The sun., 1909-01-01


Mr.. Mcintyre wanted TO know about tn,
health OF Mrs. Hams. wife OF the General
and precipitated considerable of lega
equabble over the question whether OF
not parental nervous disorders wert
; competent or not. The matter was set.
tied by Justice Crane after luncheon re.
cess with this ruling:
insanity In an ancestor Is not COM
petent until properly proved to be Of
such nature as TO be transferable
through the blood The Justice said that
at that distance from the nearest law
book he might be in error and IL so he
would alter his ruling.
Gen. Hams. however. was allowed 10
say that his wife had been nervous
since early In their married life and that
such a condition had continued intermit-
tently down to the present. She was sub
Jcct to hysterical fits. he said, during
which he would throw water in her face
and wrap wet towels about her head.
These spells were accompanied by the
rushing OF blood 10 her face and rig
idity OF her limbs.
AS to your son Connie, did you notice
ANYTHING about him in his early life''
The General spoke Of the nearsighted-
ness OF the child. but the answer was
stricken out. and also Of the nightmares
already mentioned by the Captains
mother. Gen. Hams said that after his
fall down the hatchway OF the light
house tender the boy was very nervous
and irritable and the conditions remained
! for some years,
Coming down to the events OF last June
the General said he met Capt. Hams by
appointment at the Hotel Astor on Satur-
| day, he thought the 3lst Of May. Connie
had gone 70 the Philippines the preceding
october as quartermaster on the United
states transport Crookes and had made
three trips 70 the islands between Octo-
and M ~ nf AnrinU a
time he did not return to Fort Hamilton.
"On that Saturday night at the Hotel
Astor." the General went on. Connie
showed me package Of letters. asked
him why he came to New York. and he
said. Because Of those, showing me the
letters"
MIR. Mcintyre showed the witness
number Of letters which he identified and
which were marked for Identification 1t
Is expected that a way will be found
later To put them in evidence, Part OF
the letters, at least. 1t was intimated we're
IN Claudia Libby Hains's handwriting.
The witness continues:
Connie told me he had been very much
troubled. These letters have caused me
a great deal OF worry and have come to
find out whether my suspicious are true or
false" He said he didn't believe that his
wife had done anything wrong. but that
she had been indiscreet. l said TO him.
-She has been more than indiscreet she
has been unfaithful." He said. My God!
You don't mean that" Yes ] do" ] re-
piled. | told him that when I had chided
his wife about going to Boston the pre-
Ceding winter he had written me he did
not wish me to make her feel bad-that
she was young and sometimes did things
which perhaps we're not proper, but which
he did not believe were wrong. told him
~ kaI aha 10. IL
in April and that when she returned she
took to her bed sick and was sick for a
week; that when she went away she had
left no address and that no one. not even
the servants knew where she was and her
three children left in the house. ] told
him that the statements OF his own sor Peter.
of Minnie and Claudias own statements !
to me convinced me she had been unfaith-
ful TO him. lie said he had asked her about
the week away from home and that. she ,
had explained il satisfactorily. but he said !
he would like me to come down to the
fort the following day and he would es-
ia blish the truth or falsity OF her state
mepts. Ii also was decided that we should !
go TO TIE place where she said she had been .
hat week and find out II she had been there.
Mrs. Annis. widow Of William Z, Annis,
came in soon after the General had re-
sumed the stand in the afternoon and
until court adjourned She sat
within the rail and listened ntenty and
coolly 10 everything that was said.
On the following day, Sunday. the Gen.
aral went on. he went to Fort Hamilton
n response to a telegram from Connie
asking hun 10 come Immediately. The
General got TO the fort about half past
O'Clock In the morning. He continued
l entered the house. met the Captain at
4. -. ,-tt
o his wife's room. My sons wife was
wing on the bed. Connie said: Claudia,
lere Is the General-I want you TO answer
u his presence what you told me in answer
o my questions this morning. Did Billy
Innis get you in family way and did you
ave an operation?" She said: II is true.
said MY God. child. can this be true?"
nd she said. Yes" said: How could
ou do itY" She said: i don't know"
'onnie was very much excited / took hold
Il him.
The witness again told the nervous . ;
vmptoms Of Capt. Hains-running his
myers through his hair. the twitching Of I
he muscles of his face, &c, and con- I
inuei: r
| had an interview with Claudia myself !
bout 0 O'Clock that morning in her room
nd later told Connie what she had said to '
ne. was IN love WIN Bllk anu ne was =
q love with me. That's all ! know about :
q
The General said he asked her then: 4
Did the Captain ever mistreat you in L
ny way?' and she had replied: -On the
ontrary, he always has treated me as a !
entleman should. I
That evening Connie, his wife, Thorn r
on. Mr.. Bennett, the lawyer, and myself /
let in the parlor downstairs Mr.. BEN
EFT asked Claudia a number Of questions a
I'D wrote down her answers and she g
Igned the paper when he had finished.
he paper was read aloud and the Cap .,
ain took it and read It.. =
Before the confession could be Put !,
! evidence, however, the General was
breed TO detail in substance the cues o
ons Of Mr.. Bennett and Mrs, Hains's y
nswers. This he did. and at last the u
onfession about which 80 much has been
aid and printed since the killing OF An u
is last August was admitted in evidence. 3
Gen Hams then told OF going to Fort a
amiton later and getting the Captains
lree children to take them TO his own
ONE. u
sThe Captain said My God! Now I've
OF TO lose my children. and this has been s
rought about by the unfaithfulness OF
rat woman instigated by this man II
o burst out crying when the children
ere being taken away, kissed them and
lid he didn't know whether he ever
ould zee them again or not. He cried +
nc that no man ever had suffered as he n,
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