The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-21
HAMS DECLARES
he WOULD DO IT
ALL over AGAIN"
Author, Not Daunted by Two
Murder Trials, Boldly Jus
titles Brothers Act.

Y New York, Jan. 20.-"Td willingly d.
1t over again. II my brother, the major
here, got into trouble and needed m,
for protection, I'd do the same thing"
This is the position Of Thornton Jen.
Kin Hams, whose %acquittal Of partici.
patton in the killing of William e An
MS mas caused more discussion i'm New
YORK tina any verdict in recent years
Hams does not hesitate to state tina,
the jury acquitted him under the Jun.
written law" and he promises to write
a book setting forth his views upon the
right OF a deceived husband to set al
defiance the law of the land.
Hams, now that he Is free, boldly
and aggressively takes the position tina,
his brother. Captain Peter C. Hams
was Justified in killing Annis.
When he was seen by a reporter he
was the profane, d~omineering. voluble
I. Jenkins Hams, who took his broth
er's domestic affairs into hts own
u didn't sleep well last night said
Hains. Sleeping in the brass bed
stead in a luxuriously furnished room
was an experience that did not tend to
compose me to slumber. / slept better
on the iron cot in h Queens county
Jail. ~
There's one thing Darrin did to me
that was dirty. When we were first
put In Jail, Connie and 1 had comfort
able quarters. Then, at Darrin's or
ders, we We're put in rotten cells. They.
put Connie in a cell with two prisoner
stool pigeons, who tried to force dam
aging admissions from him.
Il may write a story OF the trial riRhs
away. l have already mapped out a
book 1 am going to write on 'The I'm
written Law The only way l know To
make money is by my per and I've got
70 get busy. I expect to spend soma
time in tho rnnvt Ca1v- n,c H. ~
stacks of mail hat are beginning tc
come in. y
II was worried when the jury went
out. ! wouldn't have given a nickel for
my chances. That man Darrin, say
what o want about him, made a mas
I thought he had impressed the jury.
"Darrln made a good prosecutor. III
say that much for him. But If the cas-
had been left with the jury when he
asked me those questions about Claudia
If I a ever made improper proposals
shouted. Not guilty. I looked at one
of the jurors, saw him nod his head
and said to myself, It's acquittal now
sure
ut was a hard thing to sit there and
nave Darrin refer to me as "a com.
.nander of light artillery N a 'mastc,
mind. who plotted a murder You re.
V IS NoNGA 6.lllS
around while he was doing it-ugly
looking things, weren't they land how
he glared at me. 1t was funny, but III
had its effect and i could see it wax
influencing some of the iurors.'
Hams had a pretty good idea OF hnw
the jury stood up to the time it filed
into court. Asked how he got his in
formation, he replied: =.
What do Q suppose l was doing .ll
the time? i knew how they were go
ing. l got word during the night that
only two men We're standing OUT
II depended upon the Trishmen on
that jury. l believed they were for me.
Jardine, the Indian juror. is Il brick
understand he fought for me flarl
the time the jury went out. He UNDER
stood. you see. He's all right. 1 pinned
rtN hopes on him from the minute hs
Went into that jury box
Although l know tina Mrs. Annie.
lied OH the stand. ! am sorry for her.
She couldn't be blamed for trying her
best to get revenge.
rs tor my brother, Connie. he S gone
to h Jail and told him l mad been
acquitted. he didn't know what 1 was
talking about
VIII Q continue to carry a re-
volver?" Hams was asked. since you
twice figured as a defendant in a trial
for murder in the first degree?"
"Certainly I'll carry a gun" he an
sWered. "A man can't tell when he
might have TO use it,
Hams rambled along Il lot more. talk
ing about himself and his plans. He
wound up his discussion of his case In
this fashion: Being on trial for your
life is like a game of poker. The ac-
cused goes in holding a PAIR of deuces
and the prosecution holds three aces. 1t
is all in the draw