The Washington herald., 1911-10-04


the concourse al Union Station two
men whose appearance brought them
! some attention. One was an elderly
man with gray hair and gray mus
tache whose firm step and upright car
riagc marked him man OF military
training; the other was a slim. brown
haired man, aged beyond his years, who
walked with step that was halting, as
if he were not sure OF his surroundings.
RELEASED FROM PRISON.
Though few in the vast crowd at the
station knew it, the elderly man was
Brig. Gen. Peter G. Hains. L. 5. A.
retired; his companion was his son, Peter
c. Hains. jr.. former army officer, who
was released yesterday after serving three
years in Sing Sing prison for manslaugh-
ter.
They were coming home" to a family
that the clemency of a governor had
reunited after three years separation.
His features visibly stamped with the
effect of his long confinement, Hains
left Sing Sing early yesterday morning.
He wore a suit of blue serge and 4 soft
hat. In his arms he carried an ungainly
bundle, wrapped in brown paper-odds
and ends that he was bringing home
from prison. His face was wan and he
seemed awed at the sudden transition
from a long-sentence convict 10 a free
man. He was met at the penitentiary
door by his father. who had gone to
Sing Sing Monday. anticipating his sons
release that day. They went Immediately
TO the Grand Central Station. New York.
to interview the father and son. The
couple had no time TO talk-they were
anxious TO get to the Pennsylvania sta
tion to board a home-bound train.
Capt. Hains urged his i'll health and
begged reporters not to attempt to in
terview him. He preferred to let his
father do the talking.
To reporter for The Washington
Herald. who accompanied them from
New York. Brig. Gen. Hains granted a
brief interview
Capt. Hains is going home for a long
rest" said the aged fighter He wishes
to be with his children. 1t has not yet
been determined how long he will stay
with us. His health is not good and he
needs a long rest"
Asked if his son had made any plans
for the future, the father shook his
head. Nothing definite has been de-
Cided'
Father Wants Peace.
a report that Peter c. and his
brother Thornton J. Hains, intended TO
go to South America soon, was shown
the father Again he shook his head
negatively and pleaded that he and his
son be left alone until after the excite
ment attendant on the homecoming had
passed.
Throughout the trip from New York to
the two were in almost con-
slant conversation. The general ex-
planned to his son the route Of the Penn
Sylvania tunnel under the Hudson the
trip being a complete novel
~ to the former prisoner. As the train
neared Washington, Capt Hains re-
freshed his sons memOry-o on points of
interest visible from the train. When
The train arrived in Union Station, the
pair lost little time In getting a taxi
cab that whirled them to the Hams
home, SIS Eighteenth street northwest.
There his aged mother was the first
10 greet him. Then came the welcome
rom his three children-Peter c., third, |
cn years old: Hamilton Howe, seven, |
md John Jenkins Hams, four years old. |
Since their home was broken up the |
,hildren have resided with their grand |
1arents. Maj. Jack Hains, a brother of
he former officer, was also at the fam |
ly reunion.
The family denied themselves to re- |
,orters last night. There is no state |
nent to be made" was the repeated an |
'wer to queries of newspaper men.
The crime in expiation of which Hams |
;ave three years in, the prime of his life |
vas committed at the Bayside Yacht |
Tub, Long Island, in the summer OF [
9OS William z. Annis, a prominent |
member of the yacht club. with his wife |
md a party of friends, were about to /
all on a short pleasure cruise, when
Iains fired at Annis from the pier. His
hots took effect and Annis died instant
y. Hains made no attempt to escape,
ut his brother, Thornton Hams, who
nd held back the crowd that surged
nto the pier.
Trial Was Sensational.
Capt. Hams was held for Annis' death
nd Thornton ]. Hains was arrested as
n accessory to the crime. The trial was
sensational one the defense basing the
motive for the killing on the alleged inf
elity Of Mrs. Peter c. Hams, jr., and
er infatuRtion for Annis. Capt. Hams
vas sentenced to eight years in the
for manslaughter and
ID. Hams was acquitted after
second trial. The latter is now en-
aged in magazine work.
Can't. and Mrs Hains were married an
Ipril 30. 1900, at Winthrop, Mass. The
marriage was social event, acquaint
noes from Washington and the South,
fhere the family is well known, attend
lg After their marriage Mrs Hains
ccompanied her husband to the differ
Mt military posts until he was ordered
D the Philippines.
The tragic story OF the events that
q up to the shooting were told by Gen.