Evening journal., 1908-08-20
MRS. HAMS MAY
JOIN HUSBAND
Reported That She Is Ready
For a Reconciliation With
Slayer Of Annis
WILL BE SENSATIONAL
CASE, SAYS MCINTYRE

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2O.-Capping the
statement of John f. Mcintyre, coun-
sci for Captain Peter c. Hains, that
the latters wife made three confess
sions of her faithlessness, one signed,
comes the report today that Mrs. Hams
is ready for a reconciliation with her
husband If he will consent, it is said
Mrs. Hams will take the stand in his
defense and give startling testimony
which will prove the justification
claimed by the army officer for shoot
ing of Annis.
AS outlined by the prisoners attor-
ney this Justification will not only be
found in the alleged wrongs to Mrs,
Hams at the hands of Annis but in
the bighting disgrace which threatened
TO fall on the captains children through
the accusation Annis is said to have
induced Mrs. Hains to bring.
According to Hams attorney it was
the knowledge of his helplessness to
defend himself from the charges of
immortality shared by Annis, that led
Captain Hams to the pront of frenzy
whereby he became a murderer. 1t is
said that while he is confident that
Annis could never get any standing in
court what the captain dreaded was the
taint of suspicion that would hang over
him if action were brought.
The intimations given out by Mrs.
Hams are believed to have been for
the purpose of inspiring Captain Hams
70 offer her reconciliation. Attorneys
Mcintyre, when seen today reiterated
that If Mrs. Hams wis ned to come TO
her husbands assistance the latter
would be glad to accept her services,
but that the only thing she could do
would be 10 take the stand and reit-
crate the statements she IS alleged to
have made 10 the Hams family and
more especially those contained in the
signed confession.
Will Make confession" Public.
1T is our full intention to make pub
lie at the proper time the full text OF
Mrs. Hams confession" said Attorney
Mcintyre today, and when it comes il
will produce the greatest sensation
that has broken into a criminal case in
New York in the last 25 years. They
say New Workers are hot blooded, bu
there are things a man must settle fol
himself In view of the fact that tn,
confession was signed in the presence
of five reputable witnesses I don't thinl
we will have much trouble in disprov.
ing Mrs. Hams statement that th'
confession was wrung from her at tn,
point of revolver.
mot only will the written confes.
sion be introduced but the witnesse,
who were present at the previous YER
bal confessions by Mrs. Hams will tel
of her admissions which in them selves
furnish sufficient justification in the
minds of any red-blooded American
for Captain Hams act"
All three of these confessions wer,
made before different people.
The story of Mrs. Hams alleged
confession as given out today is a dra.
matte recital of her loneliness, follow.
ing her husbands going to the Philip.
pines; of her looking to her husbands
friend for companionship and of hi
betrayal Of that friend and of the wifi,
as well. 1t is related how the younI
wife was led to smoke cigarettes an,
drink liquor by her betrayer and fin
ally after succumbing to his wiles shl
sinned againg and again. A reasoI
will be set forth for the willingness
of the aged parents of Captain Hahn
to give up the youngest child, fol
whose possession Mrs. Hams is nov
fighting.
Mrs. Hains in Winthrop.
WINTHROP. Mass, Aug. 20.-Mrs
Peter c. Hains, Jr., is back at tn
home of her parents on Crest avenue
closely guarded from interviewers Sh
left New York on TUESDAY with he
attorney. Frederick T. Norton ant
stayed at Brookline until late las
night when she was smuggled int
Winthrop. Charles H. Libbey, he
father. says that the wife of Annis
slayer is broken down and worried
not so much over her husbands fat
as by the shock of his accusation an
anxiety about her children. of whom
she is determined to get possession.