The Detroit times., 1909-01-04
|. JENKINS HAMS.
TAKES STAND IN
own BEHALF
LETTER FROM MRS. HAMS TO
ANNIs Is ADMITTED IN EVIL
pENcE INSANITY CORY
NOT FAVORED BY DEFENSE.

~ FLUSHING, N. Y. Jan. 1T. Jen-
kins Hams. who is charged with be-
ing an accessory 10 the killing of VIM
Il -. Annis. was called to the witness
stand at 1915 o'clock today. Quickly
he rose from his chair when his cour-
4 geI. Mr.. Mcintyre. called his name, ana
K marched through the jury box.
II am AZ years old" he began. Il
(, was born in Washington, ID. c., at the
n home OF my grandfather. Admiral Jen-
kins. was married TO Mary Jones,
<of Bensonhurst, who died two years
tago. | have one child, a little girl,
\ named Mary. who Is now two years
old
Directed by his lawyer, Hams said
that he had been apprenticed on board
n sailing ship In 1879, and since then
:. has followed the sea and literature.
ia II have been a sailor-man all my
life, having been captain OF nine ships
\ and mate OF as many more" the wit
ness testified. "and ! am known as
Capt II. Jenkins Hams along the
4 coast of this country and in foreign
countries
Gen. Peter c. Hams, father OF the
.defendant and his brother. Capt. p. c.
Hams, .Ir., were called TO the stand
when court convened today for the
'.ContinuatiCn OF cross-examinatioL.
I. The new prosecutor. Frederick De
Witt, took seat beside Ira G. OAR
an, his predecessor in the case. who
was commanded by Justice Crane to
Z continue rs the states representative
\ In the case.
Gen. Hams was made to repeat that
n. III Ia fY.ro irt, al
when the latter was telling him OF his
martial troubles early last summer
The jury showed considerable inter
eat when Gen. Hams suddenly re-
ferred to the cross bill for divorce Of
Mrs. Claudia Hams. He said that on
Aug. IL, in his presence, Capt. Hams
had been handed this paper in the
once OF his lawyer, Mr.. Percy, in
Manhattan. Darrin's action in draw
ing out this testimony astonished tie
&xefense. The answer of Mrs. Hams
10 the captains divorce suit, charging
him with cruelty, was being held for
The grand piece de resistance of the
trial.
On the redirect examination the gen.
eYal said that he called DR.. Wilson
no attend the captain on May 81 and
Mcintyre succeeded in establishing TIE
fact that the physician prescribed
Weeping powder for the captain.
H Mcintyre then offered a letter in
evidence. but the court ruled to allow
Gen. Hams to testify as to his recol-
lection CT ii, which he gave as fol
1ows:
|u4. Dear Rilly-Do not come down
~ Monday It's all over between
Peter anc me. He has found out
<. Y everything. He says for you to
pay me the money from the police
81. court. He won't have any tran
sactions with you. | am going TO
Boston and will send you my ad
dress when get II. | want TO see
you very much and tell you about
# H. I am almost crazy. Goodbye.
CLAUDIA.
M In the same way the witness testi-
'Dcd that the letter was addressed to
William K. Annis at No. West
Wwenty-sccond-st., New York.
~ With the way paved, the letter was
accepted in evidence and read to the
Jury by Mcintyre.
That the defense in the trial of T.
,1enkins Hams for the murder OF VIM.
49, AHuiS, WHICH DeSdu It's IOuTtH week
In the old Queens county court house
this morning will not lay particular
stress upon the testimony of insanity
experts was the positive statement
made before the converting of court
by Joseph A. Shay, OF counsel for the
prisoner.
Our case" declared Mr.. Shay, will
be practically ell In when our client
tells his story on the stand. We may
have one other witness, DR.. l.. o. Man
son, the alienist, well known for his
connection with the Bradley case in
washington. We have one other ex-
pert on call--Dr. Hill-but we may
not call him.
ut should be clear In the minds OF
AL who have been following the trial
that IL is not an. absolutely necessary
point for us to prove in the case Of I. !
Jenkins Hams that his brother was
crazy at the time of the shooting.
I'VE believe that we have shown to |
the satisfaction Of the jury that Thorn
ton did not appear in the actual shoot |
! ing OF Annis until too late moment
10 make II appear that he was an ao
complice.'
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