New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-03
ANOTHERLONG ISLAND MURDER
. VOTING CoIORED woMAN's BODY FOUND.
HER HUSBAND. 4 PREACHER, ARRESTED on sUs

HER HUSBAND, 4 PREACHER, ARRESTED ON SUD
pIc1oS-A COMPROMISING LETTER.
Some ppdlers driving along Thomson-nvc between
| w,n6eld and New,own Long Island, about u ocioch
Yesterday morning. saw the body OF "oh'ah ','''s
| tacedownward In pond. They INFORMED NV ""',
rwtss who lives near. Twiss went 10 'he pm" "'''
h,upd the body which was partly Submerged 10 "
that OF young coorcd woman, about TWENTY-FIVE ',ut
aid whose throat had been cut from ear 10 ear III"
omn ,,os weI dressed and wore n lavender colorcd
ane cashmere suit rich silk aforementioned cape
pray straw hat handsomely trimmed, black so'h
ings gloves and new gaiter shoes. Nooet zen ice'
,rom tho pond n black. handled razor found also
portion OF a broken with white porcelain hhoo'
, mans black beaver ovcrcOat also picked mp
short distance away. Coroner Emanuel BRANDON was
sent for and went TO the spot. After an examination
of tho body and surroundings the Coroner said That me
woman had undoubtedly BEEN murdered Tho BODY
was taken TO Ruo's morgue at Maspeth. where ai'er
being viewed by the coroncrs jury, an autopsy was
made by Drs. r. f. Judson and a. c. Coombs. Both
phy sicans ageed that the woman could not possibly
Innict the wounds upon herself. The murderer cN-
IDENTIFY stood behind her and cut at her two or three
times All the clothing found marked with the
letter al"
The BODY was positively identified by
Charles MITCHELL a gardener OF Flushing as that OF
Mrs Annie Hamilton. wife OF james Hamilton, VINO
is employed as n gagman By the Long Island Rail
road Company between Great Neck and Little Neck,
and who breaches In the Methodist Church on sun
DAYS From the evidence produced by the inreStga
ton made into the 1t Is thought That Hamilton
ind oubtedly murdered his wife. The broken cane
found near the body has been Identified rs his
property and the description Of man seen talking
with the woman previous to the murder ITALICS with
that OF the accused man. Captnn Charles Hancc,
OF the Flushing police, arrested Hamilton AT the place
where he working. Hamilton, when taken into
custody denied knowing anything about the murder
but when asked how Il that his cane was found
at the scene Of the crime he told different stories
rirst he said that he had lent the to friend
10 kill a dog, and then said TINT his wife took 1t
with her. Hamilton is now locked up In the New
town Jail.
In Iamiltons pocket was found letter written
with lead pencil In his own handwriting which
read rs follows
Flushing L. l.. May !. 1892
Now AMMO. / don't 10 You moro.
hope you will under stand what ! o. / have
always sAid before did love you.
for Your ways ate uneonecnal To me. The more
| / Of you. the l become dlsgustcd with the
! thought That minated. IN short are not
4 COMPANION and would BE- pleased that avoid
| Why Is II that you constantly doubling mo
Tho lawyer in New.York told you what could be done.
willing to pay you ten dollars month. which IS
all able to give. but to 1--we with you never
and YOU / have told you so and will
| not tell you again. We could live happy together
and remainder have the bottle Of poison found In
| bed. l have yet 70 know whether you intend XIII
yoursf. but since last conversation ] have
Thought meant your destruction. Now say a.
I said before, d0at want you Kill yourself for my
sake my account, but you are 50 wickod may your
blood be head that the world nav know
that warned you against such action want no more
to do with YOU and hope Will let alone l re.
ceivd note asking 10 to NewYork last night,
declined as have all other proposals made BY Vol |
am not feeling we'll enough even II I wished 70 go ]
have nothing further tell you have said enough
HAMILTON.
The murdered woman brought up In Flushing
She raised by Mrs. Govt who lives In Hamilton.
ave. Her hamc was Annie Brooks For more than
thirteen years she in the employ OF Mr. Hepburn
a druggist Hamilton admits tina. lie was on duty
sunday and spent the entire day In Flushing.