Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-01-29
HAMS DECLARES
He WOULD DO II
ALL OVER AGAIN.
Author, Not Daunted by Two
Murder Trials, Boldly JUS
titles Brothers Act.

New York. Jan. 2o.--'Td willingly do
It ever again. II my brother. the major
here, got into trouble and needed ma
for protection. I'd de the same thing"
This Is the position Of Thornton Jen-
king Hams, whose acquittal Of particle
patton In the killing of William e. An
MS a caused more discussion In New
York than any verdict In recent years
Hams does not hesitate 10 state that
the jury acquitted him under the III
written law" and he promises to write
a book setting forth his views upon h
right OF q deceived husband to set at
defiance the law Of the land.
Hams. now that he Is free, boldly
and aggressivsly takes the position that
his brother. Captain Peter G. Hams.
was justified In killing Annis.
When he was seen by Q reporter he
wa the profane, domineering. volubl4
T. Jenkins Hams. who tsek his BROTH
hands.
Il didn't sleep well last night" said
Hams. Sleeping In the brass bed
stead In q iuxuri0usty furnished room
was an experience that did not tend to
compose me to slumber. I slept better
Jail.
There's one thing Darrin did to me
that was dirty. When we were first
put In jail. Connie and I had comfort
able quarters. Then. at Darrin's orr
ders. we were put In rotten cells. They
put Connie In a cell with two prisoner
stool pigeons, who tried to force dam
aging admissions from him.
Il may write q story Of the trial right
away. I have already mapped out q
book I am going to write on The I'm
written Law The only way l know to
make money Is by my pen, and I've got
to get busy. I expect to spend some
ftV1n In thu nAxf Raxsr A0va cofnN rxnR
stacks OF mail that are beginning to
come in.
II was worried when Jury went
out. I wouldn't AVE given a nickel for
my chances. That man Darrin. say
what you want about him, made q mas
l thought he had impressed h Jury.
"Darrin made a good prosecutor. I'll
say that much for him. Bu~ II the case
had been left with the jury when no
asked me those questions about Claudia
Iii / had ever made improper proposals
20 her7--I think they would have,
shouted, Not guilty I looked at one
of the Jurors, saw him nod his head
and said to myself, It's acquittal now
sure
1T was a hard thing to sit there and
have Darrin refer to me as a COM
mander OF light artillery and a master
mind who plotted a murder You rc-
ittLiDNI HOW ITO W4NGu tuOB0 kAIl0
around while he was doing it-ugiy
looking things. weren't they?--and how
he glared at me. 1t was funny, but 10
had It's effect and I could see II was
influencing some OF the jurors"
Hams had o pretty good idea Of how
the jury stood up to the time II filed
into court. Asked how he got his In
formation, he replied:
What do you suppose I was doing all
the time? ! knew how they werc 60
ing. ! got word during the night that
only two men were standing our
against me.
II depended upon the Irishmen ON
that jury. l believed they were for me.
Jardine, the Indian juror, is a brick.
I understand he fought for me nom
the time the jury went out. He under
stood, you see. He's all right. Iptnned
MY hopes on him from the minute he
went into that jury box.
Although I know that Mrs. Anniss
lied on the stand, / am sorry for her.
She couldn't be blamed for trying her
best to get revenge.
las for my brother, Connie, he 9 gone
bugs, poor fellow. When I went down
to the Jail and told him I mad been
acquitted, he didn't know what I was
talking about"
volver2" Hams was asked, since you
twice figured as a defendant in q trial
for murder In the first degree9"
Certainly I'll carry @ gum" he In
swered. "A man can't tell when he
might have TO use It,"
Hams rambled along n lot more. talk
ing about himself and his plans. He
wound up HIS discussion OF his case In
this fashion: Being on trial for your
life is like a game of poker. Tn ac-
cused goes In holding q pair Of deuces
and the prosecution holds three aces. 10
Is all In the draw"