New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-16
JOSHUA WANTS DIVORCE.
NOW SUING THE NOTORIOUS EVA.

THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN THE CON lH'A
ovrp poprRT RAY uAMILTON's ESTATE.
The newest development in the contest over the large
estate left by Robert Ray Hamilton was sui ~,
absolut divorce brought yesterday by Joshua D. Nan"
AGAINST EvanceIine L. Mann. The papers were ser'0'
Yesterday by a clerk in Howe IiummeIS oi"'o
That firm appears for Mann. In an aiIdaNlu "oo''"
panying the papers in the case Mann tells MS aes0'
tale Of woe something after this fashion; ,,u
i am thirty-sx years old, and am the son VI 'i'
r Anna s,yinton. and the husband Of Evangelne H.
Mann. formerly Eyangcline h. steele sometimes KNOW"
~ Eyonralne L. Parsons. ! met my wife Eva aoou'
Anru 49, ISL and after some preliminary ""
oralntance we agreed to be man and WIFE, ana tneo
after lived together a. such in the city ana County
Ncw-Nork and In various places IN FehhHS ~ ','."
visited the house OF my wife Evas father anu "o''''
her uncle her brother and her sisterlnaW on N"!o"
occasions and was at these varous places, on al III.
visits, received and recognized as the IaWliu huSo
of Eva otherwise known As Evangelne l.. S'eci''
Tho Fact Of said Eva being my lawful wife was never
Questioned by the said Eva by any other pcrSo' "
nv knowledge. The said Eva always trcateu ilo III
all things as her lawful husband. and upon s,Hurs
times and at various places insisted upon my declhS
the fact Of our marriage.
And deponent further declares that the salu H' =
conducted herself as his wife until about January D
1850 or some time subsequent thereto "heh uo'
moment learned that said Eva had pretended to MARI
one Robert Ray Hamilton. And deponent inrlher
say, that upon learning of said marriage he star 10
his wife Eva don't believe this is true ana ne
considered that her statement to the effect that Sc ""
ma.ricd TO Hamilton was a practcal JOKE pcP'
uent thought at all times the paper writlhg ptrport
ing 10 be a certificate Of marriage between Ms ,'lo
wife Eva and said Hamilton had been obtaihed soIcN
Gov tho nurpo.e Of PLAYING joke upon him.
Mann is now living in 1t. Marks Place, ard Is sald
to be III.
Nr7. Eva I. Hamilton or Mann. turned about yes
tcrday and tied to prove that ,le was the VIC VI
Robert Ray Hamilton before she could possibly nav
become the wife Of Joshua J. Mann. The proceedings
wcrn opened before the surrogate Win an "rE"''e''
nv charlie, " FuIlcr the contestants counsel. upon
motion 70 declare the contestant to be inc "uo" VI
Robert Ray Hamilton. lie said that the executors
had mn. b,rrlt forward any testimony to controvert
bc drec, evidence Of the marriage of Mr. Hamilton ana
tho contestant There wa, long argument bS NJ
Fuller and Mr. Root. at the close Of when tle SHIT"
:atc denied the motion. Remaining that the'e wa
presumption I'm law that the contestant was ho' INC
WIDOW If Robert Raw Hamilton.
NJ Frller then called several witnesses to give test
pony IN rcbutt, Of that given by the defendants 70
,,Y,vo the marriage q Mann and Eva. Mrs. Esther
rl,ke Of 40 II East Twenty fltl't. was called the
lr.t witness She lived ut 80. 80 West Nntl-'t IN
1--5 and there she met the contestant. knowing her
by tho name OF Mrs. Bill. She came 70 MIS- bdA'S
lots. ~ c,triace TO inquire about the parpr hoor
which Ms Blake had advertised a being 70 le' sic
engaged the rooms and Gavr Robert Ray Hamilton n
nor reference The contestant moved with the witness
fl, No &C. or 81 East Twelfth t.. IN April. 17-6. and
Mr. Hamilton called to see her frequently at the-atter
address. subsequently the contestant went away
from her house. Then the witness saw her again
about four ;ear, ago, while she. the witness lived
AZ ~. - East Twenty Gnhst. The contestant was
with Nr. Hamilton and introduced herself as MIS-.
Robert Ray hamilton.
Nj, Mary l. Easscrty gave some testimony which
p,t , dfrcront lra,o on -omc o. "Io,h" Nann's pro
'c.h;nr. ~hp has lived in her home AZ No. 10
West Feycnth-~t. since - She sad mat ,ile
,,.rtt.. r.. came 20 her a.aln I'm 1~-j ana rented
room for -y mont We W.T., al2ne on' ~ .nS
!Hii"d',[ , n'I ,, AID ave N'.s lIaggcrty note
~ N,nn', indebtedness FOR the room. since that
lime The witness said she Lad never seen either Mann
.' r. Vollmcr Who managed Mr.. Hamilton, estate
-ar the contestant at 10. 249 broadway
IN 1r-5. She called and asked for for, ,i Mr
i ~ That toc suffering from q broken leg and tho
witness save tie contestant three days after
wa" E .G" Rot wa called Identify the Signature Of
Robert Ray Hamilton on The r. IN the sun ior
General ochuycr Hamilton the father OF k'D per-
Ray. was neNt called f. The witness o.ra III , WI,
M son mrrrcf he asked that ,he come nea,er 10
him a, he could NOT see well. Eva Walhed mp nr',F
.a vfra., ciir Eiru General II umlltou was ei'lN-'
.ber .l. ,.l,'d bog yru uncoycrlnc her face.
~Rai,, it tln higher So can SEQ your forehead
ah General IIimil;"n.
nc g't.l At hey e!o,'l, for fow seconds and then
General Hamilton sad tha, he had gone TO Atl1ntic
rty 90 SEE hi, ,oa. lie had ,,cn I. s'n' WIZ a.I
,or - lc a worthy woman. he asked to identify
"a letter he had written To Eva. Tie did 80, hui pro
tested th9f e crgnm'i&ne 9Ha'f W.,'" r1roy w"'
vas NOT pvt i1 cvIdcncc Nr. Fnll"r aid tfat he dt