New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-05
AS BAD AS THEY LOOK.
MRS. HANILToN's ALLIES ARRAIGNED.


WAY TO GET SOME OF THEIR DESERTS.
inspector Bymes's two most interesting prison.
erS, MS-commonly known as "Mother"-Swinton
ana Joshua, alias Dotty' Mann, were arraigned
before Justice Hogan I'm the Tombs Police Court
Yesterday afternoon and remanded until tomorrow
iie couple escaped the hardship of having TO min
gie with the drunks and dlsordelesr IN the public
room, but were conducted for examination to the
room reserved for the more select kind OF offenders
''efe The audience before whom they appeared was
composed mainly of newspaper mon, with Robert
Kay Hamilton's friend Charles A. Peabody Samuel
b. Clarke, Of Mr. Hamton's COUNSEL Foot 4; Clarke ::
inspector Bymes and n few detectives and police
officers.
"Josh' shambled UP to the Justices desk when he
was called on, the picture of miserable cOwardce
lie IS wretched looking fellow at the best. unpre
possessing In feature, unintercst ting in expression
awkward in gait sin-limbed. almost knock kneed
and altogether slovenly. He famed himself with
ur'y straw hat, and occasionally mopped his mex
pahsve brovs with unclean handkerchief. AS
ior MIS-. swinton If she had lived in the days when
people Judged of the satanic status Of elderly ladies
by their personal appearance she would anly have
been accounted witch She is spare, little
wZened dame, with hooked and hooked chin
thin cheeks scanned with many wrinkles, and her
gray hair is scanty. She dressed quantity wear
Ing black gown that may have been in the fashion
at some b. gone period and equally antiquated
bonnet Of undycd straw. with black ribbons. She
carried small black rcticule
Travers Jerome, from the DlstrctAtorneys Office
represented the people. To the disappointment Of
nearly every present he asked that the case be
adjourned until Friday afternoon, SO that Inspector
Byrnes might secure some and important evi-
dence He asked the court to remand the prisoners
In the of the Inspector
Madame, have you anything say1' said the
Justice to the old woman.
81 have nothing further TO say" she muttered
Have you anything to say ~ he repeated TO Mann
"No sir | have nothing further to say.' echoed
Joshua.
Except that you are Innocent" whispered his
alleged mother. touching his hand.
Except that I am inDocent,S he dutlhly repeated.
"Then7 said Justice Hogan Z" on Friday afternoon
you will be brought here You may be represented
by counsel II you want TO. II you have any VIII
nesses send for them and have them here on Friday
afternoon at o'clock
Then Inspector ByrneC took his charges into his
caro- again and sent them police headquarters
Assistant Dstric-Attorney Jerome said TO lriouie
reporter that he did not exactly know what the ne"
evidence would be. He thought however, that the
case against the prisoners might become more serious
As for the possibility of the indictment OF Mrs hooert
Raw Hamilton for blgamy he thought that case Of
bigamy could not be made out In this stare as the
supposed blgamous marriage had taken place in New
Jersey Afterward in the Of private con-
yersatIon, Mr.. jerome advanced startling theory
about the case He suggested that after the con-
sprators had got Mr. Hamilton into their Clutches
they intended to have him mako his will in their
favor and then to "get rId' of him by SLOW poiSon
or some other subtle and deadly means
Mr. Clarke would not say much about the Case
except that there was dark outlook ahead for the
prisoners He remarked that there was no
doubt as to the ultimate conviction of both
Mann and MIS- Swinton. The proceedings
against them begun by authority
of Mr. Hamilton who now feels inccnsed at the out
tage to which he has been subjected Mr.. ClarRe
satisfied that proof can furnished of tho marriage
- Joshua Mann and Mrs. Hamilton" thus showing
he latter TO bo guilty of blgamy. As soon as inc
nrosont trouble is ended, he thinks Mr. Hamilton
will anply to the courts to have his marriage annulel
vbetber Mrs. Hamilton will be indicted along Win
Mann and Mrs Swinon Is not yet KNOWN
Mr. peabody said that Mr.. Hamilton was sun III
TOWN but did not wish to see reporters or 10 "h any
statement a. 49,, r,,or
1to marriage of Robert Ray Hamilton and Evan
ro r. steele i, recorded in the Office OF the hee1'o
~ vital statistics at Paterson. N j. ana sno" U'o
,, ,orriace took place January last' 0he ro'un
hoi,, elod shortly afterwaId. The Rey EusCn o; w;
Pn al that time the pastor Of the MaIkvu tno nf
Methodist Episcopal Church. no ou oicstinc Clergyman.
gaICn g ~ ~. 90 return Is made up from data Iur,nn
nv bn Contracting parties themselves 10 the oloi 81 '
and Is as follows . u u,mutan
Full name OF husband-Robert H. hainil''A-
place of residencc-NewYorH CITY,
Ape-Thirtyeighs years.
Country Of brth-United stateA
Occupation-Lawyer'
Namo OF father-Schuyler
Maiden name Of mo:hcr-Corelia Rea'
Full maiden name Of wifc-EVahgeHhc L. '''
Country OF birth-United States
placa ~ rosidence-New-Yor CITY.
.ge on nearc4t ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS years
t,tbcr-Wllliam Steele
M,,dcn name Of mothcr-LIda Cheevers. ,u.
M'iun % n''n' -, Harriet n HIM. Redding, Conn
Iosonhine f. Burr, Paterson, N D.
sirnatur, Of minster-Eison W. Bura -. n,r,
InsanhirO + Burr is the wife of the Rev Mr. BUTT