the cowardv
"Annis kept his nerve all the time"
said Joseph e. Hill. with whom the dead
man was racing. Tell him about his talk
with Rockwell at the hospital"
Yes. said Mr.. Rogers, Harvey was
tors etherized. He passed him a statement
on which was written Shot by Capt
Hams. U.S.A., August H. Annis signed
1t at once in a hand clear as he ever put
to check Then he turned to Rockwell
and said, Goodbye, old man, l may not
see you again :"
Another Account.
Charles H. Roberts. who helped to pull
Annis out Of the water after he had been
shot. and who was prevented from going
to his assistance by T. Jenkins Hams re-
volver, told similar story of the trag-
edy yesterday:
was standing not twenty feet away,
and saw the whole thing. Annis was seat
ed at the tiller Of his sloop, bringing her
to the float Louis Harway. who was in
ing her of from the float. Peter Hams
saw Harway first. and. walking up
to him, pressed his revolver against his
chest. Harway. thinking the perform
ance joke. playfully brushed the cap
tatn's arm away.
''Hains by that time had realized his
mistake. and. crouching down so as to
get on a level with Annis who, as I say,
was sitting IN the stern Of the boat. emp
tied his revolver into him. Annis was
IN his bathing suit. unarmed and unpre-
pared. With the firing Of the first shot
Mrs. Annis. who. with fully half a hum
dred women and children. was on the
pier watching the preparations for the
usual Saturday afternoon races, called
out shrilly, Look out, WIFI
Almost at the same time 1 rushed
toward Capt. Hams. but before 1 had
gone two steps his brother, T. jenkins
Hams. stood before me, q revolver press
ed against me. Stand back he shouted
This is a matter between these two
naturally hesitated. Charles A. Birch
field then attempted to go to the assist
ance of Annis. and Jenkins turned from
me to him. calling out, Stand back, or
fire.
Dying Man Fell Into Bay.
by that time." continued Roberts,
Peter Hams had completed his work.
Annis. with the bullets in him, rose from
his seat in the boat and attempted to step
from it to the float. One Of the bullets
had lodged in his knee, however, and as
he stood up his leg gave way under him
and he toppled over into the bay.
wounded to death as he was, Annis
still had the marvellous grit to try and
swim to the float. He took two strokes
and this brought him near enough for me
to grab him and pull him onto the float.
Meantime John Tonning, our boatman.
had knocked the now useless weapon out
the float as I turned from putting a bum
die Of sail cloth under Annis' head, and
picked 1t up.
ct. Jenkins Hams still stood with his
weapon in hand. however, and for time
refused to surrender It. There was no
violence attempted.
"Mearle l.. Downs, Edward Andrews.
jr.. Joseph Hill and several other men,
bers Of the club faced the two brothers
and simply demanded that T. Jenkins
Hams give over his revolver. Peter Hams,
who was much the cooler OF the two,
finally demonstrated with his brother, and
persuaded him to surrender his weapon.
Before doing so, however, T. jenkins
Hams. apparently afraid that some one of
us might turn his own weapon against
him. broke open the breach Of the revolt
YER and emptied the chambers. pouring
the cartridges into his hand. saying: You
will be good enough to observe that none
has been exploded
"Annis. who was moaning family.
stretched out in the float, then turned to
Peter Hams and said: Captain. you have
made horrible mistake Peter Hams
hesitated minute. and replied. I may
have but I don't believe So Annis then