, 1889-08-29
Probable Murder and Social Scan
dial at Atlantic City, New
Jersey.
An Infuriated Woman Cuts Her
Child's Nurse Nigh Unto
Death.
Alexander Hamilton's Great
Grandson the Husband of
the Murderess.

tntUlStlNcS HOOul tlle ulllnpr taDle AT q
fashionable noll cottage on Tennessee
avenue at noon they were startled by
the cries of u woman and the smashing
OF furniture ON the second floor. The
whole neighborhood heard the cries and
a large crowd ofexcited men and women
gathered about the building. one of
the walters ran to the second floor and
had the courage to kick in the door
leading TO the private apartments OF Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Ray Hamilton of New
York, from whence the sounds came.
The picture he bchcd was tragic one.
A handsome man, very much excited,
was in the middle of the elegantly fur
nished room trying to calm and to hold
an enruged woman who was
STRUGGLING roR RELEASE.
She held blood stained dagger in her
right hand. A. good looking Irish
woman lay stretched upon the floor in Il
pool Of blood and baby months old,
was lying on tho bed. The man was
Robert Ray Hamilton and the desperate
looking woman was his wife. The in
FAINT was their only child, and the vic.
tim who lay upon the floor with her
intestincs hanging from an ugly cash in
her abdomen, was Mary Donnelly, a wet
nurse, who had been with the couple
for some months. Tho woman was still
alive, but the doctors who were
soon dtcrward called in said
there was little hope of
her recovery.
SENSATIONAL STORY.
The story of the ailray and of the pco.
Pile connected with IL Is "a sensational
one. Robert Ray Hamilton, who was
for eight years member of the New
York legislature from the Murray Hill
district, New York city is q son of Gen.
Schuyler Hamilton, ono of the leaders
of the New York 400, and n great grand
son of Alexander Hamilton. lie is u
member of the New York bar and has IL
large income, which he spends lavishly
upon himself and friends. The story Of
his courtship and marriage is as remark
able as the story of the tragedy is thrill
ing. Hamilton was for many years
lion in New York social circles, but like
many of his associates soon became n
frcquenter of houses of questionable
character in the metropolis. In one of
these lac met and became. infatuated
with the woman whom hc aftcrward
married, and who is likely at any mo-
mont To have
CHABGE or MURDER
entered against her, as her Vicdm, Dr
Crosby saws, can live but few hours
longer. Mrs. Hamilton was for years
the most conspicuous adventures In
New York, and II i said many u young
blood spent fortune on her before she
captured Hamilton, il il thought for his
fortune. He is about 81 years of age
and she about ten years his junior and u
hopeless victim of the morphine habit
About two years ago they were clan
destinely married in New York. When
this became known he was ostraCiSed by
the 100 as well rs by his own parents
Afler his marriage he lived with his
wife at No. III Weet Fifteenth street
near Broadway. Although
AN oUTCAsr,
hc had his immense fortune beside him
and after standing il as long as possible
in New York, hC, six months ago, took
his wife and their child, two months
old, and Mary Donnclly, thenursc, to
Southern California with the intention
of locating permanently in the West
He returned disgusted and temporarily
took up his residence in Atlantic City
two weeks ago. Mrs. ilamilton's display
of diamonds and gorgeous attire at the
SnOfe titutcV u stliShllOll. non sue WIS
robbed last night and the officers of At
lantiC City are searching for the thief.
who stole 5000 worth of diamonds
from the room in which the tragedy oc-
cured during the excitement. This
afternoon the authorities and pawn
brokers throughout the country have
been notified of the robbery:
THE FULL STORY,
The tragedy of yesterday, which will
probably end in n trial Tor murder came
about as follows: Joshua Mann, of No
III West Forty-hlth street, New York
where his mother keeps house of bad
reputation AZ the above address IS an old
associate of Mrs Hamilton. He followed
the couple to California aud back. A few
days ago the husband, who did not know
Mann, saw MIN in Atlantic CITY, and
remembering having seen him in New
York and at nearly every point in his
six months travels through the West,
kept u close watch on him. Last night
Mann met Mrs. Hamilton in one of the
beer gardens here. Hamilton
HAD THEM WATCHED,
but saw nothing until tonight when his
wife said she was going to New York
city, but would return in few days. It
was tncn his Indignation and temper
oyercame him, and grasping her by the
neck he said:
"You are my wife, and you remain
here. Let Josh Mann take care of him
SELF
The name of Mann called by
her husband astoundcd her. She
became desperate, and ran to a
bureau, picked up Mexican dag
ger and made lunge ut her hus-
ed hcr over u chair. The nurse, Mary
Donnelly, hearing the noise and having
had to separate the couple several times
before to prevent bloodshed, rushed in
to the room. The wife no sooner saw
her than she darted at her with the dag.
ger raised, and with the words, you she
devil, you ;uc the cause of this, you'll
knife into the womans abdomen, and
the woman sank to the floor.
ARREsvEp.
Hamilton and his wife are both in GUS
tody, and the excitement in Atlantic to.
night over the affair is intense.
Mrs. j. 4. Swanton, who formerly
kept questionable house ut No. III
West Fitecnth street, New York, is
prominent in connection with the trag-
,dy. She is the mother of Joshua
Mann, who is the son of her first hus-
band. She Is bent and withercd, and
talks about the bloody affair in the cold
hearted manner OF viCo-hardcned
woman. she and her son aud daughter
are stopping at the Verona house. She
claims TO have been instrumental IN
bringing about the marriage of her prot.
cge 10 Hamilton, and since the unholy
alliance She and her family have been
dependent on his weli.iilled purse.
Justice Irving says late Tonight thst
Mrs. Donnelly had made statement, in
whrch she positively accuses Mrs. Ham.
| ilton of attempting to take her life. The
nlir.c ulds lhaL lamilinn Is infltIIatcd