The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-10-21
WOMAN ACCUSES
BR0IH[R-|N-L.AW
CAPT. HAMS WIFE HOLDS r.
JEN.<lNS hAlNS RESPON-
SiRLE FOR TRAGEDY.
IMPROPER RELATIONS
With Captains Wife Attempted Ey
HIS Borther--Determin to
Avenge Himself When She
Eepused Him.

II New York. Oct 90 That Thgra
ter Hains drove his brother PITT
Iand her husband to murder William
Auns ana was the cause cf her uwn
lisrrace hy her husband because she
ircfuised bis advances n the chatg
made By Mrs Claudin Il Hams, m
: the affidavit fled with the supfem
oull IN Brooklyn In support Of ter
Gea fer alimony and counsel fees
rom her husband who is now awaiF
ne trial IN the Queens county jail.
/ rhe application Has denied today BIZ
Justice Carr in Brooklyn and TIE
ln,layIt made public
In aHidayts both Thornton Haias
md Lawyer Rev 't assert that MIS-.
Ians was let forced was net IN
ia t' influence Of liquor aad was
even greatly agltated when SIZE
dndtted her intimacy with the s'aia
Arnis.
AIRS Hoins decla, that fer two
reags preceding the murder jenkins
Ialns made her life miserable.
While his machinaticns and prompt
ines. she says, SO worked cn heg
husbands mind that he finally be,
'ame a murderer. She makes an
absolute dental Of her eM.t AID q
eges that since June 2 she las ~
eft the company of her mt thar @h
n that day. took her from Fort Ha
ilton to Winthrop Mass,
The return Of Capt Hams from
San Francisco and Of bis accusations.
lre told IN the affidavit The aecu-
satlons were based, She declares, en-
! letter written To him by Thornt II
Iaias ia which he cha9ged her YiEh
/ leing over friendly with Annis.
Was Suddenly Accused.
After discussing the matter "a
Y eartaln lending Annis $40 as Dasi
8 | when he was arrested for speeding
/, The next morning May 30 sne
avs her husband awakened her VIC
entity and told her she had lied to
,im. For four and q half hours, ne
T. Fept ~ his abuse. she declares, ana
D. fhen went cut and summoned li'
e father.
The whole Of the next day she re
"A NAMED IN bed once she attempted
n O leave it. but was followed by hei
husband who renewed his accusa
ions prevented her from seeing heI
,bfdren and threatened TO shoot no.
md Annie. The affidavit coniiraes'
- Tn the morning the servant
3" 1rought me cup of coffee. drant
Nothing further and ate noth u.
Us whatever. About O'Clock In tf'
lc ,cenine my husband ordered M Z
10 10 down stairs. went down stnr
ch md found my husband, Thointo
l1 ,is father and lawyer. David {
Bennett, jr
70 Forced 10 Take Liquor.
,n AN four talked to me at cnce an
-k lsked me questions. but J was s.
as laged ana stupened by the charges
m he violence Of his conduct and tina
on II his father. and lack OF sleep an
o, Good that ! was unable 70 unde
.,a tand or TO make any intelligent r
plies
"Theruton brought out a bottle
whisky. poured out a large drink an
Old me 20 drink g. obsved hli
n.y. md thereupon my husband. Mr. Be
'h nett and his brother showed me
an 7iece OF paper anil ordered me
irr n. would have sirnel an
hing to ho allowed a little rest a;
a. ,esce. anI ! wrote upcu The paper
Ill hr, demanded As soon as D..
III lone SO went t0 my room.
IL The next morning June J.
r4saT and stlnefeI by the terrh
.ft.etian As sat on mf bed q
me, ru. band aud his father came iu-o g
-..m aaI one of them 7 canuct q
which. took bold of me aud shc'
.a rHanry ana kicked me-
Mrs Haius SAYS she remsmb
tate rrtftre more until she found ]
.am wilson the pest physician trtin-
s of RI -ee beef tea down her threat :
.ept eCrtIuues
.4-s .W1.n Wilson left AMI the 0th
, ,. .s.rfe we're endeaForiHE % assist g
e4- ry husband pushed up a Vina'
....I rom the outside and pointed
l.rar INTO the room and ordered
.tr persons 90 leave. Af Elsa
ana ais fretftr then came i1-
io's .r.t--f took cf his coat and BIS
oliver dropped f1 the Hcor fac
BANDED it 20 nay husband "
zrf u iu hfs band ana told me
fala z- rarerz for me to sign At
t1ei -sre time Thornton Hails han0
tfer . the summons AMI complain
0Dor Be- a.t.cn.
scr. Criaen F-c-. Home.
s-s -Wran the revolver feH tn
.-.,. fe-- Thornton Hams told m1
--rI tlat De- rad better reserve
a fer another person
-Hr husband toll ms that