The Detroit times., 1909-01-16
UNIV KITTEN LAW
UPHELD BY JURY,
SAYS HAMS
CAPT. HAMS WILL GO FREE, TOO,
DECLARES MAN WHO WAS AC-
Quilted OF THE ANNls MUIR
DER.

NEW YORK. Jan. l6.-T. jenkins
Hams owes his acquittal on the charge
of numbering William r. Annis IN
great measure TO Alexander Jardihe'
the half-breed Indian. of Texas. VINO
was No 7 ON the Hams jury.
II was Jardine. who up to nfteeh
minutes OF the time the jury filed into
the courtroom In Flushing and an
pounced the verdict mot guilty ar
gued with the obstinate jurors VINO III
sisted upon conviction. until the last
man was won over.
Jardine was OH his feet most or the
time. and II an obstinate juror attempt.
ed to go to sleep. the Indian proddeu
him and renewed the argument
On the first ballot the jury stood
four for conviction of murder In the
nrst degree and eight for acquittaL
Tn TO fifteen minutes OF the time
when the twelve men fled into court
an agreement seemed hopeless. me
Jury then stood nine for acquittai an
three for conviction.
In those last fifteen minutes, Jar
dine. backed by VIM. J. Hill the tore'
man hammered at the three obstinate
ones and swung them 10 their side AT
the last minute.
~ considered the breed and the MS
tory of Thornton" said Jardine.
liked his appearance and his gentle
manly manner. figured out. how
ever. that Weaver, who met the
brothers on the day OF the shooting
and suggested to them 10 so 10 Bay
side. was the real cause OF the shoot
ing. fought hard for acquittai, De
cause I believed in the innocence or
the defendant. and told the other
men they would not regret seeting
him free"
I'VE intend to go right ahead ami
try Captain Peter c. Hams. Jr.. for
murder in the first degree.
This statement was made today by
District Attorney Frederick G. De
witt. OF Queens county. He declared
that the acquittal OF 7. jenkins Hams
would make no difference In his plans
10 try the latter's brother.
mo application to the supreme
court for a commission In lunacy to IN
ouire into the mental condition Of Cap
tain Hams will be made by meSI con-
tinued the district attorney. IN any
such Application Is made II will have
to be made by the prisoners counsel
T. Jenkins Hams was seen today AT
the Hotel Aston. He was feeling ex-
tremely jubilant. This Is his state
ment:
BY T. JENKINS HAMS.
or course, 1t feels mighty good to be
here with the folks again. haven't mad
a good heart 10 heart talk with my
mother since the fourteenth OF August
II II weren't for the fact that Connie
is locked up and can't be with us. |
should be feeling very happy. My first
thought goes out TO that boy. | know
how he feels and | would gladly ex-
change places with him II ] could
Had I my way that Is TO say II the
law would permit. | should be at his
side all the time until he is set free.
Connie will be with us soon again. ]
hope and, God willing. We will take
him away--far away. and devote the
rest of our lives to his comfort.
As for myself. every moment Of my
time In the future will be given up TO
doing something worth while. | have
always been considered among my
friends. as a hard worker. | shall
work harder than | ever worked be-
fore In my life. am going 10 try and
forget all OF these recent unpleasant
experiences.
or course. | am very anxious to see
my Molly. | expect to be able to get
the little one at our home at Bay
Ridge today. How | have been long
Ing TO see the child. When see
her. will make up for all OF the lost
time. My mother and father are DO n
feeling much better the suspense. Of
course, of the last "a hours having
been awful
The jury. in acquitting me. vindicat-
ed the righteousness Of the "unwrit-
ten law" That must be obvious to
every mind that had followed the testi-
mony and grasped the Significance oe
the verdict In correlation with the
judges charge. Clearly. also. II | am
guiltless. my brother is guiltless.
Should he now be tried. there is no
doubt in my mind that he will be ac-
quilted.