The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-20
had NO CAUSE"
WROTE kNkIS
No Confession Mad8 81 Nan
Killed For Wamah'S Love.
TO RUSH THE CASE TO TRIAL

District Attorney Ct Queens County
viii Ask For a Special Grand Jury
70 Irdict Captain Hams For Murder
Of William E. Annis, and An Ex,rs-
ordinary Term Of the Supreme Court
70 Try the csse-Mrs. Hams VIII
Make q Fight to Get Possession Of
Her Children.
New York. Aug. IA second writ.
ten statement by William r Anuis
after he was shot by Captain Peter G.
Hains. Jr.. at the Bayside Yacht CLUB
last Saturday. was made public Je-I
before administering the ether pre-
paratory to probing for the bullet H.
Joseph Bloodgood asked the dyin,
man ii he had anything 90 say
Mr.. Annis dictated aud s.cncd this
statement.
Shot by Captain p {. Hams. / did
not i-ritatc him at the time. l bav
nothing 20 say"
After signing the statement he turn
cd to one Of the physicians ami said.
There was absolutely no reason Tor
the shooting on the way 60 the no
rital IN the ambulance ar Auais toll
DR.. A. s. Jones. in reply TO a question
that he vas about three feet frou
Captain Hams when the latter fired
Asked By d. Jones the cause of the
shooting. Mr.. Aunis was silent for
moment then answered. He shot
man before"
Annis' Grst statement was simply.
Shot by Peter c. Hams" and his SIG
nature.
Captain Peter {. Hams. Jr.. shot anl
killed Annis because. be said. Anns
had broken up his home. Mrs. Hams
confessed TO him. ne declared. lis
brother r Jenkins Hams. kept tn
crowd back while the captain KILLED
Annis
District Attorney Darrin. OF Queens
county. definitely decided 90 ask for
a special grand jury and an eN;raori-
nary term OF the supreme court e. 81
dict ana try Captain Hams and b
brother. r. jenkins Hains. for the muir
der Of Annis.
No intmaton has yet been made 90
the nature of the defense Weldon c
Percy. attorney for the Hams broth
crs. has made no statement concerniur
this point beyond the bare fact thai
he has in his possession the uilecc
written confession OF Mrs Hams
That The defense has a difficult task
ahead OF IT, an familiar with the case
agree. Certain testimony has been
brought to iirht tending 10 show
iack of mental poiso on the part %
Captain hains. which might assist I'D
ESTABLISHING temporary insanity as O..
cause Of the shooting For this pun.
pose the admission into evidence OF
the alleged confession might De pr
mittcd. otherwise under the rul u-r
IN The Thaw case. the district attar
ney's oficc does not see how this con-
fession may Doe used II not Co SHOW
its effect on tie mind OF the husband
But the confession was obtained. g. .
is ailccei. on Decoration Day and the
murder took place on the 10th OF Al
gust
That there is much mystery. and
NA+t-A ttaN q H' N-f+nt A4 A-4N 20 -@N4N Aar J.
not yet been touched by the inyesti-
gators. seems certain.
Mrs Hams decided. after a consu' /
tauon with counsel. 20 institute pro.
ceedings 20 obtain the custody OF he /
who are now at the home O.
General Peter c. Hams. father Of tae /
captain. at Fort Hancock on san |
Hook
Whio Mrs. Hams feels that C..
treatment she has received at C.
hands of her husband was cruel i-l
may be- taken as authoritative thatl
she is net hkely 10 do anything wLi,n |
VIII stand In the way OF his escapil !
from his pres n predicameut
Coroner = Amblers inquest wml
be held in Flushing The coroner re
peated his declaration that he worll /
not go into the motives OF shootius /
but merely prove the bare facts re,a
ing 90 The easily answered question
How ia William f. Annis meet als /
death7"
Nncn General H2ins visited his sons 1
in the Queens county Jail he was az /
by his brother. r. T. Hains |
an attorney. OF Boston.