Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-19
Hamilton, you will have me sent to the
gallOws yet"

Hamilton, you Will nave me sent 10 the
gallOws get"
TIKI ADVENTURES TELLS HER STORY.
EvAngeline Hamilton 10 the stand she
walked with firm step and had ceased
weeping. After seating herself she FER
vously twisted fan which she carried
She related her story in balting manner.
RObsrt Ray Hamilton covered his face
with his hands as if in dread of the revela-
tions about to be made OF domestic infelici-
ties. She stated that the nurse was Of a
quarrelsome nature, aud remarked on the
morning the affrsy occurred that ''she was
was tired Of seeing me at that poor devil
all the time" meaning Mr.. Hamil-
ton. 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.
often spoke to her, ths witness continued,
about the neglect of my baby. She was in
the habit of leaving it at home and going
cut to drink. Her abusive language was
more than could stand and discharged
her
STRUCK IN SELF DEFENSE.
Mrs. Hamilton related how the nurse
threw her on the bed. The nurse was
leaning over witness and hec knee was
pressing on witness stomach. She said
she picked up the knife from the
bed, and reaching around her husband
who was trying to separate them, she
struck her assailant in self defense. She
did not think she had cut her, and did not
knew Of the womah's injury until the Off
GERS came TO arrest her. The nurse had
previously made threats against her life.
Prosecutor Thompson then took the
witness in hand and made the most
searching inquiries into her past life and
career. She was very reluctant to answer
several questions, and sought her Counsel
to object, but was overuled.
Under cath she stated that
she met Robert Ray Hamilton
about four or five years ago. She was not
very certain as to places and dates. She
first met Hamilton, she thought, at the
house OF friend named Mrs. Brown, re-
siding in New York, but was not sure.
The second meeting was on the street, and
after that be called on her at her boarding
house on Twenty-frst street.
REFUSED TO CRIMINATE HERSELF.
In answer to a question as to who her
parents were, she said they were dead, and
she had, previous to meeting her husband,
lived on money left by them. Her father
lived in ScOttville, Sullivan county, Pa.
Witness said she was married to Hamilton
last January in Paterson, n. j. Her child
vas three months old when she first en-
plOyed Mary Ann DOnnelly as wet nurse.
5When asked if the child was born IN
Pennsylvania, witness refused to answer
and appealed to the protection OF her
counsel, who offered objection, but
was overruled and the question
was only withdrawn when Mrs.
/ Hamilton stated 20 the court
that the answer would be discriminating TO
her. Again did s.e look up to the Court
opDsalingly, wbsp Prosecutor Thompson
asked Are you the mother Of that child?'
This question was withdrawn under the
same ruiirg, bat the incident clearly
made an impression upon the jury. The
witness acknowledged that in fit OF
anger she had torn her husbands coat,
and that she had demanded more than an
allowance Of 5000 per year from her hns-
band, and that she had qusTrelled about
it.
SHE WILL BE CONVICTED.
Court then adjourned until tomorrow.
Mrs. Hamilton was removed to her attic
in the prison. There is little doubt among
the local members of the bar that Mrs.
Hamilton will be convicted and sentenced,
but it is thought she will be dealt with
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