The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-01-21
HAMS DECLARES
HE WOULD DO II
ALL OVER AGAIN.
Author, Not Daunted by Two
Murder Trials, Boldly Jus
titles Brothers Act.

New York, Jan. 20.-"Pd willingly do
x over again. II my brother, the major
mere, got into trouble and needed me
Tor protection, I'd do the same thing
is the position of Thornton Jen-
Klns Hains, whose acquittal OF partici-
patton IN the killing OF william Il. An
MS mas caused more discussion in New
nork tnan any verdict in recent years.
rams uoes not hesitate to state that
the jury acquitted him unde the sun
written law" and he promises TO write
a DOCK setting forth his views upon the
lgn or a deceived husband to set al
the law OF the land.
Hains. now that he is free, boldly
ana aggressively takes the position that
MS protner, Captain Peter c. Hainsi
was justified In killing Annis.
When he was seer by a reportcr he
was the profane, domineering, vcI1ble
~. Jenkins Hams, who took his broth
hands. -"
Il didn't sleep well last night" said
Halns. Sleeping in the brass bed
stead IN a luxuriously furnished room
was an experience that did not tend to
compose me to slumber. I slept better
Jail.
There's n 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 or
put Connie In a cell with two prisoner
STOOL pigeons, who tried to force dam
aging admissions from him. !.
L may write a story Of the trial right
away 1 have already mapped out q
DOCK 1 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
II % RRt fhlIGV | nvnnak 80 -.
time In the next few days going over
stacks of mail that are beginning tc
come in. :
Il was worried when the jury went
out. l wouldn't ave given a nickel for
my chances. That man Darrin, say
you want about him, made a mas
terly summing up. He had me goingy
/ thought he had impressed the Jury.
'Darrin made a good prosecutor, III
say that much for him. But If the case
had been left with the jury when ha
asked me those questions about Claudis
If L a. ever made improper proposals
to her?-I think they would have
shouted, n o guilty / looked at one
OF the Jurors, saw him nod his head
and said to myself, It's acquittal now
sure
1T was q 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 re.
llnembelr how he waved those guns
around while he vas doing it-ugly
looking things, weren't they land how
he glared at me. 1t was funny. but it
had its effect n i could see 1t was
Influencing some of the Jurors" -
Hams had a pretty good idea OF how
the jury stood up to the time IL filed
into court. Asked how he got his in
formation, he replied:
What do o suppose l was doing all
the time? 1 knew how they were go
ing. / got word during the night that
only two men were standing our
Il depended upon the Irishmen on
that jury. / believed they were. for me.
Jardine, the Indian juror. is a brick
I understand he fought for me fl orr
the time the jury went out. He under.
stood, you see. He's all right. Ipinned
nv hopes on him from the minute he
went into that jury box.
Although l know that Mrs. Annis
lied on the stand. j am sorry for her.
She couldn't be blamed for trying her
best to get revenge. Il"
AS for my brother, Connie, he & gone
bugs, poor fellow. When / went dGwa
to the jail and told him / mad been
acquitted. he didn't know what I was
talking about"
viii you continue to carry a re-
V~olver?" Hams was asked, ''slnce you
twice figured as a defendant in a trial
for murder in the first d~egree?"
Certainly I'll carry a gum he am
sWered. "A nan cam tell when he
might have TO use It,"
Hams rambled along a lot more, talk
ing about himself and his plans. He
wound VI his discussion Of his case In
this fashion: Being on trial for your
life is like a game of poker. The nc-
cused goes in holding a pair of deuces
and the prosecution holds three aces. II
is all in the draw"