Evening journal., 1891-01-27
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New YORK, Jan. 2s.-This dispatch
strengthens the well defined belief which
has existed for some time among the friends
of Robert Ray Hamilton that he IL noG
dead, but instead is alive and only waiting
for the courts TO finally release him 81 ali
legal responsibility for his marriage WITH
Evangeline Mann.
This belief has been steadily growing,
and was given new life last week vhen
Surrogate Ransom declined TO admit tle
will 10 probate until much more detiinfs-
proof Of Robert Ray Hamilton's death was
furnished the court. While this possibility
has been talked about in the clubs and ia
the haunts Of Hamilton s former associates
his family has carefully refrained lrosm
making any statement, replying to all Az
quiries for definite information that tsaeY
had been informed by young Mr.. J. ~
Green, Of this city, and Mr. Sargent, ~
Idaho, that Hamilton was dead, and tnas
they had every reason to believe the state
ments Of these gentlemen.
Circumstantial Evidence.
Among the best informed Of his friends
it is believed that Hamilton is in the Ori-
ent With his relations with Eva Mnila
strengthened by his Quixotic marriage asstI
his romantic desire 70 defend her even
when her falsity and utter worthlessEcss
were shown to him his friends declare tAss
this supplementary chapter TO the romance
his fleeing from any future possibility a.
contact with her, willing TO submit to her
rights To q share OF his property IL tile
courts decided that she had such rights
is but the simple outcome of his chivalr0Ua
temperament
II Is said that he Is In communication
with his family through his far away
friend, Mr. Sargent, who is still inhabiting
the house on the Idaho ranch whence Ham
ilton set forth last August on that hunting
expedition from which he never returned
His friends say, too that he is in receipt
of money from his father, Gen. Schuyler
Hamilton, and does not that gentleman
know that the son, who was the pride Of
his old age, may return some day to take
up life anew 1t is also asserted that his
family is entirely certain Of the truth Of
these suspicious and the contest Of Eva
Mnnn's claim for her alleged dover rights
in Hamilton's estate urged TO such a de
cisive close that 1t would end forever any
claim this woman might have upon the
Hamilton family
He May Then Return.
Mr.. Green is not expected to return to
this city, | was informed yesterday, until
autumn. II win be well into spring be-
fore Mr. Sargent can be reached. Mean
while Eva Mann's case may be appealed to
and decided by the highest tribunal in the
state The wonder at and the interest In
the whole romantic story will have 10 come
to an end, and then Hamilton may return
home.
alt will be remembered that at no time
during the hearing Of her suit did Joshua
Mann testify on either side, but the fact
that be had previously brought suit for a
divorce from his wife, Evangeline Mann, p
is accepted by those who are suspicious Of
Hamilton's death as a part Of the plan to
rid the Hamiltons of Eva's claims Ray
Hamilton has plenty Of money, though in
no sense wealthy. Gen. Schuyler HaHnEI-
ton is wealthy, and out Of his abundance
his son would meet with no financial EN-
barrassments while striving to redeem this
honor Of the family name.
While many persons declare positively
their belief that Hamilton is alive his fam
lily continue to declare their certainty that
he is dead They say that were he alive,
now that Eva Mann's marriage to him has
been declared bigamous, there is no reason
why he should not return and again as
sumo the position which he abandoned