The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-16
MRS. JANE JERSEYS DEATH.
THE SUPPOSED MURDER A GREfTER
MYSTERY THAN ETER.
Conflicting Statements from which the Truth
can Only bo Gucssed-A lit of iInudw riting
Were Hammond and Hamilton Onet

Conflicting Statements from which the Truth
can Only bo Gucssed-A lit of iInudw riting
Were Hammond and Hamilton Onet
Tho mystery Of Mrs. Jane Jerseys death
remains unsolved, and apparently nobody knows
what has become Of her money. The seeming
carelessness Of MIR. and Mrs. Albert Hammond
as to the particulars OF their mothers and BEN
efactress's disappearance, and their nom
chalanco about tho loes OF tho largo
sum Of money that she must have had on her
person before her death, have not operated to
allay the suspicious Of those who think the key
OF the mystery Ia held by some of Mrs Jerseys
own relatives Herman Gelpcke, tho steamship
agent, who FIRST unearthed the strange circum-
stances about Mrs. Jerseys disappearance, still
says that his suspicious Of something wrong
were first aroused by the conduct Of young Ham
mond, when. with his wife, he camo to claim
Mrs. Jersey effects. The agent says that young
Hammond wanted him to deliver up the things
after the fact that money was missing had been
mentioned by his wife, and oTered to give him
areceipt dscharlinr him Of all further liability.
Young Hammond denies THIS. and savs that
what he said was that II the agent would give
him an invent, ~ Of tho effects he would sign a
receipt for them.
The effects, consisting Of atrnnk. ssatchei. and
a package. still remain in the steamship Office.
Hammonds until they bring him an authoriza-
ton from Surrosate, aud the Hammonds say
that the Surrogate Will give them no letter, be-
cause they cannot conclusiyely prove tnat Mrs
Jersey Is dead Their inability to get their mo-
theirs property apparently does not trouble them
much, but this may be explained by the fact
that the contents OF the trunk and satchels are
not Of great value. Nr. Gepcke says that what
he has found out by investigation makes him
think that the DR.. Hamilton Of the ship was Or.
Hammond, but he will not be positive about II.
TnH CERTIFICATE OF DEATH.
Mr. Gelpcke retains the certincats OF death
written and signed by d. G.. Hamilton on Nov
=. IL l. written on white paper with purpiish-
culnred ink. The handwriting ia rather large,
plain and free. ana the lines n li;tle irreRu-
lar. Inc signatureis IN II bold, round hand Mr.
llammonl's handwriting with that OF this Ger
iihcate' although tnat would be prouy con
elusive way, he thinks, OF establish
frend- are anxious to put it to the test.
The certificate was shown to Albert Hammond
who SAID II was not his fathers handwriting.
uut he uld not produce any writing OF Ms
father 10y which O make an actual comparison.
Another circumstance that Is reg rded a,
strange, t. tnat according TO the story of Mr.
aud Mis-. Albert Hammond, they knew that Mrs
Jersey mad mend ia New ork, another ON
Long Island and third In BROOKLYN, and yet
they have not tried 70 find these friends
and s'ctt.in whether they saw Mrs
Jcrsoy while sho was in New Y Drk
Ine attempts wy detectives and others to make
the case clear seem to have teen undertaken
totally without concerted action. some PEE
sons who knew Dr. Hammond ami Mrs jersey
employed 4. l.. l. norgan Of a New York detec
tive agency, but tue result Of his WORK was un-
known to SOunz Hammond aud his " ie, who
would naturally have been expected to he on
th' watch for every item OF news ncernng the
nj sing woman and her money, aud among the
Irimc movers Ia every attempt t. discover
! else. Young Hammond took ~ Independent
course and, "a he saws, employed a detective TO
watch the movements Of Mrs. Miller now Mrs.
| Clements. the stewardess OF the Cuba whom he
| suspected of having stolen the money from Mrs.
| Jerseys tuhk or person. others Investigated
| the Sc In other WAYS, and no one appears to
have ken counsel u h.s fellow lnquirers, but to
| have work cd his own clues INDEPENDENTLY. Mr.
| Lontrgiu -.y- he ~ REED with the expectation
Of llenui, ing u t hammond "itn Dr. Hamilton,
| and finished 10y satisfying himself tnat they were
| Totally oif.rent persons. lie nas no doubt, he
says. that the pef-on known as Dr. hamilton on
| tue sup took Nir-. Jerseys money, aud no be
/ hetts tuat Mrs. jersey was murdered.
Az ALIBI CLAIMED.
lie declare that he has proved a complete
alioi for Dr. u .mmond by showing from the
doctors accounts, verlned 10y the persons at
! tended, that the doctor SAW patients in spring
| Noiiey and The vicinity regul Larry from November
10 TO November 81 1875. He also saws he has
| established that on November -. two uays after
the CunA lied, Dr. Hammond dined with
| friends in Clirkatown. one - these friends,
| who was mentioned as authority by the detec-
tive, informs lnE SUN that he did not dine at
| Clarkstown with Dr. Hammond ON Noyembtr
~. but did on November y and ilnrhCd with
| him on Novembar ~ In New York. About this
| he : " there can be no mi,,a axe. but although
| this evidence. II correct, est .blisnes Dr. Ham
mond- Innocence. IT'S author will not termlt his
name u he lublished with the statement
Detective LOntr2an further states tnat he
| thinks ne knows who Dr. III Imton really H.,
| aud that he can arrest hun II employed 10 do
| so. HIS theorS u Mr.. Jerseys Disappearance is
| that she WAS of bad character; that she resolved
! TO gct aw from her HUSBAND, and accordingly
| e me To New \ ok, where She could do as sno
| pleased tnht she became acquainted wish
"Dr. Hamilton" and went away With him on the
Saoa, ana tas' ME- he p2i-"neS her G Hnd st9s
sea, u course n would be impossible to demon-
strate that she had been poisoned. Mr., Lpner
gan utterly rcpudiates the susu.ciun SO strouu-
| Ously pressed uy young Albert Hammond. tiat
the steWAI dess of the Cuua took or helped To
lake Mts. Jerseys money. Charles H. Lrxow n
New York lawyer, states tndt he uinrd
with ID. llanmond on the 2jth Of NO.
vemoer. at Manuel aud has the Impression
the following sunday. Nov. -, but he is Not sure
! ol IL. The lawyer VINO ac ED as Dr. lIammund's
makes tue following statement "Dr. Ham
| mohd was IN ay oiicc In New YORK on NOV. 20
| 70 collect. On Dec. 10 he was again ia NY
onlce. bat where he was during the
that ho intended TO go 10 Alabama to purchase
farm from Charlotte 1homp-on, and that for
! two weeks previous to Nov. ~ he was waiting
! f0r letter from her describing the farm aud
gylns the term, terms upon % when na, It could be pur
bcr last and the SATURDAY preceding his
death he ever mentioned Mis- Jerseys
dsap9earAncer or Goa 6eE deS deSth 70 me- On that
her attn to him and asked him il he knew any
| particulars about IT, do not remember What
| he said, but he passed II of, ana seemed to
| know little about IL. About his business rela-
tions with Mrs. Jersey, only know that some
| time early last summer or spring he brought me
| a mortgage of hers Amounting to about 5000 To
| foreclOse." Inc lfwyer stated that, from his
| knowledge OF DIR. Hammond's character. he was
| positive that he could have had nothing To do
with Mrs. Jerseys death or the loss OF her
THE QUESTION OF LIKENESS.
The captain Of the Cuba said yesterday that
the account given by the stewardess Of the err
cumstances OF Mrs. Jerseys death was correct
aud the same that she gave TO him on the
steamer. lie says, however, that she was mis-
taken in describing Dr. Hamilton MS wearing a
mOustacne. lie thinks the stewhrdess s mistake
| was caused by the doctors not having recently
| shaved, and the beard on his lip being so dark
and heavy as to look like moustache. THIS IA
one OF the points that has been used to prove
that DR.. Hamilton was not DR.. Hammond, VINO
| kept his upper lip shaved. Detective Lunergan,
| while admitting that otherw ise the description
| OF Dr. Hamilton resembled the appearance OF
| Dr. Hammond, referred to the mOustache said
! TO have been worn by the former as
| the distinctive difference In the features
| of the two men dsproying their identity.
But the description Of Dr. Hamilton by the
| Captain Of the Cuba, agrees with the description
OF Dr. Hammond by persons who knew him