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for divorce when his wife was sun
patient in the Forty-ninth street house.
Annis was native of Flushing. He
was born and raised there and was re-
garded as one of the towns most tai
ented sons. He had been living in
Claremont avenue in this city for sew
eral years during. the winter. but in
summer spent a good part of his time
about Flushing and Bayside.
he was a chum Of Ian Beard, the
artist. and frequently. wrote articles
which were illustrated by Beard. He
had written for Outing, Recreation and
other ma gaines Of the world OF sports.
and was publisher and editor of the
Log Book. the Burr Mcintosh and one
or two other periodicals. He was well
of. handsome and dashing.
For several years he had been
mingllng with the army set about the
forts near this city, and more than
yesr ago made the acquaintance of the
Hains brothers and young Mrs. Hams.
ATTENTIONS TOO PRONOUNCED
Captain and Mrs Hams We're then at
Fort Hamilton with their three chill
dren It was remarked by I. Jenkins
Hains soon after Annis began to make
very frequent visits to the fort that his
attentions TO the beautiful young wife
Of the captain were rather too pro-
nounced. She was only % years old.
Then came tales of riotous doings at
Fort Hamilton in which several of the
younger members OF the post set were
mixed up. There were parties" in
which married and single men and
women joined-drinking and smoking
bouts-hnally open scandal.
The novelist investigated and found
that his suspicious concerning Annis
and his pretty sister in law were more
than verified. he eabled to his brother:
Come home AT once.
ACCUSED WIFE cONFEssEs
Captain Hams took the first ship
back. Then in dramatic interview
he accused his wife, and she broke
down and confessed
Captain Hams took his children and
placed them in the care of his father,
the general Then he instituted suit
for divorce, naming Annis as core
spondent-
There viii be revelations of goings
on at Fort Hamilton that will shock
the country when this suit comes to
I trial" he assert&5 at that time.
Mrs Hams is with her parents in
Boston. Tonight she denounced her
husband as a murderer and said: I
+ hope they string both of them up. They
WrOnged me. l made confession, yes,
but merely signed q paper they wrote
out for me after they had forced me
Z 10 drink a lot of whisky and had nearly
/ starved me. It was case. of my hus-
band being Jealous of Mr.. Annis.'
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Captain Hams met Miss Claudia Lib
! bey OF winthrop when he was a
/ lieutenant eight years ago at Fort
Banks 1t was love at first sight and
they were married shortly after, the
/ bride being but IS. Since that time
! he has been stationed at Fortress Mon
roe. Va, and at Fort Hamilton in New
York harbor It was here that oc-
4 Cured Mrs. Hams alleged misconduct,
I which later resulted in a suit for di-
vorce brought by the captain. The
I captain charged his wife with conduct
Of which he was informed by his
/ brother, T. Jenkins Hams. author OF
The Windjammers." He is said to
( have characterized Mrs. Hams actions
as shocking"
! Mrs. Hains replied to her husbands
I divorce suit by fling cross complaint.
In an interview given at the time she
intimated that she would reveal start
ling facts about alleged orgies in the
army and navy Of which the public
knew nothing. The wife protested bit
terly her innocence of the charges OF
! faithIessness made against her by her
4 lLEDolGs anu 4EIAdltQ THAT lttE- 4LLcAAl IL
] the case was never anything more than
2 friend of the family
When Hams returned to the fort in
response to his brothers letters he is
said to have been so enraged at the
conduct of his wife with a prominent
/ New Torker-that the officer command
ing the fort was obliged TO issue an
order prohibiting all civilians from
coming there, in order to save Hams
/ former friend from violence at his
hands.
The three children OF the Hams were
taken from the mother by Captain
Hains at the time of the fling Of the
I divorce suit. The captain is said to
have then declared that their mother
was not q fit woman to take care OF
them.
Captain Hams father. General Hams
was for eight years on the isthmian
canal commission. The family is a
very aristocratic one. Captain Hams is
wealthy. he is IS years old, his wife
I being %