The herald., 1893-12-10
TRIED TO BRIDE A WITNESS,
Mrs. Miller Declares Hamilton
offered Her Money.
Sensational Evidence Adduced in q
Divorce Case Yesterday.
A Husband Tries to Prove His Wife q
Druuksrd-Ha Children Were
Starving and Were in Rags-They
Were Fed by Charity.

There was considerable amount of
sensational evidence adduced yesterday
in Judge Van Dykes court during the
hearing of the Hamilton divorce case.
The sympathy of the crowded court
room was plainly with the beautiful
woman, whose appearance and manner
OF testifying was in strong contrast to
the vindictive statements of the hus-
band.
DR.. Owens, the first witness called
during the morning session. testified to
having provided the Hamilton family
upon several occasions with food. The
children uaed to devour the food raven
ously.
Upon cross-examination the witness
declared he must have bought them
meat at least 20 times. He did 30 be-
cause their appearance indicated their
needs.
Ex-senator Del Vale declared that
he had known Mrs. Hamilton since
childhood. In October, 1892, she came
to him and asked him to commence pro-
ceedings for divorce. Upon that occa-
sion Mrs. Hamilton showed him several
bruises where her husband had struck
her.
Mrs. Clara Curtis, an extremely
bright witness, stated that she had
been q next-door neighbor of Mrs.
Hamilton. She had been in the habit
of providing Mrs. Hamilton's children
with food and clothiug. They looked
as if they we're not provided with suffi-
cient food, and their clothing was in
rags. They were clean, however. and
we'll controlled by Mrs. Hamilton.
The plaintiff then closed her case.
Mr.. Sam Hamilton took the witness
stand, and declared that Mrs. Hamil-
toms statement to the effect that upon
one occasion, when she was in faint
ing condition he threw her upon the
floor of his room, was false.
He declared that his wife never at
tended to his clothing, and, upon the
night in question, found his night-shirt
without button. He went to her room
and told her to sew one on. She refused,
and he carried her into his room, and
ordered her to do as he wished.
She again refused, and tore the collar
from the garment.
While he was carrying her into his
room she screamed and scratched him,
calling him liar and devil. Witness
might possibly have called her q hell
cat.
The witness acknowledged that upou
one occasion, when his wife slapped his
face, that he struck her six times.
Bussie Hamilton, the 16-year.old son
of the plaintiff, stated that his father
came to him one night and upbraided
him for not treating him in filial man
ner. Witnesses mother came in, and
his father said, Get out of here, don't
want you" Hamilton continued to
upbraid witness, and witness told him
that be was tired OF his fathers coming
home without money all the time,
while he (witnessl was working hard to
keep his mother, and going without
proper clothing and food in consequence.
Hamilton then asked for continu.
ance upon the grounds OF two of his
most important witnesses not being pres
emit, Mrs. Bird and Mrs. Miller. He
expected to prove that Mrs. Miller had
seen sMre. Hamilton intoxicated upon
four occarions. II the plaintiff. would
agree to this evidence, he would not
bother to wait for the witness
1--WE will acknowledge no such thing,
SIR" theoretically replied Mrs. Hamil-
toms attorney. 81 will state, however.
that we have an affidavit here, in which
Mrs. Miller swears that you offered her
money to come into court and testify in
your behalf"
Upon this Hamilton rose and com.
menced to deny the above statement,
but was interrupted by Judge Van Dyke,
who continued the case until Monday
morning at O'Clock.