Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-09-17
THE HAMILTON CASE.
The Grand Jury at Mays Land
ing IndiCts Eva.
HAMILTON WILL LIVE IT DOWN.

HAMILTON WILL LIVE IT DOWN
No Says the Notion That He Is = Ruined
AEan Politically and Socially IL = FaI.
lacy-us Talks Politics and says He
q Not Interested in EvA's Fate-The
sceus in Court-Both mrs. Hamilton
and Nurse Donnelly Absent.
MAYS LANDING. N. j., Sept. 1.-THE
historic court house here, which now
without doubt Is one of the most notori.
ous halls of justice in the United States,
was crowded to overfiowing when the
court bell tolled and the four judges
took their seats on the benches. They
were Presiding Judge Alfred Reed, one
OF the most learned, able and upright
judiciaries In the state OF New Jersey,
and Lay Judges Cordery, Byrnes and
Scull
Counsellor Perry, Mrs. Hamilton's at
t0rney, sat ON the left, as IL chatting at
the long delay occasioned by the civil
business preceding the case Of his client
On the right sat Justice Irving, before
whom the woman appeared the morn
ing after the stabbing Of Nurse Dom
nelly. There were many strange faces
IN the court house, men who were
dressed and looked like New Workers
But strange to state there were only
four ladies among the spectators, and
they bore unmistA kable marks of their
village origin.
The customary court procedure was
gone through with and the grand jury
retired.
An Indictment.
When the jury returned they brought
an indictment against Mrs. Evangeline
Hamilton for atrocious assault upon
Nurse Donnelly.
Officer Biddle, Of the Atlantic City
police force, who arrested Mrs. Hamil-
ton at the time of the cutting, was the
only witness who appeared before the
grand jury. He told his version of the
arrest, and exhibited the clothing of
both Hamilton and the nurse, in which
there were several knife cuts. The tes-
timony of the other witnesses was read
from their sworn statements.
Hamilton did not enter the court
house at all. One of his companions
was Edward Vallmer, the young man
who came to Atlantic City after his
personal effects.
Mrs. Hamilton did not appear in
court, for her physician, DIR. 1ngersoll,
says she is very sick woman. COun-
selor Perry pleaded mot guilty. in her
behalf.
Nurse Donnelly Absent.
Nurse Donnelly is not here, but her
blood stained clothes were brought up
by an Atlantic City constable. It is
said that she was too sick to be removed.
but that she expressed fervent desire
to be present at the trial and add her
telling evidence to criminate the woman
who SO viciously stabbed her.
Capt. Perry passed and repassed
Hamilton several times during the
morning, but not word or even nod
passed between them. They are es-
tranged. The young advocate Is acting
for Mrs. Hamilton alone and means To
fight her battle with all his might and
use every technical point to bring about
her freedom. He is working without
the possible hope of fee and from a
pure sense of duty, as the woman is
now absolutely without money or
friends.
Mr. Hamilton Interviewed.
Hamilton was seen sitting under one
of the historic oaks in the yard of the
court house. Close to him, but ap-
parently ObliviOus of his presence, was
dark c0mplexiOned stranger, who. it
was learned upon inQuiring, was one of
the two Pinkerton detectives who Mr..
Hamilton had brought down here to
protect him from people resident here
who have threatened violence on &C
count OF what they term his cowardly
desertion of the woman whom he had
promised TO 'shield against all the
world.
He said to your correspondent: "Tlie
only reason why am In Mays Landing
y because promised Squire Irving that
would come down here. OF course
the forfeiture Of the bail that am
under would be matter of no conse-
honor to Justice Irving that would put