Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-10-30

SUOry, taken from the Odlcud, 1llIuoIo,
Gazette, is told. Hamilton's first wife
and his victims husband still reside
here:
There was pathetic little incident
in Judge Hodson's court last Friday,
which was the same old story-a con-
scienceIess william and a weak, confid-
ing woman.
Mary Hamilton, whose haggard, ex-
pressionIess face still showed the
wreck of a beauty that had faded and
mind that had collapsed under its
load of sorrows was brought into the
court to be tried as to her sanity. She
is an attractive appearing young wo-
man of some thirty odd years, very
slight in figure and her cOuntenance
showing traces of the troubles she had
undergone.
A dozen years ago Mary Hamilton
was beautiful and lovely young wo-
man, having home with her aunt,
Mrs. Kistle, at Scales Mound. Her
parents had lived in Iowa, where she
was born, but her mother died when
she was a child and she was taken to
the home of her aunt. About twelve
years ago she was
MARRIED To THOMAS DOVER,
prosperous and highly respected
young farmer. They moved to Kansas
to make their home. She was the idol
of his heart and for several years not a
cloud darkened the happiness of their
home. John Hamilton was young
medical practitioner in their market
town and he became Mr.. Dover S
family physician. In this way he be-
came acquainted with Mrs. Dover and
an intimacy sprung up between them
which eliminated in suit for divorce
by the betrayed husband. Four years
ago he obtained a decree of divorce at
Abilene, Kas. Some time later the
faithless wife and DR.. Hamilton
arrived in Galena and registered at
the De Soto, occupying separate, but
adjoining rooms. In a day or two
Hamilton disappeared and Mrs. Dover
applied for work at the City Hotel,
where she remained as one of the help
for several weeks. Then she too dis
appeared and her friends knew nothing
more of her until about three weeks
ago, when she appeared at the home of
her aunt in Scales Mound. She was
but the
GHOST OF HER FORMER SELF
and in reply to the startled inquiry of
her aunt said that she had just come
from the insane asylum. She remained
there few days, betraying no signs of
insanity and was then sent to the home
of another aunt at Strawberry Point,
La. Here she gave unmistakable signs
of mental weakness. She left there
suddenly and re-appeared at Scales
Mound last Monday, She did not go
to Mrs. Kistle's home but remained in
the railroad station until late in the
night, when the agent sum moned
Charles Couch, the hOtel-keeper, and
asked him to give her lodging for the
night. She went to the hotel and re-
manned there until morning, when she
was brought to Galena.
AS to her history since leaving her
first husband, nothing is known fur
Their than what she tells herself and
she frequently contradicts herself. She
says that she lived with Hamilton for
some time at Sullivan, H., after which
they moved to Coal City, Ind. She
admits
THEY WE'RE NEVER MARRIED
and says that at Sullivan they were ar
rested and fined for adultery. Hamil-
ton, she says, gave up the practice Of
medicine because it was too trying on
his constitution and operated drug
store several years. She also claims
that he has been local preacher.
John Hamilton, the man for whom
she forsook everything, and who has
now forsaken her is a son of Thomas
Hamilton, who was well known auc-
tioneer living at Apple River, and who
now lives in the west. The young fel-
low was eccentric in many ways, and
while studying medicine also made pre-
tentions to preaching. lie married
Miss Maggie O'Leary, who was a
school teacher and an unusually smart
young woman living at new diggings.
He located at Abilene, Kas., hung out
his shingle and there met Mrs. Dover
as before mentioned. He was never
divorced from his first wife, but
DESERTED HER AT ABILENE
when he eloped with Mrs. Dover.
What he did once, he found heart to
do again. OF the heart-broken wife
whom he left behind him in Abilene,
nothing is known, The haggard face
and ruined intellect of his second vic
tim tells its own tale of years of suffer
ing. From what is know of his char
acter andshistory and what the present
wretched condition of his victim I'M
folds. it may be correctly surmised that
be grew tired of her. treated her with