The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-25
NEW FACTS IN
HA|hS-ANNIS
DOMESTIC PLAY
New Developments Follow
Deeper Investigation Into
the Killing of Captain
Annis at the Bayside Yacht
Club.
Special to The Journal.

| Kew York, Aug 24--SeYeTdl StaTtE
/ ing facts which throw entirely new
| light upon important and material in
| cidents connected with the shooting of
/ William + Annis. the Bayside Yacht
! Club member. by Captain Peter G,
| Hams have been made public by
friends Of Mrs Annis. The new facts
are as fOllws.
That William f. Annis within a
short tie after the return Of CapatiH
Hams from the Philippine Islands, in
response TO his family's adv.Ces Of the
alleged wTong-dOins of MrS. Hams
with Annis, attended a conference OF
the Hams family. At this conference
according TO the adviCes given tonight,
the alleged confession made by Mrs.
Hams was produced and Auuis was
made acquainted with the contents.
Those known to have been present at
the meeting, beside Ami. were cap
tain Peter C. Hams the husband,
and his brother, Thornton. and Major
etcr &. Hams ST., the father. In re-
lating the happenings at the confer
enCc. Annis assured his friends that
he had convinced all Of the Haines
that he was not the guilty man. He
was even then advised to carry a re-
voIver for seIf-protectiOn, but he
ridiculcd the idea and declared that
he did not fear an attack upon his
life.
The second new and material fact,
was the statement of the mysterious
letters which have been declared 10
contain a challenge from Captain
Hams to AnBis for a duel were not
written by Peter C. Hams, but by his
brother. Thornton Hams. who was
present At the shooting Of Annis- It
was declared tonight that this had
been one of the principal reasons for
Withholding the letters from the pub
lie and that any attempt 10 free
Thornton Hams from completely in
the murder would result in their pub
IiCati0n-
This statement was made after an
evening paper had declared that an
effort void be made TO free Thornton
! Hams. II was also said that the let
/ tcrS contained the names OF other
persons than Hams or Annis and that
their publication would cause another
startling expose.
Another person was found today
who VIII swear that Thornton J. Hams
drew z revolver upon the B4y-.de
Yacht Club members before Captain
/ Peter Hams had fired one shot At
Annis This is considered very imp0r-
tant because Of an apparent effort by
Attorney Mcintyre Of the defense to
r
quest the statement that the revolver
was not seen in the hands Of Thorn
ton Hams until the crowd rushed upon
him and his brother after Annis had
been shot.
II was further announced that At
tOrney James Dayton, for the prose-
cutting attorneys Of Queens county. had
been engaged as associate counsel
for the prosecution
Mrs Annis left the city for few
DAYS rest. it was announced al her
home. The annoyance Of detectives
who have surrounded her home apart
ments and the persistence Of reporters
were responsible for her departure e
was said But II was also admitted
that she will mold a quiet conference
with her attorney during her absence
and that they are % meet at a small
summer resort and prepare a state
ment Mr.. AHnis will make 20 tbs
public