The Washington times., 1908-12-31
Tells of Captains Irrational
Acts After Wife'S
Confession.
DARRIN is ORDERED
TO CONTINUE CASE
General HainS, Defendants Father,
Says His Parent Died in Asy-
lum for Insane.

FLUSHING, /. l., Dec. 3I-A small
Eray-haired woman, bent with the
weight Of siXty-eight years, and grief
stricken so that time and time again
she had 70 stop 10 weep quietly for sew
eral minutes before she could answer
questions, may open the prison gates
for T. Jenkins Hams, on trial for the
murder OF William r. Annis She is
the mother Of r. Jenkins and Capt.
Peter Hains.
Mrs. Hains was the principal witness
AT the trial of the former before JUS
tice Crane here today. she gave a
heroic exhibition Of motherly love which
plainly has its effect on all those in the
little court room. as she told of the
condition OF Peter Hams Indeed. every
person must have felt that there was
something the matter with his mind.
She emphasized it. too, that she her
self. believing her son son 10 be insane,
had placed him in the care Of her other
son, Thornton, and had urged the latter
10 watch over his movements.
While waiting for Mrs Hains. JUS
tice Crane excused the jury and called
Frederick Dewitt, who succeeds Darrin
as distrioo attorney OF Queens county.
He then called Darrin 10 the bar
Darrin to Continue.
'lf you. Mr.. Darrin. should withdraw
from the case this defendant must go
free. The constitution of the State OF
New York provides that no man shall
he put in jeopardy twice for the same
thing. If TINS case ends by your with
drsvaI the defendant goes free. You
have a responsibility TO the people of
the State which ] can not permit you TO
lay down, though your term ends at
midnight tonight You are still a law
yer and an officer of this court. You
can not withdraw without my leave.
and that I refuse 70 give ] have no.
ticed what you have said in the morn
ing papers about criticism aud unfair
ness. a man can but do his duty. II
be does il TO the best Of his ability no
criticism can sInirch him
,Tohn =. Mcintyre chief counsel for the
defense, today showed plainly the ef-
fects Of the almost continuous wrang-
ling. which has been going on between
the judge and the lawyers for both sides
since T. Jenkins Hams trial began.
His face was white and drawn and he
complained bitterly of the long hours
The court has compelled him to work
He declared, however. that he in
tended 10 continue until the end as
lie would suffer most were a mistrial
10 result. 4 could never again get
this case in such good shape for my
client" he declared, "and ] must fin,
isl.'
Major Hains Called.
Major Hains, when court reconvened.
continued his recital Of his cOnversa-
tions with Captain Hams.
The captain told me-" witness said.
that when he reached Fort Hamilton
his wife was angry and wanted TO know
why he had hurried across the country,
7 told her. he said to me, that she
needed me as there was gossip affecting
her good name. She told me there was
nothing I'm the stories and this relieved
me so that I told her 70 call up Annis
and ] would show the people there was
nothing I'm the stories
Next day he told me when his wife
went to the telephone he found her
much excited and talking TO Annis He
took the phone away and invited Annis
~ dinner. He came later and they
Ne2t for an automobile ride. They
T7ere arrested and Peter put up so OF
the 500 needed TO bail them out.
The next day he told me he went to
the Hotel Astor to see our father, who
told him Claudia had been away for a
week and they did not know where she
had been. The general and he agreed
10 go where she had been 10 vindicate
her.
Confessed All.
This angered her so she demanded
he give up the project When he re-
fused she told him she Guessed she
might as well confess all. that she and
Annis were ia love and that instead Of
being away with relatives, she was
with Anuis in New York
MY brother told me tins - worked
on him he did not know what ne did
Jie begged her to tell him ii was all un-
true She stuck TO her story and in the
morning my brother sent for our
father and she made a complete con-
fessiOn OF ner relations with Annis
While taking this my brother seemed
10 be insane Later / got him to lie
down, but ne got up and come over TO
me crying and moaning. Ny God.
can't sleep! l haven't had an hours
eIppn since I left San ENranrfapO