Daily Republican., 1889-10-04
Third EDITION.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-Robert Ray Ham
iltoL's tut 10 annul he marriage has
been begun. Lawyers Root and CLARK,
representing Mr.. hamilton, drew up the
complain, which was presented 70 1uige
fa tsiton In The Supreme Court to-day,
upon an application for an order for the
Ivice OF the summons by publication.
The order was granted by Judge Psiter-
son. Hamilton 10 his complaint SAYS
that lie has been citizen OF this city Tor
twenty years, aud owns real estate and
Iersopai property here. The defendant
also. complaint says, has been resident
OF New York city. but is now Temporal
rily absent from the State. On June z.
1t6J. lie says he married Evangeliie l..
ste le, Rev. DR.. Fd.on w. Burr, in New
Jtlsey, performing the marriage cere-
mony.
why HE MARRIED HER.
He was induced to marry the woman
for u r. ason that she declared tina. she
was 10 become the mother Of his child,
Between Decemb ber IL, 1883, and June q,
1Ss9, The woman had represented to him
through letters that she was delivered of
Chi d at ElDira, and on January 4.
prior TO the marriage, she told Mr.. Ham.
flton that lie female child which she
showed to him was his child, and from
relations he had had with the woman he
was not In position TO deny the truth of
her stat ment. He first learned that he
had been imposed upon iu August, and
las not aekn owledRed the marriage since
That time. Since then he has also en-
deavored TO learn whether the woman's
allegations were true OF not.
CHARGE OF BIoAMY AGAINST MRS. .uAMIL-
TON.
He has learned that at the time he
married the woman she had husband
living, although he has not been able TO
learn any of the details of tho womap's
former marriage. although he has made
every effort to do 80, and trays that IL he
succeeds In finding any that he may be
allowed TO insert them In the complaint.
The complaint does not alege impro-
per relations with Joshua Mann. Judge
Patterson autho.iz d the service Of
papers On Mrs. Hamilton by mail to
the county Jail at Nays Landing and by
publicatiGn.
Mrs. Swinton and her son, Joshua
Mann, were escorted from the Tcmbs to
Police Headquarters yesterday, and were
closeied fer time with Chief Inspector
Byrnes, then they were taken back to
their prison cells.
HAVE MRS. sw,NToN AND MANN CON-
FEssEDo
There was rumor that they had msde q
additional confessions in the Hamilton
case, but Inspector Byrnes refused to give
any Information on that subject. d stri ct
Attorney Fellows and the Inspector also
had a conference at headquarters.
MRS. HAMILTON TO co TO TRENTON TO-
DAY.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Oct. 3.-Mrs.
Hamilton will remain at Mays Landing
jail Tonight. and it Is probable Sheriff
johnson will take her TO Trenton to-mor-
row morning. Should this be the Sheriff q
determination, although not definitely
known, be will drive from Mays Landing
to Egg Harber, reaching there in time tc
take the EXPRESS train via the Camden
and Atlantic City Railroad which leaves
the city at s.25 a. m.
Captain Perry visited Mrs. Ham lton
this afternoon, aud expects to see her
carly In the morning. The visit to his
client was with the object Of talking over
her business affairs, also the dispcsa OF
the child, Beatrice. What disposition
will be made of the child is not known
here this evening.