Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-16
.sllo AIMS WAS HONE BREAKER
Officer Calmly Opened Fire Upon
Editor and Then Surrendered to Po-
iice-Annis Shot Five Times Was
Taken to Hospital and DIED Later
Hams 10 Prominent in Social Life
and Son of Old Warrior.
(By Associated PreSS).

bA I SIDE. II. L.. aug. 10. S"i'''
Peter COnOvcr Hams, Jr.. u. 5. A.
son of Brigadier General Peter Como
yer Hams, IT, s. a. retired. fired hte
bullets from a revolver into William
E. Annis, of New York, owner and
publisher of Burr Mclntosh's NOnthiE.
and other magazines, late today on
the landing stage of the HaySiie
Yacht Club. Flushing. AnniS. VINO
Captain Hams brother had accused
of having been improperly attentive
to Mrs. Hams. died in tlc Flushing
hospital few hours after the shoot
ing
A crowd Of gaily dressed women and
yachtsmen among whom was MIS-
Annis, witnessed the tragedy.
Opened Fire on Annis.
Captain Hams. accompanied by his
brother. Thornton Jenkins Hams. we'll
known as an author and amatuer
yachtsman, walked to the landlhs
stage OF the club as Annis and clup
member named Harvey were disenl;
barking from a boat. and at ono" open
ed fire upon the man. whom he h"lns
responsible for the disruptiRs of his
home.
Annis attempted to get behind Har-
yev. but Captain Hams reached undcr
Haryey's arm and empted his rcVoi-
yer upon his enemy.
Immediately there was commntloh
on the club house veranda. Mrs
Annis tainted. and a dozen yachtsmch
rushed to the float to the assistance"
Of Annis. Before they could got 10
the side of the wounded man. how
ever, r. J. Hams the captains bronze
whipped a revolver out and threated
ed to shoot the first man who inter
fered.
Victim Taken to Hispital.
This is an affair between these
two" he said calmly.
Annis. with two bullets in his an
domen. one in the arm and two in his
leg was hurried to the hospital
CAPTAIN Hams and his br%hef
neither of whom appeared in any way
disturbed. awaited the arrival o! the
police on the club float and thcr"
surrendered themselves.
In the police station the captain
refused to divuige the motive which
prompted him TO shoot Annis but MS
brother declared that Annis paid I'M
proper attentions TO his brother s
wife. and that the latter had no
other redress open to him than 10
kill Annis.
He then sent the following telegram
to his father. General Hams:
"Annis is shot. Come to the Flush
ing Jail
Later in The evening Captain Hains
teIephoncd 10 his lawyer. Mr.. W. 1.
Percy. asking him to come to the
Flushing Jail
Son Of Old War Dog.
Captain Hams is attached to toT'
Hancock as duartcrmaster. having en-
tered the army ut the close of the
Soauish- American war with III" rank
~ second l,eu,enant Of artillery.
His father. Brigadirr General Peter
Couoycr Hams. j. West Point STad"-
ate with a distinguished var record.
D.rins tn. conflict with tho South
he was several times br"vCi"d fCT gal
Ian, and mcritorious service. sine
then he has achieved prominenc" as
an engineer. having had chaFE" q; IN"
Potomac FLATS improvements ana
numerous works Of harhnr dcf"rs".
lie was made q member az The boar J
Of ordnance aud Qualifications and "'
the Nicaragua and Is'hmian 'aha'
Commission. In 1885 he was appoint
ed briSa6irr general ~ vo.Hn'"'rs.
taking part in both the Cuban ahr
Porto Rican campaigns Nc attain
I'd tho rank of hricadi.r general "f
regulars in Ie.3 and was retired july
6. 1904.
Shortly after arriving 81 the hos
piiai. Annis revived sufficiently 10
say q few words. but soon r"lap'"h
into unconsoiJasnsss To th" houh-
a, au,boritiiics who questioned hin a.
IN the causcs which had led to the
attack upon him he replied that h.
preferrd to say noshienr.
u. Amster. coroner Of Flushing.
sssived at . the hospital after the