The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-27
Marderous As.aalt with . Dagger.

ATLANTIC CRY. N. j., Aug. 8-Ars.
Victoria Hamilton, wife of X. II. Hamil-
ton, today murderously assaulted Mary
vDonneii, domestic in her employ. with
= dagger, infiictipg wounds when will
probably prove fatal. Mrs. Hamilton WAS
4. ressed and will be- held To await the ne.
suit OF the girls Injuries. Mr.. Hamilton IL
quarrel between the two women l. not yet
known.
PalLApELrHrA, Aug. a.--A special To the
EaYasscr from Atlantic City ssys. Mrs
Hamilton IN the wife of II. X Hamilton,
whu 10 said 10 Ne q son ot General ~ahuyler
Hamilton OF New York. snd grandson of
Alexander Hamilton.
The husband Was In the room al the time
of the stabhihg. The whole affair IL
shsoadei In mystery.
Mr., aud Mrs. Hamilton secured and
moved into the front suise Of rooms on the
cond lioor 81 the eottag. about lse wees ;
ago They said they lived in New York
and had jast returned from California
They hat Il laby, aud the woman who
was s;a0b d was its vet nurse. They had
every appearance. of being wealthy.
Mr.. Hamilton - lsrse, handsome man
| "f apparently % years of age aud his vile
IL tine looking woman several yeas his
Junior. lie Is lawyer by Profession. He
sald today that he possessed sn income of
slG.u0 az, bot bcyons that he woali
say notLiag that would reyeai his iden.
tlty.
Mrs Iismi ton was, upon the woman s
statefnsSt. arrest Il and lt,ckcd up uu n
charge of feionicus asssu Z, with nsr hrs
tsua, to await INVESTIGATIONS The
woman's wound, Il Is believed, will he
ialsi, II Was stitched up, II seemed To
have been isfiicted by dagger. driven in
witn great fierce. as Il passed through her
clothing and CORSET, and apparently fsS
ia the flesh At the hearing
Mrs. Hamilton wss Informed Of the o1asg.
szsinst her, and pleaded not guilty. len
o clock tomorrow wss ssst for further hear
! lag. Meantime neither tbe wounded
womaa nor either of tie defendants car
I te seen by anybody. by order OF the al
/ tharslies, and this makes the elesTiug uE
/ of the my sgafy all the more difjeaf.
/ The woanasd u woman. who Was intoxi-
sstss5, Fayed tn the most yioiens nannel
l Tor an hour after the sisbblug- sise va
heard 10 ,ay that All Old woman who has
been calling upon Mrs Hamilton va
/ 10 he, Esd man who came a
see her pretended 70 be hel
1 bfoiheg Was Esot such r. la;sse st all, and
that Mrs Hamiiton wkx q dirrepats bis
I weTn an before she married Hamilton.
she tar,atrned Hamilton with dirs
from her iasufy.. She said 4
/ the tuctor willie her weuIsd
sas bslng dressed, that his vile WAS jesl
! ous os her am everybody.
All the stories thas have been told ahoui
the naot5y 81 tAe stsbbiDg sse 10 the efsee
! that ths woEasis herself assaulted Hsmu
I ton, an6 thai while they attempted Il
! xn ;; ihe wes;.oa from bef sLs stabbed
/ herself. Tbs Theory viii pgobaby J
/ h@ used by tae defense II the wutpa diee
particularly "a Hamilton bsd evidently
I struggled with s-sse ssIne- His eost ga
split up the bssk. and his tfouss ~ bad !
/ kulf. ui lsiow toe left kuse. lie refused
10 make say sxplanaiiOn ss 20 hOw hi'
ci otAss esmf 20 "a IN thai condition.
whsn lacked W AT tae stsElonbouss b.
I was ss~FisefiY co0i aud collected. inquisiu.
IL fEegc Wss sny charges sgaiast nifn
; After being locked aP be scrmsd uttsris
( inds ffersnt - a. ~ hal fetsil bis sife, AIS
askcd 40 question esnosr alag her.
IL spgsafa that naaiitvs married with
0Bt MS f&sher's kSsozisfize and eneu tns
latter c sme 20 the lnfessiEKfioa of fbs char
asser Of the wGsaxu his son welded, slsf
was ~ mos appears sss sdisFcpuiabss q no
man, rae sryant tod ilsEai ait0as sbss
quarrel enssse1 asstag . ili the ~ffs Do
aliv atssexesi the sssvsBf, Dit cos tn'
eleEhgnx a. sriy on her busesnd. In'
parry tfsgsiiisg wsssl Mrs. Hsnsllsoss - nss
tsfots.s and kAo@R bogty. - sAid
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