The San Francisco call., 1909-04-29
BUILDING UP HIS
CLAIM OF INSANITY
Captain Hains Will Place Many
Witnesses on the Stand
in His Behalf
Signed Confession Admitting
WrOngdoing VIII Also
Be introduced

FLUSHING. N: Y, April zs.@General
Peter c Hains. the defendants father:
win be the FIRST witness called tomor-
row when the defense begins lis effort
TO establish the insanity of Captain
Peter c Hsins Jr-. the young army Of.
hcer VINO shot and killed William r
Annis al the Bay Side yacht club last
August
When court adjourned today District
ATTORNEY Young had completed his
opening address for the defense. while
previously The prosecution had stated its
case
General Hams VIII be followed BY
Major Hams the captains brother. and
then b1 80 witnesses who Will testify
A--Ss following the revelation of his
W11es alleged ir.h6esi5y s-d her assoeia-
t1o1 win AIMS
SCORED BY PROSECUTION
In Eis opening address Attorney
G-egS. sSsoczz1e counsel for the prose-
cs7z7or- referred 10 the SHOOTING of An
LIS as oeGbE-zzs and brutal murder
n TIE first das1se- committed with cold
oezH
Herbert Funke teS1insd he saw Cap
tH11 Eazins standing upon the float with
h1s R-zns folded an6 when Annis' boat
cane Up the p-isoner exclaimed. An
MS. Annisr- drew 2 y-e,ru1raFg- and shot
An11z as hs was s1a2xsng around ths
mast % the nns1
C1HTles e Roes11s OF Fins hing n
Eri-sElosz Of the RETSd6a Tzrsht clnb. tex-
T1ais1 as hesrd snnehz- rnz1nber ,,f. IN
JAcnt clzb sszah5ng near HIN on the
senzunz"
Afl-r xou were z11rAr1sd BIZ the drxt
S1lo- cid yOU hear rhss nepcaSn eSclafr7
4 El1lns- Ann1s- Eou &Gx4 Sebsuebed NV
N-19 AID rsk=p nnT ch17f-esn from me-
Atinl5-re aSked on Cross exam nina ttor7.
n ~11nsss raplted that he die not hear
AAaE HAIKS WAS IESAEE
Attorney Eouag IN eu1llntrx the csse
a Ins defense declared F5edn< vzss.i7
ss-sa when he shor AIMS
Els fsthar. General Eaanx. win fell
TuU how as child this defa16sn+
Nn114s wake IN ths night s1enhlfng and
aiming Win SeE1urS~ SAID Young
HIS mOdh@r VIZ tzW vxsJ ,oTy ta
staUI5ered IA HIS sPeern and had to \.
Lenoerly watched anh guarded 671rs1 2
his childhood - -
? VIII show 1hz1 Captain Hafns
- Gown nSrr1nEEy when L years
Ss1 md was rendered unconscious from
BLOW On ms head from which he
SIln 7oE recover rD- a Inng time
NDEng spoke OF Captain He5ns' +ri1
@ rhe Philippine Islands where he
-0sZEU OF his wtfs's alleged nnfsconduc+
z1s1 Aaas1Hned hnune
PACED THE SLEEPING CAR
Those Whp b-1ught him across the
e1ES1zeut from San Francisco viii tell
IVz OF his md sc-1onx," said Young
1e never slepo Al an during the trip
and paced the saee-dng car. aunovfnr
TIE other passengers night after
rsEzz
Yong described tzas eject Of tbs
news of his Tife's alleged conduct as
told Eaans By his fHther and brother.
who said Csaz6iz Hams had con fessed
70 them thar she Isred BaIty Annfs
De rarsd- slre-1ztztF laughing and
czTEg during this time said Young
and vent about singing How Happy
Il Is 70 Be Married The thread had
b-0san and his mind gave way"
CONFESSIONS or WIFE
Young said he would put in evidence
the signed confession OF Claudia Hains.
the captains wife OF her relations
witt Annts and z lettsr written to
A1nLs by her zfzer The captains re-
turn telling Anlis that her husband
knew eyeTTLhi1g and warning Annis
NOT 70 come 10 the hczsz
Captain Hzins Was todd taa4 Annis
kept his collars and cuffs IN Mrs.
Hams dresser while tho captain was
away and WEE called papa by the
captains own children We viii shoev
b. onhcers OF the Uni1ad States army
thar the defendznt's conduct .during 2
several months Wzs decidedly 'erratic
and irrational This man was made
Insane by grief shame and. mental
shock