The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-15
VOL. XIII. 2l5.
SPRING VALLEYS MYSTERY
A sToRY WHEREIN FACT ~ i"Ai'
sTRANGER THAN HCIION'
A mo,bsr oner,us $1,000 10 ANY woman ,,"on,,s 10
Lux iS.% Her L,is to tina, Of H.r lmSsS,,. Ssar.
s.n-A Murder and suicide m"ns ,,ass
s',S.so.en, TO the Ill--tnrred h'rr'"se'

S.u-A Murder and S"ic'" ,,..,aa.
s.h.eo.en, TO the Ill--tarred "'rf
spp,No VALLEY. y. J" AprH ~
..,..,o,,ou, death Of Nr' Jane jersey nuu '.o
.u.nicious circun stances ihat polhV W '"o '"'o
~, ~ n hammond as her murderer, continue
al. the urpermost topic here and In MonseS'
w,e,o Mts. jersey lived. The history OF the
80 and Hammond families down TO the
'.,a,,,.s, circumstances is being told over
md barroom stoves and on street corners
- overything that lends probability TO Dr.
ua, nond's connection with the death OF Mie'
Jersey and the disappeaIance OF her money ID
.s,zed upon with avidity. NotwithstanulhR tue
orinion OF the physicians who made the post
rortem examination OF Dr. llammonds oooy'
r.hsuef IA current among many that the Doc
-, really committed suicide. and stu larger
n,mtcr think that he Is the mysteri-
oil. Dr. Hamilton who attended Mrs. Jer-
s,y I'm her sickness In the steamship Cuba.
ina story told 10y the stewardess Of the Cuba
ramelv, that Dr. Hamilton told her when he
.d,rin,stcted chloral to the suffering Mrs.
Jersey that he happened to have II at hand be-
c,u.e he took It himself som etimes strengthens
ve helief that be was Dr. Hammond, as Dr.
hammond Is known to have used chloral
bshitually to produce sleep. Other features Of
IN. .tewardess'- narrative seem to point to DR..
Hammond "a the real doctor who was In the
cuba For instance, the stewardess says that
h-,lck woman called Dr. Hamilton Doctor
lnyarabiy, although the other passengers knew
him only ts Mr.. Hamilton also, that before Mrs.
Jer.ey, who had called herself Mrs. Mary Bald
vim. fell sick, she niried with Dr. Hamilton,
All one II I've ladies who saw them together
vst iurrcssed with the belief that they were
,eu acquainted, but anxious 10 conceal that
rct The atewardess also saws that aiter MIS-.
Jersey or Mr. Baldwin died, the sick lady who
occupied the lower berth IN the same state
ioon with Mrs. Jersey said =" thougnt there Is
BALDWIN and Dr. Hamilton. hut was too SICK
T. .ay anythir T." DR.. Hamilton. the stewardcss
,,,s, seemed totally unmoved when Mrs Bald,
viii died and he went ashore and disappeared
A. ..nu "A. the steamer reached Port Royal. not
vth-tancine his ti:ket entitled him 10 passage
10 Florida, tdct tnat was Vumeu'eu uPVn W
thS pAsscnsers
FACTS N CONFEDERATION.
Tho -tory told ~ the s;ewardess tallies with
ths' told 10y Mi.s Davis Of New Jersey and by
sen. or, in the Cubs. Miss Davis SAYS that the
woman ctlnug herself Mrs Baldwin embaik ed
elonc, and s~d that che was going to % meet sa ne1
steamer arrived at Fernandina no Mr.. Baldwin
appeared. The " man died on the second day
out, and was buried In the sea before daylight
the next mornlng. The passengers were aston
i'ned at the ha-ty burial None of them seem
TO have suspected that the dead woman had a
large sum Of money. Dr. Hlmilton signed the
certificate Of de.th. &c. Hamilton, NJ d., grad u
Ale cf University Of New York Medical Depart
~
agent Of the steamship line. says he has satisne d
tluu,elf that no such person exists Ine sO-
tence OF Or. Hammond from spring Valley
when Ms Jersey under the name Of Mrs Bald
win, sailed IN the Cuba with her mysterious
medical attendant. is the :, strongest CIR,
cunstance connecting Dr. Hammond with
Ms, Jerseys disappeTance, y young
man in Monsey whom DR.. Hammond wa:
s.y sitst Mrs' Jersev.s den,rture' Aihert Ham
mond. the doctors son, husband OF Emma. Mrs
jerse,s daughter SAYS that he has heard, but
eg'h Of November with MIR. Lexow in Manuel
when DR.. Hammond went away he said he wa
golng to look at some land IN Alabama owned
BY Charlotte thompson. lie returned two o
three weeks later, and said that lie had been L
NJ and Mrs Albert & Hamm nd 1.-The son o
DR.. Hammond and the daughter OF Mrs. Jersey
live IN alarge,well Furnished farm house,a0out
qu ,rior OF mile from Moussy. The hou'l
crowns a little knoll. and overloOks pleasan
landscape. on the silver door pl ite Is N
name OF the former owner John q. jersey, VIII
now, widowed, an imbecile, and reduced fror
comparative wealth to dependence, lves viii
bIs married daughter and her husband. Nr,
Hammond, is about Is years old. fair, tall, and girl
like, and very intelligent. Her husband Is yer
young man, equally Intelligent, and both seer
Mi- Jersey. Mrs. Ham mond says that befor
her mother went away she said TO her (Mr'
Hammond, 81 could tell you where am going
but for certain reasons want 10 keep IL secret
II, however, you will promise to tell nobody,
vii tel YOU after all" Mrs Hamm9nd lam md, has,li
husband. she didnt want TO know. 80 20
see" confined Mrs. Hammond that II wa
par " my fault th.t l didn't know wher
mother went, and have blamed myself sine
t3r H. Now people think It strange that "
don't know more about II. don't conside
mothers going away as strange, because sh
bad always said that she would leave father ou
iof me, and after she saw Bert and marie
Aud comfortably provided for, she had nothin
t. kecp her, and 80 she took her money an
Went away
gHE HUsBASD SHE FLED PRoM.
You can see what the matter with him Is,
nd N.r Hammond pointing 10 his fatheF-in-lhv
Mi Jersey, WHO sat mnmblng and smiilng IN IA
corr, r. end occasionally stirring up the IRE W (
.iicf. Hes an imtecile. He can't unde
tii4 what we are talking about now. sh
hantc. to- ect away from him." Mr.. and Mr
Hammond tmnk that Mrs Jersey tried 20 col
G. htr where bouts fIOm them. and wished I
/ getaway from her former acquaintance They d
~ Ia SIS cven where she lodged while she wa
u New YORK. Mrs. Hammond saws that lettt
lle tcnt her mother before Nov. 2 was evident
received bf MIR jersey but that letter BEL
en tne ttst = January was returned from th
. oead 10 ter otiice two months afterward. An
yet the following letter, without date, aud VIII
zen 'n p.ncil NJ Mrs, JERSEYS handwIting, an
FNiWIfked New York, Jan. Il, l.O L. NJ
Il about thres mouths after Mrs. jersey died ia tn
\ tteamcr, wa received BY Mrs. Hammond:
/ Ny DAEIISo CHiLn Asp BERT Ihaye somethin
Htalaoe iof ny ael.t6. ioa a4,e 'oiten ssird y
S .. OF s9,ns l aad 5og dd 70! @ believe H. But u
tv.hs VITA some parIcuAr fucnds. | wish TO -
1 soc w It nav as he iqe 6qee ,e m6nis Ig nov 9r5Sa S
,.lset nov, nms, d0Atic,l 20 badly about It wal
nay rlJtd 20 vi'h Us AMI bless Us, whether at hon
' ~ sblval You can tel HuY Que you Hlsh
From your afectlonate Ma.
mr and Mr. Hammond think that Mrs Jerse
Ielt nus l~ i'r WITH a friend In New York to /
posted tlier her Departure, with = view Of MOI
suecluhliY r"neea!;ng ner whereabouts. Othe
I thluk mat The letter was sent toy the person VII
.ot"htd Mr.. Jef-ry and stole her money, an
tnbt Ms Iurf use WIS 10 ml-lead her friend
DR. Hammond did not hear from her mot
sshlh, hut SUPPOSED she was in Europe, and e.
pttItd every day % get d letter from Europ
uhil she lc lrueI oi her death in the Cuba. H.
M"ihci tod her, prev bious to her departure, III
que would baby assume a false name. Nj
I'd
MRS JERSEYS PROPERTY.
hr Hammond siys that his father the 90
~, hucw hO iutIe about Mrs. Jersoy's mON
meme after tno .Gth Of November, when
i've Ter the t7,jVi, than her daughter does. II
ulhin nd told MIN hat Mis-. Jersey treated IN
Ialher cooy when he last saw her, and that
pll not know that she intended to 20 abroad IL
Hu ne know whore she lodged while she was
II hew YORK. Dr. Hammond. his son says, b
II VeNed, hs he does, tnat the stewardes- OF II
II .uLh knew something about MIS- Jersey
ii r'pIeh hut the doctor, he says, diu not knu
tu"' ans investigation was On foot Hence
II ,oll not have ueen alaTued on that account,
II in'Ie hhd been anything m the case to allr
L Am Tho deed uf Mr. Jerseys farm to Mi
Il hAmuun his daughter came, Mr.. Iammoi
4 tNb from Dr. liHmm Oud, TO whom the far
j nad been decided by Mr., Jersey 80 IN
Ne doctor might redeed IL to Mrs. Jerse
4 uho gave II 10 Mrs. Hammond, he; daught,
L nahe had promised to do TINS deed was
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