Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-19

In New York some months ago, when Mrs.
Donnelly came home drunk. He stated that
had been drinking and used abusive language
to the defendant. Mrs Donnelly came into the
room about o'clock that morning.
DOMESTIC QUARREL
Witness was sitting on the bed with sheet
wrapped around him, az Mrs. Hamilton had
torn his under clothing from him during Q
domestic quarrel. Mrs. Hamilton struck him
with parasol and broke it over his shoulder.
There had been trouble about his purchasing
tickets for New York the previous evening,
Mrs. Hamilton not wanting to 60. In the
morning this was reversed. Witness wanted
to stay in Atlantic City. 1t was then that his
night shirt was torn, and also the coat which
was lying on the bed, the defendant ripping
1t during her fit Of anger. Later the nurse
came into the room with two letters, giving
witness one and retaining the other. This she
was discharged. Mrs. Donnelly said she would
not go and witness told her she must Wit
ness said there had been considerable argu-
ment between the defendant and himself that
morning relative to q separation and an an
nual allowance for her. He had agreed to give
her $4,000 year, but she wanted more.
THE BABY TAKEN TO SAFE PLACE.
Mr.. Hamilton related the manner in which
the quarrel started between Nurse Donnelly
had been in his possession four or i've years.
When the row first began he tried to put the
nurse out OF the room, and was assisted by Mrs.
Rupp, who had entered in the meantime and
who took the baby, which had been sitting on
the floor, TO q place Of safety. Witness sue
ceeded in getting the nurse out Of the room,
but she came rushing back, exclaiming, LET
me at her," and calling her foul names. They
clinched, both women having their fingers in
each Others mouths. The nurse struck Mira
Hamilton with her fist and forced her back on
the bed, where the knife was lying having
been placed there while the trunks were being
packed. 1t was then the cutting was done.
the first place to keep the nurse, who appeared
infuristed, out OF the room, but he could not
find the key.
FAVORABLE TO THE DEFENDANT.
The crosse examination was a. to the amount
Of whisky brought to the room that morning
and a. to the quarrels between him and the
wife. Hamilton was witness decidedly favor
able 70 the defendant and coolly gave his tes-
timony, and was not ripped once on Cross
examination.
Ex-Counsy Physician Ingersoll, who has been
ment, followed Mr.. Hamilton on the wit
ness stand. He testified as to marks of yio-
lence he found upon her body.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rupp, the proprietress of
Nol cottage, was then placed upon the stand.
She substantiated MIR. Hamilton's statement as
to her entering the room and removing the
baby to place Of safety. She said both prin-
cipals to the fracas had been using bad Lam
guage. Witness was present when Mrs. Ham
ilton attempted to assault the nurse with an
infants bath tub. Mrs. Hamilton made the
remark in her presence: Ray Hamilton, you
viii have me sent to the gallows yet"
EVA rEsrIrIEs IN HER OWN BEHALF.
line Hamilton to the stand she walked with
firm step and had ceased weeping. After
seating herself she nervously twisted feather
fan which she carried. She related her story
in a halting manner. Robert Ray Hamilton
covered his face with his hands, as if in dread
OF the revelations about to be made of domestic
infeiicities. Mrs. Hamilton sat directly in front
Of the jury, facing Judge Reed. She stated
that the e. nurse was Of 9uarrelsome nature
remarked that ''she was tired of seeing me at
that poor devil all the time, meaning Mr.. Ham,
ilton. Witness was afraid to call her life her
own during the time Mrs. Donnelly was in her
employ. Mr. Hamilton upheld her. the witness
said, which only tended to make matters worse.
II often spoke to her, witness continued.
''about her neglect Of my baby. She was in
the habit of leaving it at home and going out
to drink. Her abusive language was more than
could stand and I discharged her. l had
Sren uer seieSrains W seno 70 ray father
asking him to come down and try to settle
amicsbly the differences existing between us
and she refused to send them. When the
trouble began Mary kicked me on the knees
and pulled me out Of the chair by the hair.
Ray put her out of the room, but she rushed
back and tore my wrapper and chemise Mrs,
Hamilton said she was afraid Of her life and
her fears we're intensified by the stories told
by the nurse Of how she had assaulted people.
citing one instance where the woman had
told how she cut her husbands face with
Ratchet. Witness said during the struggle
the nurse picked up q whisky bottle and
tried to hit her with it over her husbands
shoulder. Mrs. Hamilton then related how
the nurse threw her on the bed. The nurse
was leaning over witness and her knee was
pressing on Witness stomach. Witness said
she picked up the knife from the bed, and
reaching around her husband, who was trying
to separate them, she struck at her assailant in
self-defenss. She did not think she had cut
her and did not know of the woman's injury
until the Officers came to arrest her. The nurse
had previously made threats against her ife
THE STORY OF HEB LIFE
Prosecutor Thompson then took the witness
in hand and made the most searching inquiries
into her past life and career. Under oath she
stated that she had met Robert Ray Hamilton
certain a. 10 places and dates, and quickly
showed signs of her displeasure at being ouee-
toned as to her past life. Her counsel's OBJ
jections were all overruled by the court and
witness submitted to the ordeal with q long,
drawn sigh. She first met Hamilton, she
thought, at the house Of a friend named Mrs.
Brown. residing on 46th street, New York, but
was not sure. The second meeting was on the
street, and after that he called on her at her
boarding house, on 2lst street between 9Th and
Itn avenues In answer TO q question AZ TO
whom her parents were she said they were
dead, and she had previons In vnaaf;pU
her husband lived ON money left by
them. Her father lived in Scottvaie, Sullivan
county, Pa. Her only relatives we're several
fosser-brothers. Mrs Swinton was not rela-
tive, but merely friend whom she had met in
boarding house located at No. 10 28th street,
New York. about six years ago. Mrs Swinton
Dad several relatives and little girl, but did
aot know whether the girl was her daughter or
aot When questioned about Joshua Mann
hrs. Hamilton hesitated aud stated that abe
lid not know whether he was Mrs. Swinton's
On or not Witness said she was married to
Hamilton last January in Paterson