Evening star., 1909-05-18
IS PRISONER NO. 20O2
Can't. Peter c. HainS Arrives
at Sing Sing Prison.
MAY WORK TOMORROW
Leaves Queens County Jail and
Crosses New York City.
NO OBJECTION TO REMOVAL
Status of Prisoner as an Officer of
the Army-No Immediate
Action.
NAY WORK TOMORROW
NO OBJECTION TO REMOVAL

OSSINING, y. Y, May 1S.-Capt
Peter C. Hams is now prisoner No.
20O2 in Sing Sing. Arriving at the Os-
sining railroad station unexpectedly, he
was spared the observation Of gath
ering Of curious persons. who sometimes
assemble to witness the arrival Of a
widely known prisoner. Although he
manifested considerable interest in the
prison buildings as he walked from the
railroad station to the gate, he pre-
served absolute silence. as he had done
while on the train from New York.
On entering the prison the captain &
pedigree fas taken by . Clerk. the num-
ber 20O2 was assigned to him, he was
equipped with a suit of prison cloth
ing and then sent to the prison barber
to be shaved. Later he was sent to his
cell. Tomorrow he will be examined by
the prison physician. and If found able
to work will be assigned to task which
will be his, perhaps, for the next eight
years.
Crosses New York City.
NEW YORK, May 1e.-Capt. Hams was
taken from the Queens county jail today
to Sing Sing prison, to begin what will
be term Of at least eight years, unless
an appeal taken by his counsel results in
new trial. No effort was made to pre-
vent his transfer to Sing Sing. Eugene
N. l.. Young. one Of Hams attorneys.
said no application would be made for a
certificate of reasonable doubt, but that
an appeal in the captains behalf would be
way.
Mr.. Young went to the Jail today and
notified Sheriff Harvey Of the decision OF
Hams counsel to offer no opposition to
his transfer to prison. The sheriff i'm
mediately made preparation to send the
captain to Sing Sing.
Capt Hains left the Jail in custody of
keeper. His bearing was not mate
rally changed from his first appearance
In the courtroom. He walked beside the
keeper in dazed manner and showed
no evidence of emotion. On the way to
the Grand Central station he neither
recognized nor spoke to any one. None
of his relatives was at the Jail when he
departed.
At the Grand Central station the cap
tain and the keeper boarded train
for Ossining.
1t is said at the War Department that
the conviction and sentence to imprison-
ment of Capt. Peter c. Hains, jr., of the
United States Coast Artillery Corps calls
for no action on the part Of the military
authorities
On the army rolls Capt Hains il
marked as absent: in the hands of the
civil authorities" Under the regulations
officers so classed do not receive any
compensation from the government
1t Will not be necessary for the War De-
partment to act in this case until the
civil proceedings are concluded. If Capt
Hams should be granted new trial and
acquitted, the department could, IL 1t de-
sired, order his trial by military court
martial on various charges growing ou,
of the killing OF Annis. Should he be
sent to the penitentiary he would still be
carried on the army rolls under the pres
ent classification as absent; in the hands
of the civil authorities
In time Of peace an officer Of the army
cannot be dismissed from the service
except by sentence of court-martial.
Capt. Hams cannot appear before a
military court-martial while he is In the
custody of the civil authorities.
There is no prospect of any immedia.e .e
action by the War Department In his
case. and his existing status will prob
ably continue indefinitely.