The Washington herald., 1908-09-01

New York, Aug SI.-Districr Attorney
Jerome and District Attorney Ira c
Darrin. OF Queens. who viii have charge
OF the prosecution q the Hainses, dis
cussed for more than an hour to-day the
general features Of the case, and the
points in common they may have with
the Thaw and other murder cases Of
which III jerome has had an intimate
knowledge
NJ. Darrin called on 1Ir. jerome for
the purpose OF getting from him any
aid OF advice in the prosecution OF the
Hainses. oI-- jerome, he said after the
conference. had assured him that he
would do everything II lis power 10 help
AIr. Darrin VIII have frequent interviews
with Mr. jerome as the case develops
He intends. ne says. to outline everything
10 Mr. Jerome and to rely largely on The
latters advice and judgment
jerome VIII AdFise.
I consider M jerome the best qualified
man 10 handle this case said Mr. Oar
I'm. From ais knowledge Of the Thaw
case and his long experience in criminal
trials. I an confident that could not
have a better adviser M Jerome told
me that his Office would be al my dis
posaI day and night
There Is considerably more than e pos
slb4lry when Capt Peter c. Hams and
his brother. T. jenkins Hams. are put
on ulaI for The shooting OF William z
Annls. that not only The prisoners aged
mother may take tlze stand ia their de-
fense, bLr that The captains eldest child.
another Peter. seven years old. may aIs5
be es1ied as q witness to testify for bis
father
sen Heard Cons erss-tion-
Joseph A shay. OF counsel for the de-
fense, to-day announced that he had in
Formation Of conversation which oc-
CURED between the child and his grand
mother al the time Mrs Peter C. Hams.
il, visited Fort Hancock 10 see her chill
dren. a few days after the shooting. Ac-
cordIng 10 the Information IN Mr.. SHAY S
hands. the child begged his grandmother
not 70 let his mother take him away with
her. declaring that he wanted 10 stay
near his father. Il is alleged by the de-
he saw Annis and his mother together al
Fort Hamilton while Capt Hams was
away. and that aided by what he heard
frouA his elders. he got the notion OF
somstiifEg wrong and turned from his
mother
j I'd Mother a witness.
II IS prss sctically decided that Mrs. Peter
c. Hams, ST. wife OF the general. viii be
a witnessl Mrs Hams saw her son, Capt.
Hains. b4th AZ Fort Hamilton and At
Washingt4u after The time Of the alleged
coufessiori and is ready 10 tel q jury Of
the efeetl the statements which came 70
him had pon the captains mind
Mrs Haiins to-day gave out q statement
through Lawyer Shay II which she de-
scribed thte anguish Of her son when he
learned Of what he believed TO be his
vzife's inf9elity- The captain, according
10 Mrs Hjains' story, laid his head in his
mothers Zap and cried. still unwilling 70
believe anything against his wife, and at
the same time utterirg threats against
Annis.
The aged woman's testimony might also
be Of considerable benefit 70 her other
son. T Jenkins Hams, as she states she
begged him not 10 let the captain oHt of
his sight. and that ne promised to look
after him and not 10 let him take sum
mary vengeance On Annis- Mrs. Hams
did not visit her sons to-day. but Il is
expected she VIII 60 10 the jail and see
tkena II q day or so
Trial on October 3.
District Attorney Darrin to-day gave
the counsel fer the defense notice that
he would have the case called OF Oc-
tober 3
Capt. Hams army pay has been stopped,
beginning with the tine Of his arrest, &C
cording 70 dispatches from Washington
II he IS acquitted he VIII get his back
nay Otherwise, L is now said. he wiz
lose al pay for the time he IS in the Gus
sody OF the civil authorities.