The sun., 1908-08-16
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body.
Mrs Annis was formerly Amy Hummer
bein. daughter Of the late Count Julius Won
Hunnerbein. a retired German army on
Ger and civil engineer who was associated
In this country with the enterprises Of the
late William Steinway.
Capt. Hams Is SO years old; his brother 10
six years older. Annis was So. Annie
was married about ten years ago. He was
well known and had many friends In the
vicinity Of Bay Side and had summer
home near there,
POPULAR IN TIE ARMY.
Capt. Hams entered the army on July Q.
1900. receiving q commission at largo a.
Second Lieutenant from President MoK Kinley.
He was promoted to First Lieutenancy
ON February .. 1901. and soon after his
graduation from the art llery school in
1909 was commissioned Captain. Two
years later be was assigned TO the Quarter
masters department at Fort Hamilton.
he is q popular ofiioer and entertained
extensively at all the poets to which he
was attached. He has an income Of 5000
q year from an interest In the Hams con-
crete mixer. He was q great favorite at
Fort Hamilton, where he served up TO .
short time ago. when he was transferred 10
Fort Hancock.
Last June the garrison at Fort Hamilton
was astounded whom II became known that
Capt, Hams had sued his wife for di.
vorce.
Capt. Hains had been sent early in the
spring to look after some business con-
nected with the transport Crook On ths
Pacific Coast After Capt. Hams bad been
away for q short time he got letter from
his brother. T. Jenkins Hains, that caused
him to hurry homo. ,-..
When Capt. Hains got back on Deco
ration Day he found his wife seriously III at
their home at Fort Hamilton as the result
Of an operation. There was Q stormy
scene. and soon afterward abe went to
the home Of her parents at winthrop.
Mass, where she has since been living.
Their three children were sent TO the home
of Capt. Hains's father. Gen. Peter Conover
Heins. U. s. A.. retired, at Washington.
A SCANDAL AT THE FORT.
Immediately following the announce
ment that Capt. Hsjns had instituted di-
vorce proceedings there was scandal at
Fort Hamilton that rivalied the domestic
woes Of Lieut.. Martin and his wife. Bessle
Mckee, the poolroom queen, who had
stirred the entire garrison some years ago
Ivy their marital difficulties. Mrs, Hains,
who is a pretty woman Of rs years. had
made many friends at the post and many
were loath to believe the stories that were
circulated at the time the suit was brought.
Lient.-Col. Ludlow, commanding Fort.
Hamilton, could hardly believe the charges
made by Capt Hams and straightway
he ordered an Investigation, The 6fficerp
at the post and their wives told OF the visits
OF the correspondent In the Captains alb
sence in the Philippines. but all had to admit
that they never suspected anything wrong.
Gen. Hams came on from Washing gton
and conferred with Lieut.-Col. Ludlow.
The result was that an order was issued
from the post headquarters forbidding
civilians from visiting the reservation
after the sundown gun. At that time
there was lot Of talk about the right Of
officers to shoot civilians found nosing
around the quarters in officers row.
GEN. HAMS SAID sBE CONFESSED.
Upon his return to Washington Gen.
Hams said that his daughter-in-law had
made. O confession to him and that his
son would be satisfied with nothing less
than absolute divorce. Gen. Hams then
added:
Il would much prefer not to speak Of this
unhappy affair but suppose IT Ia neces-
sary for me to say something. You may
quote me as saying that my son was made
aware by his brother Of the conduct OF his
wife at Fort Hamilton. and after an in
vestigation, in which took part and in
the course OF which Mrs. Claudia Hains
made a confession to me Of misconduct.
Capt. Hains decided on a suit for absolute
divorce.
There was no trouble between my son
and his wife in the years Of their married
life prior to his assignment to duty with
the transport Crook. knowledge OF the
affair came to him in letter without warn
ing. My son was almost era ged by the
news"
Mrs. Hains fled cross libel bill against
her husband upon her return to Winthrop,
denying explicitly his charges and pro-
nouncing the man whom Hains named in
his suit as "a gentleman OF spotless rep
'utation."
In an interview at that time Mrs. Hains
said:
There is absolutely no ground for the
charges. which my husband has brou ght
against me. The real truth Of the matter
10 that he has tired OF me. My life with
him has been one continuous torture. It
has been life Of misery for me and for my
children. For one year enjoyed my mar
ried life. Then the dolls house toppled
over and found things as they really were.
My husband never defended me nor my
children. It is not 80 much for myself that
/ care; it Is for the three little boys who are
growing up.
.On May 20 my husband came home
in a rage. He ordered me to my room and
then accused me OF awful things. He said
that wSs faithless. He lied. am innocent
Of all the charges. never did anything
wrong. There is not one atom Of truth In
the story on which my husband bases his
suit. For years my husband has tried to get
rid Of me. Now hope that he aooomplishes
his aim. have brought cross suit against
him. want my three little boys. I want
to bring them up properly
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL WHEN HE MARRIED HER.
Mrs. Hains was only 10 years old an d