Evening journal., 1891-02-04
SHE THINKS He is ALIVE.
Eva Takes No Stock in Ray
Hamilton's Death.
SHE NAY JOIN A DIME mUsEun.

A Large Offer Has Been Made Her, and
N She Gets Her Figures She win Prob
ably Become Freak--she wants 4 100
or $500 Week.
NEW YORK, Feb. Ever since the ds-
cision Of the surrogate in the Hamilton
will case the whereabouts Of Mrs lga
Mann have been kept a profound So let.
Every effort has been made to secun. hes
address, but without success A reporter.
however who had an offer for her Dm
dime museum managers Of several hum
dred dollars week salary, succeeded Ia
finding her with the aid Of her counsel.
During the interview the question ef SIR.
Hamilton's death was touched upoa. IL
have never believed for one momcul taas
Mr. Hamilton is dead, she adGaal. Il
think he is alive. | know the mans thor
oughly lie is living somewhere jsat rs
am living-very quietly and undcs ra rs
sumed name. / believe every member NJ
his family knows that he IS alivcaai lint
his father is supplying him with tbe usney
to live upon, ] should like 60 ,a aat
body, for ! could identify it positively. Z
thought Of going ont there two vce.s AGO
lin fact, would 20 now, but il 81 inres-
sible 20 get there or exhume the body if
one were there.
''rhe place is $50 miles from nsilroad
and I should have to 20 by stage Then. of
course it would be simply impossihla 10 ret
at the remains, but am going as soon a.
the snow leaves and the spot can be
reached
She Would Know the Bod.
L was suggested that the Identification
Of the body would be very difficult ~ This
late day. "Oh, | think not was Hrs
Mann Is reply TO this objection. 81 ,aDuld
know II IL were his by the broke, ieg-I
knew exactly the position and the hume
Besides, ! could identify it by the teeth.
should be- able TO decide positively thor
oughly on that point. although, as said,
! am thoroughly convinced that tile man
is as much alive as am
His sudden temperance on tbe scene
would be rather startling, wouldn't its'
suggested the caller
The woman smiled yes, It Wonld.'t
she admitted, frankly But it would not
affect me very much financially an his
wife and he is bound to provide for nee If
he reannears be will simply be obliged 10
grant me liberal separate maintenance.
/ would never live with that man again
never in the worldr
Very Lonely Woman.
If you want TO occupy yourself and lis
tract your attention was suggested. .you
viii lind that the theatrical profession viii
dll these requirements about as well as
anything on earth"
Yes, ! suppose so, y assented Mrs. Mann
rather dismally; "and / certainly need
something live entirely alone with a,y,
servants, and under an assumed name
Not even the ianitress in the fat wherp /
am suspects me pass my days readiug
sewing and making fancy work, but its
lonely, horribly lonely. The evenings are
something indescribable used to 20 to
the theatre great deal but OF course /
cannot since my mothers death, and, ia
fact, I would not IL could have friends
nut dare not let them know where 1 am
Rbe house would be overrnn il ] did
Came AsiIat TO See Her.
why, even when went 20 my mothers
fnnerai had e. keep my own room the
larger part 81 the time I was there from
Wednesday evening until Monday, and
people came miles and miles lust to see me
The grounds and even the barns were fiHed
the DAY al the funeral. When came back
] presume the station agent teiegraphed
that ] was on the tram. for there was a
delegation az every station, and had 10
roll the eurtain down AND hide my face ia
my veil 10 prevent the crowd from staring
me out OF oOuntenance Here in New York
Il would b. just a. bad IL ! did not protect
myself
But, thank heaven we can live in this
city and be unknown to ones own next
door neighbor or the people across the hall
still must get away from here and rest.
The case will come up again IN A pril if the
surrogate signs the decision, and ! ha0
planned to 50 home 70 my family in Penn
sylvania and remain until ] was needed
here ! meant Go 50 Saturday aud ] shall
DC 80 il do not make arrangements with
the museum managers She said she
wanted s4OQ or 500 a week Il she accepted
the managers proposition