The morning news., 1889-03-16
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ACUTIN A WIFE'S THROAT
CHARLIE HAMILTON PHYS HIS
RAZOR AT THE KIMBALL.

The Cash Three or Four Inches Long
but She Won't Die A Piece of the
Blade Left in the Wound--Alleged
Unfaithfulness at the Bottom OF the
Affair.
ATLANTA, GA, March &c E. Hamil-
ton of Savannah attempted to kill his wife
at the Kimball house this morning by cut
ting her throat with a razor. He thought
he had succeeded, but the jugular vein was
not touched aud the woman's life will be
saved. The cut was on the left side of the
throat and extended three or four inches.
The razor blade was broken in the violence
of the effort, and the surgeons found a por-
tion Of it in the wound. Mrs. Hamilton.
with her 6-year-old child, came here yester-
day on the West Point road and registered
at the Kimball as MRS. G. E. Hamilton,
Savannah" She was assigned room 6l9.
HER HUSBAND ARRIVES
Charles Hamilton arrived this morning,
and finding his wife registered at the KIM
ball, proceeded to her room between s and
8 O'CLOCK. A few minutes after he entered
the room he rushed out again terribly ex-
cited, holding a bloody raz lr in his hand
and crying for help. saying he had killed
his wife. A doctor was called and tn po-
lice notified. Hamilton was held until an
officer arrived, when he was taken to the
police station. He sent for lawyer, but
before he came made the following tate-
ment about the affair: 81 don't want to
talk about it. All l want is my boy Ny
wife ran away from Savannah on Feb. I
and carried my child with her.
HIS PURSUIT.
"She went to New Orleans and followed
taV. NeN o. 1. i
followed her TO other places and then to
Atlanta. She left nome stating that she
was going to see her relatives. | have in
my possession letters which will prove that
she lived in houses Of ill repute after she
LETT Savannah. If she doesn't die she will
never prosecute me. That Is certain; but
if she dies. that's it, II she dies, why my
life is at stake, and that is the reason don't
want to talk until | get lawyer.
CAN'T BE MURDER.
at can't be murder, because when went
into that room | had no more idea of try
ing to kill my wife than 1 had of commit
ting suicide. pushed open the door, and
the first thing that mot my eyes was a man
sitting in a chair talking TO my wife. You
understand, another man in the room with
my wife. l wasn't greatly shocked, had
expected as much, only wanted my child.
The man began to make excuses for being
bring her some letters, and then that she
had sent for him.
MADDENED BY HER TAUNTs.
"The woman began to jeer at me, and
told me l couldn't get the child. | told her
/ would have it, and il she tried to prevent
me taking the boy | would kill her. Sle
replied, No you won't; you haven't got the
courage In moment l was blinded with
rage, and / drew the razor and cut her
Il eLa 81.
razor when travelling. When / saw the
blood | came to my senses. There was no
murder in my heart, and at once ran for
help"
HER COMPANION NOT KNOWN.
When asked what became of the man,
Hamilton said he ran through a side door
and escaped. He did not recognize him
and don't know who he was Burton Smith,
Hamilton's lawyer here, came in and
stopped his talk. Hamilton was laboring
under great excitement and called for
whisky several times. which was given
him. Tonight the NEWS correspondent
had an interview with Hamilton. He had
been removed from his cell 10 a comforta-
BILE room used by the police captains. He
was less excited than during the dly aud
talked more nationally and guardedly He
said he regretted having talked SO much
this morning and was disposed to modify
much that lie had said then. He claimed
that when he entered his wife's room he
was excited and almost unconscious of what
he was doing, and that he did not realize
that he had cut his wife till saw her bleed.
ing.
A ROW WITH THE STRANGER
He had exchanged some words with the
man found liz the room and threatened to
kill him, but the man unfortunately es-
capped. He does not yet know who this
man was 1t is not certain that any one
does except the woman. and tonight she
has recovered sufficiently 10 be in a great
rage at the whole occurrence. Hamilton
says he came here simply to get his child,
and determined then to begin lite over and
be better man. The woman will get we'll,
but 1t is not known to what extent Hamil-
ton will be prosecuted. His lawyer says he
will be cleared If there is any prosecution.
Charles E. Hamilton and his wife were
well known in Savannah Hamilton was q
conductor on the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway, and ran the fast mailn
uD TO a short time ago. He ma ried Lizzie
Morrison little over seven years ago. II
was a runaway match. They had one child
"a 6-year-old boy, over which the trouble
see ns to have arisen at Atlantis.
Hamilton left here last Monday night
for New Orleans, but went first to
Atlanta and from there to New
Orleans. He carried with him a small
"gripsack" in which he had. among
other things, shaving case. 1t was the
razor from this case that he is supposed to
have had when he made the slash at his
wife's' throat One of Hamiltou's intimate
friends who accompanied him to the depot
when he left Molday night, said that he
was expected In Savannah this morning
with his wife, whom he had gone TO bring
back here