The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-01
AGED MOTHER .. } , 0N THE STAND
(Csntlnssd fren Pare one,)

,Jusfiee crane General Iiains ssld his
 father wss about 7f years of age whsn he died.
 Justice Crane ruled at the opening of
 the afternoon session that he would not tions of. ancestors unless 1t was shown that 1t was transmittabie.
 | General Hains said thar his wife was nervous and excltable and that this lccpdition began ID ner early ltfes -l noticed that she had hysterical fits and fell down" said General Hains,
 "andsin our early married life. this was frequent shs would fling her arms around in the asv aNd cry out. The arms were Sometimes rigid. she would laugh and cry aiternateiy.'' kssft General Hxfns said he met Captain Hsins in New York On May s1. last, ana that he showed him package of iet- ters which were marked for identifica. ton. The letters had prevfousiy been na1s 1 public and in. them Mrs Claudia Hains relates of certain social meetings 1t Fort Hancock and other places where she and her friends partook of iiquor General Hains said the next day he saw Captain Hains with his wife at Fort Hamiftonl The witness then re- z Hains made In their presence regardfug
 an unfortunate episode with wiiiiam P. Annts. General Hains ssfd he taxed ciaudfa ter what had happened and she ! replied that she dfd.not know why she had done It. He described Captain Hains's appearance when he heard what his wife said: sx I general Hains said he had another interview with Claudia. Hains and then Il told nj o In fxlS IA fs T said to. the captsin,S testified Gen erat Hains. that put my hand on her head and said, Is 1t possible that these things are true? And she said, Yes, 1t Is true. am In love with Annis and he is Fin love with me. asked her if Connie had not been good to her and she replied that he he'd = The General further said that Claudia thad admitted to him that she had dif- fcuifies. Later in the day. General Hatns said Captain Hains,S ThorAton. Hatns. Mr. Bennett, a lawyer, Claudia Hains1 and himselfs nser In the parior. MT. Bennett asked Claudia few questions said General Hains, "and he put them down In writing Claudia and she. signed 1t. This Is the paper which counsel hands me-. that she signeq. The paper was shown to the captain. The paper was read aloed" Mr. Mcintyre offered the paper in evidence. Justice Crane told counsel that it would be better to bring out what was said at the time instead of
 submitting the paper.
 General Hains then testified to the questions which were put to Claudia Haips. and her answers. which were Incorporated in the statement she signed. MT. Mcintyre then read to the jury the statement which the defense contsrds overthrow the reason, of her husband, Capt. Peter c. Hsins. IT. It was
 signed by Mrs. Hains on May sI. 1908.
 In the presence of David C. Bennett,
 Jr. It relates that within a month sitter Captain Hains left Fort Hamii. ton for the Philippines on Oct. 20, Mrs Hstne began improper intimacy with Annis. There were many clandestine meetings during the winter, ten or per- haps twelve. says the signed statement, always at Sn apartment fin East Nine- tsenth Street, and alwsys in the day time, except one"
 Had ssediasI Treatraeat.
 i Continuing. the statement says that in April As result of her relations with sAnnis Mrs. Haing fcuAd 1t neces-
 eary to-caii' on . physician in New York. After deecsibing In detsil the
 treatment she received from the aocs tor, the statements concludes that Mrs
 Hatns. after this treatment, stayed at
 a hotel with woman compsnion for e week. .. as ~ v Mrs ,winlsm E. Annis sat to the
 far side of the court room during the reading. f e e- General Hains said that Captain Ezains was much excited during the taking 1 of the confession. crying aloud, My
 Godi She has ruined me, my family and my three children" | : The direct testimony of General Hains was in no wise shaken by the long crosss examination General Hainy said that he never heard his son Thorn. ton express any anin1us toward Will liam E. Anuis. An adjournment was taken until
 Monday. ssts