Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-17
Particularly Cautioned Against
Visiting the Bayside Yacht
Club on Saturday.
CAPT. HAlNES is ARRAlGNED.
Charge against His Brother Changed
From Fclonious Assault to Access
sorry To the killing,

New York, Aug. 17.--Capt Peter c.
Haines, Jr.. L. S. A., who shot and
killed William Il. Annis on Saturday at
the Bayside Yacht club, was today ar
raigned in the First district court in
Long Island city before Magistrate
Matthew j. Smith. Arraigned with the
captain was his brother, r. Jenkins
Haines, who kept back the crowd with
revolver while his brother carried out
his vengeance on the man who, he as
serted. had ruined his home. The two
men We're yesterday taken from the
Flushing police station where they had
been confined during the night to Long
Island city. During the court trial the
brothers showed little concern over
their predicament. As counsel for the
men had not arrived. the hearing was
postponed until today and in the mean
time the Haines brothers are being
kept in the Queens county Jail. 4,
jenkins Haines, who was first held on a
charge of attempted felonious assault,
was later charged with being an ac-
cessory to the killing of Annis
Before the ari'aignment today Harvey
b Rockwell who had been close
friend of William Annis. the slain man.
turned over to the district attorney of
Queens county a package OF letters re-
ceved recently by Annis, i'm which he
was warned that his life was i'm danger.
1t was said that the last letter he re-
CeiVed cautioned him against visiting
the Bayside Yacht club on Saturday
Since the shooting it has been learned
that 4. jenkins Hams was tried In
1891 on homicide charge when he
1 nj a.
having shot Edward Honnegan, 4
friend. to death, while the two We're
out in boat off Old Point Comfort.
Hams was acquitted by jury on the
plea of self-defense.
Gen. Peter c. Hams, father of the
young men, was in court today looking
after the interest of his sons.
Yesterday young Mrs Hams, who, II
is said had been on terms of close
relationship with Mrs. Annis, wife of
the slain man, hurried to New York
from her home in Winthrop, Mass, and
went TO Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook,
in an effort to get possession of her
three children who have been living
with Gen. and Mrs. Hams. Mrs. Hams
did not succeed in her mission ana 1t
was believed that she left the city for
her fathers home in Massachusetts.
The body of William Annis was re-
moved yesterday to his former home
I'm Claremont avenue, Manhattan.
Mrs. Annis was completely Frustrated
by the killing of her husband and is
under the constant care of physicians.
New York, Aug. 17.-After the arr
raignment of the Hams brothers the
hearing was put over for one week. The
brothers We're handcuffed together and
were required to walk from the magis-
trate's court TO the county courthouse.
a mile away They were followed by "A
crowd. The brothers kept their hands
in their coat pockets, apparently to
conceal the handouts.
Acting Police Commissioners Baker to-
day ordered the Hams brothers to
Brooklyn headquarters to be photo
graphed and measured for the police
records. Dist. Atty. Warren said he
had decided to make application for a
special grand jury to take up the case