New-York tribune., 1908-08-18
I.lNS BROTHERS HELD
orFFyCE STILL IN DARK,
p,ot to Murder 1nnis Like One Of
r JcHhinS's Stories.

, ,.,l..ctcf as the hero Of one Of his
A7 ',. ms ~ Jenkins Haius went with his
W. Csptain Peter e. Hains. yesterday -
W. - Island city police court and was heiu
ne .., tt,e murder OF William z. Annis, AT
VIZ. -.5. Yacht club. on saturday His man
m .,,...af rhe ordeal Of the day confirmed
~ ... f--,rtrtssiorl that he was the one of
Z" b-5rhcra who planned ana brought
iF .f. murder although it was Captain
az t, e-ad the shots into the defeaceleSS
,acltsul..H -, -,,o.+=.,.r 81.
,rs af evidence are pieced together,
sns whole tragedy appear more and more
i-iN' - tl-.. stories OF the writer, 1t is known
IN - mas of particularly vindNtive nature.
''' 5s before he became advertising man
6' ..l7,grea,iou" had been Instrumental in
az s..r,.. Of his stories. 1T also became
~ ,,.,, fora long time he was not enter
90 his frother's home by- his sister-in-
"a if was said yesterday that for some
had paid her attentions which she had
..sa5Tv repuIsed-
- seems to Toe doubt that Thornton
,5s I.r.,rher t. divoICe his wife. although
ri r.-srs-ct his plans appear TO have mis-
sa5 Cor the suit about To be dropped
= lock of evidence Ts}ppan & Bennett CAP
-. t4afr,es lawyers in the suit. dropy,ed out pF
aa in the hands of Russell & Percy. coun-
:, for the brothers. Hams is fellow of. the
.,,o n The old Yankee bucl1o mates-a sort
= ,,osern sea volf-vho fought his vay 1lp
t-on before the mast by brain and fist. strong
so-less and HindictiYe, possessed. for one of
.bst nature of sufficient grounds for lasting
hatred against both Annis. and Mrs. Hams. and
enough Of the imagination OF the novelist To
isarisfv his vndictive passion in the n4lanner in
which the murder OF the yachtsrnen was con-
summated
IFH0RNTON NAY KNOW TIE DEFENCE.
/ Developments of yesterday showed that a ae-
/ fence which viii in ally sIegree mitigate the
/ shooting OF AnnlS VIA be hard to make Too
much time elapsed lawyers say, between Anniss
alleged offence and tho shooting to make the
| ~unwritten law any sort Of an adequate plea
and there is mGcn JC, show that the murder had
/ been long prem tdiFated. The silence OF counsel
and all mem 'of the family coupled with the
! imagination 81 4 Jenkins Hams, who seems TO
! have thought out all the details or the plan
would ma ke. it appear that he had provided for
defencls Of some sort, which Will not be an
lOunce6L untI the last moment
Resi- dents of Bayside think that they have
disco ssred more evidence that the crime was
] long. planned. on several occasions last week
4 TVS men, one clad in khaki. tried to enter the
| hsrnes Of several members Of the Bayside Yacht
Club known 10 he friends OF Annis on Tues
day night they tried 10 enter the clubhouse and
1he home Of William II. Johns. Annis freouent-
" slept at the clubhouse and was close friend
Of Mr. Johns Early Friday morning the same
men tried 10 get into the homes Of c. w Weav-
q and Of Norris y. Mason, both friends Of Annis
and members Of the yacht club. Mr. Weaver
nred three shots at the men, but they got away
unscathed
Some time before the shooting the Hams
hrothers told c. = Burch-FIeld. q real estate
dealer al Bayside. that they wished TO purchase
2nd near the clubhouse. One or the other saw
ne real estate dealer several times but the
asal was never put through It was ostensibIy
. see the real estate dealer that the brothers
tsiIed he clubhouse when Captain Hains shot
Annis In The excitement which followed the
Shooting when T. jenkins Hains was holding
on the crowd while his brother shot Annis. he
Gfsad 10 have threatened Mrs Annis
AT least TWO letters which were written to
warn Annis Of the plot TO kill him are now in
~ hands of member OF the Bavside Yacht
tiubA Both of these are signed by one close
% the brothers and VIII be turned over 10 Dis
Hlct Attorney Darrin, who visited the club
A0use last evening TO take pictures and make
measureTnents Of the float and other places /
enaectea with the shooting.
HAD \ CLEAR CONSCIENCE"
7. Jenkins Hams and Captain Peter Hams
| scupied adjoining cells all night in the Queens
Count jail and awolle after sound nights
slsap
We slept all right" Captain Hains told one
the keepers. We had q clear conscience"
me keepers say that. whatever may be the .
nei1ts OF the case. Captain Hams appears TO .
o well satisfied that he did nothing but what /
( should have done In killing Annis
fhe brothers reached the Fifth avenue court
ryale the morning watch was being discharged 1
= sent downstairs by Magistrate GiIroy All .
ne Way over they smoked cigarettes and /
Aantained The same unperturbed air they
A'e had since their arrest Their father. Cen
"a Peter C. HaiEs. a small. white haired and
shite mustached man. sat beside them
Wien their case called the brothers
aalked down the aisle briskly T Jenkins
aAAns was in the lead, not defiant. bur simply
sn the air of a man putting up with need
4 boring, bit Of routine Captain Hains
8peared NOR the student than the military /
-4n' his shoulders are slightly stopped and
r wears spectacles
n { Percy, 0C Russell & Percy. asked for an
sleurnmenL Mr.. Darrin consented, and the
~Hlng Was put over until August "a the
-aFge OF homicide making il impossible for the
fsoners 10 be bailed
as the men left The courtroom the church bells
81 Marys across the street began 10 toll
funeral Captain Hains covered his face
son tae photographers. but his brother squared
SKIN CLEARED