Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-14
ROBERT RAY AGAIN.
Was Hamilton Murdered and
 Thrown Into the River !?
JEALOUSY THE ALLEGED CAUSE.
Story of a Merchant Which Sheds New
 Light on the Celebrated Case

The Settlers in the Vicinity of Jackson's
 Lake All Believe that Hamilton Was
 FOuIly Dealt With-Only Fifteen Iu ches
 of Water Where He is Said to Have Been
 DrOwned-suspiciousC Circumstances.
 PITTsBURG, Pa., Nov. 14.-Ralph Worthington, who, last September, ac- companied by two sons of Andrew Car negie, the millionaire of this city, went to Wyoming on a hunting expedition, tells startling story in regard to the circumstances surrounding the death of Robert Ray Hamilton. Ralph Worth ington is a director in the George Warrington Company, which owns the largest hardware establishment in Cleveland.
 The party spent several days at Jack sons Lake, near the place where Ham, ilton lost his life. They visited Hamil- tons residence and held several conver- sations with Sargent, who was the friend and employe of the dead man. MT. Worthington also talked with the settlers living near the lake and Nor mons of the Rexburg settlement.
 Sargent's story of Hamilton's death and that told by some of the settlers, who declare that Hamilton was mur- dered through jealousy and his body thrown into the river, do not agree, and there are certain peculiar facts which would seem to warrant fuller investi- gation than has yet been made. MT. Warrington says. He declares that the reporter for New York newspaper, who made an investigation recently, failed to reach the facts of the case. Sargent's story of the drowning as to Id n Mir WnrthinOtnn fn11nvS.
 Hamilton left his lodge one day in Au- gust, 1890 to hunt antelopes on the plains 15 miles away. He shot an ante lope and started nome, with the carcass hung over his saddle. Night overlook him at the lower end of Jackson's Lake. Instead of camping out for the night he continued on his way and was drowned while crossing Snake River.
 MT, Warrington and his party visited the exact spot where Sargent said Ham ilton was drowned. The ford was 150 feet wide and only 15 inches deep, and for 50 feet on either side of the ford the water did not reach to their horses bel - lies.
 It is difficult to understand how a man could drown there. The published account of the disinterment of HamiI- tons body last September said that his spurs bore shreds of water grass. MT. Warrington says that the bottom of Snake River is made up of round, white cobblestones and no water grass grows there.
 The guides and hunters told MT. Worthington that they did not believe Hamilton would have tried to find his way home after dark, as no living man could follow the faint trail after sum- down, and they and the Mormons in- sisted that he was foully dealt with. Warrington says that Sargent was very anxious to know what the people East think of the case, saying he had heard rumors that he (Sargent) was re- | sponsible for Hamilton's death. Sar- | gent has a beautiful and attractive wife and two children and is still living in Hamilton house. He is 8 peculiarly intelligent and refined man, says MT. Warrington, and it is difficult to imag- inc why he should continue to live in that wild region.
 Jackson's Lake is paradise for hunt l CTS and fishermen, and it can be imag- ined man like Hamilton, feeling keen ly the disgrace that had been put on him, and longing for place to hide himself, would chose it for 8 residence, but why SargentEshould remain there is 8 mys' l tery.