The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-21
HAMS SERVANTS
GIVE AFF|OAV|TS
SAY CAPTAINS WIFE WAS CAR
RlED DOWN STAIRS ON BACK
OF ANNiS.
HIS ALL NIGHT VISITS
And Burning Kisses Features of the
Alleged Proceed ngs at Home of
Man Who Was Serving
His Country.

New York, Dec. 20--Attorneys who
have charge Of the defense of Thorn
ton Hams, after conference at the
Long Island Prison today, announced
that they would call among the first
witnesses for the defnse two servants
who had been employed in the house
of Captain Peter G. Hams, at TT.
Hamilton, while he was In the Phil
ippines.
The servants are Minnie Rhone,
who was with the captains family
five years and is now in The employ Of
Mrs. Peter G. Hams, Sr., and Mrs
Emma Leayell, who lives at Bay
Ridge. The affidavit furnished the
defense by Emma LcaveIl cannot be
printed in full /, reads in part as
follows:
Il first became employed by Mrs
Hains on December "a, 1907 | saw
Mr.. Annis, the publisher, for the first
time on Saturday at TT, Hamilton
When he arrived Mrs Hams turned to
me and said; Emma, this is my al.
finity.'
He patted me on the back and
kissed Mrs Haines and went into the
room with his arm around her There
was another girl, nurse, and she an1
| talked about Mrs Hains affinity.
Upon different occasions in that
time Annis frequented the house,
hugged and kissed Mrs. Hams. A
short time after this Mrs. Hams went
to Boston, she said, to spend little
time with her mother Upon her RE
turn she would 90 out and stay two or
three rights in New York.
Carried Her on His Back.
Il remember one occasion in going
down stairs Mr.. Anns carried Mrs
Hams on his back.
"A short time after Mrs Shaw came
from Boston Mrs. Hams told me that
she was going to the mountains for a
rest. and one night, about April 10,
Mr.. Annis came, and the three of
them went away together. They were
gone for seven days
The statement of Minnie Rhonc
goes into detail regarding Claudia
Hams alleged behavior with Annis
and reads in part as follows:
Claudia went uptown about a week
or so after | left town. She told EN-
ma that she had a bald-headcd affin-
ity aud loved him. Emma said; 'fO1
think more of him than the Captain?'
She said Why, / don't know. She
had been going uptown several days,
and Annis. who is baldheaded, came
down on Saturday and stayed late.
until O'Clock in the morning. He
was by himself | didn't see anything
az first
she kept going uptown and he
would telephone for her to come up
and take lunch about twice week. |
lie telcphoEcd for her to so TO the |
theater and horse races.
she used to 20 out in his automo |
bile and stay late. remember he
came down with friend and stayed
an night | made coffee for them at
. a. m.
once went to the pantry door
Mrs. Halns was sitting at the piano.
Annis and Mrs. lIains was alone. and
he was bending over and kept kissing
her. lie would kiss her and walk
around the room and kiss her again.
tie kept that mp at the time was
looking"
Called Annis Pap"
she always called Annis Pap.
When she went 10 Boston. she told
me Mr. 4. went to Boston with her
and not TO tell when she left she
said to me:
80 have disgraced myself and my
children. ! had a good husband. and J
diseraccd him. and ] have nothing to
live for but IL was nay own fault
she said 10 her own mother.
81 would like 10 get hold of Billy |
he owes me some money. and woul
like to get it.
Eugene l.. Young. Thornton Hams
third attorney. arranged today for
Major John Hains. q. :. 4. the cap
tain's brother. IN test fhe automati"
revolver II the type which AIMS Vasf
shot The defense hopes 70 prove
that The eight shots which The gun
carried could b. fired in Jess Than thar
many seconds.
The Bavsido Yacht club members /
who have testified for the prosecution ]
have varied widely between the FIRST
and last shots. According 90 thei-
testimony there was considerable
time between the shots.
Tier there Is Roberts a Baysile
Yacht Club member a man Who VS.
On the foat when Annis vas shot t0
bits IN his boat as be- vas trying 20