The Washington herald., 1908-08-19

SPECIAL % TIE wzsa-zSe5a Head
Boston. Mass. aug. I5.-~It is utterly
ridiculous, further. Il is the grossest IL
justice TO my daughter. thai tae impres-
sion should have gone forth to-day.
through the utterances Of Inscriptions
falsihers. THAI William Annis admitted
before his death that there was founda-
uon FOR Hams 5ssloEsies and actions. and
that he vas paving the price
Our burden Is hard enough TO bea-,
without having Goals heaped upon the in
1ocent head Of my daughter Not only IS
I the whole fabric Of Hams contention one,
network OF jealousisz. les. and infanly.
/ bat We are forced 10 bear The brurt Of IL
/ founded -amors thar must be originated
20 satisfy the cravings OF The scandal
Z loving"
Thus spoke Charles LI55ev. the father
( Of beautiful Claudia Li55ey Hams. when
/ told tonight OF the ruro- that William
I E Aunis had admitted before his death
/ that he had vroaged Peter C Hams. his
slayer
To Establish Her Repute.
I Since the sensational shooting Lr. Lib
+ hey has secluded himself and is heart
E broken over the whole affair His wealthy
+ brothers Walker II and Everett L=5bey.
shoe manufac-Urers IL Lynn. have offered
I rLeir aid n establishing -ze g5C5- name
. OF a-s daughter Claudia. and nothing VII
{ be spared IN the dEht 20 clear the Lr5bey
. s-- z-=
/ selsaciouaIism
/ For year after this marriage sad
+ 3lr- Lih5ey, --tEe couple lived happily
T-s- RE czpr-1 oeEa1 % abuse ny
/ daughter. although she never ccl1 Us .
word about II u--l --ls trouble started
last June. We have blamed Thornton
Hams all along He er.lced a hacreI
Tor Claudia from the 5rsr. although We
knew that the Halrses we're sve-sa 20 the
marriage as they did not think we were
aristcc-aric enough for tle.- son
{ Ny daughter has never been alone
with 3Ir- Annis n her life Whenever
sac has gone with him The officers wives
a. TIE fort or her uot1e- always accom-
panied them. and whenever 1--. A--ss
came 70 Boston he would vlz.- friends
here in Winthrop. ana z1y daughter
would tO-n i1 the crowd when -Ley -sa--
for boat ride or automobile trip
Cunning Of Jenkins
This miserable AFFAIR was stirred I'd
ard kept alive by Thornton Haias. -Es
captains brother. who has blamed Aauls
for the turning down of several Of his
stories. He even went SO far IS 10 w-i-s
A1lts letters threatening his lie. and "a
the strength Of these threats Of personal
violence Annis told me when he visited
Boston last July tla- lie was g5.-s %
sue Thornton Hai1s for criminal libel
and ask fer a warrant fo- his arrest
When my daughter and her mother
were leaving Fort Hamilton, Brooklya.
in June. Thornton Hams ard the captain
/ opened the blinds from TIE outside ard
pushing IN their revoIvers ordered all the
peopie. officers and thei- wives who were
bidding them goodbye. 20 leave the house
+ OF they would shoot 7 think that they
were both under The influence oS LIQUOR
at the tine. The first Of t1fs month all
but one taese oHcers present were &c
tailed TO other stations
Threatens TO shoot Wife.
on several occasions the captain
threatened 10 shoot his wife. and he often
few into RACES of abuse.
''Thornton's animosity for Annis inspired
him 10 I'll his brothers ears full Of
trash. and we have no doubt tlst he was
/ the principal cause for 7ousirg him 10
| 90 the shooting
"Annis was a good-natured fellow and
a man who never IN my opinion. knowing
y wronged any one. As far as being re-
/ sponsible for turning down TlOrlI01
Hams stories. An1is said ne Sdn't have
g thing % Go with IL The stories were
/ accepted or rejected on rheir own merits
When the captain fled his libel for
divorce. he requested my daughter -
make a formal answer. and the only thing
II can think Of WY he should break cut
ia a rage. was the fast that instead OF
following his bidding. we s0t CT al
torney 20 file a counter libel
We have plenty of witnesses and gOod
( grounds on which 70 base our case. The
captain had none. His libel was a pure
ulautfacture'