Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-03-03
ROBERT RAY HAMILTON'S SAD

ROBERT RAY HAMILTON'S SAD
CASE.
The famous Robert Ray Hamilton
case was one of the most sensational OF
the century. The fact that Mr.. Ham
ilton was a grandson of Alexander
Hamilton, who was killed by Aaron
Burr, did not alone cause the interest.
Eva Mann, the woman in the case, is
still living in New York. She is now
the wife of young Englishman. Rob
ert Raj Hamilton had lived with Mrs.
Mann, and to induce him to marry her
il was alleged she palmed off spuri-
GUS baby upon him as his own. When
tLc alleged fraud was discovered. to
hide his shame Robert Ray Hamilton
went West, where he was drowned
while on a hunting trip
TROUBLES OF THE NEAMES.
The divorce suit which Douglas
Neames brought against his wife,
daughter of w. II. Henriques. one of
the best-known men on the Stock Elk
change. had some curious features
about it. Frank Ellison, better known
as "Bif, because of his strange habit
of punching people promiscuously,
supplied the strange features of the
case. Mr. Ellison was a great admir-
er of Mrs. Neame, and it was supposed
that after the divorce proceedings were
over he would marry her. He is now
in Sing Sing, though, serving out
sentence because of a murderOus "Bif.
fing' he gave the elder Henriques. At
the trial which eliminated in the CON
viction of Ellison it was shown that ne
was in the habit of visiting the Hen
riques on Madison avenue, where Mrs.
Neame lived, and smashing furniture
or threatening the lives of its inmates.
as the fancy took him Ii was after he
was denied admission to the house that
he committed the assault on Mrs. Hen
riQues which led to his imprisonment
Mrs. Neame has never gone much in
society since the scandal became pub
lie property. The divorce suit against
her was brought by her husband in
England. Mrs. Neame will inherit a
goodly portion of the fortune left by
the late Howell Osborne. who built up
an international reputation for himself
as the admirer of Fay Templeton and
other stars of the operate armament.
Mrs. Neames mother was Mrs. Os
bOrne's aunt.
Mrs. Elliot ZborOwski is the divorced
wife Of the Baron de Steurs. She was
a Miss Cary, is connected with the AS
tor family, and it is said they failed to
recognize her until the misfortunes Of
Mrs. DraytOn created Il fellow feelinga
Mrs. Zborowsh gained divorce from
the Baron in South Dakota, and the
dayaiter the decree was signed welded
Mr. Zborowski The latter is a mil
lionaire. very fond Of sports, and one
Of the best hOrsemen the world over
On one occasion in England he rode IN
and won n steeplechase conducted in
the nighttime by the aid of electric
lights.
SERMONS CAUSE A DIVORCE.
One of the queerest divorce cases in
the history of the country, and one
was fought in the courts Of Chicago in
October OF 1864. 1t was the celebrated
case at the time, the parties being
Emile Stewart, The daughter of one OF
Chicago's most prominent men, and
the Rev. Hart II. Stewart. At the trial
| Mrs. Stewart stated that she had been
charmed by and fell in love with her
husband through his eloquent and fer
Vid sermons. Soon after the marriage
however, she said that she discovered
her husband had stolen his sermons
from o9her preachers, and in cOnse-
quence his eloQuence and ability were
Ill 1
the wife did not secure her divorce.
The divorce cases of the English no
bility in the London courts would fill a
library with romance. IL was the
Prince of Wales who set the fashion
among correspondents when he per
jured himself like a gentleman in one