The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-18

and the police believe the women were
Mrs. Haines and Mrs. Annis. A motor
cycle policeman arrested the party for
speeding-0 on Ocean parkway. The case
was postponed in court and is still on
the calendar.
Haines BaiIed Annis Out.
The party was in Mr. Annis' automo-
bile and the police held Annis in 800
bail. Annis had only $40. so the police
were about to lock him up when Cap
tain Haines stepped forward and hand
ed the prisoner four $50 gold pieces,
thus obtaining his release.
Il have also been told by friends of
both Captain Haines and Mr. Annis
that this friendship ceased after talk
Captain Haines had with his brother,
T. jenkins Haines." said the district
attorney. Il intend TO have T. Jenkins
Haines tried as an accessory before
and during the fact. as l believe he is
as guilty as his brother. 1t was his let
ter to Captain Haines that made the
latter hurry home from the Philippines
and question his wife regarding her al
legged conduct with Mr.. Annis, and 1T
was T. Jenkins Haines who prevented
any one from stopping Captain Haines
from shooting Mr.. Annis."
Wives Are Friends.
Another remarkable feature of the
case is the friendship which exists be-
tween Mrs. Annis and Mrs. Claudia
Haines, Captain Haines' wife Mrs.
Haines called upon Mrs. Annis yester-
day afternoon. il was learned today and
remained with her until nearly mid
night. Mrs. Annis, who witnessed the
shooting of her husband. has been pros
trated since the tragedy. 1t is said she
has several letters written by Captain
Haines to her husband threatening his
life.
One of these letters. it is said, was
received by Mr.. Annis day before he
was shot The letter warned him. it is
reported, that Captain Haines would
shoot him on sight. Mrs Annis says
that she does not believe Captain
Haines intended to shoot her husband.
but that he wanted to serve him with
papers in a divorce proceeding.
Mrs. Annis frequently entertained
Mrs. Haines and several times Mrs.
Haines was taken on automobile rides
with Mrs. Annis and her husband.
General Haines in New York.
General Haines is in New York stop
ping at the Hotel Astor so that he can
be near his sons. He was asked today
if he had seen his sons wife, and re-
piled that he had not. He told of an
arrangement which had been reported
as existing whereby Mrs. Haines could
visit her children every two weeks and
stated emphatically that he would not
permit her to take charge of the little
ones unless his son, Captain Haines.
agrees to let her have them. General
Haines declined 10 discuss the shooting
of Annis by his son, saying his sons
lawyers had advised him not to talk
about the case. The district attorney
was interested when he learned that T.
Jenkins Haines killed a man at Fort
ress Monroe, Va, seventeen years ago,
and will secure copy of the court
proceedings during his trial At his
trial. Haines was acquitted. Ned Han
negan. the man Haines killed. was his
best friend. and it is a striking coinci-
dence that he shot him in sail boat
While Mr.. Annis was lying on the
float of the Bayside Yacht club after
he had been shot, Mr.. c. Rockwell
scrubbed on an envelope these words:
Shot by Captain Peter C. Haines, U
S. A. Aug. 15.''
This was handed TO the dying man
and in firm hand he signed his name
Brothers Handcuffed.
When the Haines brothers were taken
20 a police station at Long Island City
this morning they had to wait until
lot of petty cases had been disposed o.
before their case was called. They were
locked in the prison pen, and when ar
raigned, stood on the bridge handcuffed
together. Their father was in the court
room, but he had no chance to speak
to his sons.
Their counsel. William C. Percy,
asked for an adjournment of a week
and it was granted. Then the broth.
ers. handcuffed TO detectives. were TAX
en- through the streets to a trolley line
five blocks away. followed by a big
crowd. Photographers took pictures of
them, and when one of the detectives
told the photographers that they had
taken enough pictures. T. Jenkins
Haines spoke up, saying:
Let them take all they want: give
them a chance. They'll get them any
way"
Later the prisoners were taken to
Brooklyn police headquarters. a trip of
fifteen miles. in a patrol wagon and
a photograph taken for the Bertillon
records.
Special Grand Jury.
District Attorney Darrin in the after
noon apuOunced that he would convene