Evening journal., 1889-09-06
MORE LINKS IN THE CHAIN
The Bogus Hamilton Baby Is
Identified.
THE MIDWIFE KNEW IT'S EARS

THE MIDWIFE KNEW ITS EARS
Further Proof That Mrs. Hamilton" Was
Not Mother Josh" Mann Grows
More Communicative The Deserted
Woman's Wishes for Death.
NEW YoRK, sept 0.-Inspector Byines mas
added two or three important links in his
saain Of evidence against the plotters since
Wednesday One Of these was the absolute
Identification Of the pretended child Of ssAirs
Hamilton by the midwife who sold II 10
her
The midwife had said She would be able q
recognize the babe by certain pecullarities to
which Mrs Hamilton had objected at the
time Of the barter and sale. The ears were
large and projecting and were slightly Dc
formed in their upper portion The midwife
was as good as her word No sooner did she
lay oyes on the little one at Mrs. Rupps cot.
tage than she exclaimed that It was the same
baby she had sold to s'Mrs Hamilton aud
she pointed 70 the ears as proof Of her truth.
fulness
Mrs. Hamilton Bought the baby.
The midwife was next taken down to
Mays landing, eighteen miles from Atlantic
City, and confronted with "Mrs. Hamiltonn
at the county jail She said that Eva had
ehange so much for the worse in appearance
that she hardly knew her She quickly
identiiied a photograph Of her, however, as
that Of the woman who had bought the
baby She said that ou that occasion AIRS
Hamilton remained at her house more than
an hour, while the baby was helng brought
from the place whore 1t was cared for
Inspector Byrnes said that the midwife
had acted with entire propriety in the mat
ter, having promptly come forward when
she heard that wrong had been committed.
and having told the police all that she knew
about it. He rsfuse 10 give to the press her
name or that Of the mothel. of the child.
although both are likely to be ravoalod in
the proceedings In court
Josh Mann Talks.
JOSH Mann, under the salutary effects Of
confinement, has further unburdened him.
self to Inspector Byrnes He makes certain
statements which, If true, prove beyond any
controversy that rMrs Hamilton cannot
have been the mother of Beatrice. IL the lat
ter was really born at the time stated In the
record of baptism Mann Il considerably
broken down, and Is now disposed 70 tell All
ne knows about Mrs Hamilton
He still denies that be was ever married Il
her, but says that they lived together a. man
and wife for over five years and undar his
own name He thinks that she never loved
Mr Hamilton and still is fond Of himself.
Soon after her marriage with Mr.. Hamilton
she showed 10 Mann the papers which tbc
former had signed, securing his fortune 10
the child, 70 be absolutely controlled by the
wife, and she exclaimed:
Ray May Get Killed.
This Is a fine thing to have. Raw 4 reek
less and be may get killed You know be
fell off horse once aud broke his leg; he
may fall OF again and the next time break
his neck. II ever anything does happen 10
him IN marry you
Inspector Byrnes declares that there n no
evidence whatever 10 justify charge of in
tended murder against the conspirators He
added very significantly, however, that be
thought there was nothing under the sun %
bad that they would not do il they could
muster up sufficient courage. Sensational
statements have been published 10 the effect
that the plot to impose fraudulent child
upon Mr. Hamilton as bis own also included
the purpose of numbering him after he had |
by will or otherwise placed all his property |
within the grasp of the conspirators There |
Is no foundation save theory for these state
ments. The murderous purpose attributed |
70 the conspirators is only in keeping with |
the character Of Mrs Hamilton IL Is |
not believed that either "Joshn Mann or /
'Mothern Swinton has the courage to under /
take such a crime.
History of Mother swinton.
Some more precise data have been obtainel
about Mother Swintons history. She Is
said 70 come Of very good Baltimore fam
Ily, having been born in that city in is22.
She married in 1917 a DR.. Kyrle BY him
she had one child, who is an actress, bearing
the stage name OF Stevens Two years after
his marriage DR.. Kyrle died and the widow.
4 year later, married man named Mann,
" hose family was also established ia Balti.
more
They came to New York and kept a board.
ng house at the corner Of Bleecker and Eliza
eth streets Il was there that JOSH Mann
vas born His father died IN 1857 and his
mother remarked three years afterward
Ter third husband was Professor Frederick
J. Swinton, who was connected with the
tate geological survey at Albany. He died
n 1873 and left no children Mrs Swinton
lived for a couple Of years in
dacdougal street with her father. After
hat she engaged in dressmaking and acted
I various times as housekeeper for wealthy
'ersons.