The sun., 1891-01-20
WIDOW EVA IN A CORNER.
FLATLF REFUSING TO TESTIFF ABOrr
THE $40 BABY.

They Called Him Dotty-Eva Breaks
Down sai Gets n Days Respite.
Two big policemen prevented the crowd
from swapping the surroGate's court room
yesterday. OF the eighty or inety outsiders
who did get In fully a half were women. They
got the best seats. too and got them BY getting
there. not by courtesy. They stuck 10 them at
the recess to keep them for the afternoon.
Eva L. Steele. or Brill or Parsons or Mann or
Hamilton who, In the guise OF Robert Ray
Hami!ton's widow. Is contesting his will. in
which she is not mentioned, arranged herself
picturesquely in tho witness chair when the
hearing began. She was In good humor. sni
smiled and chatted yivactously with her law
yers. She whispered to Surrogate Ransom.
when she took her seat. that she had received
word from Dallas, Pa. that her mother was
dying and she might want 10 so down and SOC
her. Col. Fuller said after yesterdays hearing
that Eva had cuanged her mind and
wsse M bsG b. SrorSa SSs Up The yss sp xsn
Ev. said aid She Ws was 'a and then M Root walked
up to her side with biz leather'covered
show you." he said. n register OF the
Delayan House in Elmira. and ask you whether
yoI can ; Identity the signature n ID Mann an,
josh Manns n ., !, writing" i E
Josh to this hotel. too. for the purpose Of taking
care Of hlin. Evn said that he had Simply come
10 oss sHs aH ts.n asked Mr. Root
Ill. Both i when he was drunk and when he was
''0h. couldn't answer that" was Eya's
reply. because he was drunk all the time, -,
Vac he AN imoecile when not drunk
He was On absolute ,mbeeile:" said Eva
Bile of IL OF him soI,.'
Eva DECLARED that she did not hear Josh tss-
M ss1 s wns LIS we ,ha me- me-
Put she couldn't answer, him. Ny memory
II, while her foot tap,,ed away on the ..oor.
your memory.
There w!re couple OF bright spots on Eva
:. By what familiar name" Mr.. Root asked,
called Mo,hsE sTin,on no,hsF ,t. kys called
y Len did you sail tor, Eu! ope IN the City o;
fs7e siH sae5 lSah oa May r. sssd Mr. loot
Every ow mqin.nts Low Eva va. making
good use ot /. bottle Of 1melline suits She She
OF b"riin's passenser liss She did not notice
how her name was entered,
occupy on the trip acl oss?" asked Mr.. Root.
bs9ws: she testified that at Liverpool she and
S5 EsRj iii spvsiogs ,ny
tue Liter v as her own., Thea Mr. Root nut the
letter in evidence, and here it is Just as It was
written by Eva:
Mr. DEAR Gs,spA. We have arrived AL SAFE ai!.r
tong 9si a an rS, w or AND ~
@ 'T; M on soa1a @ s.ry s po;,.r Of y" rs
not a,a .ns ,rp wa, nos pI..s.ntss ss was ns we
Ler u. ss,nrtay she Leti 8. run on SAND lar AUD
then and ,ha. tie II. so ions ssnE,
ssn va .i .ta:' a. he ,nS v :J s1ssP ia an.
so s sn1
a.
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70. .orr.y pos.sy heps ssli.s. !: ~.i
al 1 VINO sst .soSs y. .Ra no. wit. to Mr.
she ssn s .a %S n< .5
she wont eair 10 hear from US
tax. sooa sss Ass i' Fan for
n,s i :. 4 ,sn ,sss. Se II s
en"iof @e ny ". "rnH snS now td.
re
x:nen 5 oS YOU w
s9.h snss .s;s asan f.T 9nd, .s .ss
morning. with much love AMI Assses remain YOURS yours
There We're nine,y-six OF the kisses repre-
senied by three rows OF small circles written
DO You mean to say" asked Mr.. Root.
wife to her hrsba1d'ss and sm"the. s,o,,,d
brother Edwin 5. Dryden.
=" When you sent that MESSAGE" asked Mr..
Root. slowly. did you think that Mr. Dryden
understooi that you were Josh Mann's mis-
trs>Ssc ,rr, .1.o.
Tho resolute women in court nuttered, and
Do ''y You say say that Mrs Dixon did not resAr,.
reply. "shh, knew my name as Mrs MAJ ard
his as MIR. Mann: and she may have looked
upon US as mag anI wils.,
NY dos" sad Eva. Win laugh:
o! him j. asked Mr. Root.
Eva said n": josh had gone for his health.
with him a!a MT MI ROOT eon con,naea m a' S'As'''
10 take care OF him. said Eva.
And the same room In the ho'el:" asked
Same reason" Eva snapped ont laconicallv.
sf es S eis ssH
peF 81 snn 10 Mrs as
written on board the City OF Berlin.
by an n mSecs sHS sH Mr.. Root % 1e Guered. REC written
He was as muth an imeecie then as le
one u he batch OF letters was, written to
s .sssa hs S. wa M
sqsS'se sas ssfaH !aH Pa1 It s soseI With WITH
"iour loving sister. hate"
g. DO you mean TO say that the woman who
wrote that didn't consider you her brothers
wifi? {?
Iva couldn't answer Tho last Of tho letters
was one written from Enira oy Josh Oh Dec
y. 1883. 70 his mother, In one rarngraph It
said that Eva was coming down 10 New York
for the things
Root.
Eva's counsel were up In arms a. this for
they knew what WAS coming Their objections
were overruled by the Surrogate.
They were an inianr- wardrobe; said Eva
after her LAWYERS had been van9uished.
Whose child was it,"
1T vas my child" said Eva
Was that child living On December. IS.
1888 Z" as i ed Mr.. Root Col Fuller Jumped up
again at this and tried TO have the question
thrown out
The birth Of a chid previous to the mar
rase Of Hamilton" said Surrogate Ransom.
does not ne, essarlly prove that this witness
was married at all 70 either Hamilton or Mann.
but 1t must be taken as strong presumptive
evidence that she WAS married to some one"
Eva was irectsd TO answer. and she said the
child was alive on thar date.
Whore was tina. infant born :" came next