The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-02
DR.. AqWELL'S STORY.
Even if the Woman's Stery
We're True, She Is
Worse Than He
JUDGE DALY'S STATEMENT
A Conference at Which the Doc.
tors Wife Was Present.

Judge Daily, of Hoboken, Counsellor
William s. Stuhr and DR.. Atwell had
talk in the Judges private office this
morning and decided to tell DR.. Atyelts
version of the matrimonial entangletnents
which. it is alleged, he has been iny3ved
in. as exclusively told In last nights JERr
sEY CITY NEWS.
Judge DAILY spoke to the reporters
present, and was assisted at times by
Counsellor Stuhr, while De. Atwell. 9
n ervous little man with iuxuriant
brown beard. listened attentfyely to every
word that was said.
THE DOCTORS VERSION.
"This woman is blackmailer," said
the Judge. "She has, to my knowledRe,
consulted half dozen lawyers and they
have all dropped the case. DR.. At
we'll knew her and treated her profess
sionally three years ago. Mrs. Hamilton
was the name she was known by thens
and she lived with her father and
brother at No. 1858 Garden street. Before
this alleged marriage took place, the doc.
tor was bothered by Anonymous CONF
munications from the woman threatens
ing him with bodily harm IL he did not
! marry her. Afte the alleged marriage
the communications still poured ~;
| Some months ago DR.. AtWel COM
suited Mr.. Stuhr and myself about the
| matter I asked the Doctor II his wife
| was acquainted with the Woman's clalms
| and the Doctor said he had kept nosninG
| back from his wife or his fatner-in-laW,
Mr.. Middleton, the wealthy grocer: we
| were served with demand FOR 9upport
by New York lawyer. engaged by MIS-.
| Hamilton and at their solicitation q COM
sultation was held In Mr.. Stuhr's Office
"At this consultation there were pres
ent:-Mrs. Hamilton, her lawyer, M Mid MID
says he is Mrs. Har Hn's uncle; another
woman. Counsel Rr ana myselI: /:
We asked Mrs. H., what she had
to say A long statement full Of disgust-
ing details was read off by herSwithonIs 9
blush. The statement was TO the effect
that Dr. Atwell had married her and lived
with her and was tryjngjto get rid OF her.
THE WOMAN QUESTIONED.
"After we heard the statementI asked
Mrs. Hamilton's counsel II he had any oD'
lection to my asking her few questions,
and he said he had not. l asked Mrs.
Hamilton if she was not aware at the
time that this alleged marriage took
| place. that the doctor was married and
had child. She answered that she was.
Then l asked her If she did not know that
| she was DONG wrong. ono repAlSu sna'
she did not, that her uncle had told hel
that man could have one wife In New
York and another in New Jersey.
"That settled it. We repuf" ted The
statement. Her demands
in the thousands, but
not to pay
everything she
more guilty than ID
the time alleged ma .....,.,-,--s--
she was aware of the fact that
he was married. and it would
have no other effect but to
alieneate the affections Of his
legal wife. We could not advise DR.. At
well to accede to her demands as no act
of hers or any paper she could sign could
stay the operation of the criminal law, az
| by her own confession she had been more
guilty than she alleged him to be. That
ended the interview.
.Since then the woman has sent hun.
dreds of letters to the Doctor and annoyed
him in many ways. She has had half Q
dozen lawyers. But she has defeated her
own purpose of blackmail when she
rushed into print.
cdr. Atwell's family relations are pleas
ant and he has nothing to fear from the
woman. If she annoys him In the future
he will not hesitate to case her arrest
which he feared to do heretofore because
| of publicity !"