The Washington times., 1908-08-19
Wife of Annis' Slayer Ac-
cuses His Brother Officers
Through Courts.
DIVORCE SUIT REPLY
FULL OF SCANDAL
Captain Said TO Have Mistreated
Bride on Honeymoon-One
Fort Monroe Man Involved.

NEW YORK, Aug. I8.-Yirtually
every officer in the United States Army
was rallied TO The defense Of Capt.
Peter c. Hams, jr., the slayer OF VIII
liam E Annis, today, by .ae publication
OF a story 10 the effect that Mrs
Hams. In cOunter-charge to her nus
bands divorce proceedings had depicted
conditions in American army circles
which, f, proved TO exist. would result
in a sc4ndai second only 10 the state
Of affairs among the Knights Of the
Round Table" the German army's in
famous coterie-
Indignant denlals were forthcoming
on every side. but there seems no way
Of heading on an inevitable sensation.
Army Men to Defend Charge.
Army officers declare that even though
the charges IN the new spaper stories are
ignored by the Government, which is
not considered likely. they themselves
viii demand an Investigation TO purge
the atmosphere OF army life from the
faint spread through it by Mrs. Hams
clleged charge.
The exact text Of the army captains
wife allegations has not yet become
public. the only information regarding IL
being contained in an interview with her
father. in which he is quoted as stating
that probably the most startling ate
ments are those in which Captain Hams
is accused OF misconduct while on his
Wedding tour and again at Fort Monroe
Papers Served Cn Hams.
Service Of the papers IN which Mrs.
Hams made her sensational CHARGES was
fuf TTs1fa Ia
Monday.
Both Mrs. Hams and her rather. after
Hains had accused his WiTe OF mIscou-
dUcf, decided that ele wife would take
~. sts-aa d tell ln public OF tlla do
ings Of Captain Hafns and % ti-e al-
leFEd dgpTaV-fles IN amy circles at
Fort Hamilton and Fort Monroe.
the trial Of tne Hams brothers now
seems certain. Mrs. Hams is determined
70 ten her story. whether II occasions \
scandal in the army OF not.
Extra Guards for Jail.
Rumors that the Hams brothers had
irepented their attitude of desiring vim
dication and were meditating an escape
/ from the flimsy Long Island City Jail
( in which they sre confined, has led to-
day TO the placing OF extra guards over
them
Both General Hams and a brother OF
I the prisoners, Major John Powell Hams,
I of Chicago, are mere today, as is also
X. +. Hams, or Boston, an uncle OF the
/ slayers An are men Of MEANS ana
( are standing sOlidly behind the men who
killed Annis. There viii be no lack Of
funds for The defense. as, besides the
/ fortunes Of their relatives, capt. Peter
/ &. Hams himself has an income OF
about $1,000 q year, and his brother, T.
! jenkins, is considered wealthy from the
! royalties Of his writings
While father, brother. and uncle or
/ the Hams brothers are here lighting
/ their battle cut at Sandy Hook. at Fort
! Hancock the aged mother Of the slayer
/ and his children are under guard 10
/ prevent TIE intrusion Of unWelcOms
/ visitors ul2on the grief Of the aged
I woman.
Camera Fiends Barred.
/ The commanding officer at the fort
placed the guard this morning after
an influx Of camera hends who sought
to snap the children ana their grand
mother.
| Coroner Amblers inquest in the case
at Flushing town hall tonight viii be
a most perfunctory affair. He viii
merely establish the fact OF the muir
der and win not in any way probe
the motive or any OF the attendant
| circumstance
! 4IldA My Dc 9AulL-
II the special grand jury and a special
| Judge requested by District Attorney
Darrin. OF Queens county. OF Governor
/ Hughes are granted. the trial OF the
/ cases, IN so far as the prosecution is
concerned, may not last over two days.
Pursuit of a definite purpose of re-
lvenge is shown by the announcement
1 that Captain Hams three times wrote
/ TO Annis demanding he should be given
satisfaction on the Fled OF Honor
The captains friends insist that A lis
/ ignored all three requests Tor a ieI.
/ The friends OF Annis are equally insist
ent that meeting places were agreed
upon, but Captain Hains did not keep
the appointments
Mr.. Libbey is vigorous in the de-
/ fense of his daughters name he said
today at his home in Winthrop High
lands:
| my daughter came back 10 US on
June 2 This was a few days after she
had been so cruelty beaten by her hus-
band in the presence OF his brother
| Thornton.
Calls Thornton Evil Genius.
There is no doubt it was Thornton
/ who worked upon mis- brothers. mind
TO such ar extent that he finally shot
and killed Annis. Thornton has been
the evil genius In this case from its
very outset. Before It IS over, the
| complete history Of Thornton viii be-
| come public property and the world
| will then learn what kind of a man lie
is.
II want To say that the charges Cap
tain Hams has brought are entirely
| without foundation
The young wife said today:
IT have consulted with my lawyers
-. -
me I viii be called as a witness when
/ the case comes to trial am trying 10
make up my mind 10 go through this
I case to the end without hlnching /
know 1 may have 10 stand many
things. but my name must be- vindi-
Gated
1T is not right that a misinfurmed
4 man, Wild with Jealousy, should drag
the name of his vie. the mother 9
his children. IN the dirt, and / owe it
4 "a myself and 10 my children 10 clear
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