The Washington times., 1908-08-16
Matrimonial Clash Results
in Killing at Fashionable
Yachting Resort.
BROTHER HAS GUN
TO PROTECT SLAYER
Pair Gives Up and Wires Father
of TFsgedy-Well Known
Here.

NEW YORK, Aug. I5.-while his vic
tim covered in fear and his brother
with drawn revolver held OF a thTong
Of wealthy yachtsmen. Capt. Peter C.
Hams. jr., Of the United States army,
late this afternoon sent eight bullets into
the body of William z. Annis, rich
New York publisher and the alleged
despoiler of Hams home. The shoot
! ing occurred on the float OF the fashion
able yacht club at Bayside, l. J.
IF anybody interferes" said T. Jen-
kins Hains the brother. who is a nota-
bic author Of sea stories, Il viii shoot
him where he stands. This is a matter
| between these two men"
No sooner had the shooting occurred
than the crowd Of yachtsmen, however
made move as if TO attack. bat the
sight OF the two brothers back TO back
with their white stern faces and gIeam-
I ing pistols was enough. no one ap-
/ preached.
Hams Gives Himself Up.
Il am the man. 1 killed him." said
Captain Hams. when the police arriy-
ed. He submitted quietly 10 arrest and
( with his brother was at once taken 10
Flushing jail, while Annis. who died
/ soon after the shooting was hurried in an
ambulance 10 Flushing Hospital IL
had two bullets in his stomach. one I'D
+ each arm and one in the left leg
As soon as the brothers reached Flush
ing jail. Captain Hains wired his faith
+ er, Brig. Gen. Peter c. Hains. at Fort
Hancock:
"Annfs is shot Come 10 the Flush
/ ing jail"
Tragedy in Peaceful Setting.
Never was a more peaceful scene than
+ that a. the Bayside Club when the
/ Hsins brothers arrived there this after
/ noon Scores OF men and women sat
/ about on the green lawn and ioiterea
| on the float while on the hay tho wfiyess
/ sailed yachts scudded before d brisk
/ breeze. No one knew the two mer. one
| in the uniform of captain Of the United
/ States army, who sauntered through the
/ throng and took up their stations on
the feat For the two hours they wait
| ed there grimly for their prey many a
curious glance was cast at them. bat
no one spoke, for to all they were un-
known
Dusk was near when Annis. who had
| been yachting with Lewis Harway, Of
| New York, on his yacht. the Pam. step
/ ped on the float where the husband and
| his brother awaited. Arm in arm with
| Harway and surrounded by throng OF
| their fellow club members and their
wives. the two started toward the shore
all laughing and talking gayly
Suddenly Annis saw the two men
awaiting him and the smile froze on his
/ Ups.
Asks Others to Move.
Please stand back" said the man in
| civilian attire, as with drawn revolver
4 he waved Annis' companions aside. we
4 have business with this man
! He pointed at Annis, who lodged Ike
/ a rabbit behind the form of Harway
/ while the others. startled by tive s.eam
/ Of the gun. scattered wildly.
/ Not a word said the soldier. but gun
! in hand. he advanced quickly toward
| Harway. behind whom AnHis sin cow
/ cred and cringed. Then up came his
hand, and. showing the piston under
/ Harway's arm. at close range, he fred
/ two shots into Annis' stomach.
/ AS Harway sprang to one side.
more shots rang out. and Annis. pierced
/ through both arms and the left leg, top
! Dteu ana Wuul4 nave lG4ltAA D4L AllE AtBAA
! had he not been caught and held by
| his companions. who, recovered now
from their first alarm, were rushing to
/ his assistance.
Keep Crowd Of
Screams of the terrified woman and
the sight OF Annis as he lay on the
/ hoat. weitering in blood seemed to act
like fire on the blood of the throng OF
/ yachtsmen. and with a cry they turned
/ to where the two men. still calm, stin
/ stern. stood gazing upon the form OF
/ the victim But they were ready and
raised their weapons in a mute gesture
/ that spoke plainly that any interference
would be met with bullets
! Then the scream Of woman as she
saw the blood pOurins from Anuis'
body broke the silence and 7. jenkins
/ Hains, the brother. spoke.
This is a private quarrel. he said.
'this man broke up my brothers home
he is settled with. We win surrender
peaeeably when the officers arrive
Hains Men Surrender.
! Immediately telephone messages were
sent to the police station and the on
! GERS at Flushing and when the officers
came Captain Hains and his brother
/ handed ever their arms.
/ Meanwhile the women or the club
veranda and those who were on the
| float when the shooting began had re-
covered from their terror and had aid
ed, so far as they could, To ease the
wounded man until the arrival OF the
ambulance. which took him 20 Flush
/ ing Hospital.
Wife Sees Shooting.
i on a neisr1g dock, when the shooting
took place was Mrs. Annis who had
come down TO the club to meet her nus
band. As she saw the Haiues brothers
on the float and her husband walking
howard them from the pam she shoutes
/ Look out. WI, but her warning came
i late. and before she could reach she
/ zpot Annis had fallen
An autopsy on the body Of Au4 4is