St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-06
Robert Ray Hamilton Deserts
the Woman He Called His
Wife.
Her Reputation So Unsavory
That 1t Completely Dis
gusted Him.
Inspector Byrnes' Chain Oh
Evidence Against the Con-
spirators Complete.
A Red-Headed Woman Com.
mits Suicide by Floating
Over Niagara.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept. 5.-Con-
elusive evidence that Robert Ray Ham,
ilton has deserted Mrs. Hamilton de-
veloped to-day. This morning a man
of determined mien presented himself
at the door of the Noll cottage and
asked to see Mrs. Rupp. An audience
was denied him by Special Officer
Chew. who is on guard at the house.
After few words Officer Chew walked
around to Justice Irving's Office and
the two returned to the cottage. The
stranger then produced the proper ere
dentials, also letter addressed to Mrs.
Rupp. 1t read:
Law offices of Root & Clark 30 Nassau
street, New York, Sept 4, 1889. Mrs.
Edward r. Vollmen, have my property in
your possession, including trunk, clothing,
gun case and box of saddles, etc. Yours
truly, ROBERT RAY HAMILTON
After little delay Justice Irving
granted the request. Besides the
pieces of jewelry and photographs
which were in the custody of Mrs.
Rupp. also articles in the trunk of Mrs.
Hamilton largely augmented the lug
gage which burdened Mr.. VOllmen
when he boarded the $40 train this
afternoon. Orders of the most rigid
character were imposed upon Officer
Chew this afternoon regarding tbs
custody of Mrs. Rupp. Justice Irving
says no one is to see or converse with
her for the present The 5000 bail
which Mr.. Hamilton placed in the
hands of responsible party for his ap-
pearance when required, is now for
feited and will be handed 10 the county.
THE CHAIN OF EVIDENCE COMPLETE.
New YORK, Sept. s. Inspector
Byrnes' chain Of evidence against the
Robert Ray Hamilton conspirators is
the Identification of the S10-baby, hav.
ing been welded to-day. On Tuesday
he sent two detectives to Atlantic City
with the midwife who sold the baby to
the conspirators. She had told the in
spector that she could easily identify
the child by its large and peculiarly
shaped ears. Against this, she said
Mrs. Hamilton had objected particularly
at the time of the purchase, but she
finally decided to take the child.
The midwife identified the child
on sight, pointing out to the detectives
its tell-tale ears. They next went to the
Jail to see Mrs. Hamilton, but that lady
had changed in appearance and fallen
away III H6SIl 10 SucI an extent bIldG CD0
midwife could not positively identify
her, but when she came back to the city
Inspector ByrneS showed her Mrs.
Hamilton's picture, and she instantly
recognized it as that of her customer.
Joshua Mann told the inspector to-day
that during the last four or five years
he had lived with Mrs. Hamilton as her
husband, and during all that time she
was never in the way of becoming a
mother. He was with her constantly
after her marriage to Hamilton.
He says she showed him will
her husband had made in her favor.
1t proved that in the event of his death
all his money, the family jewelry and
plate should go to her and the child,
and she was to be the custodian of the
child till she became of age. Ray once
fell from his horse and broke his Leg"
she remarked to Josh, HE may fall
again and break hislneck and then. Josh,
l will marry you" To the mind of the
inspector this indicates that Eva was
not married to Mann. The inspector
will not give the name of the mother
of the bogus Hamilton baby. He says
she is, and was, when the child was
born, married woman moving in good
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