Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1889-09-06
a StROEsT HISTORY OF EVA
STEEI'S lIFE-ROKNED AND RAIS-
ED IN SULLIVAN COUNTY.
Her Early and Fast Life-Iives for n
Time nt Bsrnice and Captivates
Walter Parsons, the Wine
Superintendent.

Dushore, Sullivan county, Pa, to
the Aduertiser, says that Mrs. Rob-
ert May Hamilton, who is implicated
in the stabbing affair at Atlantic
City, is an old resident of this place.
She is the daughter Of William
Steel and was born in WilmoU twp,
some thirty years ago. Her maiden
name was Eva Steel. About 1870,
at the time of the opening of the
Bernice coal mine in Sullivan coun-
ty, the family removed to that place.
Here Eva developed into woman
hood, and about 1876 with her
beauty, added to q perfectly deve-
loped figure, she captivated Walter
Parsons, son of a prominent gentle
man from Boston, who was then
superintendent of the mines.
THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
During the next two years they
passed as man and wife in this VIC
unity, Parsons saying she was his
wife at the hotels where they stop
ped. In 1873 Parsons became tired
of the fair but frail Eva, and re-
turned to Boston, leaving Miss
Eva behind. For several years she
drifted between Towanda, Elmira and
Waverly. About 1881 she left this
vicinity going to New York. The
last time she visited this town was
during the holidays last year She
was accompanied by man who
gave his name as D. Mann, who
claimed to be her husband. Those
who knew her at the time of her
liason with Walter Parsons said
her beauty was much faded and she
showed uumis taxable evidence Of
her fast life.
How SHE AND HER CoNRADE LIVED
IN ELMIRA LAST FALL AT a HOTEL.
The Ad0ertiser of yesterday says:
1t is now generally known and con-
ceded that about six or eight years
auo Mrs. Hamilton was Il resident
of Elmira, but few people
in fact, not more than hale dozen,
is it known that she lived there
less than year ago. The woman
arrived in Elmira early last fall, ac-
companied by n man, who proceed
ed with her to one of the most fash
ionable of the city hotels and there
they registered as Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Mann. They engaged sumptuous
apartments in the hotel, spent
money lavishly, and in short rolled
high. She attracted much atten~
ton by her rich attire, and seldom
appeared twice in the same custume.
SILKS AND DIAMONDS.
Her robes were all of silk, and
diamonds always ornamented her
ears, hair and neck, Their apart
ments were the scenes of nightly
revelries, and DIR. Morse was upon
several occasions called in to adj
minister to the woman when suffer
ing from the effects OF the previous
evenings dissipation. Such pros
ceedings soon attracted the atten-
ton of the other guests of the house
and also of the proprietor, who i'm
mediately caused their removal from
the house. They then engaged
apartments in dwelling on West
Third street. Here their hilarity
continued, and the same lavish ex~
penditure of money was kept up.
WHAT MIR. MANN WANTED.
DR.. Morse was several times
summond to their new residence,
and one day received a call from
Mr. Mann, requesting the doctor to
accompany him to one of the city
banks to identify them that they
might get the money on check
for 5000, made payable to Mrs.
Mann. He did so, but the cashier