The sun., 1908-08-16

~ofds. Z am running this business. If you
lnteifefe win shoot YOU ~. o.
Capt. Hams. his left hand holding up the
boom and the sail tapping about his face.
leaned forward and levelled his pistol. He
ira pointed II at Annis's companion, Har-
way. but. seeing his mistake. quickly turned
Il toward the other man and began firing.
ak sHors-ALI EFFRcrrvE.
Six shots Capt Hams fired In all. and each
one took elect. One struck Annis In the
groin, two In his abdomen. one In his right
leg, one In his left and one In his right arm
After the first shot he grasped at the mast
clutched It for o moment and then stag
Rered to the foat. Then he toppled for
ward and fell into the water.
At the splash OF the body falling into the
water T. Jenkins Hains turned, and seeing
that Apnis had fallen lowered his revolver.
John Tonning, boatman employed by
theclub, leaped at Capt. Hams. and gripping
his gun arm and holding it drew back to
strike him. T. Jenkins Hams caught Ton
ning's arm. ...-. .-..-...
That's all right he said. .It's all over
now .. ... .
GIVE Up THEIR PISTOLS. ...
Charses II. Roberts, who lives ON Ash
street, Waldheim, and another man pulled
Annis's body out Of the water and several
men carried IL 10 the clubhouse veranda
CAPT. Hsins handed his pistol to one OF
the members standing by and his brother
followed his example, hrst breaking the
broech Of his Colt TO show the cartridges
and cslkng attention t9 the fact that the
revafver had not been discharged Three
or -four OF tho club members grabbed the
two men, but they raised their hands, re-
marking that violence was unnecessary
and that they were going to wait until
the police arrived .l
sYou had better telephone for Them
!T. JeniEins Hams added.
On the veranda DR.. Harris Houghton,
10 msmbsr of the club. who had just driven
Iup n his automobile, was dressing Annis's
wsazsis and doing what he could for the
mzn. who then was unoonscious. Mrs.
Annis assisted him. and other women stood
byssady. ;cy7 .--i ,,-'at ... So. A. ~ ',
1sosthe universal cry Of those present,
fWhn& does 1t all meanf Who are these'
men and why was Annis shots Mrs Annis
snsweRed. ,sI know all about it-who they
are end Why one Of them wanted 10 shoot
hins efbut would not say anything more.
sror zHn wRoNo HAN, SAYS ANN1s.
The telephone brought an ambulance
from. the Flushing Hospital. and Annis
was Mted In. He recovered consciousness
o Ssw minutes later and said:
Il know why he shot, but he shot the
wrong man.
Later ON be signed brief written state
msnk at the request Of DR.. Houghton in
which be merely gave the name Of the man
- A~A A,k< H.. k,. .<<I 10,
and died at 7a5, nearly five hours after the
shooting. He had been put on the operat-
ING table, but 1t was OF no use, as the shots
IN his body had torn him badly.
Capt. Hams and his brother remained
In their chairs on the veranda guarded by
Q number Of men while the injured man
was being put into the ambulance and it
drove OF. ts
Policeman Baker of the Flushing de-
partment and soon after Capt. Ruthenberg
and Detectives Fallon and Feigel came and
put the Hainses under arrest.
The same charge. felonious assault. was
entered against both, Mr.. Burchfied being
made the complainant against I. Jenkins
Hams. -:..--~, p '--N'-., --..s.e -.
LATER when the news reached the police
of sAnnis's death the charge against Capt.
4 Hainar wae changed to homicide. and Capt.
futhSnberg said that II. Jenkins Hains
would be held as an accessory.
cAPr,r HAMS NOTIFIES HIS FATHER.
On the way to the police station Capt,
Hains asked TO send two kilograms. One
nk theee was to his father. Gen. Peter c.
HAins, u. 8. A.. retired When Capt. Halns
started TO write this telegram be began,
AAnnis Is dead One OF the detectives.
booking over his lshoulder reminded him
shat Annis was not dead yet.
sDamn himl He ought to bel" Capt.
Hains exclaimed. -He wrecked my home!"
The telegram was changed to read:
Co. Peter G.. Hoins. Quarters iS' Fort Han.
cock. N. j.: -
etation. r- PETER.
Z Gen. Hams had been visiting his son at
Fort Hancock. When he got the message
het started at once for Flushing. Capt
Hains was not assigned to any OF the COM
panies at Fort Hancock. It was said that
Ms military equipment had not arrived
He has been on leave Of absence for some
r 1.-The station house while giving his
pedigree Capt. Hains responded to one
question
b .Married2 Yes, I'm married. but I'm
suing for Q divorce
Capt. Ruthenberg questioned him later
on. Capt. Hains said that he had shot
Aunis because Anns had been intimate
with Mrs. Hams. Beyond this he would
eay nothing. His second telegram was
sent 10 lawyer. w. G. Percy. and merely
suumoned Mr.. Percy to the police station.
GEN. HAMS SEES HIS SONS.
Gen. Hams arrived at the Flushing police
stsfion at ten minutes Of II last night in a
taxicab, having rushed in that means Of
conveyance from New York. He went im-
msiiateiy into the captains office. Capt.
Ruthenbepg Joined him there and the Cen
erals two sons were sent for. When they
were brought In from the cells Gen. Hams,
his sons and Capt .Ruthenberg were closeted
for twenty minutes in conference.
Gen. Hams declined to talk on his arrival,
and after the conference, repeated his
refusal. 80
sI have nothing at all to say about this
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