Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-18

A16iI. VICTIM
WERE FAST
FRIENDS
Developments Come Thick and
Fast in Bayside Tragedy
Wife Protests Her Innocence
of Wrongdoing.
HOLDS BROTHER OF
SLAYER EQUALLY GUILTY

/ Early Indictment Against
Prisoners Who Are Held
Without Bail in Brooklyn Jail,
IBy Morning journal Special Leased WlreI
New York, Aug, 17.-Of far more
interest than the formal arraignment
In a police court today of Captain
Peter c. Halns, Jr.. who shot and kill
ed W. E. Annis, advertising manager
of a magazine on Saturday at the Bay
side Yacht club landing. while his
brother, T, Jenkins Hains, held at bay
crowd of yachtsmen who sought to
prevent the tragedy, was evidence
which came into the hands of District
Attorney Darrin bearing upon the
motive for the shooting.
1t was established that Captain
Hains and Mr.. Annis were on such
friendly terms that they went automo-
bile riding as late as Hay %, last.
Two women were in the party and the
police believe they were Mrs. Hams
and Mrs. Annis. A motorcycle police
man arrested the party for speeding
on the ocean parkway. The case was
postponed in court and IL still on the
calendar.
The party was in Mr.. Annls' auto
mobile and the police held AnnIs In
Jail. Annis only had $50 so the police
were about 70 lock him up when Cap
Itain Hains stepped forward and hand
ed the prisoner four $50 gold pieces.
thus obtaining his release.
I have also been told by friends of
both Captain Halns and Mr.. Annis
that this friendship ceased after a
talk Captain Hams had with his broth
er, T. j. Hams" said the district at
torney. II intend to have T. J. HaIns
tried as an accessory before and dur
ing the fact, as | believe he Is as guilty
as his brother II was his letter to
Captain Hams that made the latter
hurry home from the PHILIPPINES and
question his wife regarding her alleg-
ed conduct with Mr.. Annls and 1t was
T. Jenkins Hans who prevented every
body from interfering while Captain
Hams was shooting Annls."
Another remarkable feature of the
case is the friendship which exists be-
tween Mrs. Annls and Mrs. Claude
Hams, Captain Hams wife. Mrs. Hams
called upon Mrs. Anpis yesterday af-
ternoon, It was learned today, and re-
malned with her until nearly mid
night. Mrs. Annis. who witnessed the
shooting of her husband. has been
prostrated since the tragedy. 1t Is said
she has several letters written by Cap
tain Hams to her husband threaten
ing his life.
One of these letters II Is said was
received by Mr.. Annis the day before
he was shot. The letter warned him.
1t is reported, that Captain Halns
would shoot him on sight Mrs. An
mis- says that she does not believe
Captain Hams intended to shoot her
husband but that he wanted to serve
him with papers In q divorce pro-
ceedlng.
Mrs. Annis frequently entertained
Mrs. Hams and several tNhes Mrs.
Hams was taken on automobile rides
with Mrs. AnnIs and her husband.
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General Halns Is In New York stop4
ping at the Hotel Astor 80 that he can
be near his sons He was asked today
II he had seen his daughter-in-l and
replied that he had not. He told of
an arrangement which has been re-
ported as existing whereby Mrs. HaIns
could visit her children every two
weeks and stated emphatlcalIy that he
would not permit her TO tase charge
of the little ones unless his son. Cap
tain Hams. agrees TO let her have
them. General Hains declined to dis
cuss the shooting OF Annls by his SON.
saying his sons lawyers had advised
him not to talk about the case. The
district attorney was interested when
lhe learned that T. Jenkins Halns kill
led n man at Fortress Monroe, Va.
seventeen years ago. and viii secure
a copy OF the court proceedings dur
Ing the trial. Ned Hannegan he
man Halns killed. was his best friend
and Il Is a strong coincidence that he
shpt him in a sail boat. At his trial
Hains was acquitted.
While Mr.. AnnIs was laying on the
float OF the Bayslde Yacht club after
he had been shot Mr.. c. Rockwell
scrlbbled on an envelope these words:
Shot by Captain Peter HaIns. U. S.
A.. August ib."
This was handed to the dying man
and In firm hand he signed his
/. name.
} When the Halns brothers were taxi
en- to the police station at Long Island
J City this morning they had to walt
J luntli lot Of petty cases had been
! disposed of before their case was
, called
They were locked n the prison AM
when arralaned stood on The bridge
4 CONTINUED on Paee q colnnsn ~.