The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30
EVA HAMIL40N'S RUIN.
While III Prison She Told
the True Story of Her
First False Step.
a SIMPLE COUNTRY GIRL.
Made the Prey Of a Nan She
Thought it But Fair to
Prey in Turn.

When 1t became known that Evangeline
Hamilton was TO be released from the
Trenton State Prison rather difficult
problem faced her and her friends, for
notwithstanding ali that has been said
and written about this woman, there are
men. aud influential men, too, who do not
hesitate to express sympathy for her.
They say that they have calmly and with
out prejudice considered the circum-
stances Of her kaiiedescopic career and
have concluded that she was more sinned
against than shining. The problem which
troubled them was. Where should the
woman gp2 She WAS not so DESTROYS of
keeping away from New York through
any fear of arrest, for she reasoned that
since two OF those indicted with her for
conspiracy had been discharged and the
cher witness against her, Ray Hamilton,
was dead, she had not much to fear from
that direction. But what she did fear
WAS that no New York hotel would re-
ceive her She could not 60 to Philadel-
phia, for there SHE would bestoo far away
from New York TO properly attend to the
New York, the recovery of her child and
her right of dover in her husbands es-
tate.
AT TAYLoR's UNDER a FALSE NAME.
So after the question was finally dis
cusaed it was decided that she should
come TO this city and stop at Taylor's
Hotel. Colonel Fuller her eunsel. came
here ahead and made all the arrange
lnents for her reception. He also regis
tered her under an assumed name. and
when she arrived at the hotel she went
directly TO her room and there she has re-
manned since She does not go out except
at dark, when the chances or any one
recognizing her are very small, and even
st that she has ventured out only few
times. She takes her meals in her room
and sees no one but her counsel. Keeper
Patterson, of the State Prison at Trenton.
called upon her one day since she has
been here.
While Mrs. Hamilton was confined at
the Trenton Prison she was quiet and cir
cumspect in her language and conduct.
She never in any way gave evidence OF
possessing the violent temper which
brought all her later troubles upon her
She made friends Of the few prison Of
flcials who came in contact with her. and
soon Won their sympathy. Ga several
occasions she spoke of her troubles, and
always maintained that BABY Beatrice
was her child and that she could prove It,.
She as stoutly maintained that she was
never married before, and was Ray Ham
ilton's lawful widow
THE STORY OF HER RUIN.
Once she told the story of her life. She
said that she was born ana brought up In
the mountain region OF New York. She
received no education to speak Of and
was q simple country girl when one day,
when she WIS about fourteen years OF
age she walked to the railroad station
some distance from her fathers home.
She WAS at that time q remarkably we'll
developed and pretty girl
While amusing herself about the station
Watching the cars and people, good
looking conductor came along, and being
struck with her pretty face and figure,
scraped up an acquaintance with her
The facinating conductor exerted such an
influence over the simple country girl
that she readily followed him to her ruin.
In short time the girl founds herself
deserted, and when her true situation
dawned upon her, but one course appear
ed open to her simple, untutored mind
Then was it that she entered upon the
career which finally brought her to a
State Prison. Her early wrongs had en-
FILTERED her against her fellow man, and
as they had preyed upon her, nothing
seemed fairer 10 her distorted mind than
to prey upon them. Her sympathizers
say that great change has been wrought
In the woman. and that hereafter she VIII
lead different life
Colonel Fuller, her counsel, says that
she will begin her suit to establish her
power rights in her husbands estate on
Wednesday. The District Attorney of
New York has caused a warrant to be
issued for Mrs. Hemilton's arrest under
the indictment found against her some
firne aQo