The Washington herald., 1908-08-19

New York. Aus 1S-Coroner Amber
has set his inquest into the death Of Will
lam T. Annis for tomorrow uishu at 8
o'clock in the town han at Flushing Be
SIDES Dr. Hought0n. he has called as wit
uesses Harvey G. Rockwell. q friend of
lIr Aun-s. -Eo vas yz -La 1oat at The
time of the shooting, and wEo took Mrs
Aauis 10 his home afJerward; Charles
Roberts. who also was On the hoat;
Arthur Andrews. who saw the tragedy
from but a few feet away, G. A Burch-
field. who charged that 7. jenkins Hams
leveled a revolver az his breast when Mr..
Burchfeld attempted TO interfere. Louis
Harway- who was IN Mr. Annls half
rster Pan wiki 1Ir. Aulis when the lat
ter was shot, Superintendent Leavltt, Of
The Bay Side Yacht Club, and the club
boatman. John Tonnirg
District Attorney Darrer, who IS anx-
lous 10 bring the Hams brothers t. 80
speedy trial had his ds-ascuves out to-day
accommodating evidence which VIII be PIE
sented al the trial The movements Of
the Hams brothers and William E An
MIS- the murdered man. for several days
before the shooting are being traced
one 81 the witnesses who VIII be sum
rus-sed al the trial is L. c. Page. a pub
Usher OF Boston, who. il Is alleged. re-
Gently received letter from T. jenkins
Hams. in which the latter Is said 10
have written that his brother was
b-oken-Eearted by his home being de-
slroyed by q magazine writer
His Dying Statement
New light is expected 10 be thrown
upon the tragedy at the inquest
Dr. Henry Houghton. The physician who
was at The side 0f Annis when he lost
consciousness, was quoted to-day IS in
-inati1E -Ear An1is in his -ast moments
acknowledged that he was paying with
his life for a wrong he had committed
HE told certain things 20 me-" Dr.
EoUsEton is quoted as saying which no
one else heard and which have told 70
no one When I am called on 20 testify
before the Cgc0r5r's 5GFE, ! probably VIII
make It public
That there was absolutely nothing IN
the attitude OF either Of the Hainses To
indicate thar tl-y were IaborinE under
any C5--sl-l gr any great excitement al
The tine Of the shooting was asserted BY
The doctor
No One Nay see Them.
a.la------ E-a-al-@
brothers. to-day sent the following letter
Do the warden Of The Queens County jail
Please let 10 cle see Capt Hams or
his brother. T. Jenkins Hams. except
tLeir father or mother. until further 10
tee I have been retained as counsel
w c. PERCY. Of Counsel"
The warden says he VIII carry out the
wishes Of the lawyer
one thing which i expected 10 have a
bearing against the brothers when the
case comes % tIl7i IS a record on the
blCt-er Of the Sleepzhead Bay police sta
l--n on Nay o the day after Capt Hams
sC- back from The Philippines. which
tends 10 sE5= he was on friendly terms
wiki Annis- The latter was arrested rha-
night f1r speeding his automobile with
MIN being Capt- Hams and TWO women.
supposed 20 be- Mrs Halls and Mrs An
MS The chief sug-ifca1ee Of this lies in
The fact that Capt Hams came back .t-5r-
riedly from the Philippines IN response 10
his 5,oJEers letter. alleging certain in
5ise-eti5ns between Mrs Hams and
A-uis.
Talked Again with Brother
The police believe this shows ths- An
ais had explained away the accusations
and there Is testimony 10 show that
capt Hams did uot start his divorce
suit UrcI he had talked again with his
brother Two days after The arrest the
affair in which CGrs. Hams. according
% T. jenkins Hams. was involved. be
came O. post scandal at Fort Hamilton.
and on June . Col Ludlow. the com
uandart issued an order denying the
privileges Of The reservation 10 Annis
and be posted a special sentry in front
OF Capt. Hams quarters in officers row
10 keep AI-5s away
Mrs Hams VIII not be able % testify
against her husband. even II she should
wish 10 do so. but any testimony that
she may see fl TO give against her
nrotler--n-law is adnnissl ale. and would
react against Ter husband. as though she
had testified against him directly.