The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-31
MRS. HANS CONDUCT
WITNESSES TELL or MARITAL DU-
 FELICITY.
Unplesssnt Testimeay Given Ia Trial of Army 0fiecF's 3rdther- Lawyer is III ana Court
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Flushing, N. r.. Dee. so.%Further testimony regarding the marital troubles of Captain Peter C., Hsins, Alsfl, 1t is claimed, originated .while he was in the Philippines was heard today in the trlal,of Thornton J. Hains.
 This testimony was adjuced from servants in the home of Captain Hains and was brought out by the defense to show the mental condition Of the army cfficery
 Much of this unpleasant testimony will be further unfofded when General Peter c Hains and his wife are called to the stand, E
 The cross-exsminatien hy the States sttorneys is exhaustive and the trial promises to last some time.
 Samuel Chester Reid, a close friend of the Hains family. who festif1ed yes terday of declarations made to him by Captain Hains, of his home troubles. was subpoa ened by the prosecution. It is said that the State wtlI endeavor to rebut certain parts of his testimony and show that previous to the shoot lng ReId told some friends that "Annis had better look out"
 Mss Rhope, the cook of Captain Halns'ss household. was recalled to the stand today. She said she made a mis- 1 take last night when she told of tell 1 ing Captain Hains the night of his re- l turn from the west of the happenings in the household: that 1t was two days later. @esz etA The witness said she overheard at 2 o'clock Sunday, two days following | Captain Hatns's return trom the West . confession of Mrs. IIaiils tc her hus- band. The witness further declared ! that Mrs. Hains told her of a trip to | New Sork last spring. Captain Hains, the witness said \ broke down when told of the New ] York trip, to see a physician. He wrnng his hands and cried: Tt can't | bs true" N
 The cross examination was brief District Attorney Darrin asked the wit ness if she was positive she had told Captain Hains all the things she had related at the trial. | Emma Laveile. former servant ir tho home of Captain Hains, related certain statements she made to Cap tain Halns relative to Mrs. Hains The witness said: sf
 T said to the captain that his wife stayed away two or three times q ! week. I said that called up Mir. An his by telephone and told him that There was nothing on the, carpet foi | him today"
 k The witness further declared thai i she told Captain Hains of an alleged | conversation between Annis and Mrs Hains. She. said that Mrs. Hains re- | preached Anpis for breaking an en. | gagement with her because he had an | appointment with his wife. The wit | ness declared that Mrs. Hains, in heI | quarrel with Annis, lit a cigarette and said: ''Aint more to you than your | wife?" and Annis replied that he would | "gU a thousand miles with her"
 On cross examination the witness said that when she told Captain Hains these things he frothed at the mouth Major John P. Halns. a. brother oi the defendant was called. Major Hainl told of his meeting with Captain Haini last June.
 T met him at the station. He grab. bed my hands but spoke no word. noticed that his mouth .twitched ana his face was drawn. We went to hotel aud had dinner with Thornton He pulled his hair. ais mouth twitchet and his eyes stared" 1 Major Hains. said that the next da, hfs brother started to tell Of his mari l tai troubles but suddenly stopped and putting his hand to his head said: '' can't think I can't think any more
 Major Hains. reIatingS further hi conversation with his- brother, saii that Captain Hains said: "Is did ev erything In Gods world for that wo man and this Is what she has broQgh to me. She was a good woman unti Annis dragged her down"
 During the recital of the converse tlons with his brother, Major Hains. voice broke frequently and tear l coursed down his face.
 During. the examination of Majo Hsins. Mfr, Mcintyre complained of i'll ness and the court adjourned until to morrow. tF -=<
 statement was mad today by Mrs Annis, saying that she believed he husband was true to her.
 Mrs. Annis declared in an interview that her confidence in her husband wa not shaken in the least by the storie of his conduct related in court by tn Hains servants. -
 Ibeliexe he was true to me-" sh said. ''I do not want to appear to at tempt to prejudice the jury and I hay given my word to Mr. Darris that
 will not diseuss the ease. but it right that I should defend the name 0 my husband and the father of my chil ? dren.
 T have nothing to say about Mfr Claudia Hains. am certain that m } husbands relations with her were en tirely proper and that there was noth ? ing wrong between them. I always ha implicit confidence in my husbands ab solute fidelity. This defines nnyt attI tudef towards Mrs Hains."
 
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