The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-30
Severe Storm LeaUes
Death IN It's Trail

trict Attorney Dewitt. on the ground
that no evidence Of the defendants In
sanity 1t that time had been present
ed. Justice Garretson said that II the
lawyers for the defense had any evi-
dence Of hereditary insanity. they
should present II forthwith. The Court
sustained the District Attorneys objec-
tor
9. crai Hatns after the recess con-
tinued his testimony In regard to the
family conferences following the cap-
tainss return from the Philippines. The
witness ssid, that the Captain was very
much excited at these conferences, his
eyes bulged and his face twtiched and
he kent exciaiming. MY God. Isn't this
children taken from me-.
The General described the family
conferences on May 81, 1905, at which
the alleged confession. signed bv the
Captains wife was obtained and Mr..
MCINTYRE read the confession to the
jury. II. was a recital Of Mrs. Hams
General Hains testified that he told
Claudia Hams after she made the con-
fession. that she would have to 70 to
her mother. 80
II don't know ~ my mother win take
me- tho witness said Mrs. Hains re-
piled.
/" Yes. she win take ron when no
one else wiii.' I told her." the General
mother to come. asked Claudia why
she had done this thing and she said
she did not know. unless II Wac that
she loved Annis and he loved her. "
The witness said that the Captain
was 80 wrought up at this time that
ne acted like An insane man.
A aDeax l31fIyv Letter
I11affAoA q iaffaT lie
legged to have been written By Cap
tain fains wife 10 Annis prior 20 the
confession. The letter was put IN ev-
idence and read to the Jury Dear
Billy, II began. Don't come down Mon
day morning. Everything 10 over be-
tween Peter and me. He has found
out everything and told me ell about
will send you my address when ! get
there. ! am almost crazy. Good bye
.Teli the jury how Captain Hains
got the confession from his wife, said
Mr.. Mcintyre.
"Ths captain went to her and asked
her hAw sha made that trip to the
mountains when she was away from
homo week." said the general. and
Claudia told him she went BY boat.
How could you so TO the mountains BY
boat Peter asked her. II was the
searysss she replied, and then Peter
said. my God. Claudia. tell me thn
truth about this :.
".Oh. we'll. might as we'll tell you,'
she repiie-s I didn't so to the noun
tains. I went to New York.
The witnesses voice broke for mos
ment as he related a visit TO his sons
home after the wifc's alleged conver-
sation. Claudia VISA lying on divan
sobbing hystericaliy, he said. and cried
out to him as he came into the room:
.wUn't somebody kin met I've dis
grace& my husband ana my chtldron
wont somebody please kill me7@
Refstring 70 the caDtain's actions
aurin& this time. the Eaner41 said he
would, 20 about the house recltinR Kip
Ths general saw his son several
weeks sitter the shooting. he said. the
captain appeared worn. haggardr and
dazed, the witness stated.
II asked him . number Of question:
said sGeneral Hams. but did not get
any answer from him.
From that time to this. General
Hains declared. his. son had never
spoken to him about what he had done.
General Hams was under examina-
ton when court adjourned for the day.