The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-19
. CHRISTMAS WILL SEE
ii. HAMS IN JAIL
Attorneys Plan to Make
Freedom Plea on Eve of
Feast Is Blocked.
DARRIN MOVES
IN LANGUID WAY
Defense Basing Hope on Action
of Automatic Sends for
Expert.

FLUSHING, l. l.. Dec. ls.-Thornton
- jenkins Hams will not hear his fate by
Christmas Day. and the present plan OF
the defense TO sum up the case on the eve
OF that day will go for naught. This
was definitely foreshadowed today wien
District Attorney Darrin informed those
interested that he saw no chance of COM
plotting the peoples case before the mid
de or latter part of next week.
Darrin is Languid.
Darrin has been severely Criticised FOR
his management of the case, but in this
instance he has outgeneraled the de-
fense's clever lawyers. Mcintyre, who
had one experience with a criminal case
getting before a jury on Christmas Eve
when Fayne Moore. New York's alleged
badger. was acquitted in the face OF
what Mcintyre, who was prosecuting
. the case considered star evidence-start-
ed to string this case out by lengthy
discrimination Of the peoples wit
rcsses, in order that he might complete
10 Thursday night.
Darrin said nothing, but ne. too. fell
into Iancuid methods. Now there is not
a chance of the case being completed
next week. and DaTrin has really scored
2 decided victory Both sides We're &C
tive today rounding up the witnesses re-
naming 10 5c called. and interr0gating
them as To the evidence they can be re
lied on 10 give. The defeuSe's attorneys
are looking for a real firearms expert
to give some evidence as to the length
Of time required to fire the shots from
the automatic revolver with which
AnuiS was slain
FlT W,f,v IrfF7
for this lie is an attache Of the pay
masters department OF the regular
army. and has had little experience with
weapons. The defense today sent TO
Hartford. where the revolver was man
ulactured. for an expert whom they
hope 10 use.
District Attorney Darrin stated today
that he did not expect Mrs Annis.
widow OF ;he murdered man, would be
placed on the stand before Tuesday. He
has three more eyewitnesses or the
killing that he wants TO get on the
stand before he calls the widow
Strongest Witness.
Mrs. Annis has now doomed UP as the
strongest witness FOR the prosecution.
Thetestimony Of several other witnesses
for the State has been riddled by Nc
IntyTs. but there is story current to-
day that Mrs Aunis has a letter writ
ten by T Jenkins Hams TO her husband
which was warning, If not a threat.
Mrs Anuis is expected TO go back 10 the
time Of the conception of the tragedy
the time when. il is alleged. L jenkins
Hams revealed to his brother. the cap
tain, the scandal connecting Mrs. Peter
e Hams. jr-s. name with that Of
Annis
Justice Crane, up to this time. has
closely guarded every effort on the part
Of counsel for the defense to get on the
records the stories OF dissipation and in
triEues at Fort Hamilton which fol-
lowed the killing Of Annis.
To Dig up scandal
II Mrs Annis has such a letter from
r. Jenkins Hams, Il she is compelled TO
20 back TO the time Captain Hams de
c!ded to do harm 10 Annis. these scan
dals will be brought to light. Mr.. Nc
Intyre. II is expected, will draw her
out on social functions at the fort, and
then. by introducing other witnesses, the
bomb Of scandaIoUs dOings Will ex-
plOde.
II is said that more than one man OF
high standing in the army will be pow
der burned should there be such an ex-
plosion. Mr. Mcintyre IS determined t.
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nights OF orgies, the days Of repOse. the
, smoking and drinking among men and
women, the card playing, the Quarrels, !
the gossip, and everything else.
Such a letter will go hard with
men and women who took part IN affairs
At the fort during the absence Of Capt.
Peter G. Hams In tre Philipplnes, when
II is charged Annis came into Hams
home. stole his wife's love. and be-
smirched his honor.
States Strong Case.
II cannot be denied that the State
has made strong case already against
Thornton Hams. If he is acquitted he
viii have the prosecution to thank. more
than his own lawyers. inasmuch as Dis
trict Attorney Darrin has utterly failed
to protect his own witnesses while tes- |
tifying, and it has been necess ary for |
the court to interfere TO keep improper |
DISCRIMINATION out OF the records in |
many instances.
Both Mcintyre and his assistant claim /
they VIII be able to disprove the state |
ments of members of the BaysIde Yacht l
Club that Thornton Hams drew his re
yolver with the firing OF the first shot. /
Ihey are today declaring that they be-
NeVe the yacht club members have
combined against their client and claim /
they will try 10 prove this when their
turn comes. Mcintyre declared today |
that when Mrs AnniS takes the stand |
he viii not cross-examine her to any
great extent il he can avoid It, He |
believes he can induce the Jury to look
on her evidence as biased, no matter
what she may say.
Brother May Testify.
Asked point blank If Capt Peter c.
Hams would take the stand in his bro
theirs defense. Mcintyre said he hoped
50, but that this would not be fully
determined until the time came
General Hams possibly Mrs General
Hams. Major H9ins, and Thornton are
positive to be called as witnesses for
the defense, although the reason for
calling the mother of the accused is n |
closely guarded secret.
Justice Crane declared today that
hereafter he would hold three sessions
a day, with one long one on Saturdays.
unless the lawyers positively declare
they can not stand such a strain