The Portland daily press., 1889-09-05
FOR HIS MOTHERS JEWELS.
The Story Of HamIlton's Wife anc
the Babies She Bought.

NEW YORK, September 4.-Robert Ray
Hamilton is holding nightly conferences
with Inspector Byrnes, and now that he be-
lieves his wife deceived him is willing to let
the law take its course. Mrs. Swinton's
story of the plot, in which she, Eva Hamil-
ton, or Eva Mann, and her son Joshua are
the actors, is as follows:
about Nov. 10th of last year. Eva Hamil-
ton told me she was going to Elmira and
would be back about Dec. 10Th. During her
absence she wanted me to make set of ba-
by's clothes. asked her what she wanted
with them. She replied that she knew of a
child that she was going to adopt and bring
up. Mrs. Hamilton did not come back until
Christmas morning. She asked me if had
gether to the Bowery and purchased the ar
ticles. Then she told me to go home. She
returned in two hours, having female child
wrapped in big green shawl.
''fhe same day engaged board at 105
East Twenty-eighth street, for Joshua, Eva
as Mr.. and Mrs. Mann. They remained
there one week. and then they moved to a
fiat in 14th street. There the child was TAX
en- sick and died in few days. Before 1t
was buried Eva went to midwife and got
another child, bringing it to the house. The
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the second child was taken sick. Eva said
to get doctor, but told her it would not do
to get DR.. Kemp again, so we went for DR..
Gilbert. The child was removed to my
house, where it died In the death certif-
cate the name Of the child was given as
Walter and Lydia Parsons. The death oc-
Cured on Jan. 14th. The child was % days
old. The first child died on Jan. 4th, three
days old. The name given was Alice Mann,
George and Alice Mann, parents. Under
takers Adair & Aldred of 354 Fourth avenue,
buried beth children.
Before the second child was buried, Eva
went and got third baby. This one was
three days old and dark complexioned and
much unlike the others. Eva said she hated
she could never kiss it. She told me to take
it back to the midwife and tell her that she
did not want it,. Before doing so we went out
looking for another baby. We placed the
Dutch baby in the cradle, left it there and
locked the doors.
"We went to midwife and bought child
for $40 When we got back home took the
other one away. Eva told me to tell the mid
wife that the lady who got the child had
died. The midwife at first did not want to
take the baby. but l gave her $5 and she
took 1t. Eva wanted to have child in order
to make Hamilton believe that he was the
| father Of it. On such representations she
begged him to marry her and give the child a
name
According to Inspector Byrnes, Mr.. Ham
| ilton, believing the woman true to him, and
also that he was the child's father, finally
married her on Jan. 9TH, at Paterson, N. j.
The witnesses were Edwin Dryden, and a
brother of Mrs. SwintOn. Mrs. SwintOn told
the Inspector that Eva had frequently repre-
sented that she was married to her son Josh.
ua, and she believes it herself to be fact.
Mrs. SwintOn says that Eva has frequently
told her since her marriage to Hamilton how
she had imposed upon him and made him be.
| lieve the child was his in order that he should
marry her. She said she carried out the
scheme in order to get the family jewels and
silver ware left by Mr.. Hamilton's mother In
her will to Robert Rays wife. When she
| got possession OF these she said she would
make plenty of money.