The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-29
A WOMAN'S CAREER.
Story of Evangeline Parsons, The
Wife or Mistress
OF ROBERT RAY HAMILTON. SCION
or One Of New York's First Fsmilies-She is a
Beautiful, Passionate, Reckless and
INSCRIPTIONS Creature.

New York, Aug. 2S.-The story of the
Hamilton tragedy is the story of beauti-
full, passionate, reckless, INSCRIPTIONS
woman. 1t begins in the annals of quiet
neighborhood, and borders upon the tragic;
Il revolves about a violent attachment
wherein want of money is the one source of
discomfort, and ends in the disgrace of a
man of family, of reputation and of millions,
who fell in the net spread for him. To tell
all of its details would take one to the be
ginning of the nation, revealing the hon
Ored names of the last century and the
tragedy which startled New York when it
was scarcely more than village.
There is a man in New York, living not
far from the now famous Marshall fats,
who has more than once trembled before
the dagger of Eva Parsons. This is the story
ne tells:
Ten or eleven years ago, a man was shot
in Waverly, N. Y. 1t was a lovers quar-
rel and the woman's name was Eva Par
sons. Somehow she escaped punishment
for her deed and few months later I met
her in Elmira, where l resided. She was
most attractive woman, but had already
lost all regard for her reputation. She had
taken the name of a man with whom she
had lived in her native town, small place
in Pennsylvania near the New York line. |
was a clerk in store at a small salary and
was without the means to take her from her
surrounding. and give her sGch an establish
ment as / should have been glad TO give her,
SO L left Emlra ana came here. She fol
lowed me. We lived together in this city
and it was on account of my nfatuation
Tor her and her pursuit OF me that l lost
two situations. Finally l managed to get
into business for myself, and we lived a
year or so very TRANQUILITY. The first time
we quarrelled seriously / found that her
temper was terrific and her profanity
something indescribable.. l stood my
ground in spite of her profanity, but when
she whipped out a bright little danger and
iabbed at me with even more energy than
she had put into her Oaths, beat a retreat
[ made up my mind that it was time to get
clear of the woman. SO left her, but not
without difficulty. had to appeal to the
police for protection. One day | got des-
perate and called in Captain Williams. He
had q conversation with her, and haven't
seen her since. She left me to lead a recll-
p less life with Nine Fairfax and in other
places, al d 8 Dotty" Joshua Mann became
my successor
From another source your correspondent
learns that the story of "DOtty," the para
mour of Eva Hamilton, and Mrs. Swinton.
ESDotty'sn mother. My informant said TO
your correspondent that "Dotty's'' mother
has been married three times. She was
the daughter Of Manoer Joshua Dryden,
chaplain in the war of 1912. Her first
husband was a DR. Kyrle; her second a
musician in Sullivan's band, named Mann:
her third, Professor Frederick SWintOn of
the Smithsonian institution, Washington.
S'When 1 first met her she was making
dresses for a living. At Mrs. Swinton's
tp %bah
as Eva Briel, though others spoke of her
as Eva Mann, the wife of Joshua Mann,
the son by the second husband. Joshua
was known as 'Dotty' All during that
time Eva was known as 'Dotty's' wife
They did not live in WaYerly place house,
but somewhere up town, she living in one
place and 'DOtty' in another Whether
they were married or not, Eva seemed to
hold something over his head. She kept
him supplied with money and also gave
money to Mrs. SwintOn, but she made the
old lady pay it back by making dresses for
herr
Though never met Robert Ray Hamil-
ton" said my informant, ~ knew from
the date of my first meeting with Mrs.
Swinton, Josh and Eva. that he was sup
porting young woman. He lived up
Town and / was told that when he called
upon Eva, 'Dotty found it convenient to
be absent as long as Hamilton kept
'Dotty' supplied with money the young
man was content. Mrs, Swinton often
told me of the infatuation that Hamil
ton had for the woman. Once the IA nily
went to live in a plat in West F'ifty-ffth
street and Hamilton still supplied the
funds. While they were living together
there Mrs. Swinton's daughter by her
first husband had quarrel with her hu-s
band, and left him and went to live with
Eva and 'Dotty'"
Why even the neat cottage occupied by
the Manns at Passaic is said to have been |
rented by Robert Ray Hamilton. Eva and
''Dotty" went sleighing one night and |
when they came back "Dotty'' was found |
with badly bruised head. Eva had beaten |
him and thrown him out. He was in bad |
way, and Hamilton went to the cottage and |
attended his bedside for weeks After the |!
Manns came to New York again they went /
TO Europe for a short time.
There is hardly any doubt that the real |
cause of the trouble was not owing to Ham /
nton's jealousy Of ''Dotty.n Hamiltons 1
reticence during the examination and his /
conduct towards his wife after negatives I
any such theory. He had been devoted in |
ais attentions to her all the morning, not !
leaving the cell door even for an instant |
1t was not his intention to 90 with her to |
Jail, but his heart failed him at the last mo- 1
ment and he procured ticket and joined /
her on the train. The constable allowed |
him to sit by her side, and he put his arm /
around her neck and whispered in her ear !
You know told you before ] left New |
York that if you did not discharge that |
nurse there would be murder committed" |
she said; and then in forgiving vein, But |
doA't worry about me, Ray. They'll not |
keep me in Jail long"
At the cell door she bid her husbsnd an
affectionate adieu She will have the best
treatment possible while in jail and will be
surrounded with all the luxuries her hus-
band can procure.