The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-17
H 0ME-bREAkER's
SLAYER AND HIS
BROTHER CALM
HAMS BROTHERS SHOW NO
FEAR OF CONSEQUENCES OF
THE SHOOTING OF MILLION.
ARE PUBLISHER w. e. ANNus.

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Transferred
from the Flushing police station To
the Queens county Jail at Long Island
City. Capt. Peter G. Hams, Jr, who
Saturday, shot and killed at the Bay
side Yacht club VIM. f. Annis.
wealthy publisher who had broken up
his home, II is alleged. and T. Jenkins
Hams, his brother, coolly await the
outcome OF the dramatic tragedy.
| They have been arraigned but
through an error. they were not rep
resented by counsel. and nothing was
done, the hearing going over until
today, and the two prisoners being
held without bail. The police make
no differentiation between the OF
lenses of the two men. so patiently
were they working in concert. and II
Is expected that the grand Jury will
indict both OF murder in the first
degree. The grand jury does not
meet until the first or second week
| In October 30
District Atty. Ira c. Darrin said that
| he would ask that the indictments be
handed up as soon as possible after
the grand jury assemblies. IL is pos.
sible that the case may be brought
to trial in November.
Bundled Into Patrol Wagon.
Their father. Brig.-Gen. Peter C.
Hams. and w. c. Percy OF Manhat-
tan, their lawyer. had been told that
that was where the arraignment
would be made But the wife of Mag
istrate Connolly, who was to sit in
Flushing, was sick at a summer re-
sort. and the magistrate went TO her.
after requesting Magistrate Smith to
take care of both districts. So the
prisoners were bundled into q patrol
wagon and taken to the latter's court
Capt. Hams and his brother SEEM
cd To have no desire to attempt 70
get away, but the detectives were
taking no chances. SO T. jenkins
Hams, the larger and fiercer brother,
was handcuffed between detectives
and Capt Hams was attached by a
single bracelet TO Policemn Baker,
who made the arrests. This token
OF their condition was not pleasing
10 the brothers, but they said moth
ing.
Slayer Shows Nerves.
! Capt. Hams showed some evidence
OF nerves in the morning. He was
not at all broken in spirit, but the
ponchalance of bearing which was
his at the time of his arrest had given
place TO something like a realization
OF the position he is in. His brother.
on the other hand, was the same
cold. selfconfdent man who, acc0rd-,
ing to his own words as we'll as acs'
cording to all appearances. had run
NJ w
an automatic gun Of heavy caliber,
without warning. and without giving
tie victim a chance for his life.
| He did not act as IL this were his
! first appearance in the role OF fight
| ing for his life in court OF justice;
nor Is IT, In 1891. when he was little
more than boy, he killed his man
and In spite OF high tide OF public
feeling, was acquitted. 1t twas at
Fortress Monroe, Va, and the man he
killed was his friend. Edward Hanni.
gan They disagreed about the d.
rection a boat they were In should
go. The friend, turning the boat with
an oar. was having his own way. when
T. Jenkins Hams drew a revolver. He
fred two shots, the second of which
pierced his friends heart. Hams said
at the trial that he fred In self-de-
! Tense.
Mrs. Peter G. Hams, Jr.. no LETT
Boston with her mother. Mrs. Charles
II. Libbey, Saturday night on the mid
night train and said she was going TO
her husband. did not see him today.
Gen. Hams said he did not believe
she would try to see his SON II was
strongly intimated that Capt. Hams
himself had no desire to see her.