The Washington herald., 1908-08-16
YACHTSMEN AND WOMEN LOOK ON
Wife of Victim Tried to Warn Him Not TO
Land at BaySide Club Dock, Where
SlayerS Were Waiting g-SOnS of
General HainS, T. S. A.

New York Aug 15Cap Peter Conovan Hams Of the Forty
eighth Company, United Artillery accompanied b his
brother Thornton Alexander Jenkins Hams magazine writer went
10 the Bayd Yacht Club this afternoon waited an hour until William
E Annis. member Of club in with his racing on and
then Thornton Hams held crowd back with revolver while his
brother fired eight shots from magazine pistol into BODY OF AIr
Annis
vnda OF the Yacht clubhouse. waited policemen TO come Capt
Hams made informal the police in which he saws that
his wife whom he IS suing divorce been intimate with Anris
lhe shooting was not the result OF any orenary impulse but
the elimination Of long pursuit That he was being hunted IS @
Gated by the conduct OF Mrs Annis who when the
tragedy occurred.
ANNIS WARNED BY WIFE
She noted coming Hainses and although t6e tried n
throw her of the by asking estate and talking with
real estate about property in the nboho0d Mrs Annis was
the lookout when his half rate- aDDrosbed
near the landing aoat she shore and historically
shouted 7 Eu paid no attention 10 her warning
The usual Saturday afternoon among members OF the club
were OH 7r this afternoon and few Of the boats were being tuned
up @ on shore The clubhouse veranda filled and
wives and endand automobiles bringing more members and gess
were coming the road The clubhouse majority OF the men
and women present were Young people and there children
ANNIS RACING HIS YACHT
Arn who advertising manager for Recreation Aqazf7e and
lives IN the Malvern apartments y Clareon avenue Manhattan
ad come early IN the morning with his wife and his sons AIr
Annis hafrater Pam one Of the clubs one ~
boats the afternoon and spent most Of the morning putting her
shape The other members Of the Pam were to be Louis
Harzy we-znoWn resident Of Basde and A BurchfH
real estate man
About 80 O'Clock Capt and his brother drove I'D 70 the
Yacht club from the railroad station Of the public carriages Cant
Hams IT civilian dress The men stood about for few
u and then apparently seeing being strangers their presence
was attracting attention walked group Of members and asked
about property IN the vicinity, reruarn that thv desired 70 secure
place near BY Some referred Nh B1rchfed who was
standing waiting for Annis Haav who were out n the
Pam, to come in and take him aboard
SOUGHT TO DISARH SUSPICION
Casually they talked about building lots Can't Hams
mentioned Annis and asked If he club Bufeld said
Ans was on the water but would be shortly and Capt Hams and
ms brother continued the real estate
About the Pam landing float already had b
pointed out to Capt Has Ams soop The captain and his
brother untered down pier Annis ran ahead Of them
and shouted to her husband but he did the Pam drew
up to the edge OF the float It
BROTHERS BOTH DREW PISTOLS
The halfrater nain passengers and the score
OF more OF people the float Just pulled up to the edge Cant
Hams stepped forward and his brother stepped back Both drew
guns from inside their Capt weapon was magazine mis-
o OF the latest design his brother army Colt Both were
OF large cab about & Thornton Hams turned and covered the
crowd the float and his brother boom Of the little o -
raise the sail OF the way
Halt dozen jumped forward Thornton Hams MT his
revolver at the breast OF the Burcfed words 4 am
running this business. # YOU interfere shoot Won"
Capt Hams his left hand holding up boom and the sail faD
ping about his lace leaned forward and heavy nis He
r pointed at Annis companion Harway seeing his mistake IN
time quickly turned the man and began firing
BODY FALLS INTO WATER
Six shots Capt Hams fired and each one took effect
One struck Anns II the groin his abdomen one in his right
leg one IN his left and his right After the first shot he
gTasPed at the uched moment and then staggered 70 the
float Then be toppled forward and fell into the water
At the splash Of the body falling water Thornton Hams
turned and seeing that Ann had fallen his revolver To
Onnng boan employed BY the club eped Capt Hains and
on Fnse2 {
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