St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-04
SWINDLED BY A SIREN
Millionaire Robert Ray Ham,
ilton Is the Victim Of a
Conspiracy.
The Woman He Welded to
Right a Wrong Is a
Cyprian.
She and Her Paramour Pulled
the Wool Over Hamil-
toms Eyes.
A Babe Bought for Ten Dol
lars Palmed Off as
His Own.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-Mrs. Swinton
and her son, Joshua A. Mann, who
were concerned in the Robert Ray
Hamilton scandal at Atlantic City, n.
j., are prisoners at police headquarters
in this city, having been arrested by de-
tectives acting under orders from In
spector Byrnes. They are charged with
conspiracy. At the request of Elihu
Root, attorney for Robert Ray Hamil-
ton, Inspector Byrnes last week hunted
up the history of the woman who is now
Mrs. Hamilton. The facts unearthed
reveal the details of a conspiracy at the
bottom of which is the woman who
made the murderous assault upon her
servant in the cottage at Atlantic City,
and whose object was to force money
from Hamilton and to become poSScsSor
of the family riches. The lnvestlga-
tions of the detectives have proven her
to be a disreptuable and INSCRIPTIONS
character. The fact has been estab-
lished beyond doubt that the child of
which Mr.. Hamilton evidently believed
he was the father has
NOT A DROP OF HIS BLOOD
in its body. Inspector Byrnes has con-
elusive evidence that the child was
bought from midwife for the sum of
SO and palmed off to Hamilton as his
own. The conSpiratorS in the plot were
Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Swinton. The
latter has made confession of the part
she took in it. On last Thursday Elihu
Root requested Inspector Byrnes to meet
himself and S. Z. Clarke, his law part
ner, at the house of relative of Mr..
Hamilton up town. After long talk
the conclusion was reached that Robert
Ray Hamilton was the victim of black
mailing scheme. The woman he had
married had claimed that her child was
born at Elmira on Dec. II of last year.
1t was learned at Elmira that Mrs. Ham
ilton had lived with Joshua Mann at
that place. DR.. Burnett Morse, of Ell
mira, who, Mrs. Hamilton claimed, had
attended her when the child was born,
was interviewed by detective sent
from here by the inspector. He said he
remembered Mrs. Hamilton, but said
she did not have a child while he at
tended her. When the results of the de-
tective's investigations were reported to-
the inspector he sent for Mr.. Hamilton
and told him what he had learned. Mr..
Hamilton said that when he married the
woman he thought that he had
MERELY RIGHTED A WRONG,
But if he found that he had been i'm
posed upon, he would let the law take
its course. He was anxious to have all
the facts in the case aScertained. and
was willing to have it proved that he
had marriedlthe woman under false re-
presentations, if it were possible. Mrs.
SwintOn and Joshua Mann came toNew
York last Friday, but were not arrested
until yesterday. Mrs. Swnton, finding
that the game was up, made confes-
sion to Inspector ByrneS, which in sub
stance was as follows: about Nov.
10 of last year, Eva Hamilton told me
she was going to Elmira and would be
back about Dec. Is. During her alb
sence she wanted me to make set
of baby's clothes. [ asked her what
she wanted with them. She replied
that friend of Rays had got lady
into trouble, and that when her child
was born she was going to adopt it on
Rays account and bring it up. Mrs.
Hamilton did not come back until
Christmas morning. Then she brought
with her a female child wrapped in
big green shawl. The same day / en-
gagged board at No. 105 East Twenty
eighth street for Joshua, Eva and the
child. They represented themselves as
Mr.. and Mrs. Mann. They remained
there one week and then moved to
fiat in Fourteenth street near Third ave-
nue. where they also
LIVED as NAN AND WIFE.
s"There the child was taken sick and
we sent for DR.. Kemp, who attended it.
The child died after a few days. Be-
fore it was buried Eva went to mid
wife and got another child, which she
brought to the house. The first child
was then buried, and few days later
the second child was taken sick. Eva
said to get doctor. told her it would
not do to get Dr.. Kemp again. So we
sent for Dr.. Gilbert. The child was re-
moved TO my house, where it also died.
In the death certificate the name of the
child was given as Ethel Parsons, and
the parents names as Walter and Lydia
Parsons. The death. occurred on Jan.
IA. The first child died on Jan. 4. The
name given was Alice Mann, George
and Alice Mann parents. In both
cases the cause of death was given as
want of breast milk. Before the sec
ond child was buried" said Mrs. Swim
ton. "Eva went and got third baby.
This one was three days old and dark
compleXioned, and much unlike the
others. Eva said she hated this one. 1t
looked like a Dutch baby, and she
could never kiss it. She told me to
take it back to the midwife and tell her
she did not want it. Before doing so we
went out looking for another baby. We
went to a midwife and
BOUGHT A CHILD
for So When we got back home | took
the other one away. Eva wanted to
have child in order to make Hamilton
believe that he was the father of it. On
such representation she begged him to
marry her, and give the child name."
According to Inspector Byrnes, Mr..
Hamilton. believing the woman true to
him and also that he was the child's
father, finally married her Jan. Z, at
Paterson, n. J. Mrs. Swinton told the
inspector that Eva had frequently rep
resented that she was married to her
son Joshua, and she believes it herself
to be fact 1t has been learned that
last March Mrs. Hamilton gave Mann a
check for $1,000 on the Union Dime |
Savings bank. He drew the money and |
deposited it in his own name. April Is |
he drew it out. Mrs. Hamilton heard of |
it and it angered her. She went TO the |
bank, made statement that she |
was the wife of Joshua Mann; |
run away. She wanted the bank to |
make good the money, but Mann had |
drawn it, and the officials could not help |
her. Mrs. Swinton says that Eva has |
frequently told her since her marriage |
to Hamilton how
SHE HAD IMPOSED UPON HIM,
and said she had carried out the scheme |
in order to get the family jewels and |
left by Mrs. Hamilton's |
mother in her will to Robert Rays wife. |
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