Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-04
COOK SHOCKED
BY MRS.HA|NS
CONDUCT
FEMALE SERVANT TELLS
OF ANTICS OF ANNIS


ny Morning Journal special Leased wirsi
Flushing 4 t. MAY 3 with thii-
teen Of the dcfenscs Witnesses dis
posed ot the Hans rlal started on its
thmd week today Perhaps the most
Important testimony on behalf Of cap
tain Peter Hains. Jr charged with
the murder OF William r. Anuis, came
just before adjournment when Lee
Rugg, Il roal estate dcaler. and Il mem
hcr sc the ltayside Yacht club where
Aunis Was Shot testified that ne had
discussed the merits of certain prop
erty adjoining the Npcht club with
Thornton llaius, the defendants
brother and az one time made an APP
pointmont with Thornton Halns 10
meet him at the yacht club.
Bugs testimony tends to SHOW lack
of premcditauon on the part Of the
defendant ana to corruhoratc that of
Thornton Hans who testified that he
and the captain sent to the club tho
day Annis was kllled to find Buggs
or his partner. lcsperson, TO inspect
the BaNsidc property
Major John = Hams brother ot
AZ the morning session
Most of the session was occupied by
the questioning of United states army
officers. government employees and the
negro servants who we're employed
in Captain Hams household when he
Was in the Philippines. The army
men testified to conversations With
Captain Halns during July and Au-
gust, TAOS and characterized his
speech and conduct upon these occa
sions as Irrational
inmu Lavello the Hains cook, ana
Minnie Rohme, ana liilic Sawyer, na-
pro mahis mpiostA by Mrs claudia
Hams caused much amusement By
the characteristic manner OF telling
thcir stories ~ the alleged "antlcs" OF
"Billy" Annls and claudia lIans at
tho lIains Fort Hamilton home during
the captin's absence
Lille sawyer the colorcd servant
iu tho uuns household at Fort Ham
iltou testified sho had told Captain
Hams all about the gongs on" OF
Mrs fiaina ana Annis white tho cap
tain was away. She said she told the
captain that MIS- 4alns was often out
ail night and that she and Annis
would come to the house intoxicated.
lho witness showed bclligerent spir-
II under cross examination and rnf-
llcd the dignity 1f the court by the
manner In which she snapped out her
answers
Emma LaVelle had met Captain
Iialns with his brother Thornton az
Fort Hamilton in June 1905 the Wit
ness said Il said to Thornton" the
Witness testified. that IL was too bad
ho captains home was broken up an
Thornton said yes, ana ] want YOU 10
ell me all you know about it,. told
Thornton that saw Mr Annis In Cap
nin llaius home with his arms
lromd Mrs Hams kissing her" con-
inued the witness, "and when Mrs.
iains saw me she said Emma. this IL
ny affinity
The witness testified that Annis
undc frequent visits to the captains
lomc while the captain was in the
philippines. She said Tho way they
arricd on was something dreadful.
'hey would stay up an night ana net
idiculous"
Tho witness told of q quarrel he
Nccn Mts. Hams ana Annis during
hich Mrs IIains said no -- VITA
our wife Am | not more To YOU
han she s2' To which Anns replied
yes, iu a way"
Referring to tho trip which Mrs.
lalns took TO the mountains" during
rr husbands absence In the Philip
lines the witness said: "ff one OF her
hlldtnn had died we would not have
noWn where 90 find the mother"