The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-04
SERVANT GIRL
ON THE STAND
Tells Of Scandal IN
Hams Home.
SAW WOMAN IN AHNIs' ARMS
Got Drunk Together and Acted
Ridiculously.
ch.es r.y-..s-r Of Array OF the De
Ssrt.spt Of the west. was
Als. called AS. wit.es.
For the Defense.
saw WOMAN IN ANNls' ARMS

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For the Defense.
Flushing, L. l., May s--with thirteen
Of the defense's witnesses disposed OF,
the Hams trial started on its third
week today.
Perhaps the most important bit Of
testimony on behalf OF Captain Peter
c. Hams, Jr.. the defendant, charged
with the murder OF William u Annis.
came lust before court adjourned for
the day. when Leo Bugs, q real estate
dealer and member Of the Bayside
Yacht Club, where sAnnis was shot.
testified that he had discussed the
merits Of certain property adjoining
the yacht club with Thornton Hams,
the defendants brother. and at one
time made an appointment with Thorn
ton Hams to meet him at the Yacht
Club.
Bugg's testimony tends to show lack
Of premeditation on the part Of the de-
PENDANT and to corroborate that Of
Thornton J. Hams. who testified that
he and ths captain went to me yacht
club the day Annis was killed. for
the purpose OF finding Bugg or his
partner. Jesperson. TO inspect the Bay
side property.
Major John p. Hams. brother OF the
captain, concluded his testimonysat the
morning session.
Most of today's session was occupied
by the examination OF officers OF the
United States army and government
employees. and the negro servants who
were employed In Captain Hams
household when he was In the Philip
pines. The army men testified to con-
versations with Captain Hams ..
various times during July and August
1908, and Characterised his speech ami
conduct upon these occasions as cir
rational"
Emma Lavelle. the Hains' cook. and
Minnie Rohme and Lille Sawyer. negro
maids employed by Mrs. Claudia Hams
caused considerable amusement In
court by the characteristic manner Of
telling their stories of the alleged
antics" Of "Billy.' Annis and Claudia
Hams, at the Hams Fort Hamilton
home; during the captains absence.
According TO present plans. the de-.
Tense win call Mrs. Virginia Hams. fhs
mother Of the defendant. as their last
witness. She IL expected to tell OF zhs
eccentricities Of Captain Hams as a
child.
District Attorney Dewitt began hi.
cross examination Of Major Hams b.
asking him about the first interview
he had with the defendant after ths
latters' return from the Philippine Is.
lands. The District Attorney went in,
to this Conversation in detail agar
with the view of showing that eaci
separate act OF the defendant at tina,
time was not necessarily irrational.
Major Hams was then excused.
Emma Layeiie. negro domestic EN-.
pIoyed in Captain Hains's home during
1907 and 1898, was then called as
Captairi Hain5 With his bfofher Thorn.
ton at Fort Hamilton. in June. 1908
the witness said.
II said to Thornton" the witness
testified. that II was too bad the
captains home was broken up, and
Thornton said yes. and I want you to
tell me all YOU know about4it, I told
Thornton Hams that saw Mr.. Annis
in Captain Hains's home with his arms
around Mrs. Hatns. and kissing her.
and when Mrs. Hains saw me, she said.
Emma. this IL my affinity"
The witness testified that Annis
made frequent visits to the captains
home while the captain was in the
Philippines. She said;
The way they carried on was some
thing dreadful. They would stay up
all night and drink land act ridicu-
lously." ~
The witness told OF quarrel be-
tween Mrs. Hains and Annis. during
which Mrs. Hams said:
ITO ----- VITA your wife. Am / not
more to YOU than she fsT' to which
Annis replied: Yes. in a way"
these things to Captain Hams. the
muscles in his face were drawn ano
he glared and said:
MY Godi What am coming to-?
This Is enough to drive man mad. /
can't stand it."
Referring to the trip which Mrs.
Hams took Ito the mountains" during
her husbands absences In the Philip
pines, the witness said:
'If one OF her children had died. we
would not have known whore to hnd
the mother" ~ ~
In cross examination. the witness
said that although the captain frothed
at the mouth and cried out when she
was telling him and Thornton about
Annis and Mrs. Hams. she did not stop
talking about IL. She said the captain
kept asking her to so on.
Major Timothy d. Kelieher, of the
United States Army. now stationed at
Chicago, as Chief PRymagter of the
Department OF the West, was the next
witness. While stationed in g similar
position at the army building In New
York. he said the uerendant on august
&. 1908, came to him TO get his salary.
The witness said that Captain Hams
twice demanded half-pay on the same
day and on being told he would have
to wait a, few minutes abruptly left
the building, only to return soon af-
terward and again demand his check.
His conduct was Irrational. the witness
said.
Robert C. Sutton. clerk in the ONCE
of the Chief Paymaster in the army
building in New York, corroborated
Major Kelleher's testimony and told Of
other occasions when he had seen Cap
tain Hams at the paymaster's once.
when he acted irrationally In the opin-
ion Of the witness.
Minnie Rohmes q negres employed as
a cook by General Hams, in Washing
ton. d. c., since last June. was the next
witness. She had been cook for Cap
tain Hams at Fort Hamilton and heard
Mrs. Hams make the alleged confession
of Improper relations with Annis.
Later the witness said she told the
captain what had been going on In his
nome during his absence. The witness
said the captain acted wild when she
told him about Annis and Mrs. Hams.
and kept exclaiming: oh. my God, this
is terrible.