Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
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build at Eaysidc Mr.. Slev saw Capt
Hams at that time and thought INN
eccentric.
Samuel G. Reid. building inspector o
the United States training station al
North Chicago. WAS called. He knew the
Hams family from childhood. MI. REID
said he called in June on Thornton Hams
who told him that lie was looking afte.
Peter
The witness related a conversation hC
had with Captain Hams, who. the wit
ness said, used such expressions my
life is ruined" and Il wish was dead. >
Captain Hams told him. Nh Reid said
that he returned home on account of the
gossip about his wife and Annis Nj
Reid further testified:
The captain said that his wife told him
all. That she loved Billy Anns and didn't
love him. I could not understand it :
said Captain Hams. The night before
she gave me her carcsses and told me
it was not so -"
MI. Reid described Capt. IIains' APP
pearance. Mr.. Reid said that the captain
sighed. moaned and quoted from Kip
linss "Vampire."
Captain Hams said he never understood
the poem before. but did so now
Justice Crane said that the testimony
of what Captain Hams said to the wit
ness could not be permitted as having
a bearing on his mental condition. and
that if counsel developed it for any other
purpose he would later order the Jury
to disregard it,
Mr.. Reid said:
'The captain wanted TO know what he
had done to deserve such cruel treatment
and why Claude. whom he had married
when she was child could look him in
the face and say 4 don't love YOU
The witness on cross-eXamination said
he Thought Capt. Hams was irrational.
Adjournment for lunch was then taken.
When the court convened for the after
noon session Mrs. General Hains came
into the room and was led to a seat The
cross-examination of Mr. Reid was car
,ied to great degree of exhaustiveness
by the district attorney
Mr.. Reid said that he recalled that
Capt. Hains told him that when he first
came home he told his wife the nature
of the scandal told against her. Mr. Reid
related the story of the automobile ride
in which Capt. Hains. his wife and Mr..
Annis participated the night of the cap
tain's return from the Philippines. The
witness declared that Capt. Hams told
him that the next day after he returned
from the West his father. Gen. Hains.
suggested that they go to the Adiron-
dacks to find out if the story that she
told that she had been to the mountains
for week with her cousin was true NJ.
Reid said.
Capt. Hams said to me that he asked
his wife how she went to the Adiron-
dacks and she replied BY boat i told
her she could not go there by boat and
said tnat father and We're going to the
mountains to see if she had been there
She said she did not want to be mstrust-
ed and was tired of it. She then said that
she loved Billy Annis''
Mr.. Reid testified that cant. Hains
told him that his wife related the whole
matter of her conduct while he was away.
The captain said that he asked his
wife why she had done so and she re-
piled that she did not know. She made
many trips to New York. the captain
said he was told. and was in Manhattan
Nlcn SIZE was supposed 10 he in the-Atli-
r"ndacks. Capt. Hams said to me that he
told his wife that if he had known she