The Washington herald., 1908-08-18

New York, Aug I7.-Capt. Peter c.
Hams. jr. L 5 A. who shot and killed
William E Annis Saturday AT the Bay
side Yacht Club. was to-day arraigned in
The nrst district court III Long Island City
before Magistrate Matthew J. Smith
Arraigned with the captain was his
brother. 7. jenkins Hams. who kept back
the crowd with a revolver while his broth
er carried out his vengeance on the man
who. he asserted. had ruined his home
They were held for the grand jury
without bail The defense viii probably
be based on the uuwri-teu law.
Mrs HaiuS. wife Of the SLAYER Of .AnnIs
yesterday saw her children. now under
the care OF their grandfather. Gen
Hams, al Sandy Hook. y. J. She is con
siderins court proceedings TO gain Dos
session OF them
Mrs AHnis. wife OF the victim Of de-
Loerate vengeance. IS prostrated. The
funeral VIII De- held tomorrow evening
Mrs AnniS Frustrated.
While The two brothers. apparently un-
concerned were being arraiEre5 &,
court. Mrs A1n-s was prusJrated al her
home. 4 CIaremout avenue. where hey
husbands body awaits burial tomorrow 4
she was unable 20 add any word OF ax- 4
p-araiioI or defense on her dead hus-
bands behalf This was left 10 friend. /
Mrs Bennett. VINO attended her
The whole terrible tragedy said Mrs
Bennett, lies al Tie door Of Cant
Hams brother jenkins II was he VINO 4
H--e- The captains ears with all the Cos
capt Hams 20 begin the divorce proceed
l1gs- II Is based on gossip and nothing
more
The dls-ncliaattoa OF the Haias brothers
10 tax freely is largely. because Of advice
slTel by their counsel. W. c. Percy. who
vas cloSetel with them IN their cell in
the Long Island City Jail and appeared
tor them in the police court this morn
ing
Gen Peter c. Hams was also present AZ
lde preliminary hearing. but he TOO de-
c--1ed TO make a detailed statement he
l01d saying Ny sons are nov before
J-e proper tribunal. or Law. and have
counsel They have been advised not 10
TAX OF the case, and while We feel that
there IS nothing 10 conceal and viii h
Wiling, when the time comes. 10 make
AL the Circumstances public, we feel thar
u would not Be the proper thing 10 do r.
just al present
Peter C. Hams and his brother were E
kept Al The Queens County JAN. Long
Island CITY. last night, having been re
moved there from Flushing BY Sheriff s
Harvey yesterday afternoon. On The .a5- c
wee Of their counsel, they denied them I q
selves 10 all callers, save their father. 4.
Gen EliIs. who called al the 5au abo-.f
: O'Clock and had a haIf-hour converse p
ton with his two sons
Curious Crowds Assembled 2
Early This morning a crowd Of curious o.
people gathered IN front Of the jau in O
expectation OF seeing the prisoners trans q
ferred 20 the police court There vya-a
2 dozen newspaper photographers and Ct
twice that many reporters. who groupe5 3
themselves IN the corridor and in front r,
u the door. expecting that the two p-is- r
1nerS would be taken out that way bur
Tie district attorney Of Queens County :
Ira g. Darrin- and the Hams counsel. ". q
u Percy, smugsIed the brothers out OF Of
q selco---used entrance CO
Capt Hams was handcuffed 10 Police 81
Lieut. O Brisn- while T jenkins Hams III
vas mauacIed 10 Assistant Warden 3T-+- al
er FC1
The two prisoners and their guards 81
1oarded a Flushing car and reached the OF
'O-lce station IN about ten minutes Here
.-sO large crowd had collected. ana
ne police were obliged 10 clear a way
o the courtroom on the second floor Of %
he building 60
Taken Back to Cage. or
The brothers were taken back 10 the -
cage where there were already a dozen en-
T more prisoners awaiting trial The -A
ace Of the man who makes. no excuse for We
deliberately taking the life OF another Pc
eyond the statement that he was an in o1
-ruEnent Of the unwritten law was ab-
o-ute!y inlpassive as ne looked over the %
ther inmates OF the cage We
1here were two Italians. charged with - -
ssaulti1g each other The shirt OF one -
[ them was cut and sIashed. and there -,
as deep knife wound in his shoulder a.
ne other Italians arm was bleeding from Nc
q lncised wound made with a sriIetro fr -
tenement house brawl last night. There nj
as a woman charged with being drunk .,
D tEe street, and she batted her bIeared III,
yes at the two young men. mutterfuE saf
5HelninS about 'EOUsa must be broth- rbf
r. as they turned their heads away int
ON her disheveled hair and drlnk-re5- o.
=ned face vro
That man appears 10 be rather badly for
H. said Capt Hams 10 his brother. as bet
Indicated one Of the Italians. an,
Yes replie5 the other its a wound ter
at ought 10 have been dressed before. is
ok al the dirt in IL the
Warnings Written gro
Coroner Amber has been informed by =
rites IN whom he had implicit conf II
nee, that three letters. written 10 Mr.. III
mis- in warning Of the impending trag-Iil
J. exist These letters are 10 be given II
10 the custody Of the district attorney. II
The police. as Vel as other persons II
10 have followed the story Of the u1ur- II
r. believe that the Hams brothers had II
en- following Mr.. Annis for some davs II
Tor 20 the shooting III
Hrs Sarah Z. Aunis. mother Of Mr. III
mis-. arrived from Buffalo sunday III
'rning, IN response 10 a telegram which II
r Annis- asked 10 have sent TO her II
N aIter the shooting She went direct II
10 the nome Of AIr- Louis Harwav. and II
named there until this morning. when III
went 10 Manhattan and spenr rho III
; with Ee- daughter-in-lav After r. II ,
-eTal tomorrow Mrs Annis will 20 10 II
nVer, where her daughter. Mrs. Fred II
ck Neresleiuer Gertrude Annis}. lives II
$ Neresheimer IS in bad health ii
tslr-ct Attorney Darrin accou7na-sa5 III
a couple OF his detectives. went 10 tba III
yside Yacht Club this afternoon. to Iook II