Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-10
MRS. HAMILION,S STORY.
She Says She Didn't Want to Marry
Hamilton.

A woman reporter of the New York World
has interviewed Robert Ray Hamilton's wife in
Trenton prison. The womans story brings ont
new facts, and, il true, il important In the
simple blue gown, says the World, plain waist
and straight skirt. with Q black and white
breakfast shawl pinned about her throat, her
bangs combed smoothly back and her soft, red
dish brown hair hanging in one braid down
her back, she looked not more than twenty
years old. pretty, slender girl Mrs. Hamil-
ton said she was hot the child of the Steeles
and that both her parents were dead She
claims she was married fourteen years ago at
Towanda, Pa, to Walter Parsons, then superin-
tendent OF . railroad By him she had Q daugh-
ter now living, thirteen years old. In 1879 she
got divorce and Parsons married again. She
then got an engagement on the stage and lister
was in Billy FIorences company.
She relates the story of her meeting Hamil-
ton and says: "Twice during that time l was
going to be a mother. I told Mr.. Hamilton
and he was very angry. Both times he COM
PEELED me to consult doctor and he gave me
$500 each time to pay expenses. Once he gave
me the money and the other time he sent the
money in registered letter to me to the
Passaic Bridge post Office in New Jersey.
The Manns or Swintons, she claims, have all
along been blackmailing her. "They followed
me everywhere" she says, land they threatened
until was glad to get peace at any price. They
somehow found out everything had ever done
in my life and they held my own deeds over
me-"
SAYS her HUSBAND GOT HER MONTY.
"Mr. Hamilton claims he gave me $4,000.
That is not true. will tell you how it hap
pened. He and friend Of his went out tho
road with - - (she again gave the
names). They stopped at O road house and
they all drank too much wine, and when Mr..
Hamilton came back he told me all about it and
what had happened, which was something
dreadful. got very angry and We had a
quarrel and I threatened to go to -
the husband Of the lady giving his name and
tell MIN the whole thing. Mr.. Hamilton begged
me not, and said if promised never to tell he
would give me SIC, 200. / promised. He gave
me $1,000, which intended to pay for house
l had bought at Passaic Bridge, N. j. In a few
days he asked me for $1,000 back. I gave it.
Afterward he borrowed $4,000 of my own
money, and still again $3.50. He never paid
the other he borrowed back, so this time said
to him: Ray Hamilton you will promise today
word of it, SO l won't give you cent unless
you give me a receipt to that effect
HE wrote out: 4 owe Eva Hamilton bor-
rowed money, &C. This receipt is with my
papers in the Atlantic City bank. Atthree diff
ferent times after this he borrowed $50, S100
back, and they have all been saying was TAX
ing his money from him.
THE MARRIAGE.
"When Mr.. Hamilton asked me to marry him
I said would not. would not marry him to
take his peoples abuse afterward for having
lived with him before we were married. He
said if l would only marry him we would keep
it secret until after the legislature and then we
would take a trip to southern California and he
would say he met and married me there.
loved him and with these promises con-
sented."
Mrs. Hamilton claims she actually did b ve
a child by Hamilton, but intimates that n f..
Swinton stole it, substituting a ''boughten" one
for the genuine